Teacher Biography

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Amy Lee

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Ms. Lee currently teaches at New Explorations into Science, Technology, and Math, having started her teaching experience as a student-teacher as Townsend Harris High School. She has extensive experience preparing 8th grade students for the math section of the SHSAT and 9th-12th grade students for the math portion of the PSAT and SAT.

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Caren Strawn

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Ms. Strawn currently works as an elementary school teacher. She has experience teaching English, Math, and Writing to students in grades 3-6 and enjoys working with students to strengthen and develop their skills and understanding in these subjects.


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Elizabeth Langenberg

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Ms. Langenberg currently works as an adjunct instructor for CUNY, specializing in advanced English and Writing. She has experience preparing 8th grade students for the verbal section of the SHSAT and 9th-12th grade students for the verbal and essay sections of the PSAT/SAT.

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Gaulson Lin

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Mr. Lin has 17 years of experience working with students in elementary school, middle school, high school, and college to develop their reading comprehension and writing abilities. He works with students to break down concepts, annotate reading passages, learn new vocabulary words, and develop strong writing pieces.info@eliteacademy.com

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Jennifer D’Aquila

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Ms. D’Aquila currently teaches high school-level math. She specializes in SHSAT and SAT/ACT test preparation, as well as Regents Math (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II/Trigonometry. She earned her teaching and education degrees from Fordham University.


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Jisuk Park

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Ms. Park has extensive experience tutoring students for the Hunter College High School Admissions Test, SHSAT, Regents Math (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II/Trigonometry), Pre-Calculus, and SAT/ACT. She works closely with students to develop the needed skills and knowledge to ace these examinations and classes in school.

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Katherine Demby

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Ms. Demby has extensive experience tutoring students for the SHSAT, SAT, ACT, and LSAT, specializing in humanities, writing, and math. She has a J.D. degree from Yale Law School and has previously worked as a Teach for America corps member and teaching fellow for Yale Law School.




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Maria Simonian

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Ms. Simonian has been an English teacher at Elite Academy since summer 2003 and has taught reading and writing to students in grades 3-10. She also has years of experience coaching 8th graders to achieve high marks on the verbal section of the SHSAT. She has a B.A. in English and M.S.Ed in Counseling K-12 from Queens College.



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Rocio Soto

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Ms. Soto currently works as an elementary school teacher. She has experience in early childhood education and elementary education, teaching English, Math, and Writing to students from pre-K onwards. Ms. Soto previously worked as an after-school assistant teacher at Preschool at 82nd Street Academics and a reading lab tutor at CUNY LaGuardia Community College.


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Jessica Ning

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Ms. Ning currently works as an elementary school teacher. She has experience teaching English, Math, and Writing to students in grades 3-6. She incorporates various collaborative and interactive teaching methods in her lessons to keep students engaged in the course material.