June 20, 2013

Abe Schacter-Gampel (Humanities, Ancient Greek, Bar Mitzvah Prep)

Abe Schacter-Gampel

Abe completed his Bachelor’s in Classics and Comparative Literature and is now working toward a  Master’s in Classics at NYU. Abe is also one of NYU’s Student Ambassadors, where he leads guided tours to prospective students at NYU and assists with the orchestration of admission recruitment events. Abe is active within the Jewish community at  read more…

Adele Steiner (Poetry, Creative Writing)

Adele Steiner

Adele Steiner is an incredibly accomplished poet with a strong teaching and enrichment background.  She is a professor at Montgomery College, an Artist-in-Education with the Maryland State Arts Council, an instructor at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD, and a veteran Poet-in-Residence at Georgetown Hospital in Washington, DC.  She is also the current host of  read more…

Alberta Gerschel (French, Organizational Skills)

Alberta is a native French Speaker and has dual citizenship (France and US). She received her MA in French Education at NYU and spent two years studying at the Sorbonne. She has taught elementary through advanced level French and works closely with the American president of the French Cultural Society. Alberta has supported students from  read more…

Aleeza Lubin, Director, Middle and Upper School Divisions

Aleeza Lubin

Aleeza is a Director and math specialist with My Learning Springboard, overseeing case management, curriculum design, standardized test preparation, and service-learning.  Her diverse background inspired her to masterfully teach many subjects from anthropology to calculus. She began her teaching career in Toronto, Ontario at the largest private Jewish High School in North America. During her  read more…

Alexandra Bauer (Organizational Skills, Math, Computer Information Systems and Yoga)

Alexandra Bauer

Alexandra is an undergraduate student in the Zicklin Business School at Baruch College and expects to receive her Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, with a minor in Art History. Having the appropriate life and work experiences, she strives to center her work as a private tutor around imbuing students with confidence so that they may become enriched citizens of the  read more…

Alicia Lerman (English, Literature)

Alicia Lerman

Alicia graduated from Tufts University with a B.A. in both English and American Studies, and she holds an M.A. from Columbia in English and Comparative Literature as well as an M.S. in English Education from Lehman College. A perpetual student, she is now working on her Ph.D. in English Education at Teachers College of Columbia  read more…

Allison Schupak (Educational Therapist, Elementary Educator and Reading Specialist)

Allison Schupak

Allison Schupak is a certified Educational Therapist, Elementary Educator, and Reading Specialist.  Allison is currently a learning specialist at the Winston Preparatory School in Manhattan, a private special education middle and high school in Manhattan for LD students presenting with Dyslexia, Executive Functioning, and ADD/ADHD. For each one of her students she creates an individualized  read more…

Allissa Goldberg (Marketing, Digital Mentoring)

Allissa Goldberg

Allissa Goldberg graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and a minor in Spanish Language.  While at Maryland, Allissa also participated in the school’s Honors Humanities Program and, as a result, received a very well rounded education.  A member of the American Marketing Association, Allissa believes that  read more…

Amy Shapiro, Executive Director

Amy Shapiro

Amy Shapiro brings her expertise to My Learning Springboard as an Executive Director and Reading Specialist for families and schools in the New York City, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Rockville, Washington, DC, and Boca Raton areas. Amy is a National Board Certified Teacher with more than 25 years in the field of education as a classroom teacher, school leader,  read more…

Amy Taylor (Elementary Education, ESOL)

Amy Taylor

For as long as she can remember, Amy Taylor has always been passionate about teaching and learning.  She graduated from Hunter College with a double major in Elementary Education and English Language Arts.  She then earned her Master’s degree at St. John’s University specializing in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). Currently, Amy teaches  read more…