About Us

Claire Powell is a former education advisor with the U.S. Department of State's EducationUSA Program who has founded Protea Owl Advising. She has led hundreds of students through U.S. college applications and admission.

Claire was born in South Africa and educated in the United States. After meeting her husband and returning to South Africa, she joined the U.S. Embassy in South Africa as an EducationUSA Adviser in 2012. After 7 years, she relocated to Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with her family, where she started Protea Owl Advising and the Protea Owl Foundation in 2019, hoping to continue helping prospective tertiary students reach their U.S. study goals.​

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Protea Owl Advising can help you find the college that best suits your academic, financial, and social requirements! We follow a 'Best Fit' Approach to each individual student. 

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