Chiaki Nagasawa-Karabalaev

Chiaki Nagasawa-Karabalaev is a Japanese teacher currently employed at The Birch Wathen Lenox School since September 2021, with prior teaching experience at Dwight School and Brooklyn Nihongo Gakuen. Additional roles include a Japanese Community Tutor at italki and a Japanese Translator while freelancing at Conyac. Chiaki began a career in education after a significant tenure as a Financial Analyst at Citigroup and an Anthropology Intern at the American Museum of Natural History. Educational qualifications include a Teacher's Certificate for Middle and High School in Japanese from Bukkyo University, an M.A. in Cultural Anthropology from Hunter College, a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Florida State University, and a Bachelor's Degree in Humanities and Social Sciences from Iwate University.