Al Wolmer

Al Wolmer, BS, MS serves as a Calculus and Physics tutor for Oberman Tutoring. He has over 25 years of experience teaching mathematics at the high school and college level. He spent 12 years as an AP Calculus Reader for the College Board, scoring the free response portions of the AP Calculus exam. In addition, he spent 5 years as an AP Calculus Consultant with NMSI (the National Math and Science Initiative nms.org), helping AP Calculus teachers become more effective in their classrooms. Since leaving the classroom, Al has worked as an editor and content author for various math textbook publishing houses. Finally, he also has many years of experience tutoring all levels of math, and is ready to help your children achieve their goals.

Subjects: Math, particularly Calculus and Physics

Emma Hicks

Emma Hicks studied Mathematics at Davidson College.. Before attending Davidson, Emma attended the University of Rochester to play tennis, where she planned to study Psychology and Spanish, giving her a background in both of those areas as well. Emma has been tutoring for over 5 years. She has worked with students in all levels of high school math, AP Spanish, Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. Emma’s two favorite math classes to tutor are Algebra II and Calculus! 

Subjects: Math, including Calculus; Spanish, Chemistry, Biology, Physics

Marti Wayland

Marti Wayland is both a Statistics and Calculus tutor for Oberman Tutoring. In her 40 year career in education, she has taught all levels of high school math and has been an instructor of calculus and statistics at the college level. She has served as a math department chair and academic coach for the past 15 years. Marti was an AP Calculus Reader for several years, and she completed her thirteenth year as an AP Statistics Reader in June. She also scores projects for the American Statistical Association’s annual AP Stats research competition. Marti is a consultant with the National Math and Science Initiative as well as independent school districts, focusing on helping teachers use best practices for learning in a math classroom. She is passionate about good teaching and enabling students to succeed in rigorous mathematics courses.

Subjects: Math, particularly Calculus and Statistics

Laura Jaques

Laura Jaques (pronounced Jakes), MaED, MFA, is an educator and professional writer with over twenty-five years of experience teaching language to students from grades eight through college. Deeply committed to helping students gain both proficiency and an appreciation—dare we say love?—for language, Laura teaches the mechanics necessary to construct grammatically correct, skillfully executed sentences as well as the critical thinking and analysis required for both textual interpretation and good writing.

Laura adheres to the philosophy that language is a tool of power, and the better able we are to communicate clearly and share our visions with the world, the stronger our impact will be. Warning: Her passion for language has been known to rub off on her students, and several have chosen to become language educators after being in her classes.

Subjects: SAT English, Writing, College Essays

Sally Stanhope

Sally Stanhope excels at guiding students to develop their confidence as learners, writers, and readers. With a wide range of experience teaching and tutoring from elementary students to undergraduates, she enjoys working with students of all ages individually and discovering their preferences, interests, and personalities! Sally is ready to help students master the skills needed to pass Advanced Placement history [United States, World, and European] exams, as well as the Psychology, Human Geography, and government [U.S. and Comparative] exams. She can also advise  students as they develop their projects for IB Programs, AP Capstone, or AP African American Studies. Additionally, Sally can support students as they complete applications and interviews to secure spots in competitive programs whether it be college or a summer experience.

Subjects: Social Studies, History, Writing, Research

Geoffrey Grumbach

Geoffrey is a passionate tutor in the several areas he covers. As an undergraduate he studied economics and entrepreneurship and he continues to tutor economics for Oberman Tutoring. His specialities are the ACT: he particularly tutors the English and Science sections, and he also tutors writing and college application essays. Geoffrey has provided tutoring for middle school and high school level subjects and standardized testing for years, currently working with the Petey Greene Program tutoring incarcerated students throughout Massachusetts.

Subjects: ACT (English and Science), Economics, Writing, English, College Applications

Sarah Null

Sarah Null, M.Ed., is a tutor who specializes in supporting neurodiverse learners. Sarah is a Fellow-in-Training with the Orton-Gillingham Academy; she has spent the past 17 years supporting and remediating dyslexic and dysgraphic learners and is now also able to provide training for teachers and tutors who want to learn and master a structured literacy approach. Sarah enjoys working with students of all ages and abilities and helps with everything from learning to read to synthesizing information into research papers.

Subjects: Writing, Learning needs for non-traditional learners

Rachel Alterman Wallach

With deep expertise in media and not for profits, Rachel has coached thousands of high school students on their path to post-secondary success with a focus on excellence in production and empowerment in the process. With extensive experience in helping teenagers find their voice, topics, and focus, Rachel guides students in crafting smart and sincere college essays. Her well-rounded, long-time experience as a social worker and youth development professional offers an important contextual foundation, so students feel supported and accomplished through the process.

Rachel earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas/Austin and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Georgia. She has completed multiple nonprofit executive and facilitator trainings. Rachel lives in Atlanta with her family. Her fundamental belief in the power of young people’s voices to transform individuals and communities is a perfect fit for Oberman Tutoring.

Subjects: College Essay Writing