Contact Information
| Phone: | (732) 349-8111 |
| Fax: | (732) 341-7341 |
| Monday: | 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Tuesday: | 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Wednesday: | 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Thursday: | 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Friday: | By Appointment |
| Saturday: | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
| Sunday: | Closed |
Meet the Tutors
Our Sylvan trained and certified tutors are dedicated to your child’s success. Working together with you, we will:
- Pinpoint your child’s learning needs using the Sylvan Skills Assessment®
- Develop a personalized learning plan based on your child’s goals
- Offer unique insights about what will work for your child
- Teach each lesson the way your child learns best
- Build a relationship with your child to provide learning that’s fun, engaging and rewarding
Patricia H Blake-Flum
Executive Director
Pat earned her B.A. from the College of St. Elizabeth. She earned her teaching credentials and an M.A. from Georgian Court College and holds both elementary and special education certificates. She started with Sylvan in 1988 by sending her son for classes. She knows first hand that the programs are excellent. Pat and her husband have five children and five grandchildren.
Charles R Flum
Center Director
Charles earned his B.A. from Hofstra University and his M.A. from Hebrew Union College. He is responsible for the operation of the center. He taught religious school for over 20 years, is the newsletter editor of the Computer Club of Ocean County and past Commander of the Barnegat Bay Sail & Power Squadron.
Valerie Roasmilia
Director of Education
Valerie received her B.A. from William Patterson College and is certified elementary as well as special education. As an educator she believes it is her responsibility to motivate children to see that nothing is impossible. Learning is an exciting adventure to be enjoyed and a life long value to be embraced.
Katie Asay
teacher
B.A. Clemson University. In addition to teaching high level math, Katie teaches all our other subjects.
Elizabeth Nessler
Teacher
"Betty" Elizabeth Nessler earned her B.S. from Seton Hall University and her M.A. from Kean College. She has over 30 years teaching experience in addition to the countless hours she has spent at Sylvan. Betty instructs the Academic Reading, Study Skills, Academic Writing and Advanced Reading Skills programs.
Linda Turner
Teacher
Linda earned her B.A. from Glassboro State College, aka Rowan University. She has been teaching at Sylvan for about 5 years. In addition to instructing students in almost every program across our curriculum, she administers many of the initial diagnostic tests to our new students.
Eric Dunsmuir
teacher
Eric has a double B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Richard Stockton College. He works with all math up to Calculus 3.
Tara Laterza
teacher
Tara earned a B.S. in Mathematics from Montclair State University. She teaches through Calculus 3. She is also our SAT math instructor.
Allison Blue
teacher
Allison has a BA from the College of New Jersey. She teaches math, reading, writing and study skills.
Maria Class
teacher
Maria teaches our math program
Melissa Hartwell
teacher
Melissa teaches reading, math, study skills, and writing. She is glad to return after being a student here during high school.
Janine Stolarz
teacher
Janine teaches reading, math, writing and study skills.