Our Team
“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.” Steven Spielberg
Meet Our Administrative Team
Lara Kilgore
Founder, CEO, Hiring Manager
Trinity University, BS in Biology, Minor in
French
10+ years Tutoring/Teaching Experience
Jen Belyea
Billing&Administrative Manager
Sarah Clausen
Lead Mentor, Phonics Specialist, Marketing Manager
Trinity University, Master of Arts in
Teaching, Elementary Ed.
7 years of education experience
Alison Beaullieau
Customer Relations Manager
We hire our Beyond Mentors based on their passion for learning and their desire to ignite that passion in the next generation.
Interested in joining our team?
Meet Our Mentors
“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” Oprah Winfrey
We have an incredible team of Mentors with experience in a variety of subjects and grade levels. Whatever your student may need support in, we have a Mentor who is prepared and excited to help.
Monica Stolp
Beyond Education mentor
BS in Psychology & Math from Texas
State University
1 0 years of tutoring experience
5 years of teaching experience
Abby Williamson
Beyond Education Mentor
University of Oklahoma, BA in English
6+ years of tutoring experience
Katie Whitaker
Beyond Education Mentor
Trinity University, BS in Chemistry and Neuroscience
6+ years of education experience
Brenda Vanek
Beyond Education Mentor
Texas State University, BS In Mathematics
27+ Years of Teaching and Tutoring Experience
Krishna Patel
Beyond Education mentor
Bachelors from UTSA (in progress)
Prajna Srinivas
Beyond Education mentor
B.S in Psychology with a Minor in Education and History from Trinity University
2.5 years of tutoring Math and English
1 year experience as a peer tutor/
essay editor for Trinity University
Kate Rickels
Beyond Education Mentor
Bachelors in French and Physics from
Furman University (anticipated 2028)
Tutoring Experience: 2 years
Zeev Premer
Beyond Education mentor
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UTSA
(anticipated May 2024)
1 year of tutoring experience in Math,
including Calculus AB
Emmanuella Oduguwa
Beyond Education mentor
B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Minor in Spanish, Trinity University
4 years of tutoring experience in Math,
Science, and Spanish
Marion Westmoreland
Beyond Education Mentor
Bachelors in Business Administration/Marketing from Texas A&M in Texarkana, Texas
12 years of teaching experience
Pat Connolly-Crespo
Beyond Education mentor
Trinity University, BA in Sociology, Spanish Minor
5+ Years of Teaching Experience
Lynn Gillaspy
Beyond Education mentor
Masters in Education from TX A&M (A&I) University, Kingsville, TX
3 years of tutoring experience
14 years of teaching experience
Dawn Fenerty
Beyond Education Mentor
University of the Incarnate Word, BA in
Interdisciplinary Studies and Early
Elementary Education
Certified Self Contained PK-6,
Elementary PK-6, ESL
20+ years of teaching experience
Giani Crow
Beyond Education mentor
Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Texas at Arlington
16+ years of teaching experience
Joya Holden
Beyond Education mentor
MA in Elementary Education from Oakland
University
Teaching Experience: 23 years of classroom
teaching
Matt Smith
Beyond Education Mentor
Master of Science in Higher Education Administration from Florida International University
15+ years of teaching experience
Suzanna Kincaid-Ochoa
Beyond Education mentor
Bachelor of Arts from UTSA
27 years of teaching/tutoring
experience
Yvonne Gonzalez
Beyond Education mentor
Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from UTSA
10 years of teaching experience in Math
(Grades 4-8)
Ted Slauson
Beyond Education Mentor
Bachelors in Mathematics from California
State University, Sacramento
Tutoring Experience: 38 years in math
Jaye Constanzo
Beyond Education mentor
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Language
and Literature from the University of Texas
Teaching/Tutoring Experience: 8 years of
high school English
Missy Watts
Beyond Education mentor
Bachelors of Arts in History from Trinity
University
15 years of tutoring and teaching
experience across various grade levels