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Writing Support Services Tutor Profiles
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Full Name: Dan DelMonte
Tutoring Area: Writing Support Services
Class: Graduate Student
Major/Minor: Occupational Therapy
Hometown: Bristol, PA
Documentation Specialties: most familiar with APA style, conversant with MLA and familiar with AMA, but not expert.
Dan is a second-year graduate student in the Occupational Therapy department currently working on his thesis. He has tutored for Writing Support Services for the past year. He received a BS in French and Linguistics and Masters in Translation (certified) from Georgetown University and worked as a translator in New York for many years. His time at Springfield College represents a change of career. He has tutored various subjects over the years and has published articles (nonfiction) and technical patents (translations). You'll recognize him around campus by his handsome sidekick, Nicky, the black-and-tan dachshund.
Full Name: Stephanie Douglass
Tutoring Area: Writing Support Services
Class: Graduate Student
Major/Minor: Sports Management
Hometown: Lilburn, Georgia
Documentation Styles: familiar with both MLA and APA
Stephanie is a second year graduate student in Sports Management. She is a 2007 graduate of Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, where she majored in Secondary Education-English. Stephanie worked in the Writing Center her senior year at Columbus State. Her love for writing and helping students with their writing led her to continue this work at Springfield College. This is her second year as a writing tutor.
Full Name: Kate McCarthy
Tutoring Area: Writing Support Services
Class: Senior
Major/Minor: English / Philosophy
Hometown: Springfield, MA
Documentation Styles: most familiar with MLA
Kate is a senior majoring in English with a minor in Philosophy. She is hoping to continue her studies with a master’s degree in English education and eventually teach. She has studied a wide variety of formal and informal writing styles and skills. This is her second year tutoring writing.
Full Name: Tara M. Raymond
Tutoring Area: Writing Support Services / Conversation Tutor
Class: Graduate Student
Major/Minor: Rehabilitation Counseling
Hometown: Winthrop, Maine
Documentation Styles: most experience with APA and is also familiar with MLA
Tara is second year graduate student in the Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Substance Abuse Counseling Program. She attended Springfield College for two years as an undergraduate, and then obtained her Bachelor’s in Rehabilitation at the University of Maine at Farmington in 2002. She is happy to be back on campus. In addition to being a tutor, Tara is a graduate assistant in the rehabilitation department and works part-time in the Academic Affairs office. Tara has a knack for working with people, and this is her second year tutoring writing.
Full Name: Jessica Steward
Tutoring Area: Writing Support Services
Class: Senior
Major/Minor: Psychology / Rehabilitation and Disability
Hometown: Franklin, Massachusetts
Documentation Styles: most experience with APA and is also familiar with MLA
Jessica is a senior at Springfield College majoring in Psychology with a minor in Rehabilitation and Disability Studies. She loves being in Western Massachusetts, but has a special place in her heart for her hometown--Franklin, Massachusetts. Jess plans on attending graduate school here at Springfield College, and eventually would like to work with children with intellectual disabilities or in a counseling setting. Jessica is and has been involved with Best Buddies and the SC Singers since her first year at Springfield College. This is her second year as a writing tutor. Jess enjoys working with the students on campus and is looking forward to another great experience in the ASC this year!
Full Name: Professor Christine G. Hagan
Tutoring Area: Writing Support Services Role: Faculty Writing Specialist
Hometown: Easthampton, MA
Documentation Styles: most familiar with MLA Chris is a first year adjunct professor in the Humanities (English) Department. She recently retired after teaching 35 years, with the majority of those years spent teaching writing and public speaking at Westfield High School. She holds a Masters Degree in Secondary Education and is a published author, with a short story published by Random House. She enjoys working with young people and has found Springfield College to be a very welcoming place for its students.
Full Name: Brittany Hildebrand
Tutoring Area: Writing Support Services
Class: Junior
Major/Minor: English/Secondary Education
Hometown: Ledyard, CT
Documentation Styles: most familiar with MLA
Brittany is a junior majoring in English and Secondary Education with a minor in Philosophy, as well. She is hoping to continue her studies with a master’s and doctorate in English education and eventually become a college professor. She has been a member of the Partner’s Program here at Springfield College in addition to the school’s literary magazine, The Alden Street Review. This is her first year tutoring writing.
Full Name: Tracy Green
Tutoring Area: Writing Support Services / Conversation Tutor
Class: Junior
Major/Minor: Psychology
Hometown: Greenwich, NY
Documentation Styles: Most experience with APA and is also familiar with MLA
Tracy is a Junior majoring in Psychology. She is from Upstate New York but loves being away at school in Massachusetts. Tracy plans to attend graduate school to become a dietitian or therapist. Her extracurricular activities include being an RA in International Hall as well as a Senator for the class of 2010. She also participates in the Partner's Program. This is Tracy's first year as a writing tutor, and she is excited to work with everyone.
Full Name: Kara Jalbert
Support Area: Writing Support Services
Class: Sophomore
Major/Minor: Sports Biology; attempting to apply to the Physical Therapy Program and Minor in English
Hometown: Coventry, RI
Documentation Styles: Most experience with MLA
Kara is currently a sophomore at Springfield College who is aspiring to become a Physical Therapist with a Minor in English. She loves to write more than anything else, however, and enjoys helping other students and friends with anything they may require dealing with the English language and writing assignments. She has been nominated for Sigma Tau Delta, Springfield College's English Honor Society. She is an enthusiastic writer and a highly dependable person.
Full Name: Kelly-Anne Polidoro
Tutoring Area: Writing Support Services
Class: Senior
Major/Minor: Double Major in Communications / Sports Journalism and English
Hometown: Pittsfield, MA
Documentation Styles: Most familiar with MLA
Kelly is currently studying to become a sports broadcaster. She is Editor-in-Chief of The Alden Street Review, the literary magazine of Springfield College. She is also president of the Sigma Tau Delta, Springfield College’s English Honor Society. This is her first year tutoring for the Academic Success Center. She has interned at the Western Mass Sports Journal, the Basketball Hall of Fame, and will be interning at the Springfield’s #1 television station, ABC40, in the spring. She loves being active and enjoys helping students on campus with their writing.
Full Name: Mara Veronesi
Tutoring Area: Writing Support Services
Class: Graduate Student
Major/Minor:
Hometown: Springfield, MA
Documentation Styles: Most familiar with APA, some experience with MLA
Mara is a second year graduate student in the School of Social Work. She has a Master's degree in Applied Theology from Elms College. Her B.A. is in Psychology from Western New England College. Mara has considerable experience in teaching and community organizing with high school and college students. She has served as a peer mentor for an online writing group. Mara is a writer and a poet, and edited Behaviors, Beliefs, and Emotions: Doctor-Patient relationships in Behavioral Optometry, which was published in 2006. She enjoys working with students.
Full Name: Kim Peterson Zaniewski
Tutoring Area: Writing Support Services
Class: Graduate Student
Major/Minor: Occupational Therapy
Hometown: Princeton, NJ
Documentation Styles: most familiar with most types of fiction and nonfiction writing, and APA formatting.
Kim received an undergraduate degree from Springfield College 20+ years ago. She is now back, working on a graduate degree in Occupational Therapy. In between, she graduated from Western New England College, School of Law, and practiced law in Connecticut. Kim has written and published two legal textbooks, and also has a novel, Truths Unveiled, coming out this spring.
Full Name: Micah Aiu
Support Area: Writing Support Services and Math Support Services
Class: Sophomore
Major/Minor: Business Administration / Minor - Economics and Political Science
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
Documentation Styles: Most familiar with MLA
Micah is a sophomore transfer student from Washington State University majoring in Business Management and Economics. Micah is quite far from his home of Hawaii. He is here pursuing his athletic interest and is a member of the Men’s Varsity Volleyball Team at Springfield College. He has not always been interested in writing, however. A senior English teacher gave him a renewed interest and sparked a passion for language. Micah not only assists Academic Success Center, in Writing Support Services but also tutors Algebra and Business Math in Math Support Services. He is a dedicated and passionate student who always remembers that learning should first and foremost be fun. This is Micah’s first year as a tutor, and he is excited to meet and work with new students.
Full Name: Peter Vanderlyn Lang
Support Area: Writing Support Services
Class: Senior
Major/Minor: English
Hometown: Saugerties, NY
Documentation Styles: Most familiar with MLA
I have recently changed my major to English, and I have started tutoring at the Academic Success Center for the first time this year. I am hoping to help out with the Alden Street Review in the near future and, after college, hope to find a career in the writing field.
Math Support Services Tutor Profiles
Click here for Math Support Services.Full Name: Kelly Dunn
Support Area: Math Support Services: CISC 105, CISC 115
Class: Graduate Student
Major/Minor: Psychology, Student Personnel Administration
Hometown: Plymouth, MA
Activities/Interests: volleyball, reading, Graduate Student Organization (Vice-President), research, going to movies, Amusement Parks (especially for the roller coasters)
Favorite Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry
Favorite Movie: Mean Girls
Favorite Band / Song: Dave Matthews Band
Favorite Quote: “Everything happens for a reason”
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: still waiting!
Full Name: Brittany Guerrera
Support Area: Math Support Services: Introduction to Calculus with Applications, Physics
Class: Sophomore
Major/Minor: Physical Therapy/Nutrition
Hometown: Wolcott, CT
Activities/Interests: SC Women’s Track and Field. When I’m not doing that, I love to read almost any book and watch “Grey’s Anatomy.”
Favorite Book: It’s hard to pick just one, but I love Angels and Demons and The DaVinci Code, by Dan Brown, and all of the Harry Potter books.
Favorite Quote: “I believe if you seek the truth you don’t need to look far because it’s going to find you.” Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: Anyone of my track meets, and being a part of the Gymnastics Homeshow last year as a freshman.
Full Name: Dan Lischak
Support Area: Math Support Services: Introduction to Calculus with Applications, Physics
Class: Junior
Major/Minor: Physical therapy / Athletic Coaching minor
Hometown: Bay Shore, NY
Activities/Interests: volleyball, disc golf, tennis
Favorite Book: Fight Club
Favorite Band / Song: Wagon Wheel
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: Winning the DIII National Championship
Full Name: Danielle Montambault
Support Area: Math Support Services: Algebra, Calculus
Class: Junior
Major/Minor: Mathematics Major with a concentration in Secondary Education and a Spanish Minor
Hometown: Prospect, CT
Danielle is currently studying to become a middle school or high school mathematics teacher. She is involved with Student Ambassadors and loves giving weekly tours to potential students and their families. She is also a member of SC Dancers and is currently the treasurer of Lakeside Hall Council. This is her 3rd year working for Math Support Services. She was not here in the spring of 2008 because she had the opportunity to Study Abroad in Spain. She loves meeting new people and having fun! Personal note: Come stop by and say hi! :)
Full Name: Professor Alphonse Yapo
Support Area: Math Support Services: Survey of Math, Algebra
Role: Faculty Math Specialist
Hometown: Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Professor Yapo teaches College Algebra in Springfield College. He started teaching in high school in Cote d’Ivoire. Then, he obtained a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in pure mathematics from the University of Provence (Marseille). He’s teaching developmental courses in math in local colleges. Meanwhile, he’s attending Central Connecticut State (CCSU) in the program of M.A in Applied Math: Actuarial Science option. He likes the internet, music and soccer.
Content Tutor Profiles
Click here for Content Tutorial Program.Full Name: Alyssa Coyne
Support Area: Content Tutor: Bioscience and General Chemistry
Class: Sophomore
Major/Minor: Physical Therapy Major/Psychology Minor
Hometown: Old Town, ME
Activities/Interests: I am part of the SPTO, I play ultimate frisbee, and am vice president of International Hall. This is my first year with the Academic Success Center, but I was a math and science tutor to grades 5-12 all through high school. Favorite Book: The Pact, A Million Little Pieces, To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite Movie: Dirty Dancing
Favorite Quote: “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: My most memorable moment has been meeting all of my friends and making crazy memories with them.
Full Name: Jennifer Ferrigno
Support Area: Content Tutor: Anatomy and Physiology Concepts 1
Class: Junior
Major/Minor: Double major: Dance/Occupational Therapy
Hometown: Shelton, CT
Activities/Interests: dancing, sailing, working on my scrapbook, going to see Broadway shows
Favorite Book: The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch Albom
Favorite Band: John Mayer
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: Dancing with SC Dancers at the famous dance site called Jacob’s Pillow in Lee, Massachusetts.
Full Name: Tristen Gentile
Support Area: Content Tutor: Human Anatomy and Neuroscience
Class: Graduate Student
Major/Minor: Occupational Therapy
Hometown: Columbia, MD
Activities/Interests: Hanging out with friends and working out.
Favorite Movie: Love Actually
Favorite Quote: “Everything in life happens for a reason.”
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: My senior year at SC was one of the most amazing experiences of my life and I would not change it for the world.
Full Name: Tim Ressler
Support Area: Content Tutor: History & American Studies
Class: Senior
Major/Minor: History, Concentration Secondary Education
Hometown: Old Lyme, CT
Favorit Book: Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond
Favorit Quote: “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift”- Steve Prefontaine
Activities/Interests: I am a senior here at Springfield and will hopefully be graduating in the spring ’09. Over the past year, I have been student teaching at Ludlow High School and Duggan Middle School and hope to become a history teacher in the future. I have been a history tutor for the past two years at the Academic Success Center. I am an athlete who wrestles for the College during the winter season.
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: Too many great memories with great people to name just one.
Full Name: Jamie Goldstein
Support Area: Content Tutor: Anatomy and Physiology Concepts I
Class: Sophomore
Major/Minor: EMS Management
Hometown: Shelton, CT
Activities/Interests: Student Ambassadors, working with EMS, rowing crew, skiing, watching movies, listening to country music
Favorite Movie: Ladder 49, Top Gun
Favorite Band: Toby Keith
Favorite Quote: ”SUCCESS is inevitable when failure is NOT an option."
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: Snow ball fight inside of Gulick Hall last year.
Full Name: Kaitlyn Hanlon
Support Area: Content Tutor: Instructional Strategies in Physical Education
Class: Junior
Major/Minor: Physical Education/Health and Coaching
Hometown: Torrington, CT
Activities/Interests: SC Racquetball Club, President of the PEHE Club, member of the History Club, coach JV volleyball at Southwick High, coach Western Mass AAU winter volleyball in Holyoke MA, coach of JV Volleyball at the Ethel Walker School
Favorite Book: The DaVinci Code
Favorite Movie: Enchanted
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: Working for Springfield Leaders of Tomorrow this summer and teaching Springfield inner city children how to rock climb, fish, hike, roller blade, and orienteer for 9 weeks.
Full Name: Daniel A. Jaffe
Support Area: Content Tutor: Kinesiology/Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology, Anatomy and Physiology Concepts I
Class: Graduate Student
Major/Minor: Strength and Conditioning
Hometown: York, ME/ Andover, MA
Activities/Interests: powerlifting and reading
Favorite Book: “The Power of One”, and anything by Chuck Palahniuk
Favorite Quote: “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardship and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” -Arnold Schwarzenegger
”For me, life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.” -Arnold Schwarzenegger
Full Name: Greg McMahon
Support Area: Content Tutor: Exercise Physiology
Class: Senior
Major/Minor: AEXS
Hometown: Shrewsbury, MA
Activities/Interests: A little bit of everything.
Favorite Book: The Four Pillars to a Man’s Heart
Favorite Quote: "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." Einstein
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: All of it.
Full Name: Amanda Mullen
Support Area: Content Tutor: Anatomy and Physiology Concepts I
Class: Sophomore
Major/Minor: Physical Education/Health and Coaching
Hometown: Claremont, NH
Activities/Interests: running, field hockey, & basketball
Favorite Book: My Sister’s Keeper
Favorite Movie: Love and Basketball
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: Being on a sports team that is very supportive of each other.
Full Name: Justine Precourt
Support Area: Content Tutor: Occupational Therapy, Neuroscience
Class: Graduate Student
Major/Minor: Occupational Therapy
Hometown: Norton, MA
Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby
Favorite Band / Song: Kenny Chesney
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: My entire Senior Year was absolutely unforgettable!!
Full Name: Sneha Shah
Support Area: Content Tutor - Assessment in Movement and Sport
Class: Graduate Student
Major/Minor: Health Education
Hometown: Nashua, NH
Activities/Interests: listening to music, hanging out with friends, watching movies, spending time outside, and relaxing.
Favorite Book: My Sister’s Keeper
Favorite Movie: Crash and Juno
Favorite Quote: “The only thing constant in life is change.”
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: The most memorable experience at Springfield College so far has to be having the privilege of being an NSO leader for 3 years during my undergraduate career. It was an absolutely amazing experience that will stay with me forever.
Full Name: James Skelton
Support Area: Content Tutor: Spanish
Class: Junior
Major/Minor: Recreation Management Major with a Spanish, YMCA Studies and Business Minor
Hometown: Conway, NH
Activities/Interests: ice hockey, snowboarding, soccer, water-skiing, the outdoors, traveling and having fun.
Favorite Book: Tuesdays with Morrie
Favorite Quote: “If you can’t feel your heart beating in your nose at the end of a shift, you’re not skating hard enough” (high school hockey coach)
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: Studying abroad in Spain Spring 2008 and 4th floor Reed Hall, freshman year.
Full Name: Mike Tanguay
Support Area: Content Tutor: Anatomy and Physiology Concepts I
Class: Senior
Major/Minor: Athletic Training
Hometown: Willington, CT
Activities/Interests: skiing, golf, football, racing
Favorite Movie: Billy Madison
Favorite Band / Song: Van Halen
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: Working with the sports teams on campus.
Full Name: Patrick Vaughn
Support Area: Content Tutor: Computer Science with C++, Microcomputers
Class: Senior
Major/Minor: 1) Computer and Informational Technologies, 2) Mathematics
Hometown: Braintree Massachusetts
Activities/Interests: gymnastics, paintball, computers, electronics
Favorite Band / Song: Off by One
Favorite Quote: “Whenever you are not practicing someone, somewhere else is, and when you meet him he will win.”
Most memorable experience at Springfield College so far: The friends that I have met and the stories that I will tell their kids that start off, “When your mom/dad was in college…”
ASC Graduate Employees Profile
Full Name: John Krzystofik
Role: Tutor Manager
Class: Graduate Student
Major/Minor: Student Personal in Higher Education Administration
Hometown: Chicopee, MA
Contact Information: Hickory Hall, Room 109 x3389 ASCTutorManager@spfldcol.edu
John is in his second year of graduate school at Springfield College and his first year as the Tutor Manager. John attended Westfield State College where he doubled majored in Special Education and Psychology. He enjoys working in the Academic Success Center and plans to work as an Academic Advisor for student’s athletes in the future. John enjoys running and coaching cross-country and track and field.
Full Name: Betsey Taber
Support Area: Academic Coach
Class: Graduate Student
Major/Minor: Occupational Therapy
Hometown: Glastonbury, CT
Contact Information: Hickory Hall, Room 109 x3431 ASCacademiccoaching@spfldcol.edu
Betsey completed her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Dickinson College and her Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Connecticut. She is currently studying to become a licensed Occupational Therapist to integrate her love for working with people and curriculum design and development. She has experience coaching at the University of Connecticut and enjoys being an Academic Coach on Springfield College’s campus.
Full Name: Tulika Verma
Role: Tutor Observer, Academic Coach
Class: Graduate Student
Major/Minor: Sport Psychology
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Contact Information: Hickory Hall, Room 109 x3389 ASC@spfldcol.edu
Tulika is an international student from Australia. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Sydney University. She is in her final year of her graduate studies in Sport Psychology. She is the Tutor Observer at the ASC and an Academic Coach. She enjoys spending her time watching and playing sports, reading and keeping in touch with family and friends.
