Meet Our tutors!
LORI SPENCER
CERTIFIED SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER and OWNER
Tutors Grades:
K-5th grades
Subjects:
Math
Tutoring Locations:
Online and in our Alpharetta office
DIANE T. HUGHS
CERTIFIED TEACHER
ANSWERS IN-TAKE LINE
Tutors Grades:
4-8th grades
Subjects:
Reading, Language Arts
SAT & ACT Instructor
Tutoring Location:
In our Alpharetta office, online, in-home in Cobb and Fulton Counties
ELIZABETH BURTON CERTIFIED TUTOR AND ADVOCACY COORDINATOR
ANSWERS INTAKE LIN
Tutors Grades:
K-8
Subjects:
All Subjects
Tutoring Location:
Online
ANDREW LEE TEACHER AND SAT & ACT COORDINATOR
Tutors Grades:
5-10. grade
Subjects:
All Subjects ACT and SAT Coordinator/Instructor
Tutoring Location:
Online, In Our Alpharetta Office, and In-Home in Johns Creek, Suwanee, and Duluth areas.
PEGGY DUNLEAVY CERTIFIED TEACHER
Tutors Grades:
K-6th grades
Subjects:
Reading, Writing, Special Education
Tutoring Location:
Alpharetta office, online, in-home (Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Dacula, Grayson) Alpharetta office, online, in-home (Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Dacula, Grayson) Alpharetta office, online, in-home (Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Dacula, Grayson)
Peggy is an IEP advocate for students with special needs!
KIM MARIE HEDGES CERTIFIED TEACHER
Tutors Grades:
Pre-K through high school students
Subjects:
English/Language Arts ACT & SAT Instructor
Tutoring Locations:
Tutors in our Alpharetta office, in-home (Alpharetta, Johns Creek, and Peachtree Corners areas.) Also tutors online
MACK DOUCET
Tutors Grades:
Middle School through college
Subjects:
Math through high school, SAT and ACT Instructor, French Tutor
Tutoring Locations:
In-home in Cobb county and Alpharetta, On-Line and at our Alpharetta Office
DANIEL KWAN CERTIFIED TEACHER
Tutors Grades:
6-11th grades
Subjects
Math ACT and SAT Instructor
Tutoring Location:
In-Home in the Duluth area, or east of 85 in Suwannee And On-line Biography
ALISON STRIGGLES CERTIFIED SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
Tutors Grades:
K-8th grade
Subjects:
All subjects
Tutoring Locations:
Online, In our Alpharetta office, and In-home in the Milton, Georgia area
SHENAZ LILYWALA
Tutors Grades:
K-5th grades
Subjects
Orton-Gillingham Trained Reading Teacher
Tutoring Location:
Alpharetta office; in-home in the Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Roswell, Dunwoody, Atlanta, and Decatur areas. Also tutors online.
COURTNEY TORIBIO
Tutors Grades:
K-9th grades
Subjects:
All Subjects
Orton-Gillingham trained teacher
Tutoring Locations:
In our Alpharetta office, online, and in-home (Alpharetta, Cumming, Johns Creek, and Milton areas)
Courtney is an advocate for students with special needs!
CAROLINE GAULT
CERTIFIED TEACHER
Tutor Grades:
K-5
Subjects:
Orton-Gillingham Reading & Writing.
Math for K-2
Tutoring Location:
Online, In our our Alpharetta Office, and In-Home in the Roswell Area.
EMILY HEDGES
Tutor Grades:
K-11th grades
Subjects:
Math
Tutorining Locations:
Online and in our Alpharetta Office.
Summer Only
FROM LORI SPENCER
I started this company in 2017 after almost 19 years in public education working with students with special needs. As a special education teacher I never felt like I was truly helping children in the way they deserved to be helped. There were just too many obstacles in the way. Some of these obstacles were large class sizes, paperwork limiting the time with my students, and limited staff. It was frustrating and I became unhappy. I had a dream to be able to work with a student one-on-one, focusing on his/her individualized needs; tailoring a plan just right for the student. There is nothing like seeing that aha moment in a child's eye!
Teachers as Tutors has grown and we have many wonderful new teachers that have joined our staff. These teachers share my dream of helping the individual learner. It's an honor to work among so many talented teachers/tutors! We now tutor students in special and regular education; in all subjects and grades! Since Covid-19, we can tutor online, and yes we still tutor in our Alpharetta office! Further, we can tutor in your home offering one-on-one assistance that is convenient for your family. Earlier this year we even developed learning pods for digital learners offering students and their parents a certified teacher to navigate through the learning day at home. I can't say enough how proud I am of this company! Did I say we have also become advocates that can actually go into IEP meetings with you to make sure your child receives the best plan available? Please call and schedule an appointment with one of our tutors today!
Tutors children in math from ages K-6th grades online or in our Alpharetta office.
Shenaz Lilywala
I graduated with a Master of Arts in Teaching from University of Georgia with an ESOL endorsement. I have been using hands-on strategies to differentiate instruction as a public-school classroom teacher. I was trained in the Orton Gillingham (OG) approach as a classroom educator and have been using it the last three years in my classroom. Learning the OG approach was a life changing experience for me because it provided me with the tools to help my students, which I did not have as a student myself. Through the OG approach I can work with students to identify their specific areas of growth based on the Science of Reading research to meet them where they are. I look at all areas of reading such as phonemic awareness, phonics, encoding, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. I work with students on their specific needs by providing explicit instruction using multisensory strategies. I am currently working on becoming further certified with OG to eventually become a fellow/trainer.
Shenaz tutors’ students in grades K-5 in math and reading in our Alpharetta office; in-home in the Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Roswell, Dunwoody, Atlanta, and Decatur areas. Also tutors online.
SUE HOLDER
Sue graduated with a Masters in Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and then received certification from the University of Georgia in Special Education P-12.
In addition to Special Education, Sue is Certified in General Education Math and Reading 4 -12, and has taught in public schools for 17 years. Sue's teaching experience is middle school and high school, and she recently retired from high school teaching, primarily Algebra. Sue takes pride in helping students understand that which they find difficult and to work with both students and parents to help children realize their capabilities and gain confidence.
Sue tutors children from grades 3 - 9 in Mathematics online.
COURTNEY TORIBIO
As an educator and tutor, I have over 18 years of experience working with children with special needs and elementary/middle school students.
I am highly skilled in teaching struggling readers and am certified in Elementary and Special Education, as well as Orton Gillingham trained. I am experienced with developing and implementing goals to enhance student achievement. I can collaborate with teachers, child study teams, and parents for students with autism, learning disabilities, developmental delays, and behavioral issues. I consider myself a kindhearted and empathetic professional who develops hands-on lessons and differentiates instruction to meet the needs of each individual child. Let Courtney be your child's advocate! Call for more details.
Tutors in our Alpharetta office; in-home in the Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Cumming, and Milton areas, Also tutors online.
Diane T. Hughs
Diane graduated with a Bachelor of Science from UGA. She is a Birthing of the Giants Alumni, MIT. She holds Teaching Certifications in the states of Texas and Georgia. Diane taught Language Arts and Reading. She is certified in English as a Second Language in grades 4-8. Further, she was trained under Teach for America after a career in entrepreneurship.
Peggy Dunleavy
Peggy has taught special education in the public schools for 31 years. During her tenure, Peggy received Teacher of the Year 3 different times! Her experience ranges from teaching children from kindergarten age through grade 6 as well as teaching high school equivalency classes. She is certified at the bachelor’s level in Regular Education K-6 and teaching of students with Mild/Moderate Intellectual Disabilities. She is certified in teaching students identified with Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders, at the master’s level. She also has a Specialist Degree in Leadership and Reading instruction. Additionally, she has taught in private settings for five years. Within those years, she taught General Education for two years, but the majority of her experience is in working with special needs students.
She just retired from the Gwinnett County School System in June of 2021, Osborne Middle School in Hoschton, GA. She is excited for a new teaching chapter that continues to allow her to instruct children who need improvement in their reading and written expression skills, but also allows her more time to spend with her family. She greatly looks forward to this new experience and with doing her best to assist the children under her care.
Peggy is an IEP advocate for students with special needs!
Tutors in the Alpharetta office, online, in-home (Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Dacula, Grayson).
Diane uses innovative and creative strategies to break down complex concepts to simplest form for the student, then building back to the complex for greater understanding. She teaches to the student’s strengths, while building up their weakness to develop confident, engaged learners.
Diane tutors in all content areas grades K-8
She tutors in-home in the Cobb County or Fulton County areas. She also tutors in the Alpharetta office or online.
Kim Marie
Originally an English and Communication major graduating from Canisius College of Buffalo, New York, Kim Marie became a certified teacher to share her love of English/Language Arts with children of all ages. She has taught in the elementary and middle grades classrooms for over 15 years, implementing and facilitating a creative literature and grammar curriculum for her classes in both public and private school systems in Georgia, Florida, and Texas. She has also tutored with over 20 years of experience.
Kim Marie tutors Pre-K through high school students, specializing in reading comprehension, grammar, writing, and literary analysis.
Kim Marie tutors in our Alpharetta office; in-home in the Alpharetta, Johns Creek, and Peachtree Corners areas. She also tutors online.
Alison Striggles
Ali has a teaching certification in special education from Georgia State University and a BBA from Georgia Southern University. She has 15 years teaching experience including Kindergarten, sixth, seventh and eighth grade. She has taught all subjects, but she specializes in middle school math.
DANIEL KWAN
I graduated in 1988 with a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. I worked as a Software Analyst in the Healthcare/Hospital systems from 1988 – 2006. I changed careers to become a High school Math teacher in 2007. I have taught high school math for 16 years, and currently teach in Gwinnett County. The subjects I have taught include Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry and Precalculus. I am teaching my students to acquire problem analytic and solving skills in math. Also, I have been tutoring middle school and high school students in math for over 10 years.
Mack Doucet
Mr. Mack has a Bachelor’s of Science (Math), a BS in Industrial and Applied math, and a MA, in Math Education. In his profession he has worked as a professor of math in locations from Haiti to New York City. French is his first language; however, he speaks English proficiently. Mr. Mack can tutor math from middle school through college. Further, he can tutor French. Mr. Mack effectively introduces and communicates math courses in everyday life and demonstrates how to apply mathematics principles in various scenarios. He would like to tutor and mentor students. He is fluent in English, French, Kreyol, and some Spanish.
Andrew Lee
Originally with a pre-med background, and after getting accepted to medical schools, he went back to school and achieved a Professional Educator License (secondary education in Illinois) and has taught students in all subjects ever since. Andrew has been teaching and coaching students of all ages for over 30+ years in private (and group) tutoring and in public and private schools. He specializes in middle-grade math and English. He also has many years of experience with college application essays and ACT / SAT prep and guidance.
Andrew believes in helping students to able to become self-sufficient in learning. He sums up his teaching philosophy as “I teach students to ultimately be able to catch fish for themselves instead of continuously relying on others to catch fish for them.”
Caroline Gault
I have both an undergrad and graduate degree in Elementary Education from The University of Mississippi! I love teaching and my passion grows more every day. I have grown up being dyslexic and not knowing it, always struggled in school, but was determined to overcome the struggles in school. My obstacles led me to Orton Gillingham and become OG trained. I love working with children, but especially k-2 grades.
Elizabeth Burton
Elizabeth Burton holds her Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education. She has a passion for being a special education advocate because of her personal experience of her brother having special needs. She offers advocacy services and tutoring. She has over ten years in educational background. Clients love that she is engaging and makes learning fun. She likes to help build student confidence while also helping with academics. Elizabet tutors students K-8 online.
Emily Hedges
I am a senior at St. Pius X Catholic High School, a member of Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honors Society), and the Treasurer of the National Honors Society at my school. My responsibility as Treasurer is to organize the NHS tutoring program within the school. I have tutored many students beginning in 8th grade when I helped the kindergarten students with reading and understanding their sight words. Since then, I have tutored students in math, most notably in my junior and beginning of senior years where I tutored students in both Algebra I and Algebra II. Currently in high school, the math classes I am taking are AP Calculus AB and AP Statistics. I am a competitive swimmer at Dynamo Swim Club where I have been swimming since I was 10 years old. I am going to college at Gannon University where I have been recruited to swim and I am planning on majoring in biomedical engineering.
