Meet the EM Team

Smiling woman with sunglasses and a white cap, standing on a wooden dock, leaning on a railing with a large boat in the background on a sunny day.
A woman with long dark hair smiling, wearing a white shirt and earrings, in front of a plain light-colored wall.

Evan
Founder & CEO

Joanne Wu
Mandarin Teacher

A woman smiling and holding a vanilla ice cream cone outdoors.

QiuWen
Mandarin Teacher

Eco Yi
Head of Instruction

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Hsin
Head of Socials

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HanWei “Helen”
Mandarin Teacher

A woman in a red top and blue jeans posing on red rocks at the Grand Canyon, with a river winding through the canyon and a cloudy sky overhead.

Nigi Huang
Mandarin Teacher

Queenie Kang
Mandarin Teacher

A woman with glasses and a gray sleeveless dress standing next to a display case with miniature cars and a Philippine flag, inside a room with framed portraits and paintings on the walls.

Doreen Paurnia
Head of Administration

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