Our Team

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.

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.

Yasser Habhoub ('27) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. He joined Metis because he enjoys teaching and wants to give students the support and encouragement they need to succeed. Having not had many opportunities growing up to work with tutors who were genuinely invested in his success, Yasser wants to be that kind of tutor for others. Outside of Metis, you can find him helping his dad with work, trying to learn a new language, or spending time with friends. 

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.

Roisin Quiah (‘27) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. She loves art history and explores various mediums of art during her free time. Her passion for art has caused her to inspire young artists to build their art skills. From helping students with shsat she has grown to love teaching. She enjoys baking cheesecake and loves listening to music.

Jake Chan ('27) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. He joined the Metis Project to continue connecting with students through tutoring and learning. His interests include science and engineering. Outside of Metis, he is captain of the Stuy swim team and enjoys reading, following tennis, and doing the NYT Games.

Alexander Smelyansky (‘27) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. He joined the Metis Project to help kids learn more math and move up math levels outside of school. Outside of Metis, he volunteers at an airplane museum and is co-president of StuyAviators. In his free time, he likes to watch the New York Rangers and New York Knicks and play tennis. 

Marius Ancheta ('27) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. An advocate for providing quality guidance and education to every dedicated student, he joined the Metis Project to help middle school students in their journey to high school. Outside of Metis, he is a science writer for Stuyvesant's the Spectator newspaper and a community service volunteer. In his free time, Marius enjoys travelling around the world, reading literature, and hanging out with friends. 

Michael Zhu ('28) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. He joined the Math Department at Metis to help younger students get more comfortable with math and enjoy working through hard problems. Outside of Metis, he's a three-time AIME qualifier and a member of Stuyvesant's swim team, where he holds a PSAL record in the 200 medley relay. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball and board games with friends.

Jinyi Jiang ('28) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. Growing up, she realized that education was the most powerful tool for people---including youth and children---to empower themselves and make change. She joined the Metis Project in the hopes of spreading this joy and passion for learning to her tutees and fellow classmates. Outside of tutoring, she enjoys playing the piano, reading mystery & thriller novels, and checking out the numerous study spots in NYC.

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.

Fiona Chen (‘28) is a student as Stuyvesant High School. She joined the Metis Project to make education accessible and fun for every student! In her free time, she likes to take walks, play violin, and listen to music.

Tanvir Hoque ('28) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. He initially joined Metis to earn volunteer hours, but as he began tutoring different students throughout the year, he realized how much he enjoyed helping students improve and seeing the happiness of both students and parents. He especially enjoys tutoring math and the SHSAT. Outside of Metis, you can find him playing soccer, gaming with friends, or going on long runs.

Jennifer Chen ('28) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. Through the Metis Project, her passion for guiding and uplifting others has intensified through seeing the entire team's compassion for helping others. The Metis Project has truly grown her into somebody that enjoys supporting other people in improving their skills. Besides the Metis Project, she volunteers regularly at a senior nursing home and directs another non-profit.

Ryan Huang (‘28) is a student at Stuyvesant High School. He joined the Metis Project to spread curiosity and interest in math to younger students, and believes that anyone can learn seemingly boring subjects through interesting, engaging ideas. Outside of Metis, he volunteers teaching afterschool lessons to students in elementary and middle schools about STEM topics. In his free time, he likes to read, doodle, and especially play rhythm games.

Kangsan Dickerson ('29) is a student at Stuyvesant High School with a passion in biochemistry. He joined the Metis Project as a tutor to "spread the love," but returned as an admin after some humbling experiences as a camp counselor. He is interning at the Alley Pond Environmental Center and is currently desperately submitting his systemic review manuscript to disgruntled scientific journals.