Alex Jacobs is a private tutor and executive functioning coach with over 20 years of experience working with students across a wide range of academic subjects and standardized tests.
Alex was born and raised in Manhattan, where he attended the Horace Mann School from kindergarten through twelfth grade. While in high school, he tutored elementary school students both privately and through school-run programs. His experience at a rigorous New York preparatory school gives him insight into the unique challenges and pressures students in that environment face.
Alex attended Oberlin College, where he earned his B.A. in Sociology. During college, he continued working with elementary and middle school students, first as an assistant teacher at Grace Church School’s summer program and later as a math and literacy tutor at Goddard Riverside Community’s Star Learning Center.
Since 2017, Alex has worked with My Learning Springboard, providing one-on-one tutoring and coaching for students in grades 3–12. He tutors math, science, and the humanities and prepares students for the SAT, ACT, and all levels of the ISEE. Over sustained partnerships, his students regularly achieve significant score increases.
Alex has extensive experience working with students with learning differences and navigating the accommodations that support them. He tailors his approach to each student’s strengths and areas of challenge, working closely with teachers, in-school learning specialists, educational therapists, and other professionals to ensure coordinated, comprehensive support.
Alex is also the founder of Beats for Beginners, a music technology workshop for students of all ages that introduces the fundamentals of digital music production, including sampling, beatmaking, synthesis, remixing, and sound design. He has led workshops at nonprofit institutions such as the 92nd Street Y and the Henry Street Settlement, among others.
Whether helping young readers navigate their first novel or guiding students through applications and admissions tests, Alex’s spirited demeanor makes seemingly mundane work engaging and fulfilling for learners at every level. When he is not teaching, he can be found building musical instruments, collecting antique maps, or organizing impromptu trivia competitions among friends.
Bill Army made his professional theatrical debut at the age of nineteen. After graduating from Middlebury College with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Theatre, Bill matriculated to the Tisch Graduate Acting Program at New York University obtaining a Master of Fine Arts in Acting. At Tisch, he had the opportunity to work with Tony-Award and Pulitzer-Prize-Winning Playwright and Screenwriter, Tony Kushner on the world premiere of his play, Henry Box Brown directed by Mark Wing Davey.
Ally Sheedy has been working in film, television and theatre since she was 15 years old. She started off doing television commercials while in high school, and attended the University of Southern California as a student in the BFA theatre program. While pursuing her studies in theatre, Ally shot several successful films, including: War Games, directed by John Badham; The Breakfast Club, directed by John Hughes; St. Elmo’s Fire, directed by Joel Schumacher; and Twice In A Lifetime, directed by Bud Yorkin, starring Gene Hackman, Ellen Burstyn, and Ann Margret. Ally also worked one summer at The Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
Melissa Zimmerman graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University with a B.A. in Theatre and a Music Theatre certificate. As