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Our People

KLIS teachers are passionate, committed and caring professionals, who nurture and guide each student in exploring their talents and fulfilling their dreams. Our teachers excel at offering our students opportunities to aim and attain the highest of standards, academically and personally. 100% of our teachers are Chinese government certificated and have proven teaching and assessment practices. Through individualized learning methodologies, they are able to meet the needs of a diverse range of learners and promote a high level of student engagement. KLIS employs highly qualified teachers with degrees in Education, with an average of 5 years of experience from America and internationally.

Management Team

Dino Gisiano

Dino Gisiano
Head of School

Cathy Song

Cathy Song
Admissions Manager

Tara Powers

Tara Powers
Instructional Coach

Mira Zhou

Mira Zhou
Director of Operations

Annie Yang

Annie Yang
Academic Coordinator

Academic Team

Preschool Teachers

Aaron Ogle

Aaron Ogle
Preschool Lead Teacher & PreK2 Homeroom Teacher

Cathy He

Cathy He
PreK1 Bilingual Co-Teacher

Yvonne Chen

Yvonne Chen
PreK2 Co-Teacher

Anna Beskonchina

Anna Beskonchina
PreK1 Homeroom Teacher

Sharon Hu

Sharon Hu
Toddler Co-Teacher

Joy Agudo

Joy Agudo
Toddler Homeroom Teacher

Primary Teachers

Amber Johnston

Amber Johnston
KG Homeroom Teacher

Candy Kuang

Candy Kuang
KG Bilingual Co-Teacher

Caroline Chen

Caroline Chen
G3-G5 Bilingual Co-Teacher

Daniel Soedirga

Daniel Soedirga
G2 Homeroom Teacher

Emma Avery

Emma Avery
G3-G5 ELA Teacher

Fiona Sun

Fiona Sun
G2 Bilingual Co-Teacher

Jael Martin

Jael Martin
G1 Homeroon Teacher

Janna Cao

Janna Cao
KG Bilingual Co-Teacher

Jared Simpson

Jared Simpson
G3-G5 Science & Social Studies Teacher

Sonya Miller

Sonya Miller
G3-G5 Math Teacher

Rosie Olivares

Rosie Olivares
KG Homeroom Teacher

Sally Zhao

Sally Zhao
G3-G5 Bilingual Co-Teacher

Tina Yi

Tina Yi
G1 Bilingual Co-Teacher

Middle School Teachers

Jennifer Freeman

Jennifer Freeman
MS Science Teacher

Kathleen Lynn

Kathleen Lynn
MS ELA & Social Studies Teacher

Waleid Hassan

Waleid Hassan
MS Math Teacher

High School Teachers

Aaron Kurschner

Aaron Kurschner
HS Social Studies Teacher

Donald Xiao

Donald Xiao
HS Math Teacher

Fidel Nepal

Fidel Nepal
HS Science Teacher

Morgan Wang

Morgan Wang
Computer Science Teacher

Natasha Simmons

Natasha Simmons
HS ELA Teacher

Samantha Wallis

Samantha Wallis
HS Biology Teacher

Elective Teachers

Alice Wang

Alice Wang
Chinese Teacher

Eugenie Zhang

Eugenie Zhang
ESL Teacher

James Watta

James Watta
PE Teacher

Jenny Liu

Jenny Liu
Korean Teacher

Jessica Wu

Jessica Wu
Chinese Teacher

Juan Zhang

Juan Zhang
Art Teacher

Martina Nie

Martina Nie
ESL Teacher

Melina Xu

Melina Xu
Music Teacher

Sasha Liu

Sasha Liu
Music Teacher

Sheena Liu

Sheena Liu
ESL Teacher

Yuki Xu

Yuki Xu
ESL Teacher

Zoe Zeng

Zoe Zeng
Chinese Teacher

Support Team

Amanda Shen

Amanda Shen
School Counselor

Cheryl Tu

Cheryl Tu
Administrative Assistant

Summer Liu

Summer Liu
HR Supervisor

Elena Liu

Elena Liu
Nurse

Jessie Xu

Jessie Xu
Cashier

Lilian Zou

Lilian Zou
Project & Administrative Specialist

Luis Li

Luis Li
Logistics Supervisor

Mandy Zhang

Mandy Zhang
Admissions & Counselor

Skye Xiao

Skye Xiao
Korean Admissions Officer

Stanley Shen

Stanley Shen
IT Specialist

Teresa Chen

Teresa Chen
Senior Marketing Specialist

Tina Zhang

Tina Zhang
Finance Manager

Ruby Gu

Ruby Gu
College and Career Counselor