Our Fantastic Instructors

(with more to come)

Amanda (Penn/Miramonte) Other than Carrie Sullivan, Amanda Ferguson has been tutoring at the Lafayette Academy the longest of any tutor. Amanda started at the Academy over four ...[more]	Aundra (Lewis and Clark) After four years in the rain at Lewis and Clark College Portland, OR studying communications, English and education I came home to the bay to become a ...[more]	Avra (Cal) I have bee in the field of education for forty years, as a teacher, counselor, and program coordinator. I have taught elementary aged students, hight school ...[more]
Benjamin (UCSD) Benjamin is a UC San Diego political science graduate who enjoys Mediterranean cooking, exploring northern California, and debating political philosophy. He ...[more]	Christine (Cal) Hello! I’m Christine. I grew up in Kent, Ohio and began my college career at Kent State University. I transferred to Cal last spring to complete my degree ...[more]	David (CSU East Bay) David Powers is a math teacher at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton. He holds both a BS and MS in mathematics from CSU East Bay. In addition to ...[more]
Eddie (Cal Poly) Eddie is a math teacher at Doris Eaton and he is one of our SAT Math instructors. Eddie has taught SAT Prep for several years with tremendous success and he's ...[more]	Eric (DVC) My name is Eric English and if you need a few questions answered about mathematics (no irony implied X-D) I might be the person you'll soon be talking ...[more]	Felicia (Cal) Felicia Lucero grew up in Riverside, CA and graduated from UC Berkeley in 2006 with a BA in Sociology. She is now attending Cal State University, East Bay for ...[more]
JR (UofA) JR is one of our best and most popular instructors. He is a Spanish genius and his students love him. A FEW STUDENT COMMENTS (most are from Fall ...[more]	Jahan (University of AZ) Jahan grew up in Tucson, AZ and moved to the Bay Area a year ago to pursue his Masters in the field of Consciousness Studies. He got his bachelors with a major ...[more]	Jaime (Cal/Acalanes) Jaime is a Political Science graduate from UC Berkeley and a graduate of Acalanes. He teaches Advanced Placement histories, economics, government, world ...[more]
Jennifer Jennifer is one of our most experienced tutors and is in her fourth year at Lafayette Academy. She is also quite versatile and teaches Spanish 1-3, Algebra, ...[more]	Jereme(Cal) Jereme Albin is a business professional with a mathematics degree from UC Berkeley. He enjoys tutoring students of all ages in Mathematics and is successful ...[more]	Jillian (Claremont McKenna/St. Marys MFA) A FEW STUDENT COMMENTS (most are from Fall '08) "I like her because I work on my homework I have and then go over it to make sure I get all of it corret and ...[more]
Julia (Davis) Hi! I'm a new tutor here at the Lafayette Academy, where I'm excited to gab about all things math- and science-related to anyone who will listen! I've been ...[more]	Karl (NYU) Originally from Orinda, I recently graduated from New York University. I teach Spanish along with U.S. and European History. I enjoy watching soccer, ...[more]	Katrina (St Marys) Katrina works both at the front desk in Lafayette and as a tutor. She recently moved back to the area after completing her teaching credential at Sacramento ...[more]
Kelly (CSU East Bay) Well, I'm Kelly! I'm recently married, smile A LOT, love candy, always look on the bright side, love the ocean, and try to always remember that a Snickerdoodle ...[more]	Kimberly (UCSD) Kimberly Koch is an English teacher with a Master's degree in Education from UC San Diego. She loves helping students with reading and writing and it thrills ...[more]	Lisa (Cal/Miramonte) Lisa attended Miramonte High School and Diablo Valley College before transferring to UC Berkeley, where she graduated in 2007 with a BA in Economics. While ...[more]
Mark (Cal/Harvard) Here's my whole family at Dana's UCSB graduation last spring (one day after Hilly and Becca graduated from Campolindo). I'm the guy who owns the place and ...[more]	Mary We have a lot of fantastic new tutors for the 2008/2009 school year. It will take us awhile to add everyone's picture and biography. Thanks for you ...[more]	Meg (University of Richmond/St. Marys MFA) Meg Hurtado is a first-year MFA student at the Creative Writing program at St Mary's College, where she will enjoy the Elizabeth Bishop scholarship for poetry. ...[more]
Mike (SF State) Mike has been with Lafayette Academy for three years. He would probably be our most prolific tutor were it not for the time he spends on the road pursuing his ...[more]	Miles (Cal) One of these days, we're hoping that Miles actually gives us a bio that we can put here. In the meantime, you can read a few comments from his students. A ...[more]	Mona (UCLA) I am the biggest History dork you'll ever meet. I graduated from Ygnacio Valley High School and went to UCLA where I majored in History. At UCLA, I tutored ...[more]
Monica (Cal State East Bay) ¡Hola! Me llamo Mónica Tapiarené. Nací y Crecí en Lima, Perú. Ahora vivo en Walnut Creek y enseño español en La Academia de Lafayette. The Lafayette Academy ...[more]	Peter (Cal) A FEW STUDENT COMMENTS (most are from Fall '08) "He writes everything out and he fully explains the subject." -Armand B. "He knows how to explain ...[more]	Ray (Reed College) Long ago, in a backwater state far, far away a pudgy little kid named Ray decided he wanted to become a Super-Hero. Unfortunately, neither his mutant genetic ...[more]
Robert (Cal) Robert is one of our most popular tutors for Math, Science, and SAT Prep. Our owner often schedules his own daughter with Robert for Math or Biology. Robert ...[more]	Ryan (DePaul) Ryan is originally from the Bay Area and attended DePaul University in Chicago, majoring in Music (opera) and minoring in Italian. A true History and English ...[more]	Sage (USF) Sage has been working with the Make-A-Wish Foundation after graduating from the University of San Francisco with a degree in Spanish Language and Literature. ...[more]
Sarah (Cal) Sarah K. is a Miramonte graduate from the class of 2006. During her senior year, she volunteered as a tutor and teacher's assistant at Meadow Homes, a ...[more]	Sarah (UC Santa Cruz) After graduating from Northgate High School and the University of California, Santa Cruz, I began working at the Academy a little over a year ago. If you ...[more]	Sima (UCSD) Hello! My name is Sima Patel. I grew up in the bay area and attended Granada High School, where I ran cross-country, track, and played soccer. After high ...[more]
Tim (St. Marys) Tim Fehringer hails from arguably the greatest state in the Union; Nebraska, where corn is abundant as are NCAA National Championships. After graduating from ...[more]	Tracy (PUC/SFCM) Tracy has been a reading comprehension and writing instructor at Lafayette Academy for three years. Her quirky and sensitive sense of humor tends to be ...[more]	Vanessa (Davis) I grew up in the Bay Area, graduated from UC Davis in 2003, and am now LOVING being a nursing school student! I love to work with kids and teens; I was a ...[more]