Our Team

Sandra Gao ('26) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. She aspires to be like her elementary school teachers that influenced her love of learning, and she believes that everyone can learn given the right support. She joined The Metis Project to help students discover their own love for knowledge, and pursue her passion for teaching others. She also likes to volunteer for her community and is a part Stuyvesant's Key Club. Besides academics, Sandra likes to enjoy time with friends and crochet amigurumi.

Adam Snir (‘27) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. He joined the Metis Project to help explain challenging math concepts to eager students wanting to go above and beyond what was being offered to them. Outside of Metis, he likes to volunteer at a local math museum and take advanced online courses to enhance his knowledge. He also enjoys meeting up with friends and is very fond of playing tennis whenever he has the time.

Aileen Chen ('26) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. Passionate about the arts, she joined Metis to help students with similar interests develop and grow their talents. She believes that with effort and dedication, any student can achieve their goals. As an artist and musician, she spends most of her time painting and preparing for performances. She’s also co-director of her school’s Creative Arts Initiative student committee. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies, playing badminton, and studying psychology.

Alina Dong (’27) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. Having done volunteering as a tutor in the past, she was eager to continue helping others in becoming more knowlegeable through joining the Metis Project. She loves helping others grow, not just in terms of academic but also in terms of giving them the means to pursue their passions. She loves creating art as a hobby, and wants to leave a mark on the world, hence why she participates in Speech & Debate. She enjoys mathematics and science as a way of breaking down the world and putting it back together in a more meaningful way, but when the concepts get difficult she returns to her past time of solving puzzles.

Beatrice Enderes ('28) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. She joined the Metis Project to foster her love for teaching, and wants to help others achieve their goals and dreams in whatever way she can. Outside of Metis, she's involved in her school's baking club, baking cookies, brownies, and other sweet treats! She enjoys singing and volunteering in her local community, both of which she does at her local church during the weekends.

Ariana Lin ('26) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. She joined Metis to help students grow and learn as people and in school. She believes in every student’s opportunities to learn about themselves through their schools, and participates in Speech & Debate as a result. She enjoys reading, listening to music, and watching tv shows.

Ellie Mak (‘26) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. She joined Metis Project because of her passion for explaining things. Through Metis project, she looks to make learning fun and accessible to young students. Outside of Metis project, she is a debater, a Stuy big sib chair and an active volunteer. She is also an avid baker and an enthusiast for Chinese culture.

Emily Chen ('26) is a student at the Bronx High School of Science. She initially joined Metis to earn volunteer hours over the summer, but soon realized that she enjoyed teaching and bonding with students. Out side of Metis, you can find her reading a romance novel or Webtoon, experimenting with new recipes, or gaming with friends.

Erin Cho ('26) attends Stuyvesant High School. She joined Metis because she takes pride in helping students reach new heights through teaching. She loves hearing about her tutees outside of school, and she highly encourages them to share their interests with her. Erin enjoys art, music, and banger novels. If you ever need to find her, try looking in the local aesthetic cafe.

Karen Xu (’26) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. She joined Metis out of her love for interacting with kids and her other experiences tutoring. Outside of Metis, she’s involved with layouting for the school newspaper, robotics, and Girls Who Code. In her free time, she enjoys being a foodie, drinking matcha, and listening to Seventeen.

Marc Haddad ('27) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. He mainly teaches math and science and loves to experiment with a variety of teaching styles. Being in a family with 3 younger siblings, Marc is passionate in using teaching skills he acquired to teach middle and high school students and show the beauty of learning to them. Outside of the Metis Project, Marc is a member of Stuyvesant Seekers and the technology manager for the KillsBoro Chess Club, and he is planning to start his own educational YouTube channel to share his knowledge to others around the world.

Richi Mozumder (‘27) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. She joined the Metis Project to help younger students build confidence in math and see problem-solving as something fun rather than intimidating. Outside of Metis, she is part of Stuyvesant’s Hindu Students’ Council, Cultural Preservation Society, and Varsity Bowling team as well. In her free time, she enjoys watching anime, solving puzzles, building Legos, and drawing.