Award-Winning ACT English Tutors serving Mesa, AZ

I've been an entrepreneur, business consultant, and faculty member for over 16 years. My credentials include being a CPA with a Juris Doctor, Master of Accountancy, and Bachelor of Science in Business. My greatest strengths are being a good listener, creating strategy, and following through. I'm empathetic, but I don't back down from excuses because I know that within every "can't" is a "can". I admire truth and transparency.

...test prep (SAT, ACT, IELTS, TOEFL) since 2012, working with students from K-12 and beyond, including college-level writing instruction. Currently, I'm preparing for a Master's in Social Work, driven by a desire to support individuals holistically. My tutoring philosophy is student-centered, focusing on active engagement and critical thinking to empower students to achieve their academic goals. I believe in creating a supportive learning environment tailored to each student's unique needs. Outside of academia, I enjoy...

...Day O’Connor College of Law in the fall of 2012. I have always been successful in academics and enjoy school thoroughly. I have also served as a Military Police Officer for the Arizona Army National Guard for over four years. I have always assisted my peers in school (mostly by the request of teachers and professors) from high school and well into college. I am a nanny as well, and help the children I nanny...

...at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and the Barrett Honors College. I am passionate about teaching students how to improve their argumentation, analytical skills, writing quality, test taking strategies, presentation skills, and school management techniques. I have a strong background in Public Forum Debate and Model United Nations, but I love to tutor students on a broad range of subjects (most math classes, physics, english, history). My goal is to help you improve...

...for me was when my little students cracked the reading code and began reading all over the place-walking down halls, in the library, the cafeteria-everywhere and everything! I knew whole vistas had been opened to them. I taught adult illiterates as a volunteer for a number of years and the excitement and feeling of success they had was so encouraging for me. Tutoring allows me to have the personal satisfaction of a one to one...

...step approach to learning, working with the student, answering questions as we go along, rather than just lecturing. This interactive step by step approach works well for learning how to do calculations and understanding concepts. My qualifications include two Bachelor of Science Degrees from Arizona State University and I have over 2000 hours private tutoring experience. I'm also the published author of a General Chemistry Tutorial Workbook (ISBN: 9780975906606). Thank you, and I look forward...

...is to be friendly, open, and patient. We have all struggled in a subject at some point in our lives, and I hate to see students get flustered or embarrassed when they don't understand a concept. I'm upbeat and enjoy sharing my enthusiasm for what I have learned with the people that I meet. When I'm not working or in school, I enjoy reading, listening to music, or eating copious amounts of food.

...Biomedical Science from Rocky Vista University, graduating at the top of my class. I then attended Rocky Vista University, receiving my Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine in 2021. As a current general surgery resident I have had extensive knowledge of human biology, physiology, anatomy, and pathophysiology. I am passionate in tutoring students in these subjects at all levels. I am also currently involved in the recruitment process of general surgery residents over the last 4 application...

...after-school tutoring all subjects; high school Language Arts; college Writing and Composition, Academic Reading, Research Design, and beginning Library Research. I've tutored at the community college Writing Center, TRiO program at Arizona State University, computer-based classes for English proficiency, and I volunteered through VISTA Americorps with Refugee Resettlement of State of Arizona Department of Economic Security. I grew up loving books and reading, but learned more about writing when my dear son went to a...

...spent several years teaching students to fly. After 9 years on active duty, I transitioned to the reserves for 11 years while starting a career in the corporate world. I worked in sales, sales training and sales management. All of these positions gave me some good perspective when it came to the different ways individuals learn. I have spent the last three and a half years as a substitute teacher, focusing mostly on junior high...

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...hard-working students to help them achieve their full potentials. When reviewing material with a student, I generally like to delve straight into the meat of a topic, helping the student along the way if need be. It is also crucial to be patient and understanding when a student is struggling with a concept, since this is conducive to the student's learning. I am currently in the process of obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in...

...personality, who believes learning should be a fun and enriching experience. I treat each student as if they were my son or daughter, making sure they are in a comfortable and safe learning environment. I love to think outside the box when it comes to planning lessons, applying student interests and hobbies when possible. This act gives each lesson my personal touch. I believe communication is key when building that student-teacher bond. The more communication...

...I have taught at a prestigious liberal arts college in Tennessee, two state institutions (Iowa and more recently at Arizona State University), and for seminar and summer arrangements at both Oxford and Cambridge as well as an all-female graduate school in Pakistan. I have worked for ACT in vetting prospective passages, questions and response options for future iterations of Reading Comprehension exams. At Arizona State, I achieved tenure, saw my monograph Memory, Nationalism and Narrative...

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...experience tutoring students of all ages. I worked at my University's tutoring center during my Undergraduate years, where I had the opportunity to help students with varying levels of Chemistry, Biology, English, Writing, French, Public Health, and more. I have also been volunteering at a local Church's after-school program for the past 6 years, where I help young elementary school children hone their English and Reading/Writing skills. While I tutor in a broad range of...

...from Environmental Science to French, however, my focus is mathematics. Before I went to college, I, like so many other students, found mathematics to be tolerable at best and very frustrating at its worst. I think this is due to a lack of clear teaching, and no indication as to why mathematics is useful in the real world. My time in college exposed me to the beauty of mathematics, showing how it can be applied...

I have taught pre-algebra several years in the public-school setting and have experience with grades 5 through 9. As the lead math teacher for 8th grade at my school site, I was often invited to develop our district assessments as well as curriculum development. In 2021 I completed my Masters in Secondary STEM education and am currently a law student in Ohio.

...Management with a concentration in Marketing and my MBA from University of Dubuque. I am also pursuing my Doctorate in Business Administration from St. Ambrose University. Most of my career has been primarily focused on Talent Acquisition, recruiting, sales, lots of data analysis, and leadership. I recently transitioned into being a first grade teacher. I have experience with training, building, and leading large teams. I was the first person to go to college in my...

...from Selinus University, Italy. I am a certified Cambridge Oral Examiner, for Business English Certification at the Vantage Level. During the fifteen years of my professional journey, I have successfully imparted and enriched transformative knowledge to Engineering and MBA students. I create a classroom atmosphere that is stimulating and encouraging. This ability within me helps my students to redefine their future and career with confidence. I have taught Business English Certification Course, IELTS and SAT...