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Our Teachers

Management

Counseling

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Chris Bonneau

Director of Counseling

  • B.S. in Communications from Boston University 

  • Award-winning professional writer

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Ally Kaleshi

College Counselor Writing Coach

  • B. A. the University of Southern California, Health and Human Sciences, minor in Occupational Science, Summa Cum Laude

  • U.S. Department of Education Presidential Scholars Nominee, George M. Pullman Foundation Scholarship Recipient

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Rob Choi

College Counselor Writing Coach

  • B. A. in Political Science, University of California, Irvine

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Laura Hwang

Assistant Director of Counseling

College Counselor

  • M.A., Social Psychology, San Francisco State University 

  • B.A., Psychology, University of California Irvine

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Jack Zhang

STEM College Counselor
Passion Project Coach

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, minor in global engineering studies

  • M.S. in Product Design from Carnegie Mellon University

  • Long term study broad at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany (ranked #3 for engineering in Germany)

  • E.I.T certified engineer  

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Vanessa Green

College Counselor Writing Coach

  • M.A., English, UC Irvine

  • B.A., English with an Honors Minor, Chapman University

  • California Single Subject Teacher Credential – English

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Mimi Liu

Pre-Med College Counselor

  • Current Family Medicine resident physician

  • M.D. from University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine (USF MCOM)

  • B.S. in Cell and Developmental Biology from University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) 

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Andy Luong

STEM College Counselor

  • B.S. in Biochemistry at UCLA

  • M.S. In Biomedical science at UCSD

  • Four years of research experience in the Cardio Surgery Lab at UCLA

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Marla Kelley

Senior College Counselor

  • Doctoral degree in Law, Loyola Law School - Los Angeles, CA

  • Bachelor's Degree in English, University of California-Irvine

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Firdosi

Wharton-Ali

College Counselor Writing Coach

  • MFA, Screenwriting, UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television

  • ​BA, Political Science (Specialization in American Politics) UCLA

  • Certification in Screenwriting, Non-degree program, UCLA

  • TOEFL Certificate

Science & Math 

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Ben Chen

Director of Mathematics

Curriculum

  • SAT Mathematics Specialist. More than 50% of Ben's students have achieved perfect SAT II Math scores.

  • 16+ years of SAT teaching experience

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Francis Vu

Science & Math Teacher

  • B.S., Biology, UCLA

  • ACT, Math & Science, AP Chemistry and Biology

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Alan Su

Math Teacher

  • B.S. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

  • J.D. Washington University, St. Louis, MO

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Catherine Chu

Math Teacher

  • M.S., Computer Science and mathematics,

  • Cal State Long Beach
    B.S., Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University

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Mandy Tsai

Math Teacher

  • Ph.D. study in Toxicology, UCLA (1994-1995)

  • M.S. Environmental Science, UCLA

  • B.S. Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  • B.S. Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Andy Luong

Physics & Biochemistry Teacher

  • B.S. in Biochemistry at UCLA

  • M.S. In Biomedical science at UCSD

  • Four years of research experience in the Cardio Surgery Lab at UCLA

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Yiching Lio

Math, Chem, Biochemistry

  • Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego

  • M.S.  Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego

  • B.S. Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University

English, Writing & ESL

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Michael Lathrop

SAT&ACT Teacher

  • M.A., English Literature, Portland State University

  • English Composition Professor, UC Irvine and Irvine Valley College

  • 10 years of SAT/ACT teaching

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Kramer Sullivan

English / SAT&ACT Teacher

  • M.A., Learning and Teaching, University of Redlands

  • B.A., English, California State University of San Bernardino

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Alexandros Vassilakis

English & History Teacher; MUN Coach

  • MEd, Secondary Education

  • B.A.,Political and International Studies

  • Social Science 6-12 Teaching Credential

  • Supervising Director at THIMUN (Singapore), SPIMUN (St.Petersburg), NHSMUN (New York City), etc

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Francesca Santoro

English & Writing Teacher

  • PhD History, University of Missouri - Columbia

  • M.A., Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology, University of California, Berkeley

  • B.A., Classics; B.A., History, University of California, Irvine

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Austin Troutt

English Teacher

  • B. A. in Political Science, UCI

  • Master's in Teaching, UCI

Basketball Coaches

Jing Yuan

Jing Yuan

Basketball Coach Lead

  • Former Chinese Women's National Basketball Team Player

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Matthew Fogarty

Basketball Coach

  • Former Division 1 Player

  • M.A., Sports Management, St Leo University

  • B.A., Sports Management, Rocky Mountain College

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Theodore Fletcher

Basketball Coach

  • Coach at Bishop Mora Salesian High School in Los Angeles (2014-15).

  • He was assistant coach to the Dixie State women's team for two years. 

  • In his current role, he coaches high school basketball at the varsity level.

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Kelly Chu

Director

  • Founder and CEO of PA College Prep and Pacific Academy

  • 25+ years experience in education 

  • Helped thousands of students get into their dream schools

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