Welcome to the ICS guidance department!

The guidance department is happy to be available to meet our students and parents academic, social, and emotional needs. We offer a range of services to students and parents alike. As you browse through our department information, feel free to contact us with questions or concerns that you may have. We have four staff members to serve you: Jes Charlton, guidance counselor A-L; Kristine Yim, M-Z; Somporn Tangsirisatian, registrar; and Kathereeya Robertson, upper schools guidance/registrar secretary.

Jes Charlton
holds a Masters of Education degree in School Counseling as well as a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychology. Prior to joining ICS’ guidance department she worked as a Secondary Guidance Counselor in rural Oregon along with many other volunteer counseling/mentor positions. Her experiences have provided opportunities to develop her social, emotional, and academic skills, including individual and group counseling work, as well as career planning and classroom instruction. It is her hope and prayer to assist her students at ICS to pursue their dreams and excel in their academics. She is excited to be a part of the wonderful staff at ICS and continue to advance the guidance services throughout the year.

Kristine Yim

Holds a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in English from Columbia University, Barnard College and a Master’s of Arts degree in School Counseling from The George Washington University.  She has previous teaching and counseling experiences in New York, Virginia, and Maryland public schools.  She is passionate about assisting students with their academic, social, and emotional needs and helping them to develop problem solving skills.  Her experiences include providing individual and group counseling, career exploration, and college preparation.  She is thrilled to join the ICS Guidance Department and is looking forward to getting to know the students, parents, and staff of ICS.

Kristi Wollbrink
holds a Master’s of Education in School Counseling from Liberty University, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences.  She has experience teaching at both the elementary and middle school levels and also served in the role of Secondary Guidance Counselor at ICS for two years.  Through these positions, she has gained experience and understanding of student needs and the support needed to help them gain success both in and outside of the classroom.  It is her desire to serve the middle school students, and their parents, by providing the resources and support necessary to help them grow and develop in the areas of academic, social, emotional and spiritual development. 

Somporn Tangsirisatian
holds a bachelors of Business Administration degree in Advertising & Public Relations and holds a Masters of Education degree in Educational Administration. She served as the guidance secretary for 6 years at ICS prior to taking on the position of school registrar. In this role she provides academic information for secondary parents and students through Renweb, prepares report cards, distributes transcripts and other records for students, and maintains student information. She hopes to continue to work toward streamlining the services provided by the school registrar in the coming years.

Kathereeya Robertson
graduated in Political Science from Thammasat University. Since she is always looking for opportunities to develop herself in learning, she took a few courses in English writing and translation as well. Her previous job was with an International Humanitarian Relief and Development Organization, which gave her the opportunity to visit and work in a cross-cultural environment and serve needy people in underdeveloped countries. She believes that these valued experiences have helped her to have a service-minded attitude and to obtain the skills to serve people in need. She applies these characteristics to provide better service to the students, parents and ICS community as the Student Services Secretary.

As you can see, we are here to serve you! Please feel free to browse through the guidance department pages for helpful information with regards to academics, careers, college planning, and testing and test preparation.

God bless,
The Guidance and Registrar Staff