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Meet the Tutors

Welcome!

Here you can meet some of the incredible tutors at the Center for Academic Success & Tutoring! If you would like to schedule an appointment with any of them or any of our other Tutoring and Peer Academic Coaching staff please make an appointment in Navigate or use the direct link below. For additional support, you can call the tutoring center front desk at 973-655-5432.

We want to hear about your tutoring experience! Be sure to complete the Feedback Survey sent by Navigate after your appointment to share your thoughts about our staff. This information is shared anonymously during evaluation periods to help our team build their tutoring skills. Plus, we also love to give a staff member a positive shout out.



Name: Alyssa Sileo
Major: MA in Counseling with Concentration in Student Affairs
Year: Graduate
Subjects Tutored: Peer Academic Coaching
Fun Fact: I am a Real Housewives superfan. I’ve seen every active franchise except Beverly Hills. (I’m working on it!)
Want to work with Alyssa Sileo? Click the direct link here!


Name: Rourke Peralta
Major: Educational Foundations
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: Humanities
Fun Fact: I’m on the swim team here at Montclair State!
Want to work with Rourke Peralta ? Click the direct link here!


Name: Gabriela German
Major: History
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: History
Fun Fact: I can crochet!
Want to work with Gabriela German? Click the direct link here!


Name: Ptissem Assou
Major: English
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: French & Spanish
Fun Fact: I am starting a prized collection of funny erasers!
Want to work with Ptissem Assou? Click the direct link here!


Name: Angela Pacheco
Major: Business Administration with concentration in Marketing
Year: Junior
Subjects Tutored: Spanish
Fun Fact: I develop film in my bathroom tub and I’m a green thumb.
Want to work with Angela Pacheco? Click the direct link here!


Name: Nicolina Echevarria
Major: MA Psychological Sciences
Year: Graduate
Subjects Tutored: Psychology & Honors Courses
Fun Fact: I like to hike, explore new places, go thrifting, and read whenever I can. I am also a vegan!
Want to work with Nicolina Echevarria? Click the direct link here!


Name: Sundus Alnababteh
Major: English
Year: Junior
Subjects Tutored: Arabic
Fun Fact: I have a mini coffee cafe in my kitchen.
Want to work with Sundus Alnababteh? Click the direct link here!


Name: Rylee Allen
Major: Marine Biology
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: Peer Academic Coach
Fun Fact: I love music, sewing, and insect pinning!
Want to work with Rylee Allen? Click the direct link here!


Name: Malak Albedawe
Major: Biology
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: Chemistry and Biology
Fun Fact: I have a cat named Gary!
Want to work with Malak Albedawe? Click the direct link here!


Name: Bella Barbarito
Major: English
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: Writing
Fun Fact: My favorite bands are Deftones and Slowdive.
Want to work with Bella Barbarito? Click the direct link here!


Name: Lucius Patti
Major: Mathematics & Secondary Education
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: Math & Teacher Ed Test Prep
Fun Fact: I can do a few juggling tricks
Want to work with Lucius Patti? LINK COMING SOON!


Name: Isabella Zarate Gonzalez
Major: Data Science; Language, Business & Culture; German
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: German
Fun Fact: I have 8 cats
Want to work with Isabella Zarate Gonzalez? LINK COMING SOON!


Name: Helen Makus
Major: Child Advocacy and Policy
Year: Junior
Subjects Tutored: Peer Academic Coaching
Fun Fact: I enjoy a lot of rock music from the 60s and 70s. Sometimes I feel like I know those songs better than current pop music. Some of my favorites are Van Halen, Boston’s first album specifically, Led Zeppelin, and Guns N’ Roses
Want to work with Helen Makus? Click the direct link here!


Name: Angela Sabetta
Major: Teaching-Italian P-12 & TSD
Year: Graduate
Subjects Tutored: Italian
Fun Fact: My friends say I’m like a music encyclopedia!
Want to work with Angela Sabetta? LINK COMING SOON!


Name: Colleen Moran
Major: Molecular Biology with minors in chemistry, and nutrition & food science
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: Biology, Chemistry, & Nutrition and Food Science
Fun Fact: I love insects- my favorite is a roly-poly, I had one I named Clyde when I was young!
Want to work with Colleen Moran? LINK COMING SOON!


Name: Sean Berrigan
Major: Accounting
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: Accounting
Fun Fact: I am training to run a half-marathon
Want to work with Sean Berrigan? Click the direct link here!


Name: Isabelle Levy
Major: Psychology
Year: Junior
Subjects Tutored: Hebrew
Fun Fact: I have a black cat named Salem!
Want to work with Isabelle? Click the direct link here!


Name: Eric Anilonis
Major: Economics
Year: Junior
Subjects Tutored: Economics
Fun Fact: I play guitar and love the beach
Want to work with Sean Berrigan? Link coming soon!


Name: Elissa Staib
Major: Music Therapy with a Concentration in Jazz Studies
Year: Junior
Subjects Tutored: American Sign Language
Fun Fact: I can play a dozen instruments!
Want to work with Elissa? Link coming soon!


Name: Samira Lukovic
Major: Business Administration with a concentration in Management
Year: Sophomore
Subjects Tutored: Business
Fun Fact: I can speak Serbo-Croatian fluently.
Want to work with Samira? Click the direct link here!


Name: Miguel-Angel Disla
Major: Mathematics
Year: Junior
Subjects Tutored: Mathematics
Fun Fact: I love to play video games and I have travelled to over 13 countries!
Want to work with Miguel? Click the direct link here!


Name: Allen Lopez
Major: Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing
Year: Sophomore
Subjects Tutored: Japanese
Fun Fact: I take acting classes in New York City!
Want to work with Allen? Click the direct link here!


Name: Charles Ram
Major: Physics
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: Physics
Fun Fact: I am a huge monster truck nerd.
Want to work with Charles? Click the direct link here!


Name: Shirlyn Jenita Jasper
Major: Cybersecurity
Year: Graduate
Subjects Tutored: Computer Science
Fun Fact: I’m the go-to person for troubleshooting. I actually enjoy fixing tech issues and helping others figure things out, it makes my day!
Want to work with Shirlyn? Click the direct link here!


Name: Elizabeth Bolton
Major: Illustration
Year: Sophomore
Subjects Tutored: Peer Academic Coach
Fun Fact: I used to be able to skateboard!
Want to work with Sean Berrigan? Click the direct link here!