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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: Junior
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: Junior
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: Sophomore
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: BA/MA Psychology with minors in Linguistics and Neuroscience
Year: Junior
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 (Minor in PPW)
Year: Sophomore
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: Junior
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: Junior
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: Junior
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: Math Education
Year: Junior
Subjects Tutored: precalculus, calculus 1, calculus 2, probability, linear algebra
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: MAT Italian & 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: Junior
Subjects Tutored: Accounting
Fun Fact: I am training to run a half-marathon
Want to work with Sean Berrigan? Click the direct link here!