About Me

My experience with education was different growing up. My parents taught elementary school and middle- and high-school Math and Science. My aunt and uncle also taught in the Fremont Union High School District, and my aunt and cousin both currently teach Science in the Bay Area. I grew up seeing school from both sides of the teacher’s desk, and my parents knew my teachers—really knew them, as colleagues. For my part, I attended the University of California, Davis and majored in History and Philosophy. I then became a substitute teacher in Cupertino and Campbell while attending San Francisco State University to attain my MA in History, where I also edited an academic journal, published my own writing, gave lectures on campus, and tutored college students in their History classes.

After graduating, I worked for C2 Education for five years providing SAT and ACT prep help, college admissions guidance, and AP course and test support. After that, I transitioned into a private-school classroom at Stratford Schools for another five years teaching English while continuing to work with students on college and private high-school admissions. I am also a member of the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA), the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), and the Western Association of College Admissions Counselors (WACAC).

As a lifelong learner, I have been teaching myself different sports and languages. I’m currently learning Mandarin (after already learning French, Japanese, and Latin). In order to get outdoors and practice mindfulness, I learned to shoot a bow, and I now compete in target archery, traveling to LA, Sacramento, and the Central Valley for state-wide and national tournaments. I am also learning to golf.

I have a lovely Taiwanese-American wife who teaches second and third grade and a vocal, energetic Pit-Bull Terrier named Nami whom we adopted from the Humane Society of Silicon Valley. When we’re not teaching, my wife and I love traveling, trying out the diversity of delicious food in the Bay Area, camping among the redwoods, or going to the drive-in with our puppy to catch a movie.

Specialty Areas

General Ed Counseling

Students Enrolled

Santa Clara University, San Jose State University, University of California, Santa Cruz, University of California, Riverside, University of California, San Diego, Toronto Metropolitan University, San Francisco State University, California State University, Los Angeles, [CLOSED] Woodbury University, California State University, Northridge, University of Redlands, University of Oregon, University of San Francisco, Chapman University, University of Colorado Boulder, University of California at Merced, Gonzaga University, Arizona State University -- Tempe Campus, Pennsylvania State University -- University Park, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Emory University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California -- Los Angeles, University of California, Irvine, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Case Western Reserve University, Purdue University -- West Lafayette, Northeastern University, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey -- New Brunswick, McGill University

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