■■■ Andy Q. Zhang, Principal & Chief Training Manager Andy is a recognized Chinese linguistic and cultural expert with more than 19 years of extensive experiences in translation, teaching, training and research. Andy possesses rich expertise and strong capability in Mandarin Chinese language teaching and Chinese cultural research. Andy has practical teaching experience in Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States. Andy earned a distinguished score on Mandarin Chinese Test conducted by Illinois Certification Testing Systems (ICTS).
Andy is the author of over 210 published articles in Chinese and conducted research on Chinese language and China-Western cultural difference comparisons as well as Chinese business market. Andy is the author of “The Quest of Managed Operation in Telecom Arena” (426 pages, published in Beijing , September, 2003) and three under-processing books (Learning Mandarin Chinese by Cultural Correlation I, II & III) which are scheduled to be published in 2008. Andy is now preparing his new book titled "China-Western Cultural Difference Comparison and Chinese Business Etiquette". Andy has offered Chinese lessons and cultural sessions to teachers and students from Kelogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Graduate School of Business at University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, Stanford Univeristy, Cornell University, Indiana University, Layola University Chicago, the College of William & Marry, The University of Georgia and DePaul University.
Previous organizations Andy has served include Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, China National Electronics Import & Export Corp., Silicon International Limited, VTEL, Motorola and Ericsson, Sweden.
Andy earned his Bachelor's Degree in Economics & Business Education and a Master's Degree in Business Administration.
■■■ Yisheng Wu, Chief Translation Manager Yisheng Wu, Member of Translation Society of Chinese Academy of Science, Associate Professor in CAS. Visiting Scholar in USA, Netherlands, Germany, Australia. Professor Wu possesses more than 20 years of experince in language teaching and translation. He spent 7 years working as full time teacher, translator and business management.
■■■ Kit Fung, Director of Adult Tutoring Program
Kit Fung had extensive working experiences in Mandarin Chinese tutoring and business education. The previous companies Kit has served include Berlitz International, Inc. and New Concept Mandarin (a leading language learning center in Hong Kong). Kit Fung received her bachelor degree from Shanghai Normal University in 1991 and her MBA from University of Illinois at Chicago in May 2008. Kit is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese and Shanghai dialect.
■■■ Rebecca Yang, Director, Young Children Education Rebecca Yang worked in the transportation and IT industries in China for four years before switching to education industry. She taught English and Chinese for both children and adults in a private language school for two years and then decided to pursue further study in education in the States. She completed a master’s program in school psychology in Miami University in Ohio and is a certified school psychologist in both Ohio and Illinois states. She has just started working for Chicago Public School as a bilingual school psychologist in 2007. She travels between four to six schools on a weekly basis and work with students with special educational needs, such as learning disabilities, cognitive impairment, and various behavioral and emotional issues.
■■■ Marci Bergeson, Director of HR & Designing
Marci graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in English Education. The previous companies Marci has served include UnitedHealthcare and Riverside Publsihing. She speaks Spanish fluently and has learned Mandarin Chinese for three years. Marci has made remarkable contributions to Chicago Mandarin Chinese Center in terms of teaching content design and human resources management.
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