Contact Information
| Phone: | (863) 297-5516 |
| Fax: | (863) 294-8766 |
| Monday: | 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday: | 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday: | 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM |
| Thursday: | 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM |
| Friday: | By Appointment |
| Saturday: | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Sunday: | Closed |
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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
Annette Miller
Executive Director / Owner
Annette has been a Sylvan Owner for over eleven years. She has enjoyed operating centers that have guided students in several counties to reach their maximum academic potential. Annette currently owns and operates eight Sylvan Learning Centers as well as plays an active role in the communities in order to help educate parents about the wonderful opportunity Sylvan can bring to a child of any age. Annette has been married for ten years to Doug and is a proud mother of two beautiful children.
Rebecca Coleman
Center Director
Rebecca received her B.A. in Science Education and Biology in 1997. Rebecca has been with Sylvan for over 9 years. She began her career with Sylvan as a teacher, and worked her way up to Director of Education, and then Center Director. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, her 2 cats and her dog. What she loves most about Sylvan is meeting with parents and watching the students' academic success blossom.
Catherine Jacobs
Director of Education
Catherine received her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in communications in 2002. She began her career with Sylvan by working part-time as a curriculum coordinator. After teaching in the school system for a year, Catherine returned to Sylvan. She has now been with Sylvan for 5 years. She enjoys spending time with her boyfriend Rob and friends and family. She loves seeing the academic turnaround that can happen for students in such a short amount of time. She loves to see the confidence these children possess after being in our program.
Dan Brownyard, M.A.; Ed.S; B.A
Instructor
Dan has a passion for teaching. He has taught students of all levels for thirty years. He has a B.A. in Elementary education and an M.A. and Ed.S degree in Elementary education. His hobbies include reading, listening to music and collecting movie memorabilia. He enjoys working at Sylvan because he has the opportunity to teach a wide variety of academic skills to students of all ages and ability levels. Dan believes that Sylvan ofers outstanding educational opportunities to our students.
Shelly Archambault
Instructor
Shelly received her A.A. at PCC in Winter Haven and her B.S. from the University of South Florida. She is currently employed at Winter Haven High School as a science teacher. She has a son and is heavily involved with his soccer and baseball activities. She also has twins, a son and daughter, and they keep her very busy! What she loves most about Sylvan are the students.
Lisa Coy
Instructor
Lisa graduated in 1999 with a BS in Elementary Education from Indiana University. She moved to Florida in 2001, currently residing in Lake Wales, FL. She taught 6 years in Florida, the last 4 years she has taught 3rd grade at Eastside Elementary in Haines City, FL. In her spare time, she is an avid reader. She has a large book collection and loves watching the history and discovery channel. She also enjoys watching and collecting movies.
Alex Santiago
Instructor
Alex has been working for Sylvan for three years at the Sebring location, and started working in Winter Haven in January of 2007. Alex enjoys spending time with his wife and family and playing golf in his spare time. What he loves most about Sylvan is watching kids grow academically and seeing their confidence rise.
Belinda Spohn
Instructor
Belinda holds a B.A. in English and is certified in Pre-K through 6th grade in Elementary Education and Kindergarten through 12th grade in Special Education. With three grown children as well as three grandsons, she understands how important education is to a child’s future. Tutoring at Sylvan Learning Center is teaching at its best. It's so rewarding to see the students at Sylvan blossom into learners right before your eyes!
Suzanne Harrell
Instructor
Suzanne attended Ball State University and the University of South Florida where she received her Master’s in Curriculum with an emphasis in Reading. Suzanne has taught in Indiana, Michigan, Florida, Iowa and Illinois. She and her husband have 2 children and 3 grandchildren. She enjoys reading and spending time with her grandkids in Atlanta. She loves Sylvan and has been with them for 6 ½ years. She feels that it is so exciting to see growth in self-esteem as reading skills are mastered.
Anita Fine
Instructor
Anita has been teaching for four years at Bartow Middle School. She teaches six through eighth grade students in video productions and drama. She has a bachelors of arts degree in theatre performance from Florida Southern college and a masters of arts in teaching and learning from Nova Southeastern University. She has been a part of the Sylvan Team since May of 2007 and enjoys helping students grow and become confident in their learning skills.
Lori Hutto
Instructor
Lori received her B.A. in Exceptional Student Education from Warner in 2000 and is endorsed in ESOL and Reading. She was the school’s teacher of the year for 2006-2007 and received National Board Certification in Early to Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading and Language Arts in 2007. She will receive her Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction in May. She likes the low student-teacher ratio that allows Sylvan to give students the attention they need.
Brooke Broyles
Instructor
Brooke attended Florida State University where she received a B.S. in Communication Disorders and an M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology. Since 2005, Brooke has been employed as the speech-language pathologist and a reading teacher at Berkley Charter School. She loves seeing the “light bulb” come on in her students’ minds as they learn to read. In her spare time, Brooke enjoys reading, scrap booking, and spending time with her two dogs.
Jennifer Germany
Instructor
Jennifer received her Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education and Social Sciences at Flagler College. She currently teaches 8th grade History. Jennifer is passionate about encouraging students to be independent learners. This led Jennifer to work at Sylvan Learning Center. Jennifer loves to see how excited Sylvan students are about learning. In her spare time, Jennifer loves spending time outdoors with her husband and playing co-ed softball.
Kevin Riegel
Instructor
Kevin has been teaching for several years now in the Polk County school system. He started this school year at Lake Wales High School. He received the honor of "Favorite Teacher of the Summer 2008."
Ventura Moy
Administrative Assistant/Instructional Intern
Ventura graduated from Winter Haven High School in 2001. She is a student at the University of South Florida. Ventura is currently working towards a degree in education. In her spare time she enjoys hanging out with friends and supporting her local charities. What Ventura loves most about Sylvan is getting to know many different students.
Sara Martinez
Instructor Assistant
Sara is currently a senior at Winter Haven High School. She has been working as an instuctor assistant for over two years. She enjoys dancing and working on the computer. The thing that she loves most about Sylvan is watching the students progress during their time here.