Fun Facts

I am a lifelong music lover and avid musician! I play guitar, bass guitar, and I sing, and I am currently in a band. I also love to read, play basketball, hike, make digital photography projects and go to art museums. I'm from Santa Barbara, California, and I love the ocean; I picked up my scuba diving certification in 2011.

About Me

I graduated from UC Berkeley one year early, in 2011, with Phi Beta Kappa honors in Political Economy. I've received high marks in courses in a variety of social science disciplines including history, political science and economics. My long-term plan is to build a portfolio in graphic design and digital photography work, and to earn a Masters of Fine Arts degree from Academy of Art San Francisco, leading to work in design and advertising.

My experience in tutoring includes test study, math review, essay editing and music lessons. Since junior high, I have enjoyed guiding my friends and peers through academic challenges and I have found it fulfilling to help others discover their potential. I have helped shape and mold essays into cohesive forms, I have explained complex mathematical concepts and I have taught others how to play songs. My diverse academic training makes me well-suited to tutor in a variety of subjects and my participation in team sports, theater and clubs has exposed me to many different learning styles.

My tutoring approach is to encourage each student to become self-sufficient: to use their available resources, store of knowledge and problem-solving techniques to tackle challenges on their own. It is my belief that every student has a unique learning style, so I strive to understand a student's comfort zone, and I work with them to discover the solution together. If the student feels they played a substantial part in finding an answer to a problem, then they feel rewarded and encouraged to try again on a new problem; I hope to empower my students to find bigger and more complex problems to solve.