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Dana - She graduated from William Paterson University with dual majors in Elementary Education and English. Dana is a certified K-8 teacher with credits toward a master’s degree in Reading. She has 12 years’ teaching experience and over 15 years working in corporate America. Dana lives in Towaco, New Jersey with her 6-year-old son, Stephen, and husband, Joe. Her teaching experience includes curriculum planning, ASK preparation and testing, and professional development in the areas of Readers Workshop and Teachers College Writing. 

David - As a K-12 certified teacher, I have eleven years of classroom experience teaching to all academic abilities and levels.  As both a teacher of Social Studies and writing, I have extensive experience in developing and improving students' skills, and preparing students for the next grade and level.  As to testing, I have experience in tutoring the following: SAT Writing/Reading, AP History/Writing, HSPA Writing, GEPA Writing and the TerraNova tests.  I look forward to working with your son/daughter, and in meeting their academic needs.

Diego -  Diego graduated with a B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering, summa cum laude, from Syracuse University with a minor in Electrical Engineering.  At Syracuse, Diego discovered that two of his greatest passions in life were teaching and medicine.  At Syracuse, Diego started his tutoring work which he has continued at nationally recognized learning centers and privately for the past 7 years.  Diego’s engineering and medical knowledge makes him very comfortable with tutoring all levels of math and science to students of diverse backgrounds.  Diego has tutored all math and science subjects from K-12 as well as SAT, GRE and GED math and science, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Calculus, Algebra ½, Geometry and several others.  Diego is also a professional trombonist that arranges and transcribes sheet music for a salsa band in NJ.  The band has traveled all across the tri-state area and performs at all types of functions.  Furthermore, Diego’s expertise has allowed him to help a countless number of students over the years.  He has helped his students enhance their test taking skills and confidence in their ability and potential.  He does this by teaching in a focused and organized manner using detailed and neatly written notes at every tutoring session.  He has developed great rapport with his past students because of how organized, patient, motivated, punctual, reliable, and friendly he is.  Diego’s perseverance for success in both his personal and professional life is only matched by his desire to help his students learn and understand difficult material while developing their confidence to succeed and achieve their dreams.  In addition to his current tutoring work, Diego continues to expand on the depth of his scientific knowledge as he is currently pursuing a medical doctorate degree and has completed one year of the program.

Helen - I am a certified teacher with 13 years experience working with all students of varying levels and abilities. Over these 13 years, I have been highly qualified in the following subject areas: Mathematics, Language Arts, Reading, Art, Social Studies, and Science. As an accomplished educator, I have experience in tutoring for the SAT Reading & Writing.  I am a Teacher of the Handicapped with a Master's Degree in Special Education as well as a Supervisor's certificate. I love working and tutoring students and participating in helping them achieve their educational goals.

Jay – I hold a Master’s degree in Computer Science from NJIT, a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Physics. As I was working towards my Master’s Degree, I taught Algebra I , Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, Differential Equations and prepared students for the SAT Math section. As a Computer Science expert I have been tutoring in languages such as:  Pascal, C, UNIX, Assembly, when I was an Adjunct Instructor at NJIT, Rutgers, Seton Hall University, Union County College, UMDNJ Pre College Program and Essex County College. I have taught part time in Mathematics, Coaching Classes and tutoring for Schools and Colleges while I was in Mumbai, India.  While working as a Metallurgist in the Gold Mines in Zimbabwe, I was an instructor for the working Zimbabwe Metallurgists who were actively working in the gold, copper, silver, cobalt, coal and diamond mines. I especially love tutoring students in Mathematics since my biggest pleasure in tutoring is having all my students achieve their goals at school. When I tutor, my goal to make all my students understand the very basics of mathematics which making it fun and interesting as they become strong mathematicians.

Jeff- I graduated from Rider University with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing.  After several years in the business world, with jobs ranging from finance, sales, and marketing, I decided to go into teaching.  Initially, I started as an Instructional Aide in Clifton, NJ then moved to Washington Academy as a full time classroom teacher.  Since then, I have taught in the Northern Valley Regional School District and now currently teach at Summit High School.  Being Highly Qualified in Math has led me to teach both in-class support and resource classes in many math courses.  I have also taught in-class support for the other major content areas.

Lauren - graduated from Vassar College in 2005 with honors in chemistry, where she received the Jeffery M. Chance Memorial Prize for outstanding coursework and research.  Lauren has since been continuing her education at Rutgers University, where she is a candidate for the PhD in Chemistry.  Her research focus lies in the area of physical chemistry and materials science; she works growing germanium nanowires which are then incorporated into devices such as transistors and solar cells.  During her time at Rutgers, Lauren has taught students in a range of subjects, from general chemistry through quantum mechanics. 
 

Megan– graduated from College of Saint Elizabeth with a BA in Mathematics. She then went back to school to be Certified Elementary Education, Middle School with Mathematics and Special Education. Megan has been working as a tutor for the elementary level, She home schools a sophomore in High School and for the SAT Math section. During Megan spare time she coaches Soccer.

Paul- I am NJ Certified to teach mathematics in New Jersey but have spent most of my full- time career so far working as a sales engineer in industry. I hold a BS from Rutgers University and an MS from The Georgia Institute of Technology in industrial engineering. I taught mathematics full-time for three years at a high school in central New Jersey from 2003-2006, also teaching their SAT Math elective. I have been tutoring  high school level math and SAT math for 8 years part-time and have worked with hundreds of students during that time; many of them were able to improve their math SAT scores significantly. I also taught an algebra and geometry course several years ago as an adjunct instructor at Centenary College. I believe strongly in one-on-one tutoring over classroom or group instruction. My philosophy is it is very important to challenge a student but at the same time tailor the tutoring session to the student’s goals and ability so that they feel comfortable. One-on-one tutoring enables me to provide this positive learning environment.

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