Academic Learning Center

Maria McDonnell,

Maria has been teaching English at Albright since 2006. This semester she joined the ALC team as an academic coach. Along with teaching and coaching at Albright, Maria is working on her master’s degree in applied psychology in the Albright SPS program. Her sons attended Albright as well, and her three dogs love to visit campus. Maria is an avid runner who has completed every race distance between 5k and 50k.

Rachel Clark ‘23

Rachel is a psychology and sociology co major. With her degree she plans to improve other’s quality of life. She enjoys painting and dorm room gardening.

Zoe Satterthwaite ’23

Zoe is a fashion merchandising and business co-major, class of 2023. She is the president of Club Vogue, the social media chair for The Cue, and a writer for Fashion Lion. She is also a peer tutor.

Shelby Cheuvront ‘23

Shelby is a Business Management major with a focus in Sports Management and has been a tutor since Fall 2021. She tutors ACC100, ACCC101, and BUS250. Shelby is on the volleyball team and is involved in SAAC. She is looking forward to helping students in accounting.

Tara Huffman ‘24

Tara is a chemistry major with a minor in public policy and administration and has been a tutor since fall 2021. She tutors CHE105, CHE106, CHE107, CHE207-208, ECO105, FRE101-102, and ESS101. Tara is also a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority. She enjoys tutoring to help others succeed in reaching their academic goals.

Reem Shadid ‘23

Reem is a criminology and public policy & administration co-major with legal studies and urban affairs minors. She has been tutoring since fall 2020. She is also the Foreign Language tutor manager for the ALC. She tutors SPA101-201, SOC101, SOC210, SOC211, SOC251, and POL218 courses. She is also the Vice President of the Pre-Law Society, Secretary of International Students Association, and Vice President of AC New Liberals and Political Science Association. Reem enjoys tutoring because she loves helping others overcome their academic struggles. She also loves to see others prosper and improve upon their daily goals.

Sarah Robinson ‘24

Sarah is a Computer Science major and has been a tutor since fall 2021. She tutors CSC141, CSC142, PSY100, MAT131, and ART265 courses. She is eager to tutor because she believes a student-to-student approach is very beneficial in the academic process.

Stephanie Zolynski ‘24

Stephanie is a Psychobiology major on the molecular track with pre-med advising, and has been a tutor since Fall 2021. She tutors PSY100, PSY200, PSY201, PSY205, SPA101-102, CHE105 and SOC261. Stephanie also participates in Women’s Volleyball and SAAC. She holds positions in Tri-Beta, Sigma Kappa, and is a class of 2024 officer. Stephanie wanted to be a tutor because she enjoys being able to help and see tutees understand a concept that they may have struggled with.

Grace Andrefski ‘23

Grace is a criminology major and a legal studies minor and has been a tutor since Fall 2020. She tutors SOC211, SOC213, SOC251, SOC261, MUS126 and BUS250 courses. Grace is also a member of the volleyball team. She is excited to be a tutor and to have the opportunity connect with her tutees.

Viki Aquino ‘23

Viki is a Fashion Design and Merchandising major and has been a tutor since Fall 2022. She tutors FRE101, FRE102, FAS200, FAS202, FAS208, FAS112, and BUS247. Her hometown is Queens, New York. In addition to tutoring, Viki is treasurer of Club Vogue and works in the CFA Gallery and Box Office. She hopes to meet and help people to help achieve their academic goal!

Jordan Brown ‘24

Jordan is an English and secondary education co-major and has been a tutor since fall 2022. She tutors FRE101-102, MAT102, and PHY102 courses. Jordan is also a member of Sigma Tau Delta and ACF. Jordan is excited to be a peer tutor because she wants to help students and support them as they pursue their academic ambitions.

Lillian Carney ’24

Lillian is an early childhood education and psychology co-major and has been a tutor since fall 2021. She tutors PSY100 PSY 200, and PSY206 courses. Lillian is the secretary of the PSEA club and is also a writing tutor. She wanted to be a tutor to help others by providing a different viewpoint to the material.

Taisha Charles ’24

Taisha is a Mathematics and Psychology co-major and has been a tutor since Fall 2021. She tutors MAT125, MAT128, MAT131-132, FRE101-102, and PSY205 courses. Taisha is President of the Math Club and Albright College Dance Team and also works on campus as an RA and Admissions Ambassador. Taisha sees tutoring as an opportunity to help her fellow students and share study skills she’s gained through tough coursework.

Eli Davis ‘23

Eli is a game/simulation development major and started tutoring in fall 2020. He tutors CSC141, CSC142, HIS122, and LAT101-102. Eli is also a part of the eSports team. He aims to assist students in understanding their subjects more thoroughly and meet their goals. He understands the difficulties of college life and courses and so wants to help students adjust and excel.

Ben Egin ‘23

Ben Egin is a computer science and business administration major and has been a tutor since fall 2022. Ben tutors German courses, is one of the captains of the golf team, and a member of the Dearden Honor Society. He sees tutoring German as a way of giving back and spreading knowledge about not only the German language, but also Germany itself.

Katie Donner ‘23

Katie is a biology major with a pre-vet track and has been a tutor since fall 2022. She tutors BIO152, CHE105, and CHE207-208. If she is not in the tutoring lab (or in Science), you will most definitely catch her hanging out in the student center or CC!

Miney Garcia ’25

Miney is a child and family studies major. She tutors PSY100, PSY200, FRE101-102, and SOC261 courses. Miney is a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority, an RA, and an admission ambassador. She became a tutor to help her fellow peers.

Kate Griffin

Kate is an Applied Psychology major and has been a tutor since Fall 2021. She tutors: BIO101, BIO152, BIO203, PSY200, PSY201, PSY205, LAT101-201. Her hometown is Point Pleasant Beach, NJ. She is currently working on her master’s degree at Albright. Kate enjoys tutoring to help her peers achieve success.

Stephanie Hegedus ‘24

Stephanie Hegedus is a fashion merchandising major with a focus in fashion journalism. She has been tutoring since fall of 2022 and tutors FAS208, FAS112, FAS210, FAS202, and ECO105 courses. Stephanie is also the PR Co-Chair & Social Media Manager of Albright’s fashion club, Club Vogue.

Megan Keller ‘23

Megan is a biochemistry premed major and has been a tutor since Fall 2020. She tutors BIO101, BIO151, BIO203, CHE105, CHE107, CHE207-208, MAT110 and SPA101-201 courses. She is also a member of SAC and a player of Albright’s field hockey team. She enjoys tutoring because she loves to help people and see people succeed.

Jonathan Leger ‘23

Jonathan is an accounting, economics and finance major with a track in accounting, and has been a tutor since fall 2021. He holds ACC101 weekly group tutoring sessions. Jonathan is an Admission Ambassador, Class of 2023 Treasurer, member of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, and involved in various clubs and committees. Jonathan decided to become a tutor because he values the importance of practice and solidification of information that tutoring provides for students.

Olivia Lorah ‘24

Olivia is a secondary education and history co-major and has been a tutor since the fall of 2022. She tutors SPA101, MAT102, and POL101 courses. Olivia is also a member of SACC, PSEA, and a player on the Albright field hockey team. She decided to become a tutor because she loves sharing knowledge with others and helping people to succeed.

Daniel Lowman ‘26

Daniel is a biology major and has been a tutor since spring 2023. He tutors MAT128, MAT129, MAT131, MAT110, BIO101, and BIO151. Daniel is also a part of the soccer team. He sees tutoring as an opportunity to help others succeed.

Angelica Malone ‘23

Angelica is a molecular psychobiology major, with minors and public health, sociology, and evolutionary studies and has been a tutor since fall 2022. She tutors PSY200, PSY201, PSY205, and CHE100 courses. She is also the president of Alternative Spring Break and the World Affairs Club vice president. Angelica sees tutoring as an important part of a supportive campus and understands the position of students that may feel overwhelmed or lost in their classes.

Deidra Miklesavage ‘23

Deidra is a biology major in the pre-med track and has been a tutor since fall 2022. She tutors BIO152, SPA101-102, and PSY100 courses. She is also a member of Tri-Beta. She is excited to tutor and help others succeed in achieving their academic goals.

Hannah Phillips ‘24

Hannah is a math major with a minor in secondary education. She is a supplemental instruction (SI) leader for MAT131 and tutors MAT128, MAT129, MAT131-132, MAT110, MAT233, and MAT250. She is also the Vice President of the Math Club. Hannah enjoys tutoring because she loves to teach and instill a passion for learning in others.

Hannah Plowmaker ‘24

Hannah is a business administration major with a track in marketing and has been a tutor since fall 2022. She tutors BUS155, ACC101, and ECO105. She is the student government communications director, and an active member of the Dearden honors society, Business Accounting and Economics Club, and the Commuter Student Association. She wanted to be a tutor because she has seen first hand the difference that they can make in some people’s academic careers.

Samantha Seador ‘23

Samantha is a biology and public health co-major and has been a tutor since spring 2019. She is a supplemental instruction (SI) leader for BIO151 and group assistant for BIO234. She is excited to tutor because she loves watching others grow and achieve their goals.

Jason Tai ‘23

Jason is a digital communications major with a minor in Spanish and has been a tutor since spring of 2020. He tutors PSY100, BUS155, COM260, COM250, ART103, and SPA101-204. He can also assist with Adobe software programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro in digital art courses such as Computer Graphics (ART265) and Video I (DIG201). Jason is a tutor because he enjoys working and empathizing with fellow peers on their academic journey to success.

Jahfari Williams ’23

Jahfari Williams is a philosophy major and has been a tutor since spring 2022. He tutors PHI203, PHI101, PHI150, and philosophy writing. Jahfari is also a member of the esports team. As a tutor he hopes to encourage more students to enjoy philosophy, engage in more philosophical conversation, and to experience teaching and education differently.

Alyssa Zerbe ‘24

Alyssa is a psychology and art major and has been a tutor since the fall 2022. She tutors PSY100, PSY200, PSY201, PSY206, and SOC101. Alyssa is also the Vice President of Standards and Values of Sigma Kappa sorority, the Advertising Chair of Psi Chi Honor Society, the Psychology Department Assistant, and a PSY200 TA. She believes tutoring is a great tool to help students reach their academic goals.