Greenlake, Ravenna, & University District Tutors

Stephen

I am a full-time tutor and educator. For more than ten years, I've been helping students of all ages develop their reading and writing skills, organization and accountability, and overall academic curiosity and confidence.

During that time, I've learned as much as my students have. My mom was a resource teacher who helped students with disabilities thrive in the classroom and later worked as an educational consultant for international schools: between my own experience and my regular "consultations" with her, I've developed a pedagogical approach that emphasizes relationship building, student-led discovery, and a growth mindset.

I hold a Master's degree in Creative Writing from the University of Washington and a Bachelor's degree in English and Philosophy from Concordia University in Montreal. As an undergraduate, I won the MacGuigan Essay Prize and the Compton-Lamb Memorial Scholarship. At the end of my Master's program, my creative thesis won the David Guterson Award.

I hold a Cambridge CELTA, a certificate in ESL teaching, and have taught in North America and South Korea, in classrooms and one-on-one. Additionally, I spent a year teaching the verbal side of GMAT and GRE prep classes for PrepCorps, a Seattle test-prep company. I scored in the 99th percentile on the verbal section of the GMAT and in the 98th on that of the GRE.

Olivia

I began tutoring philosophy at Whitworth University in 2013. Since then, I have tutored writing, reading comprehension, math, ESL, test prep, and study & organization skills at Green Lake Elementary, Hamilton International Middle, and Lincoln High School, as well as privately both in-person and remotely. I’m very familiar with young people struggling with academic anxiety and other stressors, and I’ve seen them improve and find confidence. I believe that writing skills are integral to basic communication, critical thinking, decision-making, and work. There is always a way to connect students with writing through their interests, and, by following their curiosity, I help them build a positive relationship with writing.

Most of my free time is spent reading, writing, singing, playing music, playing D&D, camping, and foraging for mushrooms.

Norah

I am a lifelong lover of language who is passionate about mentorship and education, so I look forward to helping you or your student grow as a reader, writer, and communicator!

I'm an east coast transplant currently pursuing a Master's in Library and Information Science at the University of Washington, with hopes to work as an academic librarian in the future. Prior to graduate school, I worked in publishing in New York City, so I have extensive professional experience finding books to suit a particular reader's taste and needs!

I have a Bachelors of Arts in English with a Citation in French from Harvard University, and a Masters of Philosophy in Irish Literature from Trinity College, Dublin. (I wrote my master's thesis on the plays of Samuel Beckett, but that doesn't mean I don't love a beach read!) I have experience writing and editing for both student and professional publications, and also have experience tutoring students in ACT reading and English, with a focus on holistic growth. I look forward to working together to help you or your student achieve your goals!

Miranda

I believe in working collaboratively with my students to break down any and all barriers standing in the way of their writing. Together, we invent individualized writing tools and strategies, build confidence in their voice and abilities, and try to have a little fun along the way.

I hail from Connecticut and hold a Bachelors of Arts in English, with a double minor in Women’s and Gender Studies and Philosophy, from Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), and a Master’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Oregon State University. I am the recipient of the SCSU 2021 Chairperson’s Award for Outstanding English Major, the OSU 2023 and 2024 Creative Writing Award in Fiction, and served as the 2023-2024 Prose Editor for 45th Parallel Lit Mag.

I have seven collective years of tutoring and teaching experience. Throughout my undergraduate degree, I mentored high school students, peer-tutored, and worked as an administrative writing assistant. I student-taught a section of Shakespeare’s Tragedies at SCSU, and was teaching assistant for Classical Mythology and Undergraduate Publishing Practicum during my M.F.A at Oregon State University, where I also spent two years as an Instructor of Introduction to Composition Studies and Introduction to Fiction Writing. I look forward to continuing to bring my knowledge across writing disciplines and genres to my Write Seattle students.