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After graduating from Colgate University, Michelle combined working in the Financial Services sector in NYC with SAT and ACT tutoring at all of the large tutoring companies. She quickly realized that she loved working with kids and went on to obtain her Masters in Education from Seton Hall. Michelle has been teaching and tutoring for nearly 20 years! Michelle has a certificate in College Counseling from UCLA and is a proud member of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors…

Michelle has been Jersey Girls Lacrosse Association Coach since 2018!

Travis, a native New Yorker who attended Riverdale Country School, earned a double major in Biomedical Engineering and French from Yale in 2018. He starts his PhD in Biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins in the summer of 2020. Travis taught biology at a NYC charter school, which includes test prep for the Living Environment Regents, the SAT II biology test, and SAT math. Travis began tutoring in high school eight years ago. Always looking for further opportunities to pursue his…

Travis performed in Footloose in middle school and Kevin Bacon came to see it! His mother has the photo to prove it!

Melissa just completed Columbia Law School. Prior, she graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in History and a certificate in Values and Public Life, a program that combined politics and philosophy courses. She earned the rank of Salutatorian in her high school class in Long Island, and was named an Intel Talent Search Semifinalist for her scientific research on the diets of lemon sharks in the Bahamas. She enjoys going to comedy shows and Yankees games.

Melissa can ride a unicycle.

Maya is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree in Sociocultural Anthropology at Columbia University. She understands first-hand the challenges of remote learning, participating in online courses this summer at Columbia and concluding the semester with a 4.0 GPA. Some of Maya's notable accomplishments include winning the Bills.com National Essay Contest in 2018 and being named a Captain within the Ron Brown Leaders Network. Originally from Los Angeles, Maya started working in childcare at age 10. She has over 5 years of…

Maya is a big fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and once watched every movie in a row over the course of 3 days.

Kairn graduated from Harvard in 2017 with an S.B. in Mechanical Engineering. He tutored fellow Harvard students in math and physics and volunteered as a tutor helping underprivileged elementary and junior high students in Boston. Kairn was very involved with the Black Men's Forum and played club basketball. He grew up in rural Illinois, enjoying the company of his three younger siblings, whom he continues to help with coursework. Using a personalized approach, Kairn genuinely connects with each student to…

Kairn spent his undergrad years working in a particle physics and cosmology lab on the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope -- a billion dollar telescope under construction in Chile which promises to uncover the mysteries behind dark matter and dark energy.

Mark graduated Cum Laude from Duke University’s Engineering School with a double major Electrical/Biomedical Engineering degree and a minor in French; then graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Tulane Graduate School of Science and Engineering, where he earned two Masters in Engineering (Biomedical and Electrical), plus an “ABD” (all but dissertation) towards a PhD in Robotics Engineering. Mark began his career designing robots for factory automation with a specialty in computer vision with Texas Instruments. Subsequently, Mark graduated Summa Cum…

Mark builds his own super computers from scratch and is a self-taught pianist.

Martin hails from “Lawn Guyland,” New York, though years in New England--and, more recently, Olde England--have rendered him more presentable to polite company. As a non-legacy student from a large, unexceptional school district, he received admissions offers from Cornell, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Dartmouth, Brown and Harvard, his alma mater, where he graduated with honors in 2016. Martin has nearly 7 years tutoring and 5 years consulting in college admissions and college essay writing. He has consulted in the…

Martin has been a Game Master in Dungeons & Dragons for six years and runs a continuous monthly campaign.

Cecilia has worked full-time and part-time for various tutoring agencies and learning centers, both one-on-one and in a classroom setting, for the past five years. She specializes in test prep, languages, and writing. Born and raised in Washington D.C., with a mother from Argentina, she grew up fluent in Spanish. In fact, she is trilingual in English, Spanish, and French, having taken French classes for twelve years. She graduated from Wesleyan University where she double majored in Theater and Psychology.…

I grew up with a pet rabbit that I walked on a leash around D.C.

After graduating from Tulane University, Paisley first taught English to adults in Asia and was then accepted into the NYC Teaching Fellows, a demanding, competitive program to develop top-notch candidates. Through the program, she received a Masters Degree in Education, and NY State teaching certification in grades PreK through 6th. Her experience includes multiple years of teaching PreK, Kindergarten, 2nd, and 5th grades, as well as English as a New Language, in private, public and charter elementary and high schools.…

Paisley competed with the Gotham Girls, 5-time winners of the Roller Derby World Cup. Teammates included a Google exec, a district attorney and 2 astrophysicists.

Katie graduated (virtually this spring) with high distinction from University of Michigan, with a major in Math Education and a minor in Psychology Education. During college, she tutored and taught for multiple schools and academic programs, including the Academic Center for Student Athletes at University of Michigan and Breakthrough Collaborative in Brooklyn. A significant factor in her formula for students’ success has been instilling systematic time management and other organization skills. Katie has specialized in teaching math, from middle school…

Katie has a huge family, with 3 siblings and over 25 cousins!

Teresa is a born and bred New Yorker who is familiar with going to school in the city, having attended Stuyvesant. After graduating from Brown University, she moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands to work in education for the next 14 years. Teresa just earned her Masters in Developmental Psychology at Teachers College Columbia, where she focused on the social and neurocognitive processes of learning. She has helped countless students find success in everything from learning how to read, passing…

Teresa is a proud left-hander who once had the pleasure of teaching an entire class of left-handers (there were only three students)!

Kai Lin graduated from University of Rochester with honors in Psychology, then earned a Master's of Science degree in Clinical Psychology at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore. She is currently “ABD” (all but dissertation) at Loyola’s Clinical Psychology PsyD program. As a former U.S. expat living in Shanghai, she worked as a teaching assistant at a local Chinese elementary school, helping first graders with English. She utilizes skills in Mandarin and Shanghainese to teach English reading and writing skills. Kai…

Kai Lin learned to make balloon animals for charity and is pretty good at making balloon giraffes.

Eury is a dancer, choreographer and dance educator. Born in the Dominican Republic, he moved to the U.S. at age 4, and was raised just outside of Boston. He excelled as a student in high school and became a highly sought-after tutor throughout his four year tenure. He subsequently graduated with honors from Wesleyan University, where he received his B.A in Biology and Dance in 2016. He furthered his dance education at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts,…

While in utero, during ultrasounds, Eury's legs were always crossed, so his parents didn't discover the sex of their baby until he was born.

Susan Heuman holds a Ph.D in History from Columbia University with a Certificate of the Russian Institute (renamed the Harriman Institute), where she was a Visiting Scholar. Previously, she earned her Masters in History, also at Columbia. Specializing in European, Russian and Soviet History, History and Film, as well as Genocide and Holocaust studies, her writings have been published by the Harvard University Press and major international academic journals. Professor Heuman has taught at NYU, Manhattanville College, and the Center…

Susan taught Russian and Soviet History at the University of Zambia for three years.

Dan is enjoying his 5th year tutoring algebra full-time in a NYC public high school -- making a total of eight years of happily tutoring middle- and high-school Math. Including 5 years of enlightening clients with Ivy Tutors. He is the go-to guru in Algebra Regents for ou school clients as well. With a college degree in Mechanical Engineering, he understands how all the Math ideas fit together, and how to demystify them, even for the math phobic. When he…

Space travel: You throw a ball up in the air; I'll hit it with my ball in mid-air. That's how spaceships manage to hook up, thanks to the power of MATH!

Chris majored in Modern European History in college, giving him a great background to tutor students in subjects like AP Literature, Language, US History, World History, and European History. Yet Chris is by no means limited to tutoring subjects in the Humanities. His experiences in college admissions advising helped him build up strong skills in test preparation and strategy, and he is one of the most popular tutors in our network for the SAT and ACT as well as the…

Chris lives in Upstate Manhattan with his wife, his son, and his hound dog.

Jenna is a PhD candidate in mathematics at NYU. She recently graduated from Yale University, where she double majored in mathematics and philosophy. As an undergraduate, she cofounded a student group that works to alleviate barriers to access in STEM fields at Yale. As a tutor, she seeks to create a supportive and comfortable environment for students to flourish. Math can be a daunting subject for many; Jenna assists students by presenting mathematical ideas in an approachable and intuitive way.…

Sophomore year of college, Jenna and her roommates ran a bakery out of their dorm."

A graduate of Horace Mann, currently at Stanford University studying math and political science, Alex is passionate about sharing knowledge and experience with younger students.Throughout high school and college, in New York City and Palo Alto, he has tutored a wide range of subjects and test prep to various ages and types of learners. He strives to understand individual’s needs and learning styles to customize his tutoring method and approach. In subjects related to reading and writing, he focuses on…

He can whistle like a bird and is happy to demonstrate.

Dana is working on her PhD in Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania, where she has taught Spanish language and literary theory classes and worked as the Teacher's Assistant for World Cinema classes. She also has a BA in Writing, and professional journalism, publishing and translation experience, and has published several essays on film, literature and art. Dana has also worked as a tutor in two university writing centers in addition to tutoring a range of subjects from Spanish…

She knows how to dance tango!

A Philadelphia native, Charlie is in his second year in the MD/PhD program at Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering. He graduated Yale University summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA in 2016 with a degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. At Yale, he served as president of the club running team and performed research on RNA triple helices. He was one of only ten members in his class inducted into Phi Beta Kappa as juniors. Upon graduation, he received the Russell Henry Chittenden…

As a Yale sophomore, Charlie discovered a new species of fungus in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Amanda is pursuing her degree in Civil Engineering and Architecture at Columbia University, making Dean’s List with a 3.9 GPA. She is currently on a gap year and will return to school next fall as a Junior. In 2018, she graduated summa cum laude from Horace Greeley High School. Amanda grew up in Chappaqua, NY, where she tutored elementary, middle and high school students in mathematics. She has also tutored physics students at Columbia. She was honored as a recipient…

Amanda loves the outdoors, and has hiked the second tallest mountain in New York, Algonquin Peak!

A New Orleans native and daughter of a doctor, Carine graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins University, where she earned a B.S. in Neuroscience, with a minor in Psychology. Recently transplanted to Chelsea, she is pursuing an M.S in Environmental Health at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health, while also applying to medical school. She scored in the 99th percentile on her MCAT. At Hopkins, Carine was a Teaching Assistant in General Biology for two years, responsible for teaching sections…

Carine lives on the same block as Susan Sarandon and is a classically-trained pianist!

Laura graduated Williams College, earning a B.A. in English and Art History & Studio Practice. As an undergraduate, she was a teaching assistant in the art department, and taught frequently at Hopkins Forest, leading children on ecology and history-themed field trips. Laura was also captain of the track & field team and an a capella singer. Based in New York City and Eastern Long Island, Laura loves encouraging students to explore their inquisitive and creative pursuits. She believes that an…

Laura runs a weekly writing group for her friends and colleagues, and is organizing a mentorship program for students historically unrepresented in the arts.

Born in Paris, Félix moved to the US on a Fulbright scholarship to complete his Masters in Jazz Guitar at the world-renowned jazz program at Queens College, and is currently enrolled in the highly selective Artist Diploma program at Juilliard. His also earned a Bachelor in Computer Science from the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, and studied classical piano for a decade. An award-winning performing and recording artist on the New York jazz scene, Félix also keeps a…

A cat lover and parent, Félix has fostered dozens of cats and helped to find them good homes!

Karen is an actress and collaborative theatre artist from Northern California, living in NYC. She received her BA in Theatre Arts from San Francisco State University, where she also dove headfirst into American Indian Studies, Holistic Health, and Comparative World Literature, as well as feminist and anti-racist activism. Karen trained in Shakespearean, Contemporary, Physical, and Collaborative Theatre at the British American Drama Academy (Oxford), with Theatre du Soleil (Paris), and at Flying Actor Studio Conservatory (San Francisco). She also studied…

Samuel Morse, the inventor of Morse Code, is Karen's ancestor.

Noah, a born and raised New Yorker, graduated Stuyvesant High School. Scoring in the 99th percentile on his SATs, he attended the University of Wisconsin Madison and the London School of Economics. He is currently finishing up his Cornell Executive MBA. Noah has extensive experience tutoring for the SHSAT, as well as the SAT, ACT, NY Regents, and other pre-college exams. He is also experienced tutoring for middle school and high school courses in a variety of subjects, significantly raising…

Love to run in organized races, and aim to complete a marathon in 2021.

Raphael is a filmmaker, writer and animator, starting an MFA program in Creative Writing at NYU in the Fall of 2020. Born in California, he grew up in Costa Rica and attended a French lycée, so is fully fluent in Spanish, French and English. He graduated with Honors from Wesleyan University in 2015, where he tutored his peers in language learning, essay writing, and instructed inmates through the Wesleyan Center for Prison Education. After graduation, he taught Spanish in New…

Raphael was named after the 16th century Renaissance painter or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, depending on who is asking.

Portia is a filmmaker, crossword developer for the New York Times, and educator. Born and raised in New York City, she attended the Hewitt School where she started peer tutoring in 7th grade. She graduated with honors from Wesleyan University in 2014, majoring in Psychology and Classics. After graduation, she taught English in Spain before working as a counselor for the nonprofit Henry Street Settlement, where she tutored 9th and 10th grade students in all subjects, including prepping for the…

Portia has won several Harry Potter Trivia Championships and can offer tutoring for anyone interested in claiming her title.

A native New Yorker from the Bronx, born to Puerto Rican parents, Robert is fluent in Spanish. After attending public school, he received a scholarship from Harvard College where he studied Epic Literature culminating in his dissertation on Joyce’s Ulysses. After Harvard, he returned to his passion as an artist and achieved a double major BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in painting and printmaking. He subsequently received an MFA from Hunter College in painting, printmaking, and installation art.…

Robert's love of art began as a child collecting comic books. Comic imagery appears in many of his art works and he currently possesses one of the largest Batman action figure collections around.

Adam was born and raised in Lower Manhattan to two Egyptian immigrants. He went to the New York City Lab School in Chelsea for middle and high school and then attended Yale, where he studied Art and Graphic Design. At Yale he was involved with cutting edge research in virtual and augmented reality and has since developed a passion for emerging technologies. This spring he completed App Academy, a 16-week coding bootcamp with a less than 3% acceptance rate, which…

Adam was a teaching assistant for his high school math teacher's geometry class. He'd like to say hi and thank you to Ms. Weinstein for instilling in him a passion for math and problem solving.

Louisa graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Political Science with a focus on Latin American politics. She studied abroad twice, in Argentina and in Cuba, where she honed her Spanish speaking skills. After college, Louisa pursued her lifelong dream of teaching elementary school at a charter school in Washington, DC, where she grew up. After teaching 3 years there, she moved to New York City to earn a master’s degree in Childhood…

Louisa wrote a letter to Miss Manners when she was eight. She wanted to know if she needed to say, “Excuse me” when she burped silently. Miss Manners responded and published her letter in the newspaper.

Sam, a junior at Columbia, double-majors in History and Hispanic Studies. A passionate student of architecture and cities, he graduated from high school in three years and spent a gap year working at an affordable housing nonprofit in the South Bronx. At Columbia, Sam is the Editor-in-Chief of The Blue and White, the oldest magazine on campus, where he manages a staff of 60+ writers, editors, and artists. Last summer, he studied abroad in Mexico City as a Columbia Presidential…

An avid hiker, Sam has climbed all 46 of the 4,000+ ft. mountains in the Adirondacks—twice!

Calla is a born and raised Brooklyn native, who graduated from Saint Ann's School, where she was a National Merit Scholar. She loved the freedom that St. Ann's provided in her education, allowing her to take a wide variety of courses in all fields, with a particular fondness for math and science. She then attended Wellesley College where she continued taking courses from a vast liberal arts curriculum. She was able to rekindle her love of theatre, majoring in Theatre…

Calla has hiked all 46 high peaks in New York State!

Cara has over a decade of experience helping children with dyslexia and language-based learning differences learn to read and comprehend to their potential. She is passionate about supporting students and their parents as they move from academic overwhelm to calm empowerment. As the Executive Director of Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, an intensive reading remediation clinic, Cara designed and implemented differentiated instruction plans, performed four-hour diagnostic evaluations, and presented lectures and case studies at education conferences and top neuropsychology clinics in NYC.…

Cara is working on publishing her first children's book

Isabelle grew up in New York City in a French/American family and did all her schooling at New York City schools, including the Lycée Français de New York, the Salk School of Science, and the specialized High School of American Studies at Lehman College. She holds two degrees from NYU, making Dean’s List all four years undergrad, then earning her M.A. in International Relations in 2019. Her graduate research centered around socio-historical and environmental issues in the global fashion industry.…

She is surprisingly accurate at lip-reading!

A graduate of Yale University (B.A.), Johns Hopkins University (M.F.A.), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.A.), Rosanna is a poet and essayist whose work appears in publications like The Harvard Review, Best New Poets, The Hopkins Review, and 32 Poems. Her teaching experience over the years ranges from one-on-one tutoring (middle school and high school students) to developing courses and teaching classrooms of up to thirty students at Johns Hopkins University and instructing various subjects at a woman's facility on…

Rosanna ran into Steven Spielberg at J. Crew in New Haven.

Dennis, who grew up in Baltimore, is a natural teacher: he has been tutoring since 8th grade. This experience pushed him intellectually and resulted in broad, diverse intellectual interests. Perhaps, as a result, Dennis had trouble deciding on a major when he started at Cornell University; he ended up graduating with three majors (history, government and philosophy) and a 3.99 GPA. He later attended Yale Law School, where he focused on business and corporate law, and completed coursework at the…

Dennis has two adorable cats, including one who is under the mistaken impression that he is a dog -- he even plays fetch!

Grant’s success in AP courses and standardized test scores, including a perfect 36 on the ACT and 2300 on the SAT, earned him honors at the White House in 2016 as one of 161 U.S. Presidential Scholars by the Department of Education, and led him to be sought out as a tutor while still in high school. Graduating Columbia University, he has been accepted at Harvard Law School, starting in 2 years. He plans to focus on Environmental Law, a…

An avid Lorde fan, Grant gave the songstress a portrait he made of her and a KC “Royals” cake (which she then posted on Instagram) when he met her in Kansas City in 2014.

Kailey is a French-American, born and raised New Yorker. She attended the LFNY, until the age of thirteen when her family moved to Paris. After graduating high school with a Baccalaureat diploma and honors in Literature, Languages and Philosophy, she moved back to the states to attend Wellesley College, where she majored in English and minored in Philosophy. In college, Kailey rediscovered her loves of singing and performing. She was an active member of the Wellesley College Shakespeare Society, a…

Kailey speaks four languages; English, French, Spanish and Italian.

Appointed by Teach for America, Divya teaches special education at South Bronx Preparatory High School. She is a graduate of Baruch College, CUNY with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Psychology Honors Society, Psi Chi) and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Special Education for Adolescents, Grades 7-12 and Generalist Grades 5-9 at Relay Graduate School of Education (formerly part of Hunter College). She has tutored extensively for three years at Kumon Tutoring Center specializing in writing and reading…

Divya owns a salon with her family and gets to express her artistic side with elaborate henna designs.

A cum laude graduate of Yale University, Alex is a professional composer and music director in the NY theatre scene. At Yale, he wrote three musicals and toured the world with the Whiffenpoofs, Yale's all-senior a cappella group (and the oldest a cappella group in the country), for which he managed trips to Israel, Kenya, Zanzibar and Cape Town. Alex works as a teaching artist for Disney Musicals in Schools, an arts education initiative sponsored by Disney Theatrical Group, which…

In fifth grade, Alex won the Boys 50 yard breaststroke event at the New Jersey Swimming 10 & Under State Championships, becoming (for a time) the fastest ten-year-old breaststroke swimmer in NJ.

Brendon earned his PhD in Classics from Stanford University, after receiving his MA in Latin from Bryn Mawr College, and his BA from Reed College. For more than 25 years in higher education, he has taught all levels of Latin and ancient Greek language and literature, Roman culture, as well as European and American literary and intellectual history. This includes nine years as a professor at Wellesley College where he garnered the Apgar Award for Teaching Excellence, recognizing a faculty…

Brendon used to be a salmon fishing guide in Alaska!

Shakir majored in Religion and minored in Philosophy and Pure Mathematics at the University of Vermont, where he graduated in 2015. During college he worked at the UVM Writing Center as a Writing Tutor for undergraduate students in all subjects. Before starting at NYU in their Religious Studies Master of Arts program in 2018, he worked for 3 years as an Academic Coach for students with autism, executive functioning challenges and other learning differences at Mansfield Hall -- a national…

Shakir has toured with multiple bands playing bass guitar and trombone around the U.S., U.K., Africa and South America. He also loves to give music lessons!

Michael, a recent graduate with honors of the University of Chicago, is now studying at the NYU Wagner School of Public Service. He serves as Director of Strategic Initiatives at Bay Ridge Center-- a nonprofit community center in Brooklyn. At age 14, he founded Points for Patriots, which he has expanded into Maroon Veterans Alliance, a nationally recognized non-profit. At UChicago, Michael served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Chicago Journal of Foreign Policy, and also served for First Lady Michelle…

Michael is (sadly) a lifelong New York Jets fan, and he traveled on the team plane in the 2012 season to an away game in Buffalo. Shockingly, the Jets won 27-11 that day. Coincidence?

Eri (nickname for Erica), a very friendly certified special educator, is experienced as both a lead classroom teacher and as a one-on-one tutor for over 5 years. Before earning her B.A. in Psychology from Brown where she worked as a teaching assistant, then her M.A. in Special Education from Teachers College at Columbia University, Eri attended high school at Friends Seminary in Manhattan. Always a bit of a geek, she scored 800 on both the SAT Math section and the…

Eri is fluent in reading and writing backwards, which might come in handy someday.

A New York native, Nicole attended Stuyvesant High School. After graduating from Binghamton University with a BS in Integrative Neuroscience and a minor in Comparative Literature, she scored in the 98th percentile on her MCAT. She attributes this success to a combination of invaluable help and hard work. Nicole is about to start her first year at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she currently works as a Research Technician, studying various behavioral processes. She also volunteers as a Crisis…

Asking Nicole if you can see some photos of her dog will make her feel like she just won the lottery!

Yoav moved to New York for Columbia Journalism School, and now writes freelance, yet loves math and science He has always enjoyed helping students understand a diverse array of new subjects and solve problems. Before journalism, he worked as an aide to members of the Israeli parliament, and in other teaching and research positions. At Tel Aviv University he majored in economics, graduating near the top of his class, and also studied accounting, philosophy and cognitive sciences. He spent a…

Yoav wrote a paper in game theory (economics) analyzing dating strategies. He is also a speechwriter, in two languages.

Originally from San Francisco, Justin has a Masters in dramatic literature from the Sorbonne (Paris) and an MFA in playwriting from Yale. For more than ten years, he has helped hundreds of students boost their scores as a test prep tutor (SAT/ACT, SAT/AP French) and boost their admissions prospects as a college application consultant and currently leads our popular College Essay Bootcamp. Yale, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, Boston College, and NYU are some recent admits for happy students. He has taught writing…

His ears are different sizes.

Directly after graduating Brown University in 2014, with degrees in Political Science and Economics, Jordan was fortunate to work for the prestigious Boston Consulting Group. He spent two action-packed years advising Fortune 500 CEOs on their most demanding problems. After consulting, he worked as a Technical Architect at the distributed computing startup, Improbable, the first “unicorn” startup (meaning +$1B in value) in the UK. Throughout high school and college, he competed in ultimate frisbee, winning one national championship and one…

When he was young, Jordan had a splenectomy resulting in (no joke) 6 spleens. The same week Jordan developed this, 'House' had an episode about a patient with multiple spleens.

Ly Tran is a Vietnamese immigrant who grew up in New York City. She attended the Bronx High School of Science where she was co-founder and co-captain of an award-winning Robotics team called the Fe Maidens (Fe as in the atomic symbol for Iron). She majored in Creative Writing and Linguistics at Columbia University, graduating summa cum laude and phi beta kappa. Ly’s writing has earned her a fellowship at the MacDowell Colony, a residency at the Yaddo Artist Colony…

Using the International Phonetic Alphabet, Ly wrote, designed and illustrated the first book ever written in Ikota, an endangered language with no writing system, spoken in the Gabonese Republic. It was a pop-up book called How Ihiako (The Ant Who Bites) Got Its Name.