Contact Information
| Phone: | (415) 681-7323 |
| Fax: | (415) 681-2404 |
| Monday: | 9:30 AM - 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday: | 9:30 AM - 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday: | 9:30 AM - 7:30 PM |
| Thursday: | 9:30 AM - 7:30 PM |
| Friday: | By Appointment |
| Saturday: | 9:00 AM - 3:00 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
Diana Levey
Director of Education
Diana has been with Sylvan for over 6 years and has served as both Director of Education and Center Director. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in English and her teaching credential from New York State. Diana has taught 5th and 6th grade in addition to her many years working with students, parents, staff, and educators as a Sylvan Director. During her first year of teaching at a school in Louisiana, Diana received special honors for her teaching skills.
Currently, Diana is responsible for the education team at the West Portal Center. With Diana’s extensive background in the schools, she will also be conducting school visits in an educational capacity by attending IEP meetings, and a marketing capacity by distributing marketing materials and facilitating educational presentations.
Contact Diana by email at: diana@sylvanwestportal.com
Jerry Fassio
Director of Education
Jerry has worked for Sylvan for almost 14 years. He understands intimately the workings of a center having served in just about every capacity over the years. Jerry received his B.A. in Social Sciences from San Jose State and his M.A. in Humanities from CSU Dominguez Hills. He has vast experiences as a teacher and has taught all over the world. He spent 6 years teaching grades 4-6 in the Cupertino USD and 14 years overseas teaching grades 4 through adults. He taught in Guatamala, Equador, Japan, and in Saudi Arabia he taught pilots from the Saudi Royal Airforce. We are lucky to have him on our team!
Contact Jerry by email at: sylvanjerry@yahoo.com
Celeste Fong
Center Administrator
Celeste has been at Sylvan since May 2009 as a math teacher and has recently joined the management team to help with administration. She graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing. Celeste worked in retail merchandising for about 7 years. She decided to change direction and is now working on getting her teaching credentials. Celeste really enjoys baking and cooking in her free time (and the whole team frequently benefits!:)
Contact Celeste by email at: celeste@sylvanwestportal.com
Kelly Page
Center Director and Executive Director
Kelly has her K-9 Teaching Credential earned at University of Illinois-Chicago. She taught for 3 years in Chicago before moving to the Bay Area. In her more than 13 years with Sylvan, she has served in just about every capacity, from Director of Education to District Manager overseeing operations and educational programs in multiple centers in the Bay Area.
Annette Mixon
Executive Director
Annette is the Director in charge of Administration and Center Operations. She has her Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential along with a Masters Degree in Adult Education and Program Planning from SFSU. She worked for the SFSU Urban Community Family Service Project before joining Sylvan 11 years ago. During her tenure with Sylvan she has served as Center Director and Franchise Business Consultant working with franchisees and staff in the Pacific Northwest.
Carlos Ortiz
Teacher, High Math
Carlos graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Astronomy and a minor in Classical Archeology. He has been teaching for eighteen years, nearly twelve of those years at Sylvan Learning- West Portal. Carlos especially enjoys teaching physics and trigonometry and recently had the very exciting opportunity to travel over the Bay Area by zeppelin (blimp)!
Amanda Tharayil
Teacher and Assessment Administrator
Amanda emigrated from Canada less than a year ago, where she taught first and second grade at a public school for four years. Prior to that she completed five years of student teaching at the first, third and fifth grade levels, and earned a Bachelor of Education degree in K-8 studies and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History. Besides joining Sylvan, she's excited to restart her teaching career this fall, teaching Kindergarten at a private school in San Francisco. When she isn't teaching, Amanda enjoys traveling, the performing arts, and cooking.
Cliff Soward
Teacher
Cliff is a native Californian who grew up in the East Bay, but came to San Francisco when he was 18, graduating from Lowell High school. After a couple of years of adjustment at City College, he transferred to the University of California at Berkeley, where he received his B.A. in English.
Since then he has been teaching off and on (mostly on) since he was a grad student at San Francisco State College teaching “bone-head English.” After a few years as a sales-service correspondent at Schlage Lock Company, he went back to SF State for his teaching credential, and so began a 15 year high school teaching career in the San Francisco Unified School District.
Taking a break from teaching, Cliff started a second career as a publisher and editor of food industry trade publications that lasted for 20 years, the last 10 of which overlapped with part time teaching at Sylvan Learning Center - and that was nearly 17 years ago!
Julie Wells
Teacher
Julie earned her B.A. in French from Chico State University and B.A. in Spanish and teaching credential from San Jose State University. While in college she taught English as a Second Language to middle school students in Merida, Mexico and upon graduating with her teaching credential taught high school French and Spanish for five years. She has enjoyed working at Sylvan since October 2003 and is currently also working as a paraprofessional in Special Education at Lincoln High School in San Francisco. She has traveled and lived in parts of France and Mexico and enjoys reading, traveling, and the performing arts.
Rostom Zenountian
Teacher
Rostom has been with Sylvan for the past four years. Previously, he has served as a substitute teacher as well as a substitute special ed assistant. His areas of instruction include Academic Reading, Math, Study Skills, and Academic Writing. He received a Bachelor's degree from the University of San Francisco in Mathematics back in 2002, and he recently completed a Master's degree in theology. An avid sports fan, Rostom also speaks Armenian and some French. He also likes to take mini road trips with his dog!
Jaclyn Norton
Director of Education
Jaclyn recently joined the Sylvan team in July 2011 as a Director of Education. A native San Franciscan, she graduated from Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, and then went on to pursue a B.A. in History from Gonzaga University in 2008. After college, Jaclyn returned home to San Francisco where, in May 2011, she received her Masters in Education in Teaching and California Single Subject Teaching Credential in Social Science from the University of San Francisco. Before working at Sylvan, Jaclyn worked as a high school history teacher and AVID tutor in San Francisco. In her spare time, Jaclyn enjoys traveling, visiting museums, and spending time with her family, friends, boyfriend, and dog, Zoey.
Contact Jaclyn by e-mail at: jaclyn@sylvanwestportal.com
Jessica Goldberg
Director of Education
Jessica is new to the Sylvan family and is very happy to be a part of it! She received her BA in English and a Master's Degree in Elementary Education from UCLA, and a Master's Degree in Educational Administration from Cal State Northridge. Originally from Los Angeles, Jessica taught kindergarten for six years before leaving the public school arena to work for an educational non-profit. After traveling around the world for another six years as a teacher and trainer, she recently settled in San Francisco. In her free time, Jessica enjoys exploring the Bay Area and running at Ocean Beach!
You can reach Jessica by email at: jessica@sylvanwestportal.com
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