Mary Ellen Simoni

Mary Ellen Simoni moved to the UAE in 2010 and has helped numerous families explore ideal fit nurseries, K-12 schooling options, and boarding schools in the UAE, Europe, UK, and US (she also has a home base in Pittsburgh, PA along with Raleigh, NC and San Diego, CA). She has worked at Nord Anglia International School Dubai and was the Director of Stanford University’s undergraduate admissions operations in Europe and North Africa. Mary Ellen is a graduate of Cornell University. She and her husband have three grown children who were born and raised in France and the UAE, so she understands the benefits and challenges of raising families abroad. Mary Ellen and her husband now split their time between Dubai and Pittsburgh, PA, where they love spending time with their new baby granddaughter.