Meet Our Team
Great Teachers Inspire
Our tutors and staff in Chaska consist of passionate educators who love inspiring children to succeed. Warm, caring and great at relating to kids, our tutors in Chaska know how to engage and motivate each child in a personal way—building confidence and smiles, as well as skills and better scores. We selectively choose tutors who know local curriculum and can link Sylvan lessons to what’s being taught in school.
Get to know our tutors and staff in Chaska!
Carrie
Center Director
Director
As Center Director, Carrie works with families and staff to create a successful learning environment for all students. A teacher with over 20 years of experience in a variety of educational settings with students PreK-College. Carrie chose a career with Sylvan because she loves seeing students in a small learning environment where they feel safe to make mistakes and grow in confidence as well as knowledge and skills. She studied at North Central University where she earned a BA in Elementary Education. When Carrie isn’t at Sylvan, you’ll find her competing in triathlons, reading historical fiction books and enjoying the great outdoors.
Nina
Instructor
Nina has worked in education for more than 20 years. Nina has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of St. Thomas. With her strong background in math, she especially enjoys working with students who are tackling new math concepts. When not teaching, Nina enjoys gardening, biking, reading and spending time with her family.
Randy
Instructor
While Randy has many tutoring talents, he finds the greatest joy in Math tutoring and passing along much-needed mathematical skills to the next generation. He has a 40 year background in applied mathematics. When Randy isn’t at Sylvan, you’ll find him writing a data science book and watching lots of baseball.
Syd
Instructor
Syd attended MSU Mankato earning a degree in English Education with a minor in Communication Sciences and Disorders. They are in their first year of teaching at the PIM Arts High School, where they teaching 9th, 10th and 12th grade ELA and are loving the experience. They enjoy working with students of all ages and helping them with their reading and writing skills. When Syd isn’t teaching you will find them, reading, writing, playing the banjo, drawing/painting and walking their dogs.
Lori
Instructor
Lori has been teaching elementary students in 1st through 5th grades for 25 years. While she loves teaching all subjects her greatest passion is teaching students to read. She is currently teaching 2nd grade at Jonathan Elementary School in Chaska, MN. Lori earned her degree in teaching from Penn State University, and attended masters level classes at the University of Central Florida. When Lori isn’t teaching she enjoys walking her dogs, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
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