Faculty & Staff
Grace Chen
Executive Principal
Grace Chen
Grace Chen
Executive Principal

- High School Senior Teacher 中学高级教师

- Honored the title of Special-class Principal by Chengdu Education Bureau 特级校长

- Senior Home Education Instructor

- Instructor for Seminar in Operation and Management of International School by Peking University

- Worked as deputy director for Wuhou County Bureau of Education in Chengdu

- Worked as founder principal for The Affiliated Foreign Language School of SCNU

- High school principal training program organized by the Ministry of Education in China

- International Education Leadership Program organized by UCL & Tsinghua University (in progress)

- BS. in Biology Education in China West Normal University

- Teaching experience in China since 1993

- Worked as a deputy director for Department of Education and Development Center of South China Normal University

Joseph Hearn
Academic Principal
Joseph Hearn
Joseph Hearn
Academic Principal

- Master of Science in Special Education, Oklahoma State University

- Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, Oklahoma State University

- Bachelor of Arts in General Studies, Arkansas State University
- State Teaching License and TESOL certification


- Worked for HengShui No.1 High School and Hangzhou No.4 High School as a teacher and Principal


- Taught as a Professor at Renmin University Beijing


- Worked as an academic coordinator in Intl. High School aff. to Renmin University

Ms. Jing Jin (Yuki)
Head of College Counseling & AP Coordinator
Ms. Jing Jin (Yuki)
Ms. Jing Jin (Yuki)
Head of College Counseling & AP Coordinator

Rice University - College Counseling Certificate

IACAC Institute & College Board- College Counseling Certificate

National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Member

International Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC) Member
AT HFI since 2004


Contact: +86-20-38630695-133

yukijin@gdhfi.com




Derek Schneider
Head of the Social Science dept. AP World History & Art History Teacher (Y11&12)
Derek Schneider
Derek Schneider
Head of the Social Science dept. AP World History & Art History Teacher (Y11&12)

- Bachelor of Arts in Broad Field Social Studies, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

- TEFL certification

- Teaching experience since 2014

- Experienced AP teacher

Matthew Bender
Head of English dept. AP English Literature Teacher
Matthew Bender
Matthew Bender
Head of English dept. AP English Literature Teacher

-Master of Arts in Secondary Education, Piedmont College
-Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Appalachian State University
-Taught AP Literature course in Schools of North America (WASC Accredited) in Vietnam
-Obtained CELTA-Cambridge English Language Teaching Accreditation


Jerry Redfield
AP Economics Teacher (Y11&12)
Jerry Redfield
Jerry Redfield
AP Economics Teacher (Y11&12)

- Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Wheaton College
- Teaching experience since 2012
- Experienced AP teacher

Jenny Ge
Head of Math and Science Department, AP Calculus BC & MC Teacher (Y11&12)
Jenny Ge
Jenny Ge
Head of Math and Science Department, AP Calculus BC & MC Teacher (Y11&12)

- Master of Accounting, Grand Valley State University

- Bachelor of Science in Math Education, Liaoning Normal University

- Taught as a Math teacher in Shanghai and Guangzhou for 20 years

Damon Six
AP Psychology & Sociology & Film Studies Teacher (Y11&12)
Damon Six
Damon Six
AP Psychology & Sociology & Film Studies Teacher (Y11&12)

- Bachelor of Arts, Texas Tech University
- Teacher Certification in Education, University of Texas-Permian Basin
- 23 years experience as Secondary Teacher
- 11th year teaching at HFI

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