Meet Our Team
Great Teachers Inspire
Our tutors and staff in Southlake & Keller consist of passionate educators who love inspiring children to succeed. Warm, caring and great at relating to kids, our tutors in Southlake & Keller 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 Southlake & Keller!
Rheagan Humphrey
CENTER DIRECTOR
As Center Director, Rheagan leads the Sylvan of Southlake team. Rheagan holds a B.A. in English, a Masters in Liberal Studies, and is pursuing a doctorate. Rheagan brings a variety of educational experience to Sylvan including ESL tutoring and university admissions. When Rheagan isn’t at Sylvan, you will find her at running events, the library working on projects, or at home spending time with her cat. Rheagan chose a career in the tutoring business because she identifies as a lifelong learner and loves to help children meet and surpass their academic goals.
Jacob Jones
Certified Tutor
Jacob is an instructor for Sylvan of Southlake. He has a total of 14 years of teaching experience, and has been working at Sylvan for 5 years! Jacob thrives at Sylvan, mentoring students through their academic and life challenges. He cherishes supporting a dedicated team, the positive atmosphere, and the strong curriculum guiding students toward progress. He graduated from Centary College of Louisiana with a B.A. In Psychology, and a minors in neuroscience, and French; Dallas Theological Seminary with a M.A. in Media Arts, M/A/ in Christian Studies; and Publishing certificates from the University of Denver and Columbia University. His teaching certificates are EC-8 Generalist, Secondary ELA, and Secondary Composite Science. When Jacob is not at Sylvan he works as a freelance writer and editor working for two traditional book publishers, and a marketing firm for self-published authors.
Mary Ann Leasman
Certified Tutor
Mary is an instructor for Sylvan of Southlake. She has a total of 18 years in education and 6 years working at Sylvan! At Sylvan Mary loves watching the students grow and succeed in their studies. She graduated from University of Texas at Arlington with her Masters of Science. Her teaching certifications are EC-8 ESL, and as a Generalist. When Mary is not at Sylvan, you can find her running, working on DIY Projects, cooking, or reading a book!
Cindy McDonald
Certified Tutor
Cindy is an instructor for Sylvan of Southlake. She has a total of 37 years of teaching experience. At Sylvan, Cindy loves working with the students and creating a lasting impression for all the students she teaches. She graduated from Lamar University with her Bachelors of Art, and Pansacola Christian College for her Masters of Science. Her teaching certifications are in General Elementary, Secondary English and Secondary History. When Cindy is not at Sylvan, you can find her reading a book, crocheting, or baking!
Marilyn Weber
Certified Tutor
Marilyn has utilized her 42 + years of classroom teaching in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, inspiring students toward their educational goals at Sylvan Southlake since 1998. Marilyn holds her BA and MA degrees from Rosary College, NIU, and TCU, with dual certifications in Illinois and Texas for 6-12 History and English. She is currently working towards her Doctorate. She enjoys volunteering at her church, playing the piano, gardening, playing crossword puzzles, and reading historically based novels.
Laura Moore
Certified Tutor
Laura Moore is an instructor for Sylvan Learning of Southlake. Before coming to Sylvan, she taught in Texas and Kansas! She holds a BA in Elementary Education and MS in Special Education/Counseling from Baylor University. Education was the perfect major for her in college and she has used her knowledge for teaching in may ways throughout the years and now the past 10 years. She loves being able to share her love of teaching with her students at Sylvan which brings her great satisfaction. When Laura is not at Sylvan you will see her spending time with her grand-girls, at church activities, or exercising at the gym!
Laure Pilgrim
Certified Tutor
Laure is a certified teacher in Southlake, TX with a gift for working with kids. While Laure has many tutoring talents, she finds the greatest joy in English/language Arts tutoring. She studied at the University of Missouri. When Laure isn’t at Sylvan, you’ll find her running, working out or playing with her grandchildren!
Lacey Phillips
Certified Tutor
Lacey is an instructor for Sylvan of Southlake. She has a total of 8 years of teaching experience! At Sylvan Lacey loves getting to help students, whether it is learning something new or helping them with something they are struggling to figure out. Seeing the look on their face once they master a skill in her words are “truly priceless”. She graduated from University of North Texas with a bachelors in Radio/TV/Film. Her teaching certifications are as a Generalist and ESL K-12. When she is not at Sylvan you can find her reading a book, baking, traveling or just spending time with her beloved pets!
Alec Brown
Certified Tutor
Alec Brown is an instructor for Sylvan Learning of Southlake. He has almost 2 years of teaching experience, and has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Computer Science! At Sylvan he loves being able to teach math and reading to the students and seeing how the students learn, grow, and understand the material! When Alec is not at Sylvan, you can find him doing complicated math, coding programs, and reading a book!
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