• Manny Norse

  

  The Principal of Willamette Valley Academy.

  Manuel Norse has been teaching mathematics at the middle and high school level since 1986, covering all levels from basic math to calculus. He holds a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Johnson State College and an M.S. degree in Curriculum & Instruction from Portland State University.(He was also the District Math Specialist for the Beaverton School District for three years.)

  For the past 25 years, he has tutored both individuals and groups in competitive math, focussing on MathCounts & the American Regions Mathematics League (ARML). He has had numerous students reach the national level of Mathcounts and has been the state coach five times. He is also involved with the American Math Contest (AMC) & the American Invitational Math Exam (AIME). In addition, he has been awarded the Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Mathematics Teaching and the Samuel L Greitzer Distinguished Coach Award.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AMC 10 and MathCounts II

  - AMC 8 and MathCounts I

  - AMC Competition Event: AMC 10A

  - AMC Competition Event: AMC 10B

  - AMC Competition Event: AMC 12A

  - AMC Competition Event: AMC 12B

  - AMC Competition Event: AMC 8

  - AoPS Geometry A (Grade 7-9)

  - AoPS Geometry B (Grade 7-9)

  - AoPS Intermediate Algebra A (Grade 8+)

  - AoPS Intro to Algebra A (Grade 6-8)

  - AoPS Intro to Algebra B (Grade 6-8)

  - Competition Event: MOEMS - Math Olympiad Division E Grade 4-6

  - Math Olympiad / Math League Training for Grade 4-6

  - WVA MathCounts I

  - WVA MathCounts II / ARML

  - WVA Open House for Incoming 5th and 6th Grades

• Purushottam Goel

  

  The Board Member of Willamette Valley Academy.

  Purushottam Goel is a principal engineer and computer architect at Intel. He holds a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Roorkee and a masters degree in Computer Science from BITS Pilani - both in India.

  He has a passion for teaching in general, and especially for teaching physics. He taught physics to his homeschooled sons upto USAPhO (USA Physics Olympiad) level. Both his sons have competed at USAPhO level for many years, and one of them (Gopal K. Goel) went on to win a gold medal at the IPhO (International Physics Olympiad) in 2018.

  Purushottam would love to share his knowledge of physics with younger kids.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AP Physics C Mechanics & F=MA Exam

• Jun Chen

  Dr. Jun Chen holds a PhD in Physics from Yale University. She has more than 10 years teaching and tutoring experiences.

  
  

• Andrew Sturm

  Andrew Sturm holds B.A in Physics and Master of Arts in Teaching in Science Education - Physics. Mr. Sturm has been teaching grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 with courses from Earth and Space Sciences, Astronomy, College Prep, AP Physics 1 and AP Physics C for 5 years in high school.
  

• Maggie Greenwood

  Maggie Greenwood holds a BS in Physics, and Math minor. Maggie also holds an MS in Particle Physics. Maggie has been a teaching and research assistant at OSU for 4 years while she is in graduate school. She instructed lower-division and upper-division physics students in active-engagement classrooms. She got the Teaching Assistant of the Year Award at OSU Physics Department in 2021.

  Before her graduate school, she also was a math teacher to help students prepare for SAT math. Maggie is always passionate about teaching and she is very good at making complex subjects fun and easy to understand. 

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AP Calculus AB and BC, Physics, AP Physics by Greenwood

  - AP Physics C Mechanics Review

  - Conceptual Physics for Grade 7-9

  - F7: AP Calculus AB -1

  - F8: AP Calculus BC

  - Math: Algebra, Geometry, PreCalculus, Calculus, SAT, PSAT and SSAT by Mrs. Greenwood

  - SAT Test Prep Intensive Package: Math

  - WVA Advisory

  - WVA Math Placement Test

  - WVA Math: PreCalculus / Calculus

  - WVA Science Bowl Team

  - WVA Science: Conceptual Physics

  - WVA Science: Honor Physics / AP Physics 1

  - WVA Workshop: STEM Competitions / Study Hall

• Joanne Rees

  

  Joanne Rees is an educator with more than 25 years of experience working with students in and out of the classroom.  She has spent the past 17 years teaching math in the Beaverton School District, with the last 14 years teaching higher maths within the Summa program.  She spent three years with the Oregon Mathematics Leadership Institute doing graduate-level work.  She holds a BME from Alverno College.

  Class will be a place where students are challenged to explore problems, make conjectures, and generalize ideas to create meaningful problem-solving strategies that will develop into lifetime skills.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AGS 3B

  - F5: Algebra II B

  - Math: Algebra 2, PreCaluclus, AGS I, II or III by Mrs. Rees

  - WVA Math: Algebra 2

• Connor Nelson

  

  Connor Nelson is a Beaverton High School graduate and received his master’s degree from Pacific University, specializing in STEM and ELL.  He has worked for the past 10 years as a math tutor and teacher. As a teacher, he has worked in a variety of settings from grade 6 through high school and is currently teaching advanced math for the Beaverton School District.

  Mr. Nelson works to create a classroom environment in which students feel challenged and supported.  He regularly integrates curricula materials with high-ceiling problem-solving tasks and activities. He coaches students on how to cope with difficult tasks, constructively deliver and accept feedback, and maintain a growth mindset. 

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AGS 1A: Algebra I/Geometry/Statistics

  - AGS 1B: Algebra I/Geometry/Statistics

  - AGS 2A: Algebra I/Geometry/Statistics

  - AGS 2B: Algebra I/Geometry/Statistics

  - AGS 3 / Algebra 2

  - F2: PreAlgebra A and B - middle school math 7/8

  - Math: PreAlgebra, Algebra 1 or 2, Geometry, AGS I, II or III by Mr. Nelson

• Angela Norse

  

  Angela Norse has a B.S. Degree in Business from Oregon State University and a M.A.T in Teaching from George Fox University. She started her teaching career in 2002. For 11 years, she taught pre-algebra, algebra, and geometry. For 5 years, she was a MathCounts coach and facilitated the American Math Competition(AMC) and Pentagames. She also participated in problem-solving data collection & research analysis for Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL), Instructional Materials Evaluation for Mathematics for the Oregon Department of Education, and problem-solving scoring for the State of Oregon.

  After leaving the Beaverton School District, she has been working with elementary students in the Salem-Keizer School District. Her goal in joining Sunshine Elite is to help younger students start building a foundation of competitive math skills.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AoPS PreAlgebra A (Grade 5-7)

  - AoPS PreAlgebra B (Grade 5-7)

  - Beast Academy Math Level 2A- Grade 2-3

  - Beast Academy Math Level 2BC - Grade 2-3

  - Beast Academy Math Level 3B - Grade 3-4

  - Beast Academy Math Level 3CD - Grade 3-4

  - Beast Academy Math Level 4B - Grade 4-5

  - Beast Academy Math Level 4CD - Grade 4-5

  - Beast Academy Math Level 5B - Grade 5-6

  - Beast Academy Math Level 5CD - Grade 5-6

• Brenden Greenwood

  Brenden Greenwood holds a Master degree in Physics. Mr. Greenwood has years of teaching or tutoring experience at math and physics up to Calculus and AP Physics with Calculus.

  Mr. Greenwood was also working as a graduate teaching mentor to conduct teaching observations of first year graduate students and providing summary feedback to build pedagogy. 

  At his spare time and interests, Mr. Greenwood have volutteered or held leadership positions as a member in Physicists for Inclusion in Science (PhIS) club.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AP Calculus AB and BC, Physics, AP Physics by Greenwood

• Drew Liu

  Drew Liu holds a Chemistry P.hD. from Cornell University. Dr Liu has many years experience for teaching Chemistry in College.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AP Chemistry Review

• Leah Hoff

  
  Leah Hoff received her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Seattle University, with additional coursework in software engineering.  She went on to study accounting and is currently working toward her CPA licensure.  

  
  Leah is a licensed K-8 general education teacher, with middle & secondary math endorsements. She has many years of experience teaching mathematics, including K-8, pre-algebra, advanced algebra, geometry, algebra II, pre-calculus, probability and statistics.  She has functioned as head of the math intervention program at a private school, while also teaching special education and gifted & talented mathematics courses.

  She also provides private math and ELA tutoring for several students ranging from 3rd grade through college.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AoPS PreAlgebra B (Grade 5-7)

  - F2: PreAlgebra B (Grade 5-6-7)

  - F3: Algebra 1-B

  - F3: Algebra I-A

  - F4: Geometry A

  - F4: Geometry B

  - Math Level 4-A - ITBS Math Test Prep for 4th Graders

  - SSAT/HSPT Test Prep: Upper Level Math

• Jennifer Rose

  

  Jennifer is a professional writer with more than 20 years' experience in education. Her publishing credits include language arts, social studies, and science elementary textbooks, and she has expert knowledge of the standards by which students are tested. She has classroom experience teaching creative writing, college preparatory writing, and ELL. She received her Master of Arts in Creative Writing from New York University.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Level 1A: Skill-based Guided Writing + Grammar - K-2

  - Level 1B: Skill-based Guided Writing + Grammar - K-2

  - Level 2A: Strength-Focused Writing Workshop + Grammar - Grade 1-2

  - Level 2B: Strength-Focused Writing Workshop + Grammar - Grade 2-3

  - Level 3A: Strength-Focused Writing Workshop + Grammar - Grade 3-4

  - Level 3B: Strength-Focused Writing Workshop + Grammar - Grade 3-4

  - Level 4A: Strength-Focused Writing Workshop + Grammar - Grade 4-5

  - Level 4B: Strength-Focused Writing Workshop + Grammar - Grade 4-5

  - Level 5A: Strength-Focused Writing Workshop + Grammar - Grade 5-6

  - Level 5B: Strength-Focused Writing Workshop + Grammar - Grade 5-6

  - Level 6/7A: Strength-Focused Writing Workshop + Grammar - Grade 6-7

  - Level 6/7B: Strength-Focused Writing Workshop + Grammar - Grade 6-7

  - Writing Skills for k-8; Writing for publish or competition by Mrs Rose

• Brenda Andrus

  Brenda graduated with a Masters Degree in English from BYU. She taught Freshman English during grad school and tutored in the BYU Writing Center during undergraduate studies. She has tutored students reading, writing for over twenty years. She ran Battle of the Books and Book Club at her children's elementary school for many years. She is also proficient at research writing, textual analysis, and personal narrative writing.

  She has helped many students prepare for college entrance tests and draft their admissions essays. For both the SAT and ACT she specializes in the English and Reading sections, as well as the essays.

  She would like all students to improve with practice and knowledge of basic strategies. She doesn't believe in the fixed mind-set of "I am a bad test taker" or "I am a bad writer." She encourages students to adopt the mind-set of constant improvement through dedication and practice: "I am still learning."

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Literary Reading & Analytical Writing II-A - Grade 4-6

  - Literary Reading and Analytical Writing III-A - Grade 7-9

  - Literary Reading and Analytical Writing III-B - Grade 7-9

  - SSAT, PSAT, SAT, ACT Reading/Writing Test Prep

  - SSAT/HSPT Test Prep: Vocabulary/Reading/Essay

  - WVA Humanities 6

  - WVA Humanities-7

• Tami Bake

  Tami Bake holds a Secondary Education Certification and has more than 20 years teaching and tutoring experience with different ages group of students. 

  Tami has been teaching for Reading, ITBS Reading and CogAt test preparation for SUMMA about 5 years at Sunshine Elite Education. She is also specialized in teaching English reading/writing, college readiness/Advanced Placement writing and ACT/SAT test preparation.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - CogAt Fundamental Training for Grade K-1

  - CogAT Test Prep for 3rd Grade

  - CogAT Test Prep for 5th Grade

  - Comprehensive Reading and Vocabulary Level 1B - Grade 1-2

  - Comprehensive Reading and Vocabulary Level 4B - Grade 4-5

  - Comprehensive Reading and Vocabulary Level 6A - Grade 6

  - Comprehensive Reading and Vocabulary Level 6B - Grade 6

  - ITBS Reading Test Prep for 4th Graders

  - Level 5A: Strength-Focused Writing Workshop + Grammar - Grade 5-6

  - Level 5B: Strength-Focused Writing Workshop + Grammar - Grade 5-6

  - SUMMA: Reading, Vocabulary and CogAt Test Prep for K-8 by Mrs. Bake

• Julie Hlad

  

  Julie has a Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside, and over 10 years of experience helping students succeed in English. She has taught English Literature at the high school and college levels and loves to help students understand literature. She also taught writing in both high school and college and has great methods that help students improve quickly and become confident writers.

  She likes to make learning fun, and her methods of teaching writing are particularly effective.  She helps students with their essays for lots of classes from middle school through grad school but especially English, AP History, AP Art History, Humanities, and Philosophy.

  She finds helping students improve their SAT and ACT scores and write winning college entrance essays very rewarding. The materials she uses for improving reading, vocabulary, and grammar skills work quickly to improve scores, and she has some great success stories.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Essay Writing + Grammar IA - Grade 9-11

  - Essay Writing + Grammar IB - Grade 8-10

  - Essay Writing + Grammar II-A - Grade 10-12

  - Essay Writing + Grammar II-B - Grade 9-11

  - Essay Writing, SSAT, PSAT, SAT Reading/Writing by Mrs. Hlad

  - Level 6/7A: Skill-based Guided Writing + Grammar - Grade 6-7

  - Level 7/8B: Skill-based Guided Writing + Grammar - Grade 7-8

  - Reading and Vocabulary Level 8/9B - SSAT & PSAT 8/9 Test Prep for Grade 7-9

  - SAT Test Prep Intensive Package: Reading/Writing

  - SSAT, PSAT, SAT, ACT Reading/Writing Test Prep

  - SSAT/HSPT Test Prep: Vocabulary/Reading/Essay

  - WVA Foreign Language Arts: Spanish 2

• Randall Martinez

  Mr. Martinez holds an M.A. in Communication Studies. He is a professional speech/debate coach for more than 10 years, coaching the public speech and debate for middle school, high school, and college students.

  Mr. Martinez also has a lot of experience coaching and lead the high school competitive debate team. He has resurrected a dormant debate team to national prominence in Lincoln-Douglas, Policy Debate, Public Forum, and Student Congressional Debate. He coached students to win the Harvard, Emory, Glen brooks, University of Florida, and tournament of champions.

  
  

• Debby Dodds

  

  Debby Dodds has been teaching Standardized Test Prep strategies for over 20 years. She began her career working for the largest test prep company in Southern California in the 1990s: Ivy West. She tutors for both the ACT and the SAT, all sections, as well as for the SSAT, ISEE, HSPT, APs, SAT 2s, GMAT and GRE. When Sylvan Learning Centers acquired Ivy West, Debby was flown all over the country for a year to facilitate tutor training sessions. She has also done Research & Development for many other test prep companies, creating study materials, and spiralling tests. She taught test prep courses in over 25 different Los Angeles Unified Schools.

  She is also a professional author and teaches Creative Writing classes in many Portland venues. Currently, she teaches summer courses at Catlin Gabel and works with students in the Teaching and Learning Center on campus year-round. She runs a popular test prep course for both the SAT and ACT at Riverdale HS. She also works with a few private clients for academic tutoring, writing skills, Test Prep, and college application guidance. She received her BFA from NYU and her MFA from Antioch University.
  
  Debby Dodds has taught creative writing classes for Newport, Oregon's Writers on the Edge (summer 2015), Willamette Writers Conference (2015 and 2016), Catlin Gabel (11 years), Antioch University, The Empty Stage and The Fulton Opera House. She's the author of the soon-to- be-released novel Amish Guys Don't Call (Blue Moon Publishers, spring 2017) and has stories in many anthologies including My Little Red Book (Twelve) and SheWrites. “My Mom and The Dead”, a story about taking my mom to a Grateful Dead concert, appears in the anthology series Thin Threads. She was interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning on 4/21/13 for a piece featured in the Amazon and Barnes and Nobel bestselling, Things That You Would Have Said (Penguin, 2012). Aregular contributor and was the Fiction Editor to The Living Dead magazine, she's also been published in The Sun, Portland Family Magazine, FlashesintheDark.com, Stumptown Underground, The Crimson Crane, Zinkzine.com, and twice in Hip Mama. Ahumor essay was editor's pick on Salon.com and another appeared April 2016 on xoJane.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Magic-ink Creative Writing and College Essay Writing - Grade 9-12

  - Magic-ink Creative Writing III - Grade 6-8

• Ta-Leah Smithers

  Ta-Leah has a strong passion for education and holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Asian Studies/Japanese as well as certification in Asian Business and Society from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After completing her undergraduate degree, she obtained ESL certification and moved to South Korea where she taught English to pre-school aged students all the way up to adult learners.  Ta-Leah went on to complete her MBA with a concentration in International Business from Florida Institute of Technology. She is a active member of ToastMaster for many years and love to teach speech and debate.

  In her free-time, Ta-Leah enjoys continual self-development and growth through reading, meditation, and exercise. She is happy to be on the team and looks forward to making amazing connections! 

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Japanese 1 for High School and Beginner

  - Public Speech/Debate III - Grade 5-7

• Julie Weindel

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Public Speech/Debate III - Grade 5-7

• Jeffrey Chan

  Jeffrey Chan holds a Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science with Honor and Scholarship from University of California, Santa Barbara. His PHD research is focusing on Machine Learning, Data Science, Markov Chain, Monte Carlo, Markov Chain Monte Carlo, Stochastic Process, Applied Machine Learning / Data Science in Finance, Hyperdimensional Data Analysis, Deep Learning, and Financial Modeling.
  
  Beyond his research work, Jeffrey has been enjoying teaching computer science and math classes to young students for a few years for example: computer programming, Date structure and Algorithms, C++, C, Python, Assembly, Applied mathematics to real world applications, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intellgent etc.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Python Programming Level-II:Junior C - Grade 6-9

  - Algorithms and Problem Solving by Python - ACSL and USACO Fundamental

  - Data Structure and Algorithms - USACO Bronze to Silver

  - Introduction to C++ Programming

  - USACO Problem Solving - Silver to Gold

• Kirby Urner

  

  Kirby Urner graduated from Princeton University and has more than 30 years of experience in the industry and education field. 

  Kirby is passionate about teaching computer programming. He designed and implemented several courses in Python, Computer Graphics, and Open Source Software for high school-aged students. He was teaching programming in different education organizations for about 15 years.

  
  

• Shilpa Sharma

  Shilpa Sharma holds a Master degree in Computer Science and have many years of experience as a computer programing teacher for different age of students. She is joining Sunshine Elite and WVA faculty team in Summer, 2022.
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - ACSL Computer Contest Training - Elementary Division (Gr4-6)

  - ACSL Computer Contest Training - Junior Division (Grade 6-9)

  - Competition Event: ACSL Contest Elementary Division - Grade 4-6

  - Competition Event: ACSL Contest Junior Division - Grade 6-9

  - Competition Event: ACSL Contest Senior Division - Grade 8-12

  - Python Programming Level- II: Junior B - Grade 6-9

  - Python Programming Level-I: Beginner A - Grade 5-7

  - Python Programming Level-I: Beginner B - Grade 5-7

  - Python Programming Level-II: Junior A - Grade 6-9

  - WVA Advisory

  - WVA Computer Science: Python 1

  - WVA Computer Science: Python 2

  - WVA Study Hall

  - WVA Workshop: STEM Competitions / Study Hall

• Andrea Cisneros

  Andrea Cisneros is an experienced math and programming tutor. Andrea majors at Computer Science, she also holds an Associates in Mathematics. Andrea loves to coach math and Python programming for young students.
  

• Shawn Preston

  Shawn Preston holds a BS of Science degree and he has experience in teaching math and science for middle school to high school students.
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - F2: PreAlgebra A - math 7/8 for grade 5-7

  - Science Bowl Training for High School - Earth and Space Science

• Scott Martin

  Understanding science concepts gets you where you want to go! In my life this includes experiences like becoming a pilot, scuba diver, and cave explorer. Science understandings are also necessary to get into your choice college and started in many desirable careers. I enjoy helping students connect with real world examples as they prepare for the next step in their education.

  My teaching career has allowed me the chance to teach in some of the worlds best schools. I have 20 years of teaching experience in schools in South America, Japan, and the USA. I teach MS science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and AP Biology. I have a Masters from Wheaton College and a Biology degree from Taylor University.

  I enjoy explaining a concept and then having students apply it to real world situations. My students always do well on tests because they have a through understanding of the topic

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AP Biology Review

  - Middle School / Stem Biology A

  - Middle School Chemistry A

  - Science Bowl Training for High School - Biology and Chemistry

• Zhenjing Zhang

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - WVA Foreign Language Arts: Chinese 1-2

  - WVA Foreign Language Arts: Chinese 3-5

• Taran Brown

  

  Coach Taran Brown graduated from Campbell County High School with a state championship, Gatorade Player of the year, and was selected as a Mcdonald's All-American athlete. He started his college basketball career at UC Santa Barbara on a full-ride scholarship.

  Throughout 2017-2019 Coach Brown worked for two basketball organizations: One-On-One and Portland Energy. Later he worked in VillaSport Athletic Club and formed the most respected and lucrative Sports Department within the nationwide VillaSport corporation. From 2020, he launched C.B. Academy in order to continue to educate young athletes through mind/body awareness, sports, and mannerisms in the greater Bethany area.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - WVA PE

• Pamela Robinson

  

  Pamela graduated in 1993 from George Fox University with a degree in elementary education and an endorsement in mathematics.  She was a middle school math teacher for 8 years teaching general math, beginning pre-algebra, advanced pre-algebra, and algebra to seventh and eighth-graders in the Hillsboro School District.

  Pamela has been tutoring and substitute teaching since 2002 in BSD. For the last two years she has taught 7th and 8th grade math at Stoller Middle School.  She has been teaching online classes at Sunshine since 2020.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Math Level 5 - ITBS Math Test Prep for Grade 5

  - WVA Humanities 6

  - WVA Math Placement Test

  - WVA Math: Algebra 1

  - WVA Math: Math 5 and PreAlgebra

• Julie Davenport

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Math, PreAlgebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, to Algebra 2 by Julie D.

  - Math: Algebra, Geometry, PreCalculus, Calculus, SAT, PSAT and SSAT by Mrs. Davenport

• Amanda Carson

  Amanda holds a Bachelor's in Biology and she is currently working towards Master's degree in education.
  
  Amanda conducts research in the field of education. Amanda have experience researching computer science, online education, micro-credentials, professional developments, and competencybased education. She also have prepared professional development learning sessions for educators and students. Amanda have developed and refined lesson plans for science education and computer science.
  
  Amanda joined Sunshine Elite in 2022 teaching math and science classes at Sunshine Elite.
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - WVA Advisory

  - WVA Science Bowl Team

  - WVA Science: Introduction to Biology/Chemistry

  - WVA Science: Introduction to Physics

  - WVA Study Hall

  - WVA Workshop: STEM Competitions / Study Hall

• Douglas Macklin

  Douglas Macklin holds a Bachelor of Science. Douglas loves teaching Math, Biology and Chemistry. He also has a few years of experience for running LEGO Robotics programs for youth.
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - LEGO EV3 Robotics I - Grade 2-3

  - LEGO EV3 Robotics II - Grade 3-5

  - LEGO EV3 Robotics III - Grade 5-7

  - Math Level 1-B (Grade 1-2)

  - WVA Robotics: LEGO Robotics Program

  - WVA Visual Art: Art II

• Lily Renspurger

  Lily Renspurger holds the Bachelor of Science in Technical Theatre. She is a graduate of Southern Oregon University and have many years of experience working with people. Lily Renspurger is proficient in American Sign Language and have four years of experience with educational carpentry. 
  
  Lily Renspurger loves to teach young students with math, reading and hands-on projects.
  

• Kimberly Balles

  Kimberly holds a Master's Degree in Elementary Education as well as Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on reading. Kimberly has been an elementary school teacher in Hawaii for 14 years. With Hawaii having such a diverse population, she has had the opportunity to work with students from all walks of life. Kimberly sets up her classes so that they are student-centered and engaging for all learners. 

  
  

• Shawna Secor

  Mrs. Secor holds a Master of Arts in Literature and Writing and Bachelor of Arts in English. Ms. Shawna has more than 10 years of teaching experience in middle and high schools.
  
  Mrs. Secor is a Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) certified teacher and is very good at designing and teaching the rigorous standards-based curriculum, creating benchmark exams, and coordinating GATE programs. Mrs. Secor also has a few years of experience teaching ESL.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Level 5B: Skill-based Guided Writing + Grammar - Grade 5-6

  - Level 6/7B: Skill-based Guided Writing + Grammar - Grade 6-7

  - Reading, Vocabulary and Writing for K-9 by Mrs Secor

• Will Ferguson

  Will Ferguson holds a Master of Arts in Education and has many years of teaching English, designing curriculum, and organizing school activities. He is also professional at graphic design and video production.
  
  Will is good at curating a welcoming and open environment to foster friendship amongst students.
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Comprehensive Reading and Vocabulary Level 4A - ITBS/OSA Reading for Grade 4

  - Comprehensive Reading and Vocabulary Level 5A - ITBS/OSA Reading for Grade 5

  - Comprehensive Reading and Vocabulary Level 5B - Grade 5-6

  - Comprehensive Reading and Vocabulary Level 7B - SSAT/HSPT for Grade 7-8

  - ITBS Reading Test Prep for 5th Graders

  - Level 5A: Skill-based Guided Writing + Grammar - Grade 5-6

  - WVA Humanities 5

  - WVA Humanities 8

  - WVA Humanities-7

  - WVA Newspaper Club

  - WVA Speech/Debate: 5/6th Grade

  - WVA Speech/Debate: 7/8th Grade

• Kylie McAllister

  Kylie holds a Bachelor of science, minored in Spanish. She has A+ Texas Teachers Alternative Certification and was a school teacher in Texas. Kylie has tutored in various subjects from Kindergarten to Eighth Grade. She is good at encouraging higher-level thinking through questioning.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - ITBS Math + Problem Solving Skills for Grade 3

  - ITBS Math Intensive Test Prep for Grade 4

  - ITBS Math Intensive Test Prep for Grade 5

  - Math Level 4-A - ITBS/OSA Math for Grade 4

  - Math Level 4-B + ITBS Math Grade 4->5

  - Math Level 5-A - ITBS/OSA Math for Grade 5

  - Math, ITBS Math, PreAlgebra, Algebra and Geometry by Mr. Lulla

  - Reading, Vocabulary and Writing for K-9 by Mrs Secor

  - SUMMA: Reading, Vocabulary and CogAt Test Prep for K-8 by Mrs. Bake

• Craig Kaercher

  Craig Kaercher holds a B.A. in Computer Science and he has more than 15 years of teaching computer programming experience as the adjunct faculty in universities. 
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AP Computer Science A - Part 1: Fundamental of Java

  - AP Computer Science A - Part 2: Advanced Concepts in Java

• Manjula Bhatia

  Manju Bhatia holds a Masters degree in Science

  Ms. Manju is passionate with over twenty years of Computer science industry experience in corporate, college instruction, instructional design, consulting for enterprise solutions. Partnered with IBM to provide
  consultancy/training to IBM and IBM customers for enablement on enterprise IBM Software
  Development, Testing, Software Lifecycle tools. Collaborated with colleges to align their curriculum
  with industry required IBM certification courses. 

  Ms. Manju was also an volunteer teacher with TEALS (Microsoft) for the AP Computer Science and Java Programming course in High school.

  
  

• Alexander Wedow

  Heya! I'm Alexander, pleasure to meet you. Originally from Chicago, I moved to Lopez Island right after high school and worked five jobs one summer. One of those jobs was coaching the high school varsity team, where my interest began in working with children (teenagers in this case) and then began to volunteer at the school as a Teacher Assistant. After moving to Oregon, I completed my undergrad at Portland Community College and will continue to get a degree in Education. 

  Some interests aside from teaching would be soccer, I've played for about 16 years, coached for 2 years, and refereed for 2 years. I also enjoy pottery and love introducing some of my students to some pottery techniques. In addition, as the former Connect Four champion of Sunshine Education, I'm looking to reclaim my title in the coming school year. 

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Chess I: Beginner 1 - age 5+

  - CogAT Test Prep for 3rd Grade

  - Math Level 3-A - ITBS Math for Grade 3

  - SUMMA: Reading, Vocabulary and CogAt Test Prep for K-8 by Mrs. Bake

• Charles Schulien

  

  Mr. Charles Schulien is FIDE international Chess master and he is a professional Chess coach for more than 20 years.

  Mr. Schulien coached many students who are Champions in the State Chess tournaments. He coaches the competitive Chess teams, teaching Chess in different schools like OES, and he also offers private lessons to students at Bethany area.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Chess III: Intermediate

  - Chess V: Advance

• Sharath King Academy

  The coach is from Chess King Academy.

  
  

• Tie Li

  Li Tie was born in 1964 in Beijing. He holds the Master of Fine Arts degree. He is proficient in all kinds of Chinese and Western painting materials including oil paintings, drawings, prints, Chinese paintings, watercolors, acrylics, sculptures, etc. Li Tie held many personal exhibitions and group exhibitions at the galleries and museums in U.S. He has a high artistic attainment.

  In art education, Li Tie advocates attaching importance to student's personality and characteristics of various age groups. He cultivates students' interests and hobbies in the art in a variety and open manner and improves students' overall artistic quality. In terms of methods, he advocates more guidance than indoctrination and gives more encouragement to help them build their self-confidence. His art studio inspires children's own characteristics and creativity and improves their ability to express themselves through hands-on activities.

  Here is LiTie's professional website: http://www.litiefineart.com

  【画家李铁】
  李铁，生于1964年北京。美术硕士。精通中西各种绘画材料包括油画，素描，版画，国画，水彩，丙烯，雕塑等等，风格具象，题材多为人物，风景。在美国的画廊，美术馆多次举办过个人展览和群体画展。具有很高的艺术造诣。详情可以到李铁老师的网站了解：http://www.litiefineart.com
  在艺术教育上主张重视学生的个性，以及各个年龄段的特点，以多样，开放的形式培养学生对艺术的兴趣和爱好，提高学生的整体美术素质。在方法上主张多引导而不是灌输，多给予鼓励以帮助她们建立自信心。启发孩子们自身的特点和创作性，通过实际动手来提高自我表现的能力。

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Visual Art for Age 6-12

  - WVA Visual Art: Art II

• Ellen Zhou

  Ellen is the founder of Sunshine Elite Education. She majored in Computer Sciences. After 10 years of working in the high-tech industry, Ellen decided to devote herself to education and aims to build a creative educational environment to help students to reach their full potential, to go above and beyond.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - WVA Open House for Incoming 5th and 6th Grades

• Kyle Liu

  Kyle is an experienced chess player, with over 1700 OSCF rating. 
  Kyle has taught at a nonprofit, Chess4kids for over 3 years.
  Kyle has over 1000 hours of chess experience and has won mulitple state tournaments and one national championship. 

  
  

• Lalith Lulla

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AGS I - Learn Ahead

  - F2: PreAlgebra A - math 7/8 for grade 5-7

  - F2: PreAlgebra B (Grade 5-6-7)

  - Math Level 2-A (Grade 2-3)

  - Math Level 2-B (Grade 2-3)

  - Math Level 3-A - ITBS Math for Grade 3

  - Math Level 3-B - ITBS Math Grade 3->4

  - Math, ITBS Math, PreAlgebra, Algebra and Geometry by Mr. Lulla

• Suyash Pandit

  Suyash Pandit is a USAMO qualifier in 2022. He is passionate in Math and Math competition. He has been teaching/tutoring math competition in different levels since he is in high school.
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AMC 10/12 and AIME Competition Training

Young Instructors

• Gopal Goel

  

  Gopal K. Goel is a freshman at MIT from Portland, OR.

  Gopal was on the 2020 USA IMO team, where he earned a silver medal, and was on the 2018 USA IPhO team, where he earned a gold medal. He also is a two time USAMO winner, and a three time USAPhO gold medalist. Gopal was an STS finalist in 2021, where he earned the 4th place award. He also has several publications in peer-reviewed math and physics journals.

  Gopal has also tutored math for over three years at the AIME and USAMO level, as well as physics at the USAPhO level.

  
  

• Noah Walsh

  Noah Walsh is currently studying in Mathmatics department of MIT. 

  Noah got the Internatioanl Math Olympiad (IMO) gold medal in 2021. He is passonate to teach math classes to lead more students to achieve high in the math contests.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AIME/USAMO Competition Training

• Ram Goel

  

  Ram Goel is a high school junior from Portland, OR. He enjoys teaching, and has tutored math for over 3 years at the AMC and AIME level, both privately and at the Pacific Math Association. He also is the leader of the Oregon Harvard-MIT Math Tournament (HMMT) Team.

  Ram qualified for MathCounts Nationals in 2019, and placed in the top 12, participating in the Countdown Round. He has also qualified for the USA(J)MO in 2019, 2020, and 2021 earning an Honorable Mention on USAJMO in 2020, and qualifying for the Math Olympiad Program (MOP) in 2021. Outside of competition math, Ram conducts mathematics research through the MIT PRIMES-USA program.

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AIME/USAMO Competition Training

• Anay Aggarwal

  
  Anay Aggarwal is a Freshman at Jesuit High School in Portland, OR. He has participated in State and National Level Math competitions for the past few years, including MATHCOUNTS, AMC, AIME, ARML, and USA Mathematical Talent Search. Anay was the captain of the winning team for Oregon at the MATHCOUNTS State Competition in 2022. He is a two-time qualifier for the AIME competition and has made the Distinguished Honor Roll for AMC 10.

   

   

   

  
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - AMC 10/12 and AIME Competition Training

• Andrew Su

  Andrew Su is one of State Mathcounts Winners. He has been tutoring math from Math Olympiad for Elementary, PreAlgebra, Algebra, and up to Algebra 2 since COVID. Andrew is passionate about Math and tutoring math for Grade 4-9 students.
  Course(s) to teach:
  

  - Math Olympiad / Math League Training for Grade 4-6