Winnie Wong received her B.A. degree in Math from UC Berkeley and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Math from UCLA. After she obtained her Ph.D., Winnie spent 2 years as a fixed-income quantitative analyst for American Century Investment. Though she enjoyed analyzing the market, her true passion lies in education. She ran a successful advanced-math preparation school in San Diego, CA for 7 years. Upon moving back to the Bay Area 8 years ago, she switched gears and opted to teach at university level. She was a Math lecturer at Foothill & De Anza College for 7 years. She recently accepted a tenure-track professorship in Mathematics at NDNU in Belmont, CA. During the school year, she teaches at NDNU, Foothill, and De Anza College. In summer, she enjoys venturing out for new teaching experiences. In summer 2013, she was a Math lecturer at UC Berkeley. In summer 2015, she was a Math lecturer at Stanford University for their EPGY (Education Program for Gifted Youth) middle school Math immerse program.

Besides teaching, Winnie is also involved in curricula development in higher education. She participated in the initiative and piloted the STATWAY pathway, set forth by the Carnegie foundation, at Foothill College. She is an active member of the undergraduate curriculum committee and the general education curriculum task force at NDNU.

Recently, Winnie founded EDNova Academy and is heavily involved in developing Project-Based Learning curricula for middle and high schools in US, Mainland China, and Kong Kong. She is an active advocate of the Maker Movement. Not only is her academy an official affiliate of the Maker Camp set forth by the Make Media, she is assisting in the organization of the ITIE 2016 conference. Furthermore, she is the organizer and developer of the international Makerspace: Design & Create contest.

Winnie resides in Belmont, CA. She firmly believes in giving back to her alma maters, the community, and paying forward globally. She is a volunteer scholarship reader and interviewer for UC Berkeley and UCLA’s freshman and transfer classes. She also serves on the Board of Directors and co-lead the Science & Technology Team at the Evergreen Education Foundation.