GPEC Founder Grace Park is passionate about quality education and finding ways to maximize the potential of every student. She brings 15 years of classroom experience to her role, having served as adjunct professor at Parsons School of Design and at St. Thomas Aquinas College School of Art. She has also been an Advisory Board member of the Bergen County Korean- American Parents Association since 2008 and served as PTO president for two years before being elected to the Closter Board of Education. Ms. Park is widely recognized in the Korean-American community for her tireless efforts and leadership in Bergen County. She holds a B.F.A. from Parsons School of Design and an M.A. from the University of Michigan. GPEC was launched in 2013.

Coach and Counselor Stephanie Lee brings 20 years of college administration experience to GPEC, which she joined in 2013. She began her career in higher education as an admissions officer with Columbia University and has held administrative positions at Columbia, Penn and NYU. She also worked as a higher education consultant, with PricewaterhouseCoopers and other firms, serving colleges and universities across the country. As co-president of the PTO and a member of the Board of Education in her town, she has been actively involved in local school systems for many years. She holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.S. from Columbia University.