Meet Our Instructors!
Chess
Jerry Ji
Jerry is a rising junior at Livingston High School who has a passion for chess. He is knowledgeable about the game and is also self-taught. Most of all, he loves to talk about chess and wishes to pass on his knowledge to younger players. In the 2024 state championships for New Jersey, Jerry won an 8th-place Junior Varsity award. Jerry also actively plays chess online, with a Lichess rating over 1300.
Chess
Timothy Xie
Timothy Xie is a rising sophomore at Millburn High School. He is a National Chess Master. He ranked in the top 10 nationally for his age group during elementary school and was qualified twice for the national USA chess team for the World Cadet. He began teaching children chess in middle school. Currently, he is a member of the NJ Junior Chess Team (invitational).
Some of his chess awards include:
2nd place - National Chess Congress 2024
Champion - NJ State North G6-8 championship (2024)
Champion - US Amateur East Individual Championship (2023)
Champion - 13th World Open Under 13 Championship (2021)
USA Chess National Team Qualifier (2019, 2021)
Top 10 chess player in the USA, ranked by age (2017-2021)
Coding--WESTEM
Lexis Chen
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Carolyn Chen
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Math Prep
Jack Liu
Jack is a rising senior at Livingston High School. He has had about three years of tutoring experience, teaching kids of different age ranges. Jack hopes that by joining T4C, he can help various students with math and science through teaching. He also has multiple years of competition math experience and finished the AP Calculus BC as a sophomore as well as Multivariable Calculus as a junior. Additionally, he's taken numerous science classes and is involved in many STEM related clubs, even winning 5th in the National Science Bee. He is looking forward to meeting and aiding students to the best of his ability!
Math Prep
Allison Pan
Allison is a rising junior at Livingston High School who has a passion for math. She has extensive experience tutoring elementary students and is excited to continue making math enjoyable for others. She has taken AP Precalculus and will be taking AP Calculus BC this upcoming year. Additionally, she is passionate about finance, and placed 1st and top 10 at FBLA states for financial literacy and personal finance respectively, where she applied mathematical concepts to real-world financial analysis. She looks forward to sharing her enthusiasm for math and meeting new people along the way!
Music Production and Sound Engineering
Jonathan Vizcarra
Jonathan Vizcarra is a rising Junior at Livingston High School. The summer of 2025 will be Jonathan's first year teaching in the Teaching4Charity program, although he has a lot of past additional experience in the field of teaching and instruction. Jonathan recognized his passion for music at a young age and has played the violin since he was around 8 years old and has been exploring the field of music production for the past year. Jonathan is very excited to be able to share his passion of music and to help raise the next generation of producers.
Essay Writing
Simon Ferreira
Simon is a rising senior at Livingston High School with a passion for both athletics and academics, thriving in environments that challenge both his physical and intellectual capabilities. His dedication to volleyball is evident from his achievement in reaching the USA Volleyball Nationals, a milestone that marks both his skill and commitment to the sport. Off the court, Simon immerses himself in the world of books, which fuels his love for learning and discovery. Known for being fun and collaborative, he brings a positive energy to teams, balancing lightheartedness with seriousness when goals are on the line. His ability to work well with others not only enhances his sports and academic pursuits but also enriches his interpersonal relationships.
Essay Writing
Jon Chin
Jon is a Junior at Livingston High School. He is a member of their history bowl and quiz bowl team, with Livingston Quizbowl currently ranked first in the nation. He enjoys teaching and has taught elementary level students through the YMCA Aftercare program. Jon has a passion for history and has taken several honors and AP history courses. He has also tutored his peers in history during past school years. He is excited to share his knowledge of the world and inspire students!
Arts and Crafts
Grace Wang
Grace, a rising senior at Livingston High School, has been in Teaching4Charity since its founding in 2021. Since then, Grace has served as one of T4C's teachers, designing and teaching art courses. As the new executive director, Grace is looking forward to expanding the T4C tutoring branches across the states. Additionally, Grace is now managing T4C’s staff of 20+ team members, overseeing general operations, and directing new projects.
Arts and Crafts
Megan Rose Rabe
Megan will be a junior for the 2024-2025 school year at LHS and it is her first year as a teacher for Teaching4Charity. She’s a former Member Representative for NJ’s Key Club at LHS, and can’t wait to teach arts and crafts this year.
Public Speaking
Claire Gao
Claire is a rising junior at Livingston High School. She has studied multiple styles of debate, such as World Schools Style and Public Forum. Claire has competed and ranked in multiple Public Forum middle school varsity competitions, on both the national and county level. Her extensive debate experience has qualified her to be selected as a debate instructor at both her local Chinese school and a separate academy in the upcoming year. This year, Claire is thrilled to be sharing her excitement and passion for public speaking!
Public Speaking
Olivia Huang
Since 2017, Olivia has been taking public speaking and debate courses. Speech has made a huge impact on her life, teaching her how to critically think, speak confidently, and express her ideas. As a rising junior at Livingston High School, Olivia has competed and won awards on both the local and national circuit, such as earning a 2nd place award at National Online Forensics Walnut Tournament, semi-finaling Harvard’s National Forensic Tournament, and octo-finaling Lakeland’s Westchester Classic. She has also taken Humorous and Dramatic Interpretation courses, Original Oratory and Communication Courses, Public Forum debate courses, and acting courses. This summer, Olivia is excited to share her passion for speech in helping you enhance skills of confidence, clarity, and persuasiveness.
Public Speaking
Stephanie Yan
Stephanie Yan is a rising senior at Livingston High School. She has competed extensively in Public Forum debate, semifinaling and octafinaling in national circuit tournaments, qualifying for the silver Tournament of Champions, one of the most prestigious tournaments in the country. She has debated all of high school and is the captain of Public Forum for her high school. She is excited to share her knowledge and work with you over the summer!