Ms. Tozzi, an early learning and primary school Mandarin teacher, is a founding faculty member of BASIS Independent McLean who previously taught high school Mandarin at BASIS Scottsdale, one of the top-ranked high schools in the country. She holds a M.A. in Education, specializing in Elementary Education, from New York University and a B.A. in Foreign Language and Literature from National Taiwan University, Taiwan’s premier university. Beyond her experience teaching in the BASIS school system, two of her children are graduates of BIM (classes of 2020 and 2021).​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‌‍‍‍‌​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌​‍​​‍‌​​‌​​​‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

In addition to teaching Chinese language and culture in lower school classrooms, Ms. Tozzi started a Mandarin Bridge Program for students in Grades 5 and 6 to allow students to maintain and expand their Mandarin skills so that they might thereafter choose Mandarin as their foreign language elective in grades 7 to 12. She also has dedicated herself to building athletic and extra-curricular programs at BIM, including the BIM Wushu (Kung Fu) sports team, members of which have won gold medals at competitions in New York and New England in 2023 and 2024 and performed at a half-time show at a Washington Wizards NBA game at the Capitol One Arena in the District of Columbia.

A native of Taiwan, Ms. Tozzi believes that language is the key to unlocking a cultural door and is passionate about sharing the richness of the Chinese language and culture with her students, who perform the Lion Dance annually at the BASIS Lunar New Year celebration.