■■■ Andy Q. Zhang, President & Chief Training Manager                             

Being a recognized Chinese linguistic and cultural expert with over 15 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 a long-term member of Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA) and a certified translator of the Illinois State Early Intervention Program.

Andy is the author of over 210 published articles in Chinese and has conducted extensive research on Chinese language and China-Western cultural differences 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 2009. 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 Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Graduate School of Business at University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, Stanford University, Cornell University, Brown University, Harvard University, DePaul University, Indiana University, Loyola University Chicago, Columbia University, University of Georgia and the College of William & Marry.

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.

■■■ Rebecca Yang, Director of Adults & Young Children Tutoring Program                             

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 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.

■■■ Hangying Fan, Director of One-on-One Private Tutor

Hangying Fan has six years in the education industry, five years as a TV reporter and project coordinator, rich experience of international culture communication and training background. She worked in many embassies and global companies in Beijing as culture and Chinese instructor for six years. Hangying has served as coordinator of the TV team between China and Germany.  Responsibilities included resolving any conflicts or misunderstanding between the two cultures in joint effort work; translating and interpreting for the German TV team; performing as reporter and journalist in assigned programs.

■■■ Marci Bergeson, Director of HR & Finance

Marci graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in English Education. The previous companies Marci has served include UnitedHealthcare and Riverside Publishing. 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.

Our Other Native Chinese Teachers:

• Jing Niu, Private Tutoring Program
  

As a native Mandarin Chinese speaker, Jing Niu has taught Chinese language for about 6 years. Her previous students include both adults and young children. Jing teaches both group classes and private tutoring classes for individuals. Jing Niu found teaching Mandarin Chinese a highly interesting and rewarding work. Jing thinks it is a great experience to see so many people opening their minds with an attempt to learn the language and to understand the Chinese culture.

• Anna Kwok, Cantonese Teacher and Interpreter
  

Anna Kwok was born and received formal education in Hong Kong. She graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University with a Bachelor Degree in Human Resources Management. Her past work experience was mainly related to human resources in a leading bank in Hong Kong. As a native Cantonese Chinese speaker, Anna is fluent in Cantonese language. She possesses good communication and interpersonal skills and is also able to teach Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese. She is always friendly, patient, and is passionate to teach Cantonese and share Hong Kong culture with people.

• Sophia Wang, Young Children & Youth Program
  

Sophia has received her Bachelor and Master Degree and now she is pursuing her Doctor degree. Sophia had practical tutoring experiences for young children both in China and here in the United States. Sophia has broad interests in Chinese culture, history, Chinese painting and calligraphy. She is smart, sweet, responsible, patient and eager to exhibit her passion and knowledge in teaching the Young Children & Youth Program.

• Xia Zhao, Chinese Teacher in charge of the cities of Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Belvidere, Maremgo, IL
  

As a native Mandarin Chinese speaker. Xia  has over-10 years of teaching work in China. Xia has been constantly exploring innovative and effective methods helping our learning members to get what they need within a short time. Xia also likes to find creative ideas to improve her teaching skills which are also able to make her class more interesting. Her motto is "Find problems and solve them, then you will make a big progress". Currently Xia is the only teacher in charge of the suburban cities such as Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Belvidere and Maremgo, IL.

• Honglian Dai, Chinese Language Teacher in charge of Houston, Texas
  

Graduated from Sias International University in 2006, Honglian continued to work with the International Student Program for one year and also taught Mandarin Chinese at Beginner-Level. The major courses Honglian taught include Chinese intensive reading, Chinese character writing as well as conversational Chinese. Honglian had broad experiences in one-no-one tutoring and group class teaching. Honglian has taught students coming from America, Japan, Korea, and some European countries.

• Deqiu Kong, Chinese Teacher in charge of Suburban Young Children Program
  

Deqiu received her Masters Degree from Nanjing Normal University.  A native Mandarin Chinese speaker, Deqiu has over 20 years experience teaching minors in China.  Her love for students, passion for teaching, and familiarity with Chinese history and culture, fuels her desire to provide a fun and pleasant Chinese language environment for children.

• Bo Lian, Mandarin Chinese Private Tutor for Adult Learning Program
  

Bo Lian has 5 years of teaching experiences in Mandarin Chinese in China and the United States. Bo Lian received her Master Degree from Illinois Institute of Technology with a major in Finance. Bo Lian is pursuing Chinese linguistics for her next goal. Bo Lian is happy to tutor students and spend pleasure time with children and willing to help people who would like to study Chinese business language. Bo Lian also maintains strong interests in sinology research and Chinese calligraphy.

• Shu Cao, Mandarin Teacher for Adult Learning Program
  

Shu Cao has worked as a tutor of Chinese Language in multi-culture families since 1995 and then she worked as a Chinese Language teacher in North Shore Chinese Christian Language School from August 2003 through March 2004. Shu Cao has experiences in teaching both Pre-Kindergarten Class (age 4 to 5) and adult lessons on a one-on-one private tutoring basis. Shu Cao has unrivalled passion in teaching both spoken and written Chinese domestically and internationally. The individuals and families she has tutored are mainly from U.S, South Korea, Thailand and Japan and the students' ages range from 4 to 50.

• Yijun Ding, Mandarin Chinese Teacher for Young Children & Youth Programs
  

Graduated from Hangzhou Normal University with a Bachelor's Degree in Chinese Language & Literature, Yijun also received her Master's Degree in English Studies & Communication from Valparaiso University. Yijun's strong Chinese academic background and language skills, as well as her engaging teaching ideas, make her class interesting and culturally involved. Her previous students come from both high school and college. The schools Yijun has ever taught include Washington Township High School and Confucius Institute. Yijun gained wide experiences in how to best improve students' Chinese learning ability. Now, she is a Ph.D candidate in Chinese Poetry.

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