Our Team

Our approach is powered by our dedicated team.

Executive Team

Brad Kessler

Chief Strategy Officer & General Counsel

Amanda Aisen

Chief Education Officer

Erica Porter Walton

Vice President of Finance

Carla Pedersen

Executive Director of 1-on-1 Tutoring

1-on-1 Team

Carla Pedersen

Executive Director of 1-on-1 Tutoring

Denise Alagna

Director of 1-on-1 Tutoring

Allison Sherry

North Shore Director of 1-on-1 Tutoring

Max Spitz

Associate Director of 1-on-1 Tutoring

Nora Rossbach

Associate Director of 1-on-1 Tutoring

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Yin Schneider

Winnetka Associate Director of 1-on-1 Tutoring

Lilah Weisman

Associate Director of 1-on-1 Tutoring

Margaret Pirozzolo

Client Communication Coordinator

Department of Education

Amanda Aisen

Chief Education Officer

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Jaycie Ryrholm

Director of Research and Digital Education

Katie Hammen

Director of Training and Instructional Support

TJ Sassorossi

Director of Curriculum

Hayley Notter

Director of Curriculum and Content Development

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Connor Hanna

Associate Director of Curriculum

Vanessa Copeland

Associate Director of Instructional Support

Reshmi Rustebakke

Training Success Specialist

Marketing

Andrew Ferguson

Director of Business Development

Kyle Benjamin

Director of Client Development

Human Resources

Brad Kessler

Chief Strategy Officer & General Counsel

Jeremy Palmer

Director of Talent Success

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Sneha Shrivastav

Associate Director of Human Resources

Technology

Brad Kessler

Chief Strategy Officer & General Counsel

Eric McConville

Lead Software Developer

James Kriegsmann

Data Developer and Architect

Ivan Heemskerk

Software Developer

Operations

Brian McAuliffe

Director of Operations

Finance

CPS Releases More Information About the Selective Enrollment Process

FREE WEBINAR

CPS's August 24th Updates Regarding Role of PreACT 9 in High School Admissions

with Carla Pedersen, Executive Director of 1-on-1 Tutoring for Academic Approach
DATE
August 26th
TIME
6:00PM CST
FORMAT
Live on Zoom
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Join us live Wednesday, August 26th at 6 PM to unpack CPS’s 8/24 announcement regarding their plans to incorporate the PreACT 9 Secure into their selective enrollment process. 

Can't make it live? Register anyway and we'll send the recording.

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