牛顿中文学校董事会
Ling Zheng 郑 凌
Board Chair 董事长 zhengling@newtonchineseschool.org Ms. Zheng has been teaching Chinese at NCLS since 2009. Her leadership at the school includes:
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Lijuan Han 韩黎娟
Board Director, Principal 董事, 校长 principal@newtonchineseschool.org Lijuan has served at Newton Chinese Language School since 2002. She taught Chinese for 16 years, and served as Editor-in-Chief of the School Journal from 2003 to 2006. She was Dean of Academic Affairs for the school year of 2018-2019, Vice Principal for the school year of 2019-2020, and Principal for the school year of 2020-2021 to Present. With more than 30 years of experience in teaching and school administration management in both China and the US, Lijuan strives to create a supportive environment for teaching and learning. She is excited to work with the admin team together to help NCLS build on its previous successes and serve as the cultural and educational center for all as it has always been. Lijuan received her MS in Library and Information Science from Simmons University. |
Faith Hu 胡凤飞
Board Director 董事 hufengfei@newtonchineseschool.org Faith was a parent at NCLS for 15 years and was a Weiqi (GO) teacher at the school for one year. For several years, she was part of both the Support Education Program and PCC, the latter of which she was president of in 2016. She was the vice principal in 2017. Starting from 2016, she has been a member of the Event Committee. Faith currently works in a nonprofit company as a principal software engineer and technical leader for many projects. Faith received her BM in medicine from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, MS in Computer Science from Concordia University in Canada, and ECFMG Board Certified in USA. |
Hong Gao 高 红
Board Director 董事 gaochunhong@newtonchineseschool.org Ms. Gao has been part of in NCLS (Newton Chinese Language School) family since 2011. Her involvement in the school includes:
Ms. Gao is an actuary by trade. She worked in the Financial/Insurance industry for about two decades. Recently, she served as co-Chair of Chinese Actuarial Club (CAC) of Boston and Secretary of CAC North America. She is also a volunteer of the parent teacher organization of her kids’ grade school. |
Jing Wan 万 劲
Board Director 董事 wanjing@newtonchineseschool.org Jing has been with the Newton Chinese Language School since 2012. Playing an active role in the NCLS community, Jing is a parent, board member, SEP volunteer, and past member of the parent committee. With an abundance of executive experience, Jing brings a wealth of expertise with particular strengths in strategic planning, risk management, corporate training and organizational development. Jing is currently a corporate vice president; she received her Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco. In addition to her career, Jing serves on several advisory committees and boards of directors. |
Shirley Chen 陈 卉
Board Director 董事 chenhui@newtonchineseschool.org Ms. Chen has been part of the Newton Chinese Language School since 1999. She has been teaching Chinese since 2010. She has worked many roles at NCLS includes TA, Sub-teacher, Grade Leads and more are listed below:
Ms. Chen currently works in a nuclear power company as a senior electrical designer. |
Helen Cao 曹景雁
Board Director 董事 caojingyan@newtonchineseschool.org Participated and involved in school wide activities in NCLS since 2006
Inspired by all former and current volunteers of NCLS, Helen would like to bring her leadership and organizational skills to the school and help school grow. Helen believes that passion and responsibility will make a community strong. Helen has earned MS in MIS in 1999 and had worked at MetLife as DBA for 15 years. She started personal business in housing development and also supervise a branch of a clothing company. |
Xiaoyi Zhang 张晓毅
Board Director 董事 zhangxiaoyi@newtonchineseschool.org With 16 years of experience as a Chinese language teacher, Xiaoyi holds a strong passion for Chinese culture. She formerly served on the NCLS Event Committee and previously led the NCLS teaching and research team. Over the course of her teaching career, her students have won many awards in various Chinese cultural competitions. She strives to support students to succeed, and has published a collection of student essays, “The Little Lotus Shows Sharp Tips.” As a member of the Events Committee, she has worked to strengthen NCLS’ ties to the greater Newton community through collaborations with local community leaders, including Newton School Committee, NPS Superintendent, City Councilors, the Mayor, and the State Governor. Xiaoyi is proud to be a school board member and is inspired by NCLS’ dedication to building strong community. Xiaoyi works at Panasonic as a Manager Technician. |
Jun Liu 刘 俊
Board Director, PCC Chair 董事, 家长会会长 pcc-chair@newtonchineseschool.org Jun Liu joined the Newton Chinese School since her relocation to Boston in 2015. Since then, she has been involved in a variety of school activities at NCLS, including:
She is enthusiastic about various charity activities and is the Director of Community Enrichment of the AAA. Because of her above mentioned work, Jun received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021. |