Hello! My name is Alyssa and I am recent University Graduate with a B.S. in Kinesiology. I have worked with kids and in education for most of my working years. So, I am so excited to work and learn from you just as much as you learn from me!

Amine graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in BioEngineering and later received a Master’s in
Mathematics. Amine started his tutoring and teaching journey at an early age. He was 18 when he started working as a Calculus tutor at the academic support center at Pitt. During his undergraduate senior year, he was an undergraduate teaching assistant for trigonometry and college algebra courses. After graduating, he worked as a medical device reviewer in the Cardiovascular Division for the FDA. However, his passion for maths and teaching led him
back to graduate school in mathematics and continued teaching and lecturing a variety of mathematics courses at Pitt for 5 years. In the past 6 years, Amine was a form tutor for grade 11,12, and 13 taking students through a challenging British curriculum maths courses and mentoring his students through prep courses and college admission throughout the world. Throughout his life Amine took several volunteering missions in Kenya, Somalia, Malaysia,
Lebanon and Vietnam helping kids and adults learn English, maths, and encouraging them to fulfill their dreams.

I was born and raised in a small Siberian town. I moved to the US when I was 15. I recently graduated from Appalachian State University with two degrees in chemistry and philosophy.

My name is Breanna Abyo, I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering as well as minor in mathematics. I have a few years’ worth of tutoring, all the way from elementary aged students all the way up to various sophomore level college engineering classes. Most of my tutoring has been with high school students of various math skill level and over the years have figured out how to guide the students I am working with to the solution with as much help as they need.

My name is Chantel. I have a Bachelor’s in Educational Studies, a Masters in Learning and Technology, and I will be starting December 1st for my 2nd Masters in Elementary Education with licensure.

Hello! My name is Chelsea Nowak and I am an English as a New Language teacher in Buffalo, NY. Prior to teaching ENL, I taught middle and high school French. Ever since I was a little girl, I was fascinated with the French language and culture. After a senior class trip to France, I was hooked and knew that I had found my calling. I completed my B.A. in French Adolescence Education at SUNY Brockport and abroad in Avignon, France. In 2011, I was one of fifteen individuals in the United States gifted with a Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in France through the Franco-American Teachers-In-Training Institute. I lived and taught English throughout the Loire Valley in all academic levels. This incredible experience opened my eyes to teaching English and inspired my Master’s work. I completed my Masters in Education in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). During my graduate studies, I spent a month teaching English in Puebla, Mexico. It was one of the most challenging yet rewarding experiences as non-Spanish speaker. And most recently, I spent a summer tutoring English to a French family in Grenoble and traveling throughout Europe with my husband. I absolutely love to travel and experience different ways of life. I truly believe that I wouldn’t be the person I am today if not for the experiences I have had. The teaching and learning of languages is a passion of mine, and I am excited to expand my classroom on an online platform.

Christina Baker is an educator, tutor, and writer for over twenty years. She has experience teaching adults and children in grades K-12 with an emphasis in the language arts for 7-12: reading, writing, English fundamentals, literature, rhetoric and other general education courses for all levels including preschool and adults.

Hi, I’m Colleen Akiko. I’ve enjoyed teaching music for a lot of years. I grew up in a musical family, listening to many rehearsals and concerts and imagining colorful stories to go with them. I began studying piano at seven and performed with a symphony orchestra at 17. That’s when I began playing professionally, sharing a variety of flavors of yummy music. Writing songs has been a passion of mine since junior high school. Helping students learn, create and discover the magic of music makes my day!

My name is Cyrus Bry and I am a graduate student and researcher with a focus in astronomy/astrophysics. I have a strong sense of admiration and enthusiasm for space and the cosmos. My professional goals are to earn a PhD and work in an astronomical research laboratory such a SpaceX, NASA or LIGO. These endeavors require the use of physics and mathematics on a regular basis, which I have grown to love, and I am eager to instill this love in younger students.

I live in Orlando, Florida with my lovely wife, our 4 year old son, and our 1 year old cat. I’ve always been very curious, I do research just for fun. I studied physics very seriously, I wanted to understand how math works and how it’s used to visualize things like physics. In college, I simulated the formation of spiral galaxies, like our own Milky Way, with colorful animations that look like hurricanes forming. I love the feeling of helping someone understand something, and helping others discover empowering tools, resources, and confidence to explore further on their own.