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Pennsylvania Chapter

Instructors

Founders

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Andrew Li 

Andrew is a dedicated and accomplished student currently attending Germantown Friends in Philadelphia as a junior. He is currently ranked among the top Public Forum teams for debate in the nation. Andrew is excited to help others through Vern and can’t wait to meet other ambitious young students!

Avinh Ly

Avinh, a senior at Methacton High School, is experienced in tutoring a broad range of STEM classes from Chemistry to Calculus. He is currently taking top classes with 6 APs. As a tutor, he provides clear, patient, and effective guidance, aiming to empower students to excel.

Leaders

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Rohan Joshi - Tutoring Director

Ray Pelletier - Lead Tutor

Rohan is currently a sophomore attending Methacton High School. He plays basketball for his sport and takes part of clubs such as FBLA, Debate, and ASA in school. Rohan is excited to meet other ambitious young students at Vern, and can't wait to work with them!

Ray is a motivated junior at Wissahickon High School. Challenging himself throughout a variety of disciplines by taking 6 AP courses across both humanities and STEM subjects and maintaining a perfect GPA, Ray makes a strong commitment to his schoolwork. Ray is eager to help younger kids grow their knowledge and can't wait to be your Vern tutor!

Tutors

Rebecca Rong

Rebecca Rong is a multi-talented rising sophomore at Germantown Academy, in Pennsylvania. Rebecca is an inspiring leader, taking an active role in her school’s Student Government Association. Rebecca loves to give back to her community and help other kids in achieving their goals.

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Kevin Li

Kevin is an accomplished senior attending Germantown Friends School. He holds a National Master (NM) in chess from the United States Chess Federations and has taught for the past 3 years at Guanghua Chinese School. He's excited to work with students at Vern!

Christi Thomas

Christi is a junior at Methacton High School, where she excels in all of her classes. She is involved in both honors and AP classes. Christi excels in her classes and always strives for the best grades that she can achieve. Christi cannot wait to start teaching, and she is looking forward to meeting all of her students!

Nidhish Chintala

Nidhish is a junior at Methacton High School, located in Eagleville, Pennsylvania. He is a hardworking and persevering student who is taking multiple AP and honors classes. Nidhish is excited about this opportunity at Vern and is looking forward to helping students achieve academic excellence!

Addison Braca

Addison is a successful and enthusiastic student attending Germantown Academy as a freshman. She is taking multiple honors classes while maintaining high grades along with participating in multiple sports. Addison is excited to join the Vern to Learn community and can’t wait to develop as a tutor and help other enthusiastic students.

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Ayaan Rathod

Ayaan is an aspiring junior at Methacton High School in Pennsylvania. Ayaan maintains high grades while simultaneously grappling with extracurricular activities, including Philadelphia Mistbowl. Ayaan is excited to help others learn, while also growing more experienced in the process.

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Lillian Jun

Lillian is a sophomore attending Germantown Friends School. She is a leader of her school’s DECA club, a member of her school’s Asian Student Alliance, and debate club. Lillian has a passion for medical science and is excited to teach!

Ronit Banga

Ronit is a freshman at Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Ronit is a dedicated student who endeavors to achieve high grades in all his classes while also being involved in extracurricular activities. Ronit is excited to be a Vern tutor and learn and grow through this experience!

Hannah Chang

Hannah is a freshman attending Wissahickon High School. Passionate about learning and helping others, she maintains high grades in all of her honors-level courses and is involved with the gifted program at her school. Hannah is excited to meet new students and inspire them to grow and learn new things!

Anisha Agrawal

Anisha, a passionate and determined student, is currently a sophomore attending Wissahickon High School. She maintained a perfect GPA freshman year and continued taking academically tough classes this year. Anisha is thrilled to be able to teach and meet other students and she cannot wait to help them grow as learners!

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Maddie Chen

Maddie is a rising sophomore at Germantown Friends School. She is on the GFS debate team . Maddie is passionate about STEM and business. As well as playing on her school’s varsity field hockey team. She can’t wait to teach this summer!

Devon Geist

Devon Geist is a rising junior at Germantown Academy, located in Pennsylvania, Fort Washington. She is passionate in math, teaching algebra this summer, as well as sports, something she hopes to bring to the classroom next year. She is excited to see her students thrive in class!

Eric Jiang

Eric is an enthusiastic sophomore from Wissahickon High School in Pennsylvania. Enrolled in multiple AP courses, he has studied calculus, physics, and biology and is well-versed in math and science. Actively participating as a leader in his high school FIRST robotics club, Eric is motivated to spread enthusiasm for STEM.

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James Hoveland

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Kavya Mittal

Kavya, a hardworking and dedicated student, is currently a sophomore attending Wissahickon High School. During her freshman year, she maintained a perfect GPA taking all honors and gifted courses. Kavya is eager to help young kids broaden their knowledge and is thrilled to be a Vern tutor!

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Siddharth Dsari

Siddharth is a junior attending Methacton High School in Pennsylvania. As an ambitious student and an avid member of the Methacton Mentors, Siddharth is excited to mentor and tutor the students in Vern classes!

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Liam Drake

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Jonathan Yang

Jonathan is currently a freshman attending Germantown Friends School. He maintains good grades and has a background in a variety of extracurricular activities, such as math, computer science, music, and art. He is thrilled for the opportunity to improve his community through Vern!

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Kyle Kim

Kyle is a sophomore at Methacton High School. He maintains high grades in both honors and AP classes. Kyle has experience in tutoring from his time volunteering as a teacher assistant at a Korean school. Kyle is excited to teach his students and help them grow as students throughout his time at Vern!

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Nihar Joshi

Nihar is a rising junior at Methacton High School. Nihar's interests lie in math, computer science, and the physical sciences. Nihar is ready to help young students at Vern in meeting their success!

Mianna Ly

Mianna is a rising senior at Methacton High School. Mianna is also involved in other volunteer organizations such as the National Charity League where she helps volunteer locally. Mianna is excited to get to know and help other students.

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