Jayne Illovsky graduated from Campolindo High School in Moraga in 2008 and attended the University of Denver for college and graduate school. She is the owner of The Compassionate Tutor. In her Bachelor's of Science degree she started as a pre-med student, but then got stuck at chemistry, so she majored in Psychology Neuroscience with Minors in Math and Biology. During college she worked for an after school program called Summer Scholars as a Cognitive Tutor to teach ESL elementary students in the Denver Public Schools innovative ways to learn and practice reading.

Jayne completed her Education Speciality (Masters Degree) in Child, Family, and School Psychology at The University of Denver. She ran homework and skills training groups at Louisville Middle School and Fairview High School in the Boulder Valley Public Schools, which is where she completed her School Psychology Internship. She also organized and co-lead an Acculturation Art Group for 1st and 2nd year Burmese Asylees at South High School in Denver.

Jayne has strengthened her practice through School Psychologist positions in Colorado, Maui, and Oakland. Jayne continues to tutor students in elementary, middle, and high school, because her passion is to work directly with students and families. She has built a compassionate team of tutors with unique strengths who are present and creative in their approahes to teaching!

Audrey is a USC and Cal Berkeley alum, born and raised in Menlo Park, CA. She was a straight-A student from public elementary school to private college prep school, and graduated from universities summa cum laude with degrees in International Relations and Nutrition Sciences. 

Audrey began working in education more than 12 years ago at a private Palo Alto early childhood development center, where she later became the lead kindergarten teacher focused on accelerated math and reading. She has tutored college student athletes in French, taught English in Vietnam, given ukulele lessons in Spain, and teaches salsa dancing in Berkeley. Since 2023, she has been employed by OUSD as a substitute teacher. Audrey’s style of tutoring is learner-led and Socratic—she asks questions to help students find the answers on their own and cultivate a space where they can take ownership of their journey. Her love of teaching is contagious and her main goal is to make learning fun!

Christelle Sanchez grew up in Vacaville and earned a BA in Psychology with minors in Sociology and Education at UC Davis, followed by an MAEd in Teaching from Alliant International University. Her academic background has given her a strong understanding of how students learn and the importance of adapting instruction to each individual's unique strengths and learning style.

Christelle is passionate about working one-on-one with students to build confidence, strengthen foundational skills, and help them achieve their academic goals. She believes that every student is capable of success when provided with personalized support, encouragement, and strategies tailored to their needs. Whether reinforcing classroom concepts, preparing for exams, or developing effective study habits, she strives to make learning engaging, approachable, and rewarding. With a patient and supportive approach, Christelle creates a positive learning environment where students feel comfortable asking questions, making mistakes, and celebrating their progress. Her goal is not only to improve academic performance but also to help students become more confident, independent learners.

Outside of teaching, Christelle enjoys expressing her creativity through arts and crafts, cooking and baking for family and friends, and continuing to learn about psychology and child development. She believes creativity, curiosity, and lifelong learning are valuable both inside and outside of education.

Christopher completed his Bachelor's in Dance at UC Irvine. He began dancing when he was nine-years old in a tiny farming community fifteen miles west of Fresno. His early dancing career included credits with Donald McKayle, Ethan Steifel, Bruce Springsteen, and the Balanchine Trust. He has toured and guested throughout the US and was a company member of Anaheim Ballet. As an actor and a member of the Screen Actors Guild, he trained in The Groundlings professional program and David Mamet's Atlantic Acting School. His credits include The Independent Film Channel, Comedy Bang Bang, Kelly Clarkson, Warner Bros Entertainment, the USC and BIOLA film departments.

After he folded up his scripts and hung up his tights, he began two graduate programs and became faculty at an international school in Los Angeles County. He taught full-year courses including geometry, precalculus, AP Physics, drama, comparative religion, comparative ethics, and philology, and he became the school's theater department director. He coached and led the student's ComedySports improv team and directed multiple student productions a year.

When his wife started attending medical residency and fellowship, he had to take his career on the road. He found himself in the San Francisco Bay Area, where his graduate linguistic studies shifted to computational linguistics and natural language processing.

He cultivates an environment where students can build confidence in articulating their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences, so their distinctiveness can be cultivated and celebrated. 

Andie is a UCLA alum with a B.A. in American Literature and Culture. As an avid reader and writer from a young age, becoming an English major seemed inevitable, though she enjoys math and science just as much.

Her first experience as an educator occurred when she volunteered to teach Spanish to first graders while she was still in high school. After college, she became a tutor and has worked with students of all ages, covering a variety of subjects. Andie loves meeting each student exactly where they are, whether they're navigating ADHD, anxiety, or other learning differences, preparing for entrance exams, or wanting to go deeper as an advanced learner.

In addition to academic tutoring, Andie has worked as a permaculture educator, teaching young adults about sustainable organic gardening. She has also completed training in Nonviolent Communication and yoga instruction, and has extensive meditation retreat practice — all of which inform a teaching style that is patient, attentive, and present. Andie believes that real learning happens when a student feels safe, seen, and genuinely supported, and she brings that philosophy to every session.