Valeria Carrillo, English Tutor and English Tutor Leader, Los Angeles Pierce College
Valeria Carrillo is an English tutor, with a specialty in course-embedded tutoring, at Los Angeles Pierce College. Using frameworks, such as Metacognition, Growth Mindset, and Reading Apprenticeship, she aims to equip her students with strategies for success to foster independent learners. A former Pierce student herself, Valeria now attends Cal State Northridge, where she is pursuing a B.A. in Liberal Studies for elementary teaching.
Samuel Haile is a recent graduate from the University of Toronto Scarborough with a Honors Bachelor of Science in Human Biology and Molecular Biology, Immunology & Disease. He has been both a facilitator for multiple biology courses and a mentor facilitator at UTSC's Facilitated Study Group (FSG) Program for two years. During his time as an FSG facilitator, he has collaborated with others at UTSC and developed a new program for first-year biology students within his FSG program that provides support for the Formal Lab Report assignment while following the SI model.
Anshu Kashyap is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto Scarborough where he served as a Facilitated Study Group (FSG) Leader. He is currently University of Ottawa medical student. He has been part of the FSG program since 2018 summer and has facilitated courses ranging from Biology to Statistics. He was also co-founder of the Formal Lab Report Seminar program along with Samuel.