Alison Alison received her BS and her MS, magna cum laude, from Umass Amherst. She has been working in education for thirteen years in both private and public institutions. She is a former math and science department head, a director of curriculum for an elite private school, and the developer of a comprehensive home schooling curriculum. She enjoys music, karate, kickboxing, and travel. Alison has extensive expertise in all academic subjects, but has a special affinity towards higher-level math and science. She also tutors standardized tests and counsels students on the college admissions process.   Anne Anne holds a BA from Wesleyan University, where she graduated magna cum laude, and an MA from St. John’s College. She is currently pursuing a second graduate degree from Columbia University. Previously, she taught high school English and French for three years. Anne enjoys tennis, music, literature, and collecting rare books. She tutors several academic subjects, standardized tests including the SAT, PSAT, ACT, ISEE, the AP and SAT Subject Tests in French and English, and advises students on their college applications.   Austin Austin graduated magna cum laude from Yale University with a BA in English. He is a former Director with SCORE! Educational Centers (now Kaplan Tutoring), where he worked with students of all ages. He tutors the SAT, SSAT, ISEE, and several academic subjects, specializing in English composition and literature. His personal interests include theater/improvisation and creative writing, and he is currently working on a collection of poetry.   Debbie Debbie earned a bachelor's in Environmental Plant Biology from the University of California at Berkeley before entering the field of education. She taught three years in an elementary school, while pursuing her master's degree in Elementary Education from University of California at Los Angeles. She earned her Doctorate in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University and is currently a professor at Hunter College.   Erika Erika is a Williams College graduate where she was a psychology major and captain of the soccer team, earning NESCAC All-Academic and Student Athlete honors. She has taught high school biology and provided industry evaluations for a pharmaceutical trade journal. She is currently pursuing a degree in nursing, but loves teaching and devotes her free time to tutoring in the evenings and on weekends. She tutors the ISEE, SSAT, SAT, and several academic subjects and SAT Subject Tests.   Jeff Jeff Sharpe is the President and Co-owner of Vertex. He has a BA from Bucknell University and an MA from Dartmouth College. Jeff is a former program director with Kaplan, Inc. and has been tutoring and working with young people for over a decade.   Jonathan Jonathan graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, a BA in English Literature, and a near perfect GPA. He also holds a Master of Science in Education degree from Brooklyn College and is a teacher in the NYC public school system. Jonathan enjoys computer graphic design and animation, sports, and literature. He tutors Regents math and science, the SAT, PSAT, and other standardized tests and academic subjects.   Josh A. Josh A. has a BA from Amherst College, an MFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College, and is currently working on his Master’s in Literature. He has published a variety of fictional works, lectured at the undergraduate level, and is currently working on a novel. Josh played basketball for Amherst and still enjoys a game of pick-up hoops when he’s not writing or tutoring. Josh tutors several standardized tests, a variety of academic subjects specializing in English composition and grammar, and advises students on the college admissions process.   Josh D. Josh D. holds a BFA in Theater Performance from Texas Christian University where he earned Dean's List honors. Immediately following graduation Joshua worked on congressional campaigns in Texas and New York and then taught a school-based SAT preparatory class for two years in Texas. He currently works as a tutor, teacher, and college advisor for a NYC private school and is also pursuing a career as a Broadway actor and singer.   Josh R. Josh R. double-majored in English and Biochemistry at the University of California Berkeley and has completed coursework towards his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He has been published in academic journals and done research at Stanford and UCLA Medical Schools, but found his calling as a tutor in New York City, where he also pursues a career as a musician. Josh tutors science exclusively: biology, chemistry, and physics, as well as the SAT Subject Tests and AP exams for those subjects.   Lorraine Lorraine received her BA from Princeton University before embarking on a wide-ranging career that has spanned Broadway, Carnegie Hall, opera, and teaching gigs ranging from NYU to the Stella Academy in Hamburg, Germany. Prior to Vertex, Lorraine worked for several years at Kaplan Test Prep, as both a private tutor and a leader and developer of Professional Development Seminars in the SAT I and II, Global & American History for the NY State Regents, the High School Math Regents, Liberal Arts & Sciences Teacher’s Certification Test (LAST), and the Content Specialty exam (English Literature). As a tutor, Lorraine focuses on critical thinking skills in both math and verbal reasoning as well as proper writing technique for various applications and test essays.   Margo Margo holds a BA and a JD from New York University, where she was Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude, among other academic accolades. After practicing law for a short time, Margo left the legal world to pursue a career as a writer and is currently working on her first novel. She has been tutoring for close to a decade and works with students in almost all standardized tests and academic subjects.   Maya Maya is a magna cum laude graduate of NYU. After college, she worked as the Head of Public Relations and Marketing for an independent record label before becoming a full-time tutor. Maya enjoys a wide range of personal interests from dance and sculpture to Greco-Roman wrestling and aviation. She tutors the SAT, PSAT, ISEE, and several academic subjects with a specialization in writing instruction.