EDUCATION:

SUNY Oneonta – 2025-present
Certificate of Advanced Study, School Counseling (in progress)

Alfred University – 2018-2020
Master of Science in Education, School Counseling

Johns Hopkins University / Nanjing University, Hopkins Nanjing Center – 2011-2013
Master of Arts in International Studies, International Law & Chinese Studies

Bard College – 2008-2010
Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies, Chinese Language & Literature

Bard High School Early College – 2004-2008
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts and NYS Regents Diploma

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

Standard Certificate in School Counseling, State of New York (2025)

Standard K-12 Teaching License in Chinese, State of New Jersey (2016)

Certified in Trauma, Illness & Grief Response (June 2024)

Certified in International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Crisis Response (Jan 2024)

Certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid USA (July 2022)

ASCA-certified Trauma and Crisis Management Specialist (Apr 2020)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP:

Independent Education Consultants Association

American School Counselor Association

New York State School Counselor Association

LANGUAGES & SKILLS:

Mastery in school/student/classroom management systems (PowerSchool, SchoolTool, eSchool, Schoology, ClearTrack, Naviance, STARS, SESIS, Google Classroom, BlackBoard, Brightspace, etc.)

Highly proficient in all Google programs & Microsoft Office programs

Full Professional Proficiency in Mandarin Chinese, ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview score Advanced High, 2014

Conversant in Spanish

EXPERIENCE

College Admissions Consultant

Admission Sense, Remote                                                                                       May 2022-present

Tenured School Counselor, Seal of Biliteracy Coordinator (2023-2026)

Oneonta High School, Oneonta, NY                                                                                             July 2021–June 2026

Served on District Comprehensive Improvement Plan Committee (June 2025), district Social Emotional Learning Team (2023–2024), and Building Leadership Team (2023-2024)

Director of Academic Operations, Registrar, College Advisor, Faculty in Chinese Language

Bard High School Early College, New York, NY                                                                   July 2017-June 2021

Served on Steering Committee (2018-2021), Senior Class Advisor (2019-2021), Member of Faculty Enrichment Committee (2018-2020), Chair of Intervention & Enrichment Committee (2018-2019), Admissions Interview Programmer (2018-2019), Member of Progressive Redesign Opportunity Schools for Excellence (PROSE) Committee (2017-2018) 

Courses taught: 9th grade Chinese, Modern Chinese Literature & Film (college elective), Ancient Chinese Thought (college elective)

Faculty in Chinese, English & History

Newark Public Schools - BHSEC Newark, Newark, NJ                                                    August 2013-June 2017

Literary magazine (2014-2015) and school newspaper (2015-2016) advisor

Courses taught: 9th grade Chinese, 10th grade Chinese, Beginners College Chinese, Advanced Chinese, 10th grade World Literature, 10th grade Global History, International Criminal Law (college elective), Modern Chinese History (college elective), Modern Chinese Literature (college elective), College Experience (college preparation and admissions advising)

Aug 2013 – Jun 2014: served as Learning Commons Coordinator

Faculty in Humanities

Bard Early College Academy, New York, NY                                                                    October 2015-Jun 2016

Resident Director

American Councils for International Education, Suzhou, China                                                    Summer 2014

Advocacy and Research Intern

Human Rights in China, New York, NY                                                                                             Summer 2012

CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS & ACADEMIC RESEARCH

Building a Culturally and Emotionally Responsive High School Chinese Classroom, May 8-12, 2019 

National Chinese Language Conference, San Diego, CA / Co-presenter: Dr. Biyuan Yang

International Scientific Conference: China. Russia. USA. Reflection of the Problems and the Traits of the XXIst Century in the Cultures of These Countries

Dec 1-3, 2016
Saint Petersburg University, Smolny College. Saint Petersburg, Russia
Presented research and paper: “Ethnic minority policy and affirmative action in Russia, China and the United States: a comparative study”

Johns Hopkins University & Nanjing University, Masters of Advanced International Studies Thesis, Honors, June 2013
Title: “On the Individualization of Rape under International Criminal Law: Current Flaws in the Definition of Rape and the Need for Subordinate Criminal Responsibility” (written and orally defended in Mandarin Chinese) [Chinese title: 国际刑法中强奸罪的个体化探究:目前强奸罪定义中的缺陷以及“次级刑事责任”的必要性]
Areas of Specialization: International law; international criminal law; Chinese criminal law; international human rights;  international humanitarian law; women’s rights

Bard College, Bachelors of Arts in Chinese Language & Literature Senior Project, December 2010
Title: “Li Shangyin’s Intentional Ambiguity: A Translation and Analysis of Li Shangyin’s Unconventional Sorrows,  available at: http://digitalcommons.bard.edu/senproj_f2010/18/
Areas of Specialization: Chinese language; Chinese literature; Tang dynasty poetry; Chinese etymology