MEET OUR TUTORS!

Jeong-min Seo

Director/English Tutor

Margaret Baker

Marcy Hires

Jin Yoo

Operational Manager / Science Tutor

English tutor/essay counselor

English Tutor

M.A Eastern Michigan University in Linguistics and TESOL

Biography

She has worked in Clague Middle School as an assistant ESL teacher and has been teaching Adults and K-12 students since 2008. With her academic background in U.S and Korea, she can teach both curriculums as needed. Her most specialized field of teaching is SAT and ACT for college preparation. She will provide practical tips and assistance for students to improve their scores on the tests. She is also interested in instructing adults who need to learn the foundation of English in speaking, writing, and reading. Her passion and care for the students motivate the students to improve their academic skills.

Ph.D University of Michigan in Asian Language and Culture

Biography

Margaret has been editing college essays (and loving it!) for over a decade. Her educational background includes a B.A. in Comparative Literature from Princeton, an M.A. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard, and a Ph.D. in Chinese Literature from the University of Michigan. She taught English for two years at Tianjin, University in Tianjin, China, and led teams of English teachers for five summers to Shanghai and Tianjin. Together with her husband of 28 years, she has raised five children, one now finishing up at Harvard Law, a second in UM Medical School, the third in a Social Work Master’s Program at UM, a fourth at UM, and the fifth at MSU Engineering. She has coached students accepted at many colleges, including Stanford, all of the ivy league colleges, Vanderbilt, U Chicago, MIT, UC Berkeley, Georgia Tech, Northwestern, MSU, and UM.

B.S University of Michigan in

Biochemistry

Biography

He has taught AP Chemistry and Biology at Lime Tutoring since 2020. His academic background included a B.S in Biochemistry with a special focus on Organic Chemistry. He hopes to ignite his students' passion for the biological sciences and prepare them for university level STEM coursework. If any students have a desire to pursue science beyond the AP level, His experience as TA for the Organic Chemistry sequence at UofM will help sate their curiosity. He also has extensive experience in both SAT and GMAT prep.

Language Arts Teacher Certificate, B.A Oregon State University in English

Biography

Marcy draws upon her study of English at Oregon State University (with highest scholarship; language arts teacher certification), as well as at Lewis & Clark College through the Oregon Writing Project. She worked as a public school teacher for five years before directing her attention to raising three sons (now grown). She has worked for the last ten years in Ann Arbor as a private language arts tutor, specializing in upper elementary to middle school ages. Whether reticent learners or advanced writers, all students who study with Marcy grow in the skill of written communication and literary analysis through weekly journals, vocabulary study, and writing and reading of all kinds. Marcy’s students have been finalists in writing contests, from the Ann Arbor District Library to the John Locke Institute in Oxford, England. Her students have gone on to study at the Chadwick International School and Korea International School as well as at top-tier universities. However, Marcy feels her greatest accomplishment is when students feel welcomed into her lessons and leave as strong writers and lifelong lovers of reading.