Contact Information
| Phone: | (510) 856-9000 |
| Fax: | (510) 856-9005 |
| Monday: | 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
| Tuesday: | 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM |
| Wednesday: | 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
| Thursday: | 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM |
| Friday: | By Appointment |
| Saturday: | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
| 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
Janice Quackenbush
Center Director
Janice has been with Sylvan Castro Valley since August 2007. She has extensive work experience in the field of educational sales. She's worked as a Language & Cultural Consultant for Workforce English as a Second Language (ESL) Programs and at Thomson Learning as Director of the Workforce Language Divison, and prior to that as a textbook sales representative.
She is an entrepenuer who founded PLACE: Programs in Language And Cultural Education, a business specializing in ESL and foreign language classes, workforce development and cultural awareness seminars, and translation and interpretation.
Janice holds an M.S. TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and a B.A. in Spanish Language & Literature.
Working at Sylvan is a great opportunity for Janice to continue to promote educational programs she believes in!
Angie Huey
Director of Education Business
Angie Huey comes to Sylvan with over 10 years experience working with youth in many capacities, education as well as prevention and intervention. She recently moved from Maui, Hawaii, where she was Founder and Program Coordinator of a successful afterschool program focusing on tutoring and enrichment programs. She received a B.A. in Psychology, with an emphasis on Children and Families, from Ohio University in 1998. “I love working with Sylvan in Castro Valley as it has been great to develop so many positive relationships with our staff, students and families. It’s also a pleasure to see such constructive growth with our students: educationally as well as being able to see their newfound confidence light up a room.”
Amalia Montalvan
Administrative Assistant
Amalia is a local to the area and has been with Sylvan since April 2006. Amalia has been trained in Sylvan Sales Excellence. She is skilled in customer service and is the first smile you'll see when you walk through our door.
Letitia F. Riles
Teacher
Letitia F. Riles, a Sylvan instructor of many subjects, is an experienced teacher. She taught one year in Sierra Leone and thirty-three years in the Berkeley Unified School District. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Spanish from Stanford University and a Master's degree from U.C. Berkeley in Education with a specialization in curriculum and instruction. She has a lifetime Standard Elementary Teaching credential, an Administrative Services credential, and a bilingual certificate of competence.
Elizabeth Deiwert
Instructor
Elizabeth Deiwert holds a B.S. in Mathematics, with a focus on teaching math. She has worked with children as both a Boy Scout Den Leader and a Library Assistant at a local elementary school. She has worked for Sylvan Learning Center for 3 years.
LuAnn Lindsey
Teacher
LuAnn Lindsey has been at Sylvan Castro Valley since it opened in April 2005. She also works as a substitute teacher in the Castro Valley School District. She received her B.A. from Cal State Hayward and holds a Standard Elementary Teaching Credential. Many years ago LuAnn taught first grade for five years.
Khaldeyah Awwad
Teacher
Khaldeyah Awwad has been teaching at Sylvan Castro Valley for the last year. She currently holds a B.S. in Mathematics, a B.S. in Biochemistry and a minor in Biology. She is currently working on her Master's degree in Biochemistry at CSUEB. Before becoming a Sylvan Teacher, Khaldeyah tutored children at the elementary and high school levels.
Sara Topalian
Instructor
Sara recently received her multiple subjects teaching credential this summer from Cal State East Bay. She is now working at Proctor Elementary in Castro Valley as the Primary Science Intervention teacher. She truly enjoys working with children and finds it very rewarding. She's glad to be a part of the Sylvan team.
Sara Wallis
Instructor
Sara Wallis graduated from CA State University Hayward (East Bay) with her B.A. in Liberal Studies and her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. Sara went back to school to get her CLEAR Credential and is in her 4th year of teaching full time as an elementary teacher. She has worked at Sylvan for close to 2 years and enjoys tutoring students in the Beginning Reading, Academic Reading and Math Essentials programs.
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