Like our student body, our faculty comes from several countries including Canada, U.S.A., New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Philippines. And also like our students, they have quickly formed a warm, collegial relationship dedicated to providing the best for our students.

All of our teachers are university graduates with degrees in education or fields related to their specialties and an average of 8 years teaching experience. All have previous experience teaching overseas and teaching students for whom English is a second language.

Name: RICHARD GALLERNO Position: Foreign Language Chairman               ESL/Language Arts Teacher Hometown: Ontario, Canada Education: University of Windsor; Ontario, Canada University of Phoenix Mr. Gallerno (or Mr. G) is from Ontario, Canada. He has over 8 years of experience in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to students of all ages.  He received an Honours B.A. in Educational Psychology, with a minor in English Literature, from the University of Windsor in Canada. He recently completed his Master's of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix. He is dedicated to inquiry-based teaching methods. Mr. Gallerno has enjoyed teaching ESL in South Korea for about 5 years and in China for about 3 years. He loves the Asian culture and, whenever appropriate, seeks to incorporate aspects of the surrounding society into his Language Arts and ESL lessons. He will be continuing as ESL Coordinator for the International Department of XHIS for the second year.  Mr. Gallerno is also the Faculty Coordinator for the XHIS Student Council, which was first organized under his direction in the 2006-2007 school year.  Mr. Gallerno is married to a wonderful Chinese lady, Ms. Xu Xiaoqian, who recently gave birth to twins - a boy and a girl. Both children will attend XHIS in the future because Mr. Gallerno knows that this school has the very best International Department in all of Xi'an. He and his family plan to make China their permanent home.

Name: JOE LIN Position: Chinese Language Teacher Hometown: Xi'an, China Education: XianYang Teachers’ College , China Joe Lin Jing is from China.  She loves China, its culture and language. She is proud to be a Chinese teachers and is committed to engendering a love of Chinese language and culture in her students.

Name: MONICA ZHANG (Zhang Ying) Position: Chinese Language Teacher Hometown: Xi'an, China Education: Xi'an International Studies University Miss Zhang is in the last semester of her bachelor’s degree in Chinese as a Foreign Language. Miss Zhang has worked as a Chinese tutor for overseas students in the Chinese Department of the Xi’an International Studies University, which involved students from about 10 different countries of various Chinese skills from beginner to advanced. She was also employed by the College of Wooster from the U.S., which involved tutoring students for internet distance Chinese education (between China and the US). It follows a set curriculum and focuses on student's speaking and comprehension skills. Miss Zhang is very good at music and dancing, likes organizing various performances, and she loves children. Miss Zhang's mother is an experienced Chinese kindergarten teacher which gives Monica a great teaching resource.