...In my role as a tournament director, I oversee weekend events, ensuring adherence to rules and making judgment calls during games. Additionally, I analyze results for each round's pairings in scholastic tournaments. As a tutor, I conduct weekday chess sessions in elementary schools across the Saint Louis region, covering puzzles, strategies, etiquette, and facilitating in-course tournaments. (read more)
...I am now working towards a PhD in Neuroscience, and am excited to continue growing as a scientist as well as a teacher. I have experience as a teaching assistant, a lecturer, a high school coach, a mentor to the undergrads in my lab, and I have even taught my nieces how to read and write! In ad... (read more)
...I was accepted into 8 out of the 10 medical schools I interviewed at, and I scored in the 94th percentile in the MCAT. I have helped students edit and work on their college applications/essays to gain acceptances into top undergraduate universities across the US. I have also helped students wit... (read more)
...I have a MA in Chemistry from the University of South Dakota. Following graduation, I worked as a research chemist for 3M in St. Paul, Minnesota; moved back to South Dakota, then Missouri, where I taught high school chemistry for many years in both states. (read more)
...I'm passionate about writing, from the research papers I've written in academia to the young adult novel I wrote on a dare. I've always edited my friends' papers, starting from that first research project in elementary until more recently when I edited my friend's application to medical school. ... (read more)