Tutors

Test Prep New York offers the higest quality instruction by matching our clients with only the most experienced and knowledgable tutors.

Our tutors are invested in student's improvements.

Alec has tutored all the English sections of the major standardized tests since 1996, independently and through nationally recognized test prep companies.  He scored a perfect 800 on the verbal section of the GRE. Currently, he is an assistant professor of Theatre at Clemson University,and is Artistic Director of The Eleventh Hour Theatre Co. in New York. He was an adjunct professor at the Gallatin School at NYU, and is on the faculty of the renowned HB Studio drama school.   He is a published authorand earned his BA at Columbia and his MFA from LSU.  

Alessandra was born in Manhattan, and grew up in Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., Vermont, and Massachusetts. She studied acting in London while working towards a B.A. in Literature and Drama from Hampshire College, and holds an M.F.A. from teh Film Division of Columbia University. She has tutored students since 1995, and worked specifically on the verbal portion of standardized tests since 1999. She lives in Brooklyn, and spends a great deal of time taking photographs.

Alison earned her PhD from Columbia University and her MS from Yale University after graduating from Wesleyan University with high honors. Her PhD is in Earth and Environmental Science. She decided focus on environmental issues because she wanted to spend more time working in the beautiful outdoors.  Alison is an instructor at Columbia University.  

Avir currently lives in Brooklyn and graduated from Brown University with a Bachelors in Human Biology.  He interns at a public radio station and writes for magazines. He will be attending medical school in the Fall. Avir also enjoys playing and writing music, and plays in a band.

Jason has a BA in English and American Studies from Goucher College and an MFA in Creative Writing from NYU.  He teaches Essay and Creative Writing at various universities and organizations around New York City, writes grant proposals and designs outreach programs for assorted non-profit organizations, and has designed and taught College Preparatory courses at the Academic Camps at Gettysburg College.  He’s a mean cook and grows the best heirloom tomatoes to come out of any Brooklyn backyard.  He’ll talk your ear off about American popular music but has never seen American Idol. Jason teaches all our verbal courses and helped develop our MCAT verbal reasoning course.

Jessica has a BA in Sociology from Swarthmore College, and an MA from Yale University in Anthropology. She has taught writing, journalism and art history at various schools and universities in Manhattan. She writes about art and cultural trends for various publications. After spending three years abroad in Brazil, Israel and the UK, she now lives in San Francisco and works with Test Prep New York clients on the left coast. As an avid athlete, she has been known to take a sunrise bike ride on the East River and a sunset run on the Golden Gate bridge.

Karen C. has a BA in Neuroscience from Wellesley College and an MS in Teaching from Pace University. She has taught middle school science as a Teach for America corps member in Brooklyn for three years before deciding to get her EMT-B certification for New York State. Originally from Boston, MA, she has come to terms with the fact that no one here will root for the Pats or the Sox, although secretly, over the years, she has started feeling warmly towards those Giants. (shh, don't tell her brother). Karen teaches Living Environment Regents (100% of her students score over 80), ELA, SAT Math, ACT Math, SAT II math, and science tests for Test Prep New York.

Karen V. was identified as a brainiac when she began playing chess when other girls were playing with Barbie Dolls. She earned her Ph.D. in Linguistics, from the University of San Diego and has taught as a linguistics professor for 9 years, at, among other places, the University of Michigan. She has published 1 book and numerous articles on English grammar (her area of specialization), both taught and wrote test materials for Stanley Kaplan and has tutored people on GMAT for 6 years, including both American native speakers and non-native speakers from Japan, Korea, Venezuela and many others countries. A dedicated and resourceful teacher, Karen is one of TPNY's verbal experts and the developer of our Verbal Reasoning MCAT course. This course is excellent preparation for native English speakers and is absolutely indispensable for non-native speakers, who often find that the one-size-fits-all classes at other schools don't address their needs. She also teaches her revolutionary method of Accent Reduction to our non-native English speaking clients.

Karen W. has an MA from NYU, and is a Ph.D. candidate at Rutgers University.  Her degrees are in Cognitive Psychology, and is currently teaching in the Psychology Department at the College of Saint Elizabeth.  Her area of focus is working with children, ages 7-17, with reading comprehension, process analysis, and auditory processing issues. While she works with all student populations, she has worked extensively with children diagnosed with ADD, ADHD, as well as Dyslexia.  Additionally, Karen specializes in SAT/ACT preparation, as well as most school mandated standardized tests.  She likes to think of herself as musically inclined, and enjoys playing the guitar and drums.  

Rabbi Neal: Jewish studies and Hebrew. Neal is a JTS graduate and former department Director of the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York. His tutoring is dynamic and can be interdisciplinary in approach. His personalized programs can be adapted for adults, children and teenagers of all backgrounds. His expertise is to provide learners with resources that encourage learning and self growth with the intention to help live an engaged Jewish life. Students study what they want and at their own pace.

Liz grew up in New Jersey and Maryland, graduating high school with an International Baccalaureate diploma. She then attended Brown University, where she concentrated in geophysics. After receiving her bachelor's degree, Liz spent a year in Americorps*VISTA doing literacy work with children and went on to work as a children's book reviewer for several years. Liz now divides her time between seismology research and graduate study in illustration. She can sometimes be spotted walking around town on her stilts. She is one of TPNY's science and math gurus.

Marc, originally from Belgium , got his PhD in Economics with a concentration in microeconomics, finance and applied statistics. He has passed, and teaches, the Series 7 and 63 investment licenses/actuarial exams 1, 2 and 3 as well as being our resident mathematical brainiac for probability and statistics, math (algebra, calculus, geometry, and Trigonometry), finance, economics, GMAT, GRE and SAT. To boot, he can teach it all in French.

Mickey attended preparatory school in India and America spending his summers traveling the world learning about cultures. He attended Georgia Institute of Technology upon being awarded their highest merit based scholarship and completed his BS in Management. Subsequently he founded several successful technology companies focused on bridging the digital divide. Mickey was a technical consultant to several Fortune 100 companies for a period of five
years, during which he also received his MBA in Decision Sciences from Georgia State University, one of the top ten flexible MBA programs in the nation. Thereafter, Mickey decided to follow his dream of becoming a physician and matriculated in to Saba University School of Medicine. He has received numerous accolades during his medical training, including the Dean of Basic Sciences award for placing at the top of his class with a 4.0 GPA, and has scored a 99 on both USMLE Step I and Step II. He begins his pediatric residency in 2008 and plans on pursuing a career in pediatric cardiology. Mickey teaches the USMLE to our clients.

Rashmi grew up in India. She followed her childhood dream of becomming a physician and after graduating from medical school she decided to do residency in a challenging field in which women are underrepresented i.e. general surgery. Rashmi has worked in renowned university hospitals in India and hospitals in New York. During her academic career she was actively involved in teaching undergraduate medical students and residents. She earned 95 and 99 in USMLE Step I & II. She plans to pursue medical education in Surgical Oncology. Currently she is working as a Research Associate in New York Hospital Queens in Flushing. She teaches USMLE and MCAT courses to our clients

Samantha earned her MA in International Affairs from Columbia University after graduating cum laude from Columbia with a BA in African History. Samantha has traveled the world, is proficient in French and is an accomplished martial artist, human rights expert/activist and a documentary filmmaker. She makes history come alive, better than a Ken Burn's film. She teaches SAT and Regents like its nobody's business.

Scott grew up in West Long Branch, New Jersey, and graduated as valedictorian of his high school.  He then attended Brown University where he concentrated in modern European history.   During the school year, he served as a Big Brother, a mentor at an after-school program in the city, and in the summers, he worked as a housemaster and teacher at the Summer Institute for the Gifted, at Vassar College. After graduating from Brown in 2005, Scott began working as an SAT tutor and discovered that he could consistently improve students' scores by delivering effective test-taking strategies supplemented by confidence-building exercises.  In addition to tutoring, Scott interns at a public radio station.

Stephen received his Doctorate training in Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the Texas Medical Center. He has made significant contributions in the biomedical scienes field with a consistent publication track record in numerous peer-reviewed scientific journals such as Drug Metabolism and Disposition as well as in textbooks. He has coordinated and taught as a professor in various biomedical science courses in Organic Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Therapeutics. In addition to helping students build a strong scientific foundation with individual sessions, Stephen also has extensive experience in scientific portions of standardized tests such as the MCAT, PCAT, and the GRE.

Westri is a native of Brooklyn, New York, where he lives presently. He has a BA from Reed College in mathematics/Economics, has attended law school, worked in the financial services industry, and served as a court advocate in the criminal justice system. Westri currently works in education at a non-profit in Manhattan and tutors the math portion of the GRE, SAT and GMAT.

William received his Ph.D in Aesthetics and Art History from the Sorbonne-St. Charles faculty in Paris. He has taught Art History, Archaeology and Aesthetics for 16 years at the university level in France and later in Puerto Rico. Besides teaching, has also worked in Educational programs at museums such as the Musee d'Orsay and the Guggenheim, NY. An Art Critic and curator, he has written several articles for French and Caribbean art magazines, promoting young artists and new exhibitions. In Puerto Rico, was a regular on cultural radio and television shows. He later worked for the Dept. of Education of Puerto Rico developing a new curriculum for the arts for elementary, middle, and high school programs. Today, he lives in Brooklyn, works for Barnes and Noble, Kentler International Drawing Space and the Guggenheim. He works for diverse community groups and non-profits concerning the arts, cultural activities and social activism. Can also be seen at the Greenmarket in Brooklyn promoting local and organic farming and products. William tutors many of our subjects: from regents tests, ERBs, standardized tests to academic tutoring in earth sciences, languages. Students delight in his enthusiasm and dedication to the learning process.

Tutors meet clients at convenient times and locations.