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.

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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: Demiche McKenzie
Major: Exercise Science/Kinesiology
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: American Sign Language
Fun Fact: One fun fact about me is that I have 16 plants in my room! I love to take in plants that need to be revived and see them flourish with some care.
Want to work with Demiche McKenzie? 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: Leandro Vizozo Carranza
Major: History, Political Science
Year: Junior
Subjects Tutored: History, Political Science, Honors classes.
Fun Fact: My favorite band is Depeche Mode! I have a tattoo inspired by one of their albums and everything.
Want to work with Leandro Vizozo Carranza? Click the direct link here!

Name: Rithvik Dhanpal
Major: Data Science
Year: Graduate
Subjects Tutored: Computer Science
Fun Fact: I love beaches and binging TV shows.
Want to work with Rithvik Dhanpal? 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: Preetham Thimmayapally
Major: Masters in Data Science
Year: Graduate
Subjects Tutored: Graduate Student Research and Statistics Support
Fun Fact: I love to help the people who are in need.
Want to work with Preetham Thimmayapally? 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: Keyle Pacaja
Major: Business Management
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: I tutor in Business Management, Criminology, and Finance courses.
Fun Fact: I love to compete in different sports other than football .
Want to work with Keyle Pacaja? Click the direct link here!

Name: Hyeonjin, Kim
Major: Economics
Year: Freshman
Subjects Tutored: Korean Language
Fun Fact: I served in the Korean military band.
Want to work with Hyeonjin, Kim? 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: Carlina Almeida
Major: Asian Languages and Cultures
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: Japanese
Fun Fact: I love snorkeling for adventure and beading for creativity.
Want to work with Carlina Almeida? 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: Crystal Nwalor
Major: Public Health
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: HLTH-102, HLTH-202, HLTH-204, HLTH-208, HLTH-290, HLTH-240, HLTH-360, HLTH-361, HLTH-365, HLTH-213, HLTH-105, HLTH-425
Fun Fact: My favorite color is sea foam green
Want to work with Crystal Nwalor? 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!

Name: Jacob Kaczorowski
Major: English
Year: Senior
Subjects Tutored: Fundamental Writing, WRIT 105 & 106
Fun Fact: I’m on a TV show for Hawk+
Want to work with Jacob Kaczorowski? Click the direct link here!