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Meet Our Leadership Team

Teachers
​College Counselors
College Professors
Study Skill Preparation Experts

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Ava Drutman
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Co-Director of Educational Awareness/Senior Verbal Skills Instructor
Certified Coaching Practitioner
Twenty-plus years teaching reading/English on a college level
​Thirty years experience teaching College Success, a course on academic essentials
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SUNY Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence
New York State certified reading clinician
Application and Essay Specialist
Author of reading and grammar textbooks

New York State certified teacher with a specialization in K-12 ESL
Expert in study skills preparation
Test designer

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Judy Marano

Co-Director of Educational Awreness/ Senior Verbal Skills Instructor
Licensed College Counselor
Certified Coaching Practitioner

Application and Essay Specialist
SUNY Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence
Contributing writer at Best Self Magazine
Author of Words Matter
Twenty plus years of experience teaching English and Speaking in college, high school and middle school 
Founder and Director of Community Connection- Adult ESL
New York State certified high school English teacher with a specialization in  K-12 ESL
Expert in study skills preparation
Editor of International Voices- a magazine for WCC students



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    Gretchen Sancher
       

      
EA's College Prep's Senior Math/Science Instructor 
​      10+ years teaching math/science at middle school, high school, and college level
      15+ years tutoring  math (PreAlgebra, Algebra, PreCalculus, Calculus-single
           variable and multi-variable, Trigonometry,  Regents)
      15+ years tutoring science (physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, geology,
           ecology, meteorology, Regents-bio/chem/earth science
​     Degree in Secondary Education with a composite physical sciences emphasis      
​     Extensive experience in curriculum development, educating special populations
           
                                                            (ELLs, students with disabilities, etc), assessment, and study skills

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            Dr. Jeffrey Marano

​            EA's  HS and College Sciences/Social Science and Math Instructor
           ​Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering with a Minor in Biology (Magna Cum Laude) from Boston             University
           Ph.D in Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health from Virginia Tech – advised by Dr. James             Weger-Lucarelli
           Published author in Virology, Viruses, Frontiers in Cellular and Infectious Microbiology, and PLOS              Pathogens
          Past International Genetically Engineered Machine's competition medalist
          Member of the American Society of Virology, the American Society of Microbiology,            the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and the Biomedical Engineering Society. 
Experienced in working with students with learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorder


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Trevor Stubbs-Stroud

​EA College Prep Math/Science Instructor
Advanced Math and Science tutor at Porter-Gaud, Charleston SC
Bachelors of Sciences and Mathematics Degree from the Honors College of Charleston
Majored in Biology, minored in Psychology with a concentration in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience
Insights on how the brain processes, retains, and recalls information 




Who We Are

We are college professors, life coaches for young adults, and teachers with more than thirty years experience who provide high quality test preparation, college application and essay support, and college transition guidance.

What We Do

We have created two divisions to motivate students to grow personally and academically. We offer assistance in making the transition to and from college.  
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