The Team

Karen Jordan

New York Office Manager

          Karen has been with China Study Link since the company's beginning. She has vast experience in the education realm with more than fifteen years of teaching experience and five years managing a visual arts program for young learners. She cares greatly for what she does and is delighted to be helping China Study Link reach our goals.
          Karen holds a B.A. in education, a B.A. in psychology and a M.A. in education with a focus on reading.

Kevin Ferrone

Director of Programs

          Originally from New York, Kevin now lives in Beijing. His hook for studying abroad began in University while studying in Sweden. Since then, Kevin has enjoyed traveling, studying, and working in a number of countries around the globe. He's been teaching English in China for the past two years and building a solid knowledge of the Chinese educational system. Founding China Study Link has been Kevin's most exciting project to date. His passions lie in travel, cultural exchange, and life-long-learning.
          Kevin holds a degree in business economics from Brown University. He holds a foreign expert teaching certificate for teaching English as a second language in China. He's worked in a wide range of industries including construction management and financial planning. After teaching English in Shandong, Linyi, China for a year he has a short experience teaching Economics, Math and SAT test preparation in Seoul, Korea. He then came back to China where he returned to teaching English as a Second Language. China is where his heart lies and his urge to foster cultural exchange is only outmatched by his compassion for life-long learning.

Cao Fang

Chinese Language Director

          Cao Fang holds a senior certification in teaching Chinese as a second language. Her experience in managing language training centers gives her a strong base to draw from in taking on China Study Link's language programs. She has created the language-training program for many of Samsung Corporation head executives in Beijing as well as numerous other corporate and personal language-training projects. Cao Fang is constantly looking to improve and fine-tune her teaching skills.
          Cao Fang graduated from Beijing Lian he Da Xue (Beijing Union University) with a degree in history before turning her attention to the education realm. Her background in History and teaching gives her a unique and informative teaching style that students seem to love.

Andrew Ferrone

CSL Student Coordinator

          Andrew's passion for teaching and reaching out to students makes him an ideal representative for China Study Link. He is extremely passionate about what he does and has invested much of his time in making China Study Link a success. He began reaching out and investing his energy in cultural exchange during his time studying in Australia and hasn't stopped since. When Andrew teaches it's not uncommon to see smiles across his students' faces. He exudes warmth and kindness in the classroom and possess a caring, humorous demeanor that any institution would be lucky to have.
          Andrew holds a degree in Education from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. He has also worked with the study abroad office at Plattsburgh University. He took part in a number of exchange programs at Plattsburgh. Andrew worked on programs accepting students from England, Mexico, Canada, and China.

Ou Li Rong

CSL Student Coordinator

          Ou Li Rong's passion for studying abroad has brought him from his homeland in China to Germany. He is currently in Germany promoting China Study Link's programs. He has seen much success thus far and hopes to continue exposing German students to all that China Study Link has to offer.

          Ou Li Rong's personal annotation of China Study Link: I hope, though China Study Link, more and more people can learn about China and its centuries-old resplendent culture. At CSL students are able to learn Chinese and meet new people at the same time. CSL brings together cultures from around the world, giving students at CSL an education with a global perspective. CSL is an international organization rich in passion and big potential. I hope all of our activities can help in presenting China and bringing different cultures together. If you'd like to broden you horizons and join CSL I am sure it will give you a fine and memorable life experience!

Persnliche Interpretation von CSL: Ich hoffe, dass mehrere Leute in der Welt durch die CSL, die chinesische alte gl?nzende Kultur und die geheimnisvolle chinesische Sprach kennenlernen. Wir sammeln die unterschiedlichen Kulturen der Welt bei CSL. Alle Mitglieder von CSL werden durch dieses Programm ein Weltbščrger sein. CSL ist eine internationale Organisation und sie hat sowohl viele Emotionen als auch Potenzial. Die Programme der CSL werden Beitr?ge zum Verst?ndnis der chinesischen und aller anderen Kulturen geben. Traue CSL! Es wird dir eine wundersch?ne und unvergessliche Lebenserfahrung geben!