Yinghua Academy has an exceptional roster of employees, including our administrators, teachers, educational assistants and support staff. We value and cultivate those who have strong teaching skills, care deeply for children and are dedicated to student learning. All of our immersion teachers have native fluency in Mandarin Chinese as do many members of our staff. Please note that teachers may not respond to emails during the summer.
Teaching staff, teaching support staff, and administrative support staff lists are from 2019-2020. Visit again to view 2020-2021 staff lists which soon will be posted.
School Leadership
| Executive Director, Susan Berg 包校长 (Bao Xiaozhang) | susan.berg@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Academic Director, Luyi Lien, Ph.D. 連鷺役 (Lien Zhuren) | luyi.lien@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Dean of Students, Jeremy Brewer 白主任 (Bai Zhuren) | jeremy.brewer@yinghuaacademy.org |
Administrative Team
| Dan Carson (Mr. Carson), Facility Manager | dan.carson@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Kenny Chan (Chan Laoshi), Special Education Director | kenny.chan@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Chemin Chu, Ph.D., 朱哲民 (Chu Laoshi), IT Manager | chemin.chu@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Renee Cosgrove, Registrar | renee.cosgrove@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Sherry Edwards, Extended Care and Enrichment Coordinator | sherry.edwards@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Jenni Hoyt (Ms. Hoyt), Student Activities Coordinator | jenni.hoyt@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Danielle Jesperson (Ms. Jesperson), Instructional and Curricular Coach and English Teacher (Gr. 5 and 6) | danielle.jesperson@yinghuaacademy.org |
| James Kelloway (Ke Laoshi), Academic Assistant | james.kelloway@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Jennifer Olsen, Business and Human Resource Manager | jennifer.olsen@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Abigail Pribbenow (Mrs. P), Development & Communication Manager | abigail.pribbenow@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Susan Reader, Executive Secretary / Special Projects Coordinator | susan.reader@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Joe Scartozzi, Operations Coordinator | joe.scartozzi@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Fang Wu 吴芳 (Wu Laoshi), Instructional and Curricular Coach | fang.wu@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Office Manager | info@yinghuaacademy.org |
2020-2021 Homeroom Teachers
| K1 Teacher, Vickee Nelson 阮方甄 (Ruan Laoshi), room 101 | vickee.nelson@yinghuaacademy.org |
| K2 Teacher, Pei-Shan Balk 简佩珊 (Chien Laoshi), room 110 | pei-shan.balk@yinghuaacademy.org |
| K3 Teacher, Fiona Zhang 张旭阳 (Zhang Laoshi), room 102 | fiona.zhang@yinghuaacademy.org |
| K4 Teacher, Lunna Hai 海伦娜 (Hai Laoshi), room 109 | lunna.hai@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Kindergarten Distance Learning Teacher, Shanshan Zhang (Zhang Laoshi) |
shanshan.zhang@yinghuaacademy.org
|
| 1A Teacher, Xiaoqi Tian 田晓琦 (Tian Laoshi) | xiaoqi.tian@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 1B Teacher, Yang Yang (Yang Laoshi) 杨杨 | yang.yang@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 1C Teacher, Luxin Xue 薛璐辛 (Xue Laoshi) | luxin.xue@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 1D Distance Learning Teacher, Yi Li 李一 (Li Laoshi) | yi.li@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 2A Teacher, Juo-Chen Lan 藍若禎 (Lan Laoshi), room 103 | juo-chen.lan@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 2B Teacher, I-Hsuan Lai 賴苡萱 (Lai Laoshi), room 104 | i-hsuan.lai@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 2C Teacher, Hsin-Chieh Liu 刘欣玠 (Liu Laoshi), room 105 | hsin-chieh.liu@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Grade 2 Distance Learning Teacher, Michelle Sun 孫碧翠 (Sun Laoshi) | pi-tsui.sun@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 3A Teacher, Yi-Ru Liou 劉憶如 (Liou Laoshi), room 203 | yi-ru.liou@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 3B Teacher, Ye Cheng 程烨 (Cheng Laoshi), room 204 | ye.cheng@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 3C Teacher, Pin-Chen Huang 黃品甄 (Huang Laoshi), room 205 | pin-chen.huang@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Grade 3 Distance Learning Teacher Shih-Yu Kuo 郭诗妤 (Kuo Laoshi) | shihyu.kuo@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 4A Homeroom Teacher, Ai-Ai Lin 林曖嬡 (Lin Laoshi), room 209 | aiai.lin@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 4B Homeroom Teacher, Wenjuan Wang 王文娟 (Wang Laoshi), room 208 | wenjuan.wang@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 4C Homeroom Teacher, Li Cheng 程莉 (Cheng Laoshi), room 207 | li.cheng@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 4D Homeroom Teacher, Qian Xu 许谦 (Xu Laoshi), room 206 | qian.xu@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Grade 4 Distance Learning Teacher, Nannan Yao 姚囡囡 (Yao Laoshi) | nannan.yao@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 5A Homeroom Teacher, Social Studies Teacher (MS), Mingfan Chen 陈明凡 (Chen Laoshi), room 235 | mingfan.chen@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 5B Homeroom Teacher, Chinese Language Arts Teacher, Dongmei Li 李冬梅 (Li Laoshi), room 234 | dongmei.li@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 5C Homeroom Teacher, Chinese Language Arts Teacher, Hailei Xie 谢海蕾 (Xie Laoshi), room 201 | hailei.xie@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 5D Homeroom Teacher, Math Teacher, Yipeng Li 李逸鹏 (Li Laoshi), room 202 | yipeng.li@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 6A Homeroom Teacher, Chinese Language Arts Teacher, Yuman Zhao 赵玉曼 (Zhao Laoshi), room 247 | yuman.zhao@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 6B Homeroom Teacher, Chinese Language Arts Teacher, Yanjun Liu 刘彦君 (Liu Laoshi), room 244 | yanjun.liu@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 6C Homeroom Teacher, Math Teacher, Elliot Yang 杨睎钧(Yang Laoshi), room 243 | hsi-chun.yang@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 6D Homeroom Teacher, Chinese Language Arts Teacher (MS), Jiawei Shen 沈佳玮 (Shen Laoshi), room 236 | jiawei.shen@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 7A Homeroom Teacher, Chinese Language Arts Teacher, Liu Zheng 争流 (Zheng Laoshi), room 316 | liu.zheng@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 7B Homeroom Teacher, Math Teacher, Xu Zhu 朱旭 (Zhu Laoshi), room 305 | xu.zhu@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 7C Homeroom Teacher, Social Studies Teacher (MS), Kevin Balk 柏克 (Bo Laoshi), room 304 | kevin.balk@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 7D Homeroom Teacher, Math Teacher, Dragon Life Lead, Dong-Ying Pai 白东颖 (Pai Laoshi), room 249 | dong-ying.pai@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 8A Homeroom Teacher, Math Teacher, Pamella Stommes 楊芃菲 (Yang Laoshi), room 322 | pamella.stommes@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 8B Homeroom Teacher, Chinese Language Arts Teacher, Shu-Mei Lai 賴淑美 (Lai Laoshi), room 320 | shumei.lai@yinghuaacademy.org |
| 8C Homeroom Teacher, Chinese Language Arts Teacher, Bo Liu 刘波 (Liu Laoshi), room 317 | bo.liu@yinghuaacademy.org |
2020-2021 Specialist Teachers
| Art Teacher, Meghan Byram (Ms. Byram) | meghan.byram@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Art Teacher/Special Education Assistant/Yu-Chia Chen 陳育佳 (Chen Laoshi) | yu-chia.chen@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Assessment Coordinator (Chinese), Shih-Yu Kuo 郭诗妤 (Kuo Laoshi; Cathy) | shihyu.kuo@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Assessment Coordinator (English), English Teacher (3rd grade), Librarian, Phillip Morris (Mr. Morris) | phillip.morris@yinghuaacademy.org |
| English Teacher (Gr. 3), ELL Coordinator, Kate Aubrecht (Ms. A.) | kate.aubrecht@yinghuaacademy.org |
| English Teacher (Gr. 7 and 8), Bradly Byykkonen (Mr. Byykkonen) | bradly.byykkonen@yinghuaacademy.org |
| English Teacher (Gr. 5 and 6), Danielle Jesperson (Ms. Jesperson) | danielle.jesperson@yinghuaacademy.org |
| English Teacher (Gr. 2 and 3), Lauren Langhout (Ms. Langhout) | lauren.langhout@yinghuaacademy.org |
| English Teacher (Gr. 4), Anthony Larkin (Mr. Larkin) | anthony.larkin@yinghuaacademy.org |
| English Teacher (Gr. 6 and 7), Priscilla Lundquist (Ms. Lundquist) | priscilla.lundquist@yinghuaacademy.org |
| English Teacher (Gr. 3), Phillip Morris (Mr. Morris) | phillip.morris@yinghuaacademy.org |
| English Teacher (Gr. 3 and 5, ELL), Kristin Nordvold (Ms. Nordvold) | kristin.nordvold@yinghuaacademy.org |
| English Teacher (Gr. 2 and 3), Erica Rasmussen (Mrs. Rasmussen) | erica.rasmussen@yinghuaacademy.org |
| English Teacher (Gr. 5 and 6), Linda Sandager (Ms. Sandager) | linda.sandager@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Music Teacher, Britta Fitzer | britta.fitzer@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Music Teacher, Lei Li 李雷 (Li Laoshi) | lei.li@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Music Teacher and Orchestra Teacher, Te-Chiang Liu 刘德强 (Liu Laoshi) | te-chiang.liu@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Music Teacher (MS) and Orchestra Teacher, Hsin-Yin Min 閔馨瑩 (Min Laoshi) | hsin-yin.min@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Physical Education Teacher, Ross Hyde (Mr. Hyde) | ross.hyde@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Physical Education Teacher, Alex Scheffler (Mr. Scheffler) | alex.scheffler@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Physical Education Teacher, Boone Young (Mr. Young) | boone.young@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Science Teacher (MS), Julie Downs (Mrs. Downs) | julie.downs@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Science Teacher (MS) and Makerspace Coordinator, Alan Sandau (Mr. Sandau) | alan.sandau@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Science Teacher (MS), Andrew Scheid 帅安理 (Mr. Scheid) | andrew.scheid@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Special Education Teacher, Ting-Wen Chen 陈定文 (Chen Laoshi) | ting-wen.chen@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Special Education Teacher, Sam Engel (Mr. Engel) | samuel.engel@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Special Education Teacher, Sarah Masikini (Ms. M) | sarah.masikini@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Special Education Teacher, Elaine Sadoff (Ms. Sadoff) | elaine.sadoff@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Special Education Teacher, Fang Zhang (Zhang Laoshi) | fang.zhang@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Speech/Language Pathologist, Meijie Goudy 陈美杰 (Chen Laoshi) | meijie.goudy@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Speech/Language Pathologist, Taoyuan Li, Ph.D. 李道媛 (Li Laoshi) | taoyuan.li@yinghuaacademy.org |
| ASL Interpreter, Shana Banas (Ms. Banas) | shana.banas@yinghuaacademy.org |
2020-2021 Teaching Support Staff
| Chinese Language Learner Support Teacher, Nannan Yao | nannan.yao@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Educational Assistant, Rachel Addington 艾睿秋 (Ai Laoshi) | rachel.addington@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Educational Assistant, Cuijian Baker 崔键 (Cui Laoshi) | cuijian.baker@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Educational Assistant, Kimberly Feng (Feng Laoshi) | kimberly.feng@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Educational Assistant, Yi Li 李一 (Li Laoshi) | yi.li@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Educational Assistant, Joyce Lu 呂淑琇 (Lu Laoshi) | joyce.lu@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Educational Assistant, Sandy Pan 潘淑暖 (Pan Laoshi) | sandy.pan@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Educational Assistant, Sha Ruan 阮莎 (Shasha Laoshi) | sha.ruan@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Educational Assistant, Pi-Tsui Sun 孫碧翠 (Sun Laoshi) | pi-tsui.sun@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Educational Assistant, Jingying Zhang 张景英 (Zhang Laoshi) | jingying.zhang@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Supporting Teacher, Li Cheng 程莉 (Cheng Laoshi) | li.cheng@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Special Education Paraprofessional, Yu-Chia Chen 陳育佳 (Chen Laoshi) | yu-chia.chen@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Special Education Paraprofessional, Trina Eubank 黄慧敏 (Huang Laoshi) | trina.eubank@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Special Education Paraprofessional, Jeanie Huang Norby 黃育綺 (Huang Laoshi) | jeanie.huangnorby@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Special Education Paraprofessional, Esther Lee 李姿頻 (Lee Laoshi) | esther.lee@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Special Education Paraprofessional, Shenghan Meng (Meng Laoshi) | shenghan.meng@yinghuaacademy.org |
2020-2021 Administrative Support Staff
| Attendance Clerk, Becky Min | becky.min@yinghuaacademy.org |
| School Counselor, Tracy Sanders | tracy.sanders@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Licensed School Nurse / Covid-19 Coordinator, Ginger Hao 郝静芝 | ginger.hao@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Health Para and 504 Coordinator, Wendi Harmsen | wendi.harmsen@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Assistant School Nurse, Taylor Mathey | taylor.mathey@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Food Service Coordinator, Helen Hindrawati | helen.hindrawati@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Food Service Staff, Dian Afriyanti | dian.afriyanti@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Food Service Staff, Fumi Ball | Contact Ms. Ball via Helen Hindrawati |
| Food Service Staff, Beth Irish | beth.irish@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Extended Learning Coordinator, Sherry Edwards | sherry.edwards@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Assistant Extended Learning Coordinator, Quinn Lee | quinn.lee@yinghuaacademy.org |
| Aftercare Assistant, Hongying Ke | Contact Ms. Ke via Sherry Edwards |
| Aftercare Assistant, Andrew Martin | Contact Mr. Martin via Sherry Edwards |
| Aftercare Assistant, Wilson Vave | Contact Mr. Vave via Sherry Edwards |
| Custodian, Matthew Shackle | Contact Mr. Shackle via Dan Carson |