Comprehensive Student Success Coaching

Compass Student Success Coaching & Consulting helps students find their path, stay the course, and finish strong. Led by an experienced education professional, Compass offers hands-on academic coaching and executive functioning skills development for students from middle school through college.

Students receive personalized support through proven strategies, targeted resources, goal setting, and consistent accountability. This comprehensive approach empowers students to build confidence, strengthen critical skills, and achieve long-term academic and personal success—both in the classroom and beyond.

About Me

Georgina Nembhard, M.Ed.

Founder, Compass Student Success Coaching & Consulting

Georgina Nembhard is a dedicated student success professional and former Division I track and field student-athlete with over a decade of experience guiding students through their academic journeys. She is currently working full-time as a Director of Undergraduate Success while pursuing her doctorate in Higher Education at the University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development.

Her career spans leading institutions—including the University of Virginia, the University of Georgia, the University of Florida, the University of Miami, and Miami University—where she has provided academic advising, coaching, and program development for different student populations. She is known for helping students navigate critical decisions, overcome academic and non-academic barriers, and develop strategies that foster persistence, confidence, and long-term success.

As the founder of Compass Student Success Coaching & Consulting, Georgina extends her expertise beyond the university setting to support students and families through personalized, high-touch guidance. Her approach blends structured strategy with compassionate mentorship, empowering individuals to clarify their goals, navigate complex academic environments, and stay on track toward desired meaningful outcomes.

Services

Student Success Coaching

Focus: Supporting academic achievement, direction, and persistence.

Coaching focuses on helping students navigate K-12 and college with purpose and confidence. Through individualized sessions, we support:

  • Motivation and Resilience – Building resilience, academic engagement, ownership of learning, and confidence to overcome challenges while maintaining the drive to succeed.

  • Major & Career Exploration – Clarifying academic pathways aligned with skills level, interests, and goals

  • Goal Setting & Achievement – Creating clear, actionable plans for success. Setting SMART goals!

  • Study Skills Enhancement – Developing evidence-based learning strategies to address academic challenges.

  • Navigating Campus/School Resources – Helping students effectively use tutoring, mentoring, advising, and support services. Teaching students how to effectively advocate for themselves and seek assistance when needed

Executive Functioning Skills Development

Focus: Strategic guidance based on individual needs

Consulting empowers students and families to make confident academic, college, and career decisions through personalized planning, strategic guidance, and long-term success planning.

  • Academic & Career Pathway Planning

  • Navigating the college application and admissions process

  • NCAA Academic Eligibility Guidance

  • Scholarship applications

  • Major and Program Exploration

  • Strategic use of Institutional Resources

  • Personalized Success Plans – Customized roadmaps with clear milestones, action steps, and accountability measures to support student success.

Education Consulting

Focus: Building cognitive and executive functioning skills that support learning and productivity.

Students will strengthen critical cognitive and executive functioning skills that support academic performance and independence:

  • Time Management – Planning, scheduling, balancing responsibilities, and building consistent and sustainable habits.

  • Overcoming Procrastination – Building strategies to initiate and complete tasks on time.

  • Organization & Planning – Managing assignments, deadlines, and course requirements

  • Focus & Prioritization – Developing strategies to manage time, stay focused, and taking action toward academic and personal goals.

  • Executive Functioning for College Success – Self-regulation, time, task initiation, accountability, and more!

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Academic coaching focuses on helping students develop skills like organization, time management, goal setting, and accountability. While tutoring targets specific subjects, coaching equips students with strategies and habits that support success across all areas.

  • Each session is personalized to your student’s needs and may include goal setting, planning, skill-building, progress review, and strategies to stay on track.

  • This depends on your student’s needs. Many students benefit from weekly sessions for consistency, while others may use bi-weekly or check-in sessions for lighter support. Packages are available for those in need of long-term support.

  • Compass Student Success Coaching & Consulting is grounded in both professional expertise and lived experience. Founder Georgina Nembhard brings over a decade of experience in higher education, having supported students at leading institutions at various stages in their academic careers. It’s never too early—or too late—to find the path that works for you.

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  • Absolutely. Coaching is not just for struggling students—it’s also for high-achieving students who want to improve efficiency, reduce stress around their academics, and reach their full potential.

  • Start with a free 20-minute consultation to discuss your goals, challenges, and how coaching can help. From there, we’ll recommend the best support plan.

  • Not at all! Building strong habits early can make a lasting difference. Coaching is designed to support students as early as middle school, helping to develop essential skills like organization, time management, and confidence before academic demands increase.

    Coaching is never about being “too early”, or “too young” it’s about giving students the tools they need to feel confident, capable, and prepared for what’s ahead.