Roster of Tutors

Our Tutors

One-to-One Tutoring Service's tutors have been with the service for an average of more than 7 years with a few of them having worked for the service since the 1980s. All tutors are screened carefully as to qualifications and experience and interviewed by Tim Gasser, the owner/director before being added to our roster.

Tim Gasser has been an educator since 1974 as a classroom teacher, tutor, and owner / director of tutoring services. He was a full-time classroom teacher for 10 years in California. He has been doing private tutoring since 1980. He has been the owner / director of the One To One Tutoring Service since 1999.

He has a B.A. in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.S. in environmental studies from San Jose State University. He took courses in teacher education from California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, California, and has had a clear California single-subject teaching credential in math and chemistry for many years. He first began tutoring with the One To One Tutoring Service in 1982, and worked as a tutor for 17 years before becoming the director of the service. He has been in charge of all aspects of administering the One To One Tutoring Service for the past 12 years.

Name	Subjects	Qualifications	Experience	Areas Served	Availability
Tim Gasser, Director	Chemistry, Math, Test Prep (SAT II Chemistry, Math)	Math / Chemistry Clear Credential	Director, One To One Tutoring	Burlingame to Los Altos	9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Weekdays
Cynthia Beeman	College Prep Counseling, ESL, English, ACT, Organizational Skills	MA in ESL, B.A. in Art / Theater	Tutor 11 Years	San Mateo to Mountain View	Check with Director
Jeanysse Bernstein	ESL, Language Arts (Primary), Hebrew, Romanian	BS EE Polytechnic Institute Romania	Language Aide Palo Alto School District, Teacher and Tutor 30+ Years	Menlo Park to Mountain View	3 p.m. – 6 p.m. weekdays
Vincent Chiurazzi	Language Arts, General Subjects, Gr. 1 – 9	Single Subject Credential	Tutor 7 Years, Teacher’s Aide San Mateo School District	Burlingame to Redwood City	Weekday mornings to 2 PM
Belinda Cheng	Math – Basic to Pre-Calculus	B.S. in Cognitive Science, MIT	Tutor 8 Years	San Mateo to Mountain View	Check with Director
Alan Cumings	English, College Entrance Essays, SAT I Prep – Critical Reading and Writing	Ph.D. in English	College Professor 12 Years, Tutor 15 Years	Marin County	Check with Director
Don Long	English, SAT I Prep – Critical Reading and Writing, History, Elementary general subjects	Life Credential, BA Stanford, MA Education	Teacher 11 years, Tutor 5 years	Sunnyvale	Check with Director
Julie Freeman	English, Writing Grades 4 – Adult	Life Credential, BA Education, UCSB	Teacher and Tutor 30+ Years	Menlo Park to Mountain View	Weekdays
Brian Hutton	Math, English Grades 5 – 9	B.A. in Communications	Teacher 3 Years, Tutor 6 Years	San Mateo to Palo Alto	Sunday, Monday
Nancy Johnson	Spanish, English, Elementary Basic Subjects	Single Subject Credential-Spanish, English	Teacher 14 Years, Tutor 6 Years	South San Francisco to San Mateo	Check with Director
Anne Knight	English Grades 6 to College, College Essays, SAT Prep Reading and Writing	M.A. in English Literature – Harvard	College Teacher 10 Years, Tutor 17 Years	Palo Alto	Check with Director
Gerald Leib	Law Courses, English Grades 9 – Adult,	BA in English – UC Berkeley, JD in Law	Retired Lawyer/Tutor 11 Years	Menlo Park to Mountain View	Check with Director
Ben Hickey	Math, biology, chemistry, physics, geology, oceanography, environmental science, SAT prep-math	PhD, MS Oxford Univ. MS CA Inst. of Tech. BS Durham Univ.	Tutor 7 years/TA 6 years	San Francisco to San Mateo	Check with Director
Andrea Rothenberg	Reading Specialist, Language Arts-K to 8	Reading Specialist and Multiple Subjects Credentials, Masters in Social Work	Tutor 19 years, Teacher 8 years	Palo Alto	Check with Director
Makhoba Morojele	Educational Consultant, Biology, Social Studies, Math (to Geometry)	Single Subject, Multiple Subject Credential	Teacher 6 Years, Tutor 20+ Years	San Mateo to Palo Alto	Check with Director
Randy Pencin	Math, Physics	MS Math, BA Math/Physics	Teacher/Tutor 1 year	Palo Alto to Santa Clara	Check with Director
Russell Perkins	English, History, Religion	B.A. in English, M.A. in Theology	Teacher 30+ Years, Tutor 7 Years	Sonoma County	Check with Director
Raji Raman	Math (Basic to Calculus), ESL, Physics	B.S. in Math, Univ. of Colorado	Tutor 13 Years	Mountain View to Menlo Park	Check with Director
Roslyn Raney	French, German, Spanish	Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics, B.A. in German / French	College Teacher 30+ Years, Tutor 30+ Years	Burlingame to San Jose	Check with Director
Jeanette Fox	English, history, theology, business, elementary subjects, GRE prep	MA USF, BS Business, Multiple Subjects Credential (in progress)	Volunteer teacher 10 years	San Mateo to Palo Alto	Check with Director
Toshio Sakai	Japanese, especially for Business	Native Speaker, B.A., M.A.	Teacher 15+ Years, Tutor 10+ Years	Monterey County	Check with Director
Amit Sengupta	Physics, Math, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry	M.S. in Computer Science, B.S. in Physics	College Instructor 8 Years, Tutor 9 Years	Burlingame to Palo Alto	Check with Director
Laurie Shidler	Math – Basic to Precalculus, Test Prep, Elementary General Subjects	Math Preliminary Credential	Teacher 12 Years, Tutor 10 Years	San Mateo to Palo Alto	Check with Director
Kelly Solis-Navarro	Spanish	Native Speaker, B.A.	Teacher and Tutor 30+ Years	San Carlos to Los Altos	Check with Director
Jon Stephens	Math – Middle School to Calculus, Statistics	Math Clear Credential	Teacher 2 Years, Tutor 20+ Years	Palo Alto to Los Altos	Check with Director
Richard Stewart	Math to Calculus, Statistics, Business Administration, Economics	M.S. in Statistics, M.B.A., B.S. in Math	College Teacher 20+ Years, Tutor 15 Years	Pacifica to Sunnyvale	Check with Director
Judy Swain	K-8 language arts, math	Elementary Credential, BA Pschology	12 years teacher, 9 years tutoring	Menlo Park to San Carlos	Check with Director
Halle Hewitt	Reading Specialist, Language arts (all grades), All subjects (elementary)	Reading Credential (elem. to community college), Life Elementary Credential	30+ years teacher and tutor	San Mateo to Los Altos	Check with Director
Juan Walterspiel	Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Medical courses, Nursing courses	MD, Berlin Free University	7 years Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Texas and University of South Alabama, 1 year tutor	San Mateo to Palo Alto	Check with Director