Our Mentors
RESEARCH & GRADUATE COUNSELING SPECIALIST
ROWEN THOMAS (they.them/we)
PhD in Higher Education & Student Affairs Leadership, 10 years of experience in higher education & 12 in counseling grades 8-12. Their mentoring and tutoring approach centralizes the development of critical thinking, problem solving, and holistic student development tailored to the needs of each individual student.
EARLY CHILDHOOD/ELEMENTARY & BILINGUAL SPANISH LANGUAGE
FRANCISCO GALLEGOS (he/him)
Francisco (he/him) is a bilingual educator with a master's in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education. He focuses on bilingual education for students of all ages and also offers a robust content education for elementary (K-8) school age students.
MATH INSTRTUCTOR
ALEXIS GRAY (she/her)
Alexis Gray (she/her) is a dedicated math tutor who has tutored a wide variety of students for the past three years, including middle schoolers, high schoolers, and college students. She works with a variety of neurodiverse students, including those on the autism spectrum, those with ADD/ADHD, and those with schizophrenia. She is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics at MSU Denver to dedicate herself full-time to math tutoring.
COLLEGE ESSAY MENTORING SPECIALIST
MICHAELA MILLER (she/hers)
BA & MA in Education, 12 years experience in private college-readiness & counseling, Michaela (she/her) will empower you to bring your whole self out and strategize your college and career-readiness path! ​As daunting as it was, tackling 33 vague college essay prompts helped her discover her passions and aspirations and everyday she supports this introspective process in career, college and graduate-school bound students.
Director of Instruction & Lead Instructor
TIFFANY LAUZON (she/hers)
Swim instructor and coach with 10 years of experience in aquatics leadership and training. She swims and teaches all 4 strokes to swimmers ranging from beginners to advanced swim team swimmers and in her decade of experience, there’s never been a student she hasn’t been able to teach to swim!
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