Meet the NHEG Teachers and Tutors

Sheila lives in Southern California and has been a community college writing professor for over 10 years. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Chapman University and a BA in English from CSU Northridge. During her time as a graduate student, she tutored students in the university’s writing center and worked as an instructional aid for a parent participation preschool. Before her foray into education, she worked for 7 years as a managing editor for automotive magazines.

In addition to her volunteer work for NHEG as a tutor and proofreader, Sheila volunteers for 3 other organizations. She is part of a committee at her college working to support faculty rights at her campus, is the president of a small non-profit organization providing educational resources to a local elementary school and is a board member for a non-profit organization that advocates for victims of domestic violence.

Although she is a busy single mother trying to enjoy every moment with her active 10-year old boy, she finds time for her Anglophilia, her favorite pastimes of reading and writing and indulging in her love for Star Wars. And, whenever possible, Sheila and her son squeeze in travel to their favorite spots in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains, camping with extended family, and trips to new places, having recently taken their first journey out of the country. They are currently working on a novel about their travels.

Leah Sedy, the oldest in a homeschooling family of 8, grew up in the Pacific Northwest. She enjoyed helping her younger siblings with their work as well as studying foreign languages. Leah holds a bachelor’s degree in Japanese from Linfield College of Oregon, with a minor in Communications. Since graduating, she has lived and worked in Japan for the past 5 years. Teaching English to all ages, tutoring beginners in Japanese and exploring her second home in Kyoto are a few of the many things that Leah enjoys!

Sampan is a junior at Salem High School, located in Canton, Michigan. He is planning to take AP Calculus BC and AP Chemistry in his junior year. Some of his hobbies include playing tennis and reading. He loves helping people in any way possible and is excited about tutoring students who may need some extra help with math. His career goal is to earn a degree in computer science at the University of Michigan.

Linghua moved to the U.S. in January 2020. She was an associate professor in Guangzhou, China and engaged in communication education for 15 years. As an undergraduate, Linghua studied Chinese Literature and Education at Jiangxi Normal University in China. This course of study was aimed at training Chinese language teachers. After graduating, she worked in the media for eight years as a reporter and editor. She won more than 20 national, provincial and municipal awards for news works and radio programs. After giving birth to her child, she studied at Jinan University and got a M.A. in Communications in 2005. She became a visiting scholar in The School of Media and Journalism, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2017

Meghna Kilaparthi is a junior at the University of Cincinnati majoring in Biochemistry with a certificate in Minority Health. She is on a pre-med track and is a part of numerous organizations in and out of school such as research and volunteering at Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center. Additionally, she has over 6 years of experience tutoring and is currently a Lead Tutor for Bearcat Buddies at UC in which she tutors underprivileged kids in the Clifton area.

I’m a junior at Yorba Linda High School. I was born in Taiwan and moved to the U.S. when I was 12. I enjoy playing tennis, listening to music, and interacting with children. I’m excited for tutoring with New Heights Educational Group as I look forward to promoting the Chinese language and culture for many others.

Nina Le, a Junior at Porter Ridge High School, strives to become an artist and sew it into her future career. Her passions consist of any form of art, the environment/climate, and helping others. She pursues this by being a tutor, graphic designer, and environmental activist.”