Our Tutors
Davidson Center has many tutors on our team. Our center director specifically assesses the needs of the child and their goals to find the right tutor. All of our tutors are experienced teachers and share the Davidson philosophy. Below are profiles of some of our the tutors.
Beth Carroll is a retired teacher from Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. She is a graduate of Appalachian State University in Special Education K-12. She completed her graduate degree at the University of North Carolina Greensboro in Reading Education K-12. She also holds a certification in grades K-6 all subjects. She has over thirty years of experience as a regular classroom teacher, a special educator and a literacy specialist.
Dawn Kolodziej is certified in Spanish and French (K-12). She began teaching with the Davidson Center in 2007. She graduated from Nazareth College in Rochester, New York. Currently a Spanish teacher at South Iredell High School in Troutman;Dawn has studied both in France and in Spain. She resides in Denver, NC with her husband, Ron and son Ronnie.
Jennifer Loskey is a math teacher at William A. Hough High. She previously taught math at North Meck for 6 years. Jennifer holds a Master degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix and an undergrad degree in Integrated Mathematics. Jennifer began working for The Davidson Center in 2006.
Judy Martin was hired as the very first tutor by The Davidson Center for Learning in January 2000 and has continued working until the present as the company made its transition to Davidson Center. Judy received her B.A. in French at UNCG and tutors in both French and Spanish. Judy, who retired from Charlotte Mecklenburg School's Mountain Island Elementary in May 2009, also specializes in elementary reading and writing. She is certified in Orton-Gillingham Curriculum and has hundreds of hours of training in other specialized reading and writing programs. Judy is currently a member of the International Reading Association.
Dr. Candice Meyer holds a Ph.D. in Educational Administration with a minor in Curriculum and Instruction; an M.S. in Reading; an M.S. in Educational Administration; and a B.A. in Art Education. She has experience teaching children, adolescents, and adults from emergent reading to college preparation. She has 25 years of experience as a reading specialist in public education; 2 years of experience as a reading research associate at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; and is presently a reading instructor at Central Piedmont Community College. She assists Davidson students with all levels of reading, GED, and SAT preparation.
David Moyer holds a Bachelors degree from Bucknell University and an MBA (Finance) from New York University. He was a Vice President and a financial analyst at Bankers Trust Co and Deutsche Bank in New York. David obtained teaching certification through the graduate-level NCTeach program at UNCC, where he also served as a Supplemental Instruction Group Leader, tutoring first-year Chemistry students. After completing NCTeach, David worked as a public school teacher of Chemistry (Academic, Honors and AP), Physical Science and Algebra until retiring in 2008. He tutors mainly Chemistry and Algebra.
Laura Redden is an English teacher who currently tutors in reading, writing, and SAT preparation as well as AP English and the ACT. Laura has been teaching for nine years and has her NC teacher's certification for secondary English as well as ESL certification. Laura has also taught abroad in Mexico and Turkey. Right now Laura is getting her Masters in English with a focus in Applied Linguistics at UNCC and also is a teaching assistant and writing center tutor at UNCC.
Sam Spencer is a graduate of Davidson College who specializes in teaching study skills, math, and SAT classes. He has tutored professionally or in a volunteer capacity across Mecklenburg County since 2002. He graduated from North Mecklenburg High School with International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement diplomas.
Dr. Mike Sutton grew up in northeastern North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1971 until 1977 and was a crew member of the attack submarine USS Seadragon SSN 584, stationed in Pearl Harbor, HI, from 1973 until 1977. After completing military service he obtained B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mike has taught mathematics and statistics at four and two year colleges, and at public and private high schools. He has tutored mathematics professionally and as a volunteer. His volunteer tutoring has been with minority students who were college bound or trying to get their GED. Mike likes to see the expression on a student's face when he or she grasps for the first time a mathematical problem that had been a real struggle for them.
Vinod Thomas is a graduate of North Mecklenburg High School and Davidson College. Additionally he has studied at Cambridge University in England, and is pursuing graduate studies in general science educationat UNC-Charlotte. Vinod earned his B.A, from Davidson College with a major in history and a minor in chemistry. Vinod tutors in a broad range of subjects ranging from the humanities to the sciences, as well as offering specialized test prep for the SAT and the ACT.
JESSICA RINAMON
Education: B.A. English, University of South Carolina Aiken 2005 M.A.T Secondary English, Augusta State University 2007 Jessica is high school English teacher who has taught all levels of high school English. She has also taught and tutored writing at a university writing center. The university level writing center experience has made Jessica keenly aware of the level of English writing required today in colleges. Her goal is to prepare all students for the rigors of college writing. She enjoys playing with her son, running, Zumba, reading, interior decorating, listening to music, and shopping.
