Our Team

Vienna Chen

Vice President;

Webmaster;

Art Basics Department Head

Vienna Chen is a rising senior at the Bronx High School of Science. They joined Metis to share their love for teaching and facilitate a space for students to learn. Aside from academics, they also have a passion for visual arts, creative writing, reading, and singing.

Ziying Zhang

Vice President;

Math Department Head

Ziying Zhang is a rising senior at Stuyvesant High School.   She mainly teaches math and creative writing, and is passionate about humanitarian work and the mission the Metis Project has set on. Ziying’s biggest lifelong hobby will always be reading, but she also thoroughly enjoys cooking, baking, and playing piano.

Ariana Lin

Admin

Rexana Chen

Webmaster;

Science Department Head

Rexana Chen is a rising senior at Stuyvesant High School. She loves teaching and has a passion for science. Rexana believes everyone should have the resources to reach their academic goals and strive for more. She hopes to contribute to her tutees' success and accomplishments. Outside of the Metis Project, she is the secretary of StuyOly and competes in Envirothon. She also enjoys playing games (like sudoku), reading fantasy novels, and watching tv shows.

Gephel Kogyal

Chess Department Head

Ruiyin (Amy) Deng

General HS Admissions Department Manager

Amy Deng is a rising senior at Stuyvesant High School. She joined Metis to help guide middle schoolers into their high school journey, both in preparation for the curricula as well as the admissions process. She believes that every student is capable of reaching their goals in academics, and loves teaching younger children. In her free time, she does ballet and contemporary dance, runs, bikes, and enjoys baking and gardening.

Sophie Zhao

SHSAT Department Manager

Sophie Zhao is a rising senior at Stuyvesant High School. She loves helping other students with subjects related to STEM. She joined Metis Project in order to prepare students for the SHSAT exam as well as to assist students with math. She believes that there is educational inequality in this world since some students with the potential to excel in a certain subject don’t receive sufficient training or encouragement, and that Metis Project strives to combat this. Aside from tutoring, she leads her school’s astronomy club and writes for the Science Department of her school newspaper.

Chloe Tam

Puzzles & Riddles Department Head

Chloe Tam is a rising senior at Stuyvesant High School. She, inspired by her past experiences of being guided by tutors, joined Metis in the summer of 2023 to help spread her passion for learning to other students. She is an avid debater and is passionate about creative writing, competition math, music, and law. When she has free time, Chloe loves to bake and cook.