Mr. Andrew earned his Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Wisconsin--Green Bay and his Bachelor of Arts in both Spanish and Political Science from the University of Wisconsin--La Crosse. He is licensed to teach all subjects in Elementary and Middle School and in addition, he has licenses in High School Social Studies, Spanish, English as a Second Language, and Bilingual-Bicultural Education. Prior to coming to TCIS, Mr. Andrew was a Bilingual Elementary teacher in Green Bay, Wisconsin. In this role, he worked with native Spanish speakers, teaching in both English and Spanish. From this experience, he brings a depth of knowledge in the instruction of English learners. As an educator, he works hard to build relationships and to help all students gain proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in English. He is currently in his fifth year at TCIS and teaching MS/HS Social Studies.

Ms. Brittany comes to us from the USA where she taught in public high schools for 22 years before becoming an international science teacher in 2014. She has her BA degree from Queens College, and Masters degree from Stony Brook University. She has received teaching credentials in biology, and geological sciences from both New York and California. Just recently she received the accreditat TEFL certificate and has held a Crosscultural Language and Academic Credential (CLAD) for 20 years. Ms. Brittany has been the winner of 11 awards and grants in biotechnology, alternate energy, and environmental education in the USA, and was twice teacher of the month for the Silicon Valley Education Fund. She has been a SCUBA instructor for 20 years, and avidly travels the world exploring marine environments.

Mr. Cary has been the Director of Bands at Thai-Chinese International School since July 2020. He leads the TCIS Wind Ensemble, Pop Ensemble, Digital Music Production, and middle school Beginning and Intermediate Bands.

Mr. Cary's previous post was at American International School Chennai (India), where he conducted the Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and Jazz Ensemble. During his eleven-year tenure at AISC, Mr. Cary led students on 29 trips to six countries and hosted six international school music festivals.

Mr. Cary is an accomplished percussionist in the classical, jazz, and Latin music genres. His arrangements and jazz compositions have been performed by college, high school, and professional ensembles.

Mr. Cary earned his Master of Music Education degree with Band Specialization at the prestigious College of Music at the University of North Texas. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree in Percussion Performance from Baylor University, with special emphases in Music Education and Jazz Studies. Mr. Cary holds All-Level Music and Gifted & Talented teaching certifications from the State of Texas, USA.

Ms. Chanitnun Sukkasem (Kru Buab) has a Bachelor’s Degree of Thai language and Literature from Thammasat University. She started her teaching career at TCIS. She has worked at TCIS as a Thai language and culture teacher for almost 20 years. Kru Buab has received the Outstanding Teacher Award from the Private Educational Association of Samutprakarn in 2014 and 2018. Kru Buab is responsible for the D.A.R.E. project (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) which has been designed to provide students with the knowledge and tools they need to resist drugs, alcohol, and other high risk behaviors.