Academic Leadership
Linling Chawla | 蔡林伶, Elementary Program Coordinator
Born in Anhui Province and raised in Jiangsu Province, Linling earned her BA in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language at Nanjing Normal University and MA in Curriculum and Instruction at Michigan State University. She holds Chinese teaching certificates (K-12) in Michigan and Illinois, and completed the Leading Learning, Leading People, Leading Change certificates from Harvard Business School Online. She began her teaching career in the US in 2010, and joined PKS in 2015.
Linling co-authored Teaching is a Journey: The Frog in the Well with Amanda Fox and Elodie Resurreccion; the article was published in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics journal Mathematics Teacher: Learning & Teaching PK-12 in November, 2023.
Peipei Chen 陳詩沛, Preschool Instructional Coach
Peipei embarked on her educational journey as a kindergarten teacher in Taiwan, accumulating rich experience in child development, curriculum design, and effective pedagogical strategies. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education with a Minor in Special Education at National Taitung University (formerly National Taitung Teachers' College), and a Master of Science in Education in Psychological Services at the University of Pennsylvania.
Peipei is passionate about providing a structured yet exploratory learning environment that empowers students to flourish. In her role as the Preschool Instructional Coach, she loves working with, and mentoring, new faculty members and helping foster the balance between structure and creativity in their classrooms. She continues to pursue her own professional development, staying informed about research and best practices in education.
Angela Dumalig, Head of High School Counseling, Grade 7 Math
Angela started teaching in 2011 and joined PKS in 2024, bringing a deep appreciation for each child’s unique strengths and talents. A native of San Francisco, she earned her BA in Liberal Studies at San Francisco State University and Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and University of San Francisco. She is also a Certified Professional Coach, Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner by the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching.
Charlotte Mooney, Project Based Learning & English Lead
Charlotte Mooney has taught every grade level at PKS, and is excited to be the school's first Project Based Learning and English lead. Prior to working at PKS, she taught in Scotland, Canada, Thailand, Korea and Ghana. She has spent time studying many languages, but her strongest are Mandarin, French and Latin. She loves helping students to develop their own passions and explore the ways that they learn best.
Charlotte holds a BA in Media and Communications from Goldsmiths College, a teaching credential from Edinburgh University, and a Masters in Language and Literacy Education from San Francisco State University. She first joined PKS as a visiting STEM educator in 2014, where she taught coding to our Pioneer class, who were then just tiny first graders! She now works with students and teachers across the school. Charlotte lives in the Sunset district with her family, and can often be seen arriving at school on her big orange cargo bike!
Sinan Wang | 王思楠, Chinese Literacy & Curriculum Lead
Sinan began her teaching career in 2010 and joined PKS in 2013. She earned her BA in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language at Nanjing University, and her MA in Instruction and Curriculum at Michigan State University.