MRS. MARLIN YELYEL TILING
Mrs. Marlin Yelyel Tiling is an eminent educational administrator, veteran chief counsellor, and community matriarch with over four decades of systemic impact across Nigeria's basic, post-primary, and tertiary education sectors. She reached the pinnacle of her distinguished career at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), where she served as the Director of Learner Support Services and long-term Acting Director of Counselling Services (2013–2023), pioneering open and distance learning (ODL) student-support frameworks on a national scale.
A historic pillar of the professional counselling community, Mrs. Tiling holds the prestigious CASSON ID No. 006, marking her as one of the foundational registered pioneers of the discipline in Nigeria. Conferred as a CASSON Fellow (FCASSON) in 2006 and a Fellow of Administration (FADMIN) in 2023, her leadership seamlessly bridges micro-level psychotherapeutic intervention with macro-level institutional governance.
Written and presented over 20 peer-reviewed academic papers on behavioral development, educational psychology, and counselling dynamics at more than 40 national and international conferences. Undertook institutional and civic study tours across Israel, Egypt, India, and Dubai to integrate international best practices into the Nigerian educational sector.
In recognition of her exceptional execution of community infrastructure projects—including deep-well borehole drilling, public health center renovations, and girl-child education advocacy—she was decorated with two prestigious traditional titles: Annuriyan Tangale and Jakadiyar Kobuwa. Hobbies & Interests: Clinical Counselling & Mentorship | Academic Reading | Sports Advocacy.
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