Staff

Karen is a senior at Dougherty Valley High School. She has extensive teaching and curriculum development experience through her time at both BobTutors and the DVHS Future Speakers Club. Outside of teaching, she likes to play the viola and golf.

Frank Shi

Frank is a senior at Dougherty Valley High School with 5 years of teaching experience and 250+ volunteer hours. He won first place at both the Contra Costa County Science Fair and California Science Fair, has two published papers, and is writing his third. In his free time, he enjoys playing violin and going to the gym.

Arshia is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School. She has taught over a hundred students through her experience at ALL for STEAM and Girls Who Code Chapter at DVHS. Additionally, she has experience in curriculum development and management through her aforementioned leadership roles.

Michael Myint

Michael is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School. He has been playing piano for 8 years and cello for 5 years. He has attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and studied under various professional teachers.

Jeannie Huang

Jeannie is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School with extensive tutoring experience through YMCA and various school programs. She has represented her school in Math Olympiad, MATHCOUNTS, AMC8, USABO, and BBO competitions.

Hayagriv Sriram (Haigu)

Haigu is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School who has been playing music for 5+ years, including drums, guitar, and piano. His teaching experience includes both percussion and guitar, and he is proficient in math and physics with experience in engineering and olympiad physics.

Joanna Jiang

Joanna is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School who teaches a variety of subjects from math and science to history and English. She loves working with kids and helping students learn. Outside of tutoring, she enjoys music, art, traveling, painting, and playing guitar.

Josh is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School with three years of tutoring and mentoring experience. He has worked with students ranging from elementary to high school through the DVHS Music Service club, peer tutoring in chemistry, and coaching youth soccer teams. Josh is proficient in math up to precalculus, and highly skilled in Biology, Chemistry, and English.

Dominick is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School. He is a native Mandarin speaker with extensive experience teaching both oral and written Chinese.

Sen Hong

Sen is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School with experience teaching both math and English to non-native speakers. Outside of teaching, he is passionate about engineering, 3D design, and automobiles.

Michael Wang

Michael is a senior at Dougherty Valley High School with several years of teaching experience through the DVHS Science Alliance program, and is part of the DVHS Jazz Band, playing the guitar. He is highly proficient in math, science, and music theory.

Krishna Sreeneel

Krishna is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School with professional teaching experience, working for both Kumon and the DVHS Science Alliance program. He is highly skilled in Biology, achieving Silver in the British Biology Olympiad.

Srivatsa Yanamandra

Srivatsa is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School. He is an aspiring computer scientist with a passion for bettering the community. This is Srivatsa’s first year with Tri Valley Tutoring.

Jay is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School.

Devansh Karavati

Devansh is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School with a deep passion for mathematics and science. He excels in advanced coursework, including AP Calculus BC and AP Biology, and has experience mentoring younger students through the Science Alliance program, helping them grasp complex topics.

Aadvik Kesharwani

Aadvik is a junior at DVHS with extensive experience in contest math (AMC, BMC) and computer science (USACO). He is a certified tutor in AP Calculus BC and below, AP Physics 1, APCSP, and English. In his free time, Aadvik likes to coach top tier Rocket League, play video games and volleyball!

Jeisa Ng

Jeisa is a sophomore at DVHS and a part of the DVHS Leadership team. She serves as the Dance Coordinator for DV’s Vietnamese Student Association and has years of experience coaching fencing. Outside of school, she enjoys filmmaking, video editing, and traveling.

Kayla Li

Kayla is a sophomore at Dougherty Valley High School. She has worked with students from different elementary and middle schools and loves to get to know new people. In her free time, she enjoys eating food and dancing.

Smriti Krishna

Smriti is a sophomore at DVHS with a passion for teaching and science. She has two years of experience teaching at Koos Martial Arts and this past summer gained hands-on molecular biology research experience at CSU East Bay. Outside of academics, Smriti loves to paint and play the alto saxophone.

Hina Lo

Hina is a junior at Dougherty Valley High School with experience in teaching math and science, and is a native Japanese speaker.

Eesha is a sophomore at Dougherty Valley High School.

Arlen is a sophomore at Dougherty Valley High School.

Aarushi Tangellapalli

Aarushi is a sophomore at Dougherty Valley High School with a passion for math, science and working with others. Aarushi is also in the Executive Band Council and loves playing the saxophone. Outside of school she like to read, and hang out with friends.

Jamie is a junior at Monte Vista High School. Jame has experience tutoring students through working at Kumon, as a Mathcounts mentor at my middle school, and through other programs. Jamie is also the president of Monte Vista’s Taiwan club, and she loves to bond with others through learning and shared experiences. In my free time, I love to hang out with my family, go shopping, eat good food, play piano, and play volleyball with friends.

Sage is a senior at DVHS.

Sarah is a junior at AVHS.