Administration/Teachers and Staff – 2025/2026 School Year
I am thrilled to be serving as Principal at WCMS and to be part of such a warm and dynamic community. WCMS is a wonderful teaching and learning environment, and I feel lucky to be in this profession doing what I feel passionate about as an educational leader. I strive to foster a caring, safe, and engaging school community, which encourages students to believe in themselves, to be creative problem solvers, and to do their personal best.
I grew up in the Washington, D.C. Area and previously taught in Virginia and Alaska before moving to California in 2000. I earned degrees in education from Shepherd University, the College of William and Mary, and Concordia University, and earned my National Board Teacher Certification through the program at Stanford. I started in education in 1994 and have previous experiences in various roles in education including that of teacher, teacher coach, principal and director. In 2011, I was selected as an honoree at the White House for professional leadership as a National Board Certified Teacher.
Greetings! I feel so lucky to be a member of the WCMS community, where we have innovative leaders, passionate peer teachers, and supportive families. This is my sixth year at WCMS. I am passionate about teaching Mandarin and the elementary curriculum. I strive to apply my linguistic and language acquisition skills to support students to be multilingual and multicultural. I also strive to provide a fun and high energy class for every student. I encourage students to develop 7 habits of highly effective people and support them to be an inquirer, problem solver, and future global leader.
I was born and raised in a small east coast city in China. I met my husband in 6th grade and now happily married for 10 years. I received my bachelor’s degree in Chinese Linguistics and Master’s in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. I later earned my elementary teaching credential in California. I taught in the Flagship program and other vigorous college-level courses back in my undergraduate and graduate days. After graduation, I worked in South Korea teaching college students as well as teaching K12 students Mandarin for two years. Before I joined WCMS, I taught for 3 years in a well-regarded Mandarin immersion elementary school in San Diego.
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