Peggy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and French from the University of California, Berkeley. During her time at Berkeley, she served as president of Cal’s Taiwanese American Student Association, chair of the East Asian Union, and marketing director of the Global Leadership Conference held at UCB. Additionally, Peggy co-founded the Language Partner and Culture Exchange program at Berkeley. Before joining Hale, she worked in the US, France, China, and the UAE.

Nathan holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Middle East Studies from Brown University. While at Brown, he spent three years as an Arabic teaching assistant, coordinated peer-lead courses for less-commonly-taught languages, and worked as a research assistant for the History Department. Before coming to Hale, Nathan taught fifth-grade English in Nablus, Palestine.

Originally from the Kingdom of Swaziland in southern Africa, Melusi graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy. He began his career in education as a Fellow with the MATCH Charter Public School in Boston, where he tutored and mentored 6th, 7th and 8th graders in all subjects before moving to Dubai. Throughout his career, Melusi has developed test preparation programs for the SAT, SAT Subject Tests, ACT, GRE, and GMAT tests for international test prep companies in Singapore and the US. He has an impressive record working with high-achieving students, many of whom have scored in the 99th percentile on the SAT and ACT and earned perfect 800 scores on the SAT Physics, Chemistry, and Math Level II tests. Melusi has 8 years of teaching experience and is always looking for innovative ways to deliver content and improve student learning.

Jeffrey graduated from New York University with a Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics and Languages. After college, he taught English in Lahore, Pakistan for four years where he helped middle school students develop their literacy in English. After returning to the USA, Jeffrey worked 2 years as a Math and Verbal tutor for SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT in New York and New Jersey for a leading international test prep company before making the shift to Dubai. He has scored in the top 99th percentile on both the SAT and ACT. With 10 years of teaching experience , Jeffrey capably and efficiently guides students to achieve their target scores on standardized tests.

Ijaaz holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from The University of Chicago, where he was awarded full financial aid. He has previously interned in China and India, guiding over one hundred students through the US college application process. During his college years, Ijaaz also worked with the Office of College Admissions at UChicago and as the Director of Operations of Maroon Tutor Match, a student-run tutoring program serving over 400 students in Chicago.

Azusa was born in Tokyo, Japan and graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in social psychology. She went on to obtain her Masters of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. Azusa has 10 years of experience in education. She was a senior tutor for 9 years at a test prep company in New York City before moving to Dubai to continue her career as both an instructor and curriculum developer. She has worked with students on a wide variety of standardized tests including the SAT, ACT, SAT 2 Subject Tests (Math I/II, Chemistry, Biology, and Literature), SSAT/ISEE, and AP Exams (Chemistry and Music Theory). Azusa is also a specialized subject tutor in Chemistry, Biology, Algebra II/Trig, Pre-Calculus, French, and Japanese. She has taught many high-achieving students who have seen an average ACT increase of 5 pointsand average SAT increase of 200 points. She has done extensive work with students on academic skill structuring, organizational skills, and time management. Azusa is also an accomplished concert pianist. She regularly concertizes and conducts music history lectures. She has performed in numerous venues throughout New York, Washington, D.C., Connecticut, Los Angeles, Japan, the UAE, and the Czech Republic.

Arienne Calingo obtained her master’s degree in International Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She also took courses at the Harvard Law School, Harvard Business School, John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Harvard Divinity School. Arienne went to Georgetown University for her undergraduate studies, where she graduated with a major in Theology and a minor in Arabic and Islamic Studies. While at Harvard, Arienne served as the project lead for developing an open e-learning course on diversity, equity, and inclusion for the UNESCO Chair in Open Technologies for Open Educational Resources and Open Learning. Immediately after graduation, Arienne was a Teaching Fellow for the Center for Asia Leadership and taught a Harvard Business School course entitled “Authentic Leadership Development” to students and business executives in Malaysia, Korea, and China. She has also worked in the Philippines, Thailand, and United States before joining Hale. During her free time, Arienne enjoys writing poetry, volunteering, and watching horror films.