Meet Our Amazing Team
Rachel Mead
Our fearless leader is an educator first & foremost, with over 20 years of tutoring and test prep experience. Rachel has been a Premier level tutor and Master Trainer of tutors for 3 of
Luke Mead
Luke has been working with families to help guide them through the test prep experience for over 15 years. He has helped over 1,000 students reach their goal score while providing an Enhanced experience
Paul Carey Jr.
Paul graduated from Purdue University, with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry. He received a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Indiana University. During his time at Indiana University, Paul taught general chemistry and provided one-on-one
Chris Milan
Chris decided to become an archeologist when his history advisor at DePaul University said it was a natural fit. While he was finishing his Ph.D. at Yale University, he was offered a chance to
Breneya Johnson
Breneya is a Tacoma native. She is a proud ℅ 2014 Lincoln High School graduate. She received a Bachelors of Science in Psychology and a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology from Western Washington University.
Te’ave Metzger-Magalei
Te’ave comes from the very diverse city of Tacoma, WA where inclusion for all is so important. He graduated from the University of Washington with a BS in Chemical Engineering. Te’ave has a passion
Maria Cassidy Harmon
With an MIT degree and love of all things STEM, Maria knows the value of curiosity and its power inside and outside the classroom. She attended a vocational high school, studying under electricians for
Candace Furman
Candace comes to us with over 20 years of customer service leadership experience. She brings a level of passion and natural ability to connect with both parents and students alike. Candace is a mother
Cindy Wright
Cindy is a key member of our team, as she has been advising families in the tutoring and test prep industry for the last 7 years. She has a deep passion for helping students
Keith Brown
Keith earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Grambling State University and a Ph.D. in Biology and Genetics from Cal Tech. He excels in boosting students’ confidence and motivating them to take
Brenna Norris
Brenna earned her Master’s Degree in Psychology from California State University, Fullerton and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California, Irvine. She has worked as a professional tutor since 2016, supporting and inspiring
Olga Shkolnikov
Olga is a preservice English teacher who earned her Bachelor’s degree in English Literature & Language from NYU. Currently, she is completing her Master’s degree in teaching English at Columbia University’s Teachers College. In
David Shirley
David has spent thousands of hours providing students the guidance to look beyond memorizing formulas and analyze the concepts that made them. If a student knows that the distance formula is just the Pythagorean
Kevin Hall
Kevin bonds with his students through playful humor that could make a grandma giggle. He can teach young adults a lot about writing (such as how he just used alliteration to create a hopefully
Melinda Sewak
Melinda has a BA in Theater Studies from Yale University and has been an educator since 2012. She strongly believes in the impact personalized, accessible teaching can afford students of every learning style and
Mereat Askander
Mereat has earned her Public Health Degree at UC San Diego and is now working toward becoming a podiatrist (foot/ankle surgeon). She uses the wealth of her experiences to serve each of her students'
Jean Hsu
Jean has been teaching for 14 years and worked in almost every role in education. She started as an English teacher for ESL students and found her greatest challenge working for education reform in
Stephen Booth
Stephen is originally from Seattle and as an undergraduate, he studied economics at the University of Washington. He later received his JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School as well as an MBA
Sean Rogers
Sean has tutored and taught high school and college physics and math in the Seattle area for the past decade. When he introduces himself as a college physics professor, the two typical responses have
John Bragelman Ph.D.
John has been a teacher for over a decade, and in that time, he has taught at high schools, colleges, and universities. HIs favorite part of teaching is watching a student 'get-it' for
Damon Enkeboll
Damon is a do anything kind of guy. He approaches every task and challenge with a go-getter attitude and the distinct ability to make anything fun. Damon is new to this side of the
Kaelin Cooley
I graduated from Boise State with my BS in Health Science and a minor in Psychology. I am currently getting ready to start my Masters Program to become a certified Athletic Trainer. My dog Tucker
Michael “Mike” Hankins
I graduated from Lincoln High School this past year, and I am currently a freshman student in the honors program at Langston University. I am majoring in Agribusiness. I am an enthusiastic individual with
Tino Wells
Tino is currently working as a Technical Trainer at C3.ai, teaching customers key principles in Machine Learning, Data Science & Advanced Application Development. Tino has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Hawaii