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Stephen Heiner

*Premier Level Tutor*

Topics:	One-on-one Private Tutoring, ACT Build-Your-Own Courses
Stephen Heiner has been tutoring since 1996 and is the only SAT/ACT tutor in the Midwest to be interviewed about test prep and college counseling on television (KCTV, KSHB), radio (KCTE 1510 and KCUR 89.3) and in print (Kansas City Star, 435 South, Ingram's, Kansas City Small Business Journal, Kansas City Business Magazine, Johnson County Gazette). He has personally developed and trained a posse of instructors at Get Smarter Prep who share his passion for teaching and consistently obtain score increases for their students. When he’s not busy trying to take over the world or get his students into the colleges of their choice, Stephen is busy as a writer, interviewer, and skier. He has been published in both secular and religious periodicals and runs a small publishing house. Stephen spent two years in the New Hampshire woods at a small, awesome, nerdy, liberal arts institution called Thomas More College. He studied abroad in Rome, where he delighted at being 15 minutes walking distance from the Vatican. He eventually finished his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, with minors in Catholic Studies and Business, at Rockhurst University. He also spent 4 years in the US Marine Corps Reserve as a Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defense specialist. Stephen is still actively involved in college student groups. In 2008, he served as the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's Great Plains' Region Student Ambassador. He was elected the 2009-2010 Student Representative for the Midwestern Region for Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society. He just finished serving as the 2010 Chancellor for the Nu Omega Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, the International Business Fraternity. In the remaining time he has left to him apart from the activities listed above, apart from sleeping and eating (when he can and when he remembers, respectively), Stephen is pursuing his Masters in Business Administration at Saint Louis University. Stephen is available for tutoring in St. Louis on Mondays and Tuesdays, from 4-9pm; in Kansas City on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6-9pm and all day Saturdays. Stephen does not tutor on Sundays.

Gina Posladek

*Master Level Tutor*

Topics:	One-on-one Private Tutoring
Gina Posladek has been teaching and tutoring students since 2004. Originally from Leawood, Gina spent some time in the far distant lands of Lawrence, KS (she'll help you get into Mizzou, but she won't understand why) and Glasgow, Scotland before returning to the Kansas City area. When Gina isn't teaching, she's often watching KU games, testing out new recipes, or singing (loudly) in her car. If you're lucky, you might even catch her on stage in a musical around town. Gina graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2006. She received her Masters of Science with honors in Energy Systems and the Environment from the University of Strathclyde in November of 2008. Gina is a member of the Society of Women Engineers, and Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma engineering honors societies. Gina is available Mon-Wed and Fri from 5-8pm and Saturdays from 9am-1pm.

Majid Hasan

*Master Level Tutor*

Topics:	One-on-one Private Tutoring
Majid Hasan has been teaching and tutoring for more than three years, beginning while an undergraduate at the University of Kansas. He is a Kansas City native who grew up in Overland Park and graduated from Shawnee Mission South High School. In 2007 he graduated with Bachelor's degrees in Economics and Political Science. In that same year, he began working at a big-box company as an LSAT teacher and tutor. Shortly thereafter, he began teaching the ACT and SAT. After college, Majid began working at the Kauffman Foundation; charged with creating an after-school tutoring program for high school students. He moved teaching companies to Get Smarter Prep, where he hoped to have more better results with, and give more personal attention to, his students. Currently, in addition to teaching and tutoring, he can be found pursuing a career in software development. In his free time, Majid enjoys a wide variety of interests: reading literature, rock climbing, learning new languages, playing pick-up basketball, and obsessing over KU basketball. Majid is available every day but Wednesday from 3pm-9pm, 10am-5pm Saturday, and all day Sunday.

Paul David Benedict

*Standard Level Tutor*

Topics:	One-on-one Private Tutoring
Although born in Washington, Paul Benedict was trained as an infant to be a staunch fan of the Kansas Jayhawks. His vagabond lifestyle has left him with many places to call home, including Seattle, Iowa, Chicago, Ecuador, and now Kansas City. In high school, Paul became a National Merit Finalist and graduated at the top of his class. It was there that he had his first tutoring experience, teaching computer skills to retired seniors. His subjects got progressively younger, and now he enjoys working with an age group that doesn't require hearing aids. Paul graduated magna cum laude from North Park University in Chicago with a BA in Communications and Video Production. He moved to Kansas City in 2008 to start a video production company, Brainroot Light and Sound. In his spare time, he works on short films and music videos, and also explores the backwoods of the Kansas park system. Paul is available for tutoring Monday through Friday from 4:00 – 8:00.

Amanda Meglemre

*Standard Level Tutor*

Topics:	SAT Classroom Courses (20 hours), One-on-one Private Tutoring, ACT Classroom Courses (20 hours)
Amanda Meglemre has been teaching test prep since 2004. Originally from Overland Park, KS, she began teaching with a big-box test prep company while an undergraduate student at the University of Kansas. Amanda taught ACT, SAT, and LSAT for two years before leaving the KC area for law school. After finishing law school, she returned to the Kansas City area and switched test prep companies to Get Smarter Prep. Amanda has a BA in French and Political Science from the University of Kansas and a J.D. from Indiana University, Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, IN. She spends most days at her day job as a Tax Researcher for a local company and loves watching KU and IU basketball games in her free time. Amanda is available to tutor after 5pm on weekdays, all day on Saturdays, and after 2pm on Sundays.

David Beauchamp

Classroom Instructor

Topics:	SAT Classroom Courses (20 hours), ACT Classroom Courses (20 hours)
David Beauchamp has over eleven years of teaching and tutoring experience. From teaching in an after school science program to writing curriculum for Sunday school he has always found a way to keep himself in front of students and helping them succeed. He is a native of Kansas City, with 4 years away at college and a year in St. Louis. He has always called Missouri home. When David isn’t teaching, he is helping people become financially independent. During his free time he can usually be found playing with his two boys, in deep conversation with his gorgeous bride or spending time at the dojang. He is a martial arts enthusiast, and is currently training in Tae Kwon Do. David graduated from College of the Ozarks with a BA in Studio Art in 2003. Shortly after getting married in 2006, he started working on his Masters in Christian Education at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Carl Werner

Classroom Instructor

Topics:	SAT Classroom Courses (20 hours), ACT Classroom Courses (20 hours)
Carl was born in Kansas City, and has lived there for most of his life. While attending Park Hill South High School, he became a National Merit Semi-Finalist, and began tutoring younger students in both mathematics and language arts. A successful debater for PHS, he started a small business producing educational materials for high school debaters after his graduation. Carl attended the University of Missouri, graduating with honors and a Bachelor’s degree in History. He is an avid baseball fan and refuses to abandon the Royals.

Trisha McCulloch

Classroom Instructor

Topics:	SAT Classroom Courses (20 hours), ACT Classroom Courses (20 hours)
Trisha McCulloch is new to the Get Smarter Prep crew. She was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin (Go Pack!) and is working on correcting her strong Wisconsin accent. (Just ask her to say the word bag and you will understand!) She recently moved to Kansas City, Missouri to pursue a law degree at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. She received a Political Science degree and secondary education emphasis from St. Norbert College, a small, liberal arts school in Wisconsin. She plans on graduating in 2012 from law school and wants to pursue a career in family law. While she enjoys law school, teaching will always be her main passion and she enjoys working with high school students. Trisha spent the last year surviving her first year of law school all while planning her wedding. While most would say that was downright crazy, she loved how life was so busy and chaotic. During her second year of law school she is going to be a teaching assistant for the legal writing program and will be busy working on her Law Review article. Now that life will slow down a little since she's a married old woman, she looks forward to spending her free time hanging out with her husband, finding time to travel, and catching up on her scrapbooks.

Mary Lanaghen

Classroom Instructor

Topics:	SAT Classroom Courses (20 hours), ACT Classroom Courses (20 hours)
Mary is one of the few natives of Boulder, CO that doesn’t drive a hybrid or a Subaru, but her parents love her all the same. Mary Lanaghen is a current undergraduate student at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. Along with pursuing a BA in Business Administration, Mary is working toward absolute dominance on the tennis court. At Rockhurst Mary is a student-athlete sharing her time with the honors program and student ambassadors organization. When Mary isn’t punishing opponents on the tennis court, she is tutoring students in accounting, drinking soy chais, and watching Cake Boss.