SUMMA: Math Reading, and CogAt for K-5 by Mr. Gregory

Once you order the private tutoring, the Sunshine office or the teacher will directly contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Math: Elementary Math, ITBS Math, PreAlgebra, Algebra and Geometry by Mr. Lulla

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will directly contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Math from Singapore Math to PreAlgebra, to PreCal, SAT Math by Mrs. Hoff

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will directly contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Leah received her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Seattle University, with additional coursework in software engineering and accounting. After several years, she returned to the classroom to pursue her passion of becoming a licensed math teacher.

Leah has over 10 years of experience teaching mathematics (circa 2025). She has functioned as head of the math intervention program at a private school, while also teaching special education and gifted & talented mathematics courses.

Leah is qualified to teach any of the following subjects, with flexible scheduling options: K-8 math, AMC 8 & 10, Math Olympiad/MOEMS/AIME/MathCounts, AoPS Algebra, Geometry, AGS I, II, III, Traditional Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Pre-Calculus and SAT/ACT math test prep.

English: Test Prep from CogAt to SAT Reading/Writing by Mrs. Bak by Mrs. Bake

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Tami Bake holds a Secondary Education Certification and has more than 20 years teaching and tutoring experience with different ages group of students. 

Tami has been teaching for Reading, ITBS Reading and CogAt test preparation for SUMMA about 5 years at Sunshine Elite Education. She is also specialized in teaching English reading/writing, college readiness/Advanced Placement writing and ACT/SAT test preparation.

Writing Skills for k-8; Writing for publish or competition.

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Math PreAlgebra, Algebra 1 or 2, Geometry, AGS I, II or III by Mr. Nelson

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Connor Nelson is a Beaverton High School graduate and received his master’s degree from Pacific University, specializing in STEM and ELL.  He has worked for the past 10 years as a math tutor and teacher. As a teacher, he has worked in a variety of settings from grade 6 through high school and is currently teaching advanced math for the Beaverton School District.

Mr. Nelson works to create a classroom environment in which students feel challenged and supported.  He regularly integrates curricula materials with high-ceiling problem-solving tasks and activities. He coaches students on how to cope with difficult tasks, constructively deliver and accept feedback, and maintain a growth mindset. 

Math: Algebra 2, PreCaluclus, AGS I, II or III, SAT Math by Mrs. Rees

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Joanne Rees is an educator with more than 25 years of experience working with students in and out of the classroom.  She has spent the past 17 years teaching math in the Beaverton School District, with the last 14 years teaching higher maths within the Summa program.  She spent three years with the Oregon Mathematics Leadership Institute doing graduate-level work.  She holds a BME from Alverno College.

Class will be a place where students are challenged to explore problems, make conjectures, and generalize ideas to create meaningful problem-solving strategies that will develop into lifetime skills.

Essay Writing, SSAT, PSAT, SAT Reading/Writing by Julie H

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Julie has a Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside, and over 10 years of experience helping students succeed in English. She has taught English Literature at the high school and college levels and loves to help students understand literature. She also taught writing in both high school and college and has great methods that help students improve quickly and become confident writers.

She likes to make learning fun, and her methods of teaching writing are particularly effective.  She helps students with their essays for lots of classes from middle school through grad school but especially English, AP History, AP Art History, Humanities, and Philosophy.

She finds helping students improve their SAT and ACT scores and write winning college entrance essays very rewarding. The materials she uses for improving reading, vocabulary, and grammar skills work quickly to improve scores, and she has some great success stories.

Maggie Greenwood holds a BS in Physics, and Math minor. Maggie also holds an MS in Particle Physics. Maggie has been a teaching and research assistant at OSU for 4 years while she is in graduate school. She instructed lower-division and upper-division physics students in active-engagement classrooms. She got the Teaching Assistant of the Year Award at OSU Physics Department in 2021.

Before her graduate school, she also was a math teacher to help students prepare for SAT math. Maggie is always passionate about teaching and she is very good at making complex subjects fun and easy to understand. 

Emilia holds an MS in Physics from Oregon State University, where she specialized in computational biophysics and was awarded Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year. With over a decade of experience teaching and developing STEM curriculum, she has worked across all levels—from middle school math to AP Calculus, AP Physics, and university-level courses. Emilia is passionate about creating engaging, student-centered learning environments and equipping students with the skills to succeed in high school, college, and beyond.

Math and Physics: SAT Math, Geometry, Algebra 2, PreCal, Calculus AB and BC, Physics and AP Physics by Mrs. Tudorica

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will directly contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Dr. Luminita Tudorica is an esteemed academician, having obtained a Ph.D. in both Nuclear Physics and Physical Chemistry. Her expertise extends beyond research, as she has also contributed her knowledge as a dedicated high school teacher, specializing in math and physics. Driven by a profound passion for education, she finds immense joy in the art of teaching.

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will directly contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within one year, with no expiration.

AMC8, AMC10, AMC12, AIME Tutoring and Python, C++, Java, AP Computer Science A by Ms Lin

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will directly contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Mrs. Lin holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Automation and a Master of Science in Information Systems Management. She has achieved the USAMO in her highschool and has received numerous awards in the field of computer programming competitions.

Mrs. Lin has conducted research and data labeling on all AIME, AMC 8/10/12 questions of the past 30 years. Her contributions include the creation of over 1200 competition-level math problems and solutions, multiple sets of high-difficulty teaching materials, and exam papers. In 2023, she provided high-quality teaching and service to over 200 students. The average score of her students in the 2023 AMC10A increased from 86 to 110, with the highest score reaching 141 out of 150.

We are excited to welcome Mrs. Lin to the Sunshine Elite team in 2024!