THE QWERTY STAFF
Mark A. Carey, M.A. founded QWERTY Education Services in 1986. As Educational Director, Mark is usually the first to speak with families who are new to QWERTY to evaluate their needs and plan for services. Mark now lives on the island of Kaua`i where he founded and operates Kaulele Education Services, an education consulting service in Princeville. He makes regular visits to the Bay Area to work with students and staff. He has taught all ages in regular and special education since 1976. Mark holds a B.A. in Elementary Education from Antioch College and an M.A. in Learning Handicapped from SFSU along with lifetime Learning Handicapped and Multiple Subjects credentials. [Résumé and additional information.]
Michael P. Perez, M.S. is the Center Director and works with students of all ages in the Menlo Park office in a broad range of subjects and skills including math, science, English, history, keyboarding, study skills, organization, and motivation. He joined QWERTY in 1998 as an education consultant after tutoring students in math, science, and English in a variety of tutorial and college settings since 1986. Michael holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and an M.S. in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford. In addition, he took coursework in business and psychology at Stanford, Santa Clara, and San Jose State Universities. [Résumé]
Koreen Wang Paterson, M.Ed., LEP is an Educational Psychologist who joined QWERTY in 2000. She conducts psychoeducational evaluations and tutors students of all ages in a broad range of subjects and skills in the Menlo Park office. Koreen began teaching at the elementary level in regular education in 1987, and she has taught and worked as an educational psychologist across the grades in special education. She has a B.A. in Psychology and an M.A. in Education from U.C.L.A. Koreen holds a Multiple Subjects Credential, a California Pupil Services Credential (School Psychologist), and an Educational Psychologist license. [Résumé]
David P. Sun, M.S. joined QWERTY in the fall of 2002 to provide academic tutoring in higher math, science, and study skills to secondary students and adults in the Menlo Park office. David holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. from MIT. When not at QWERTY, he is employed as a mechanical engineer. David has worked as a special education teacher's aide and as a teaching assistant at MIT. [Résumé]
Paula Weinberger, M.S., E.T. is a certified Educational Therapist who came to QWERTY's Menlo Park offices in 2004. She tutors students in a wide range of skills and subjects and performs formal and informal educational evaluations. Paula has taught in the elementary grades and has been a developer for a variety of educational materials. She holds a B.A. in English from Bennington College, an M.S. in Education from Bank Street College, and an MBA from Stern School of Business. She holds a Multiple Subjects Credential and has earned an Educational Therapy Certificate from UC Berkeley. [Résumé]
Ann S. Moon, Ed.M. is a teaching and curriculum specialist who joined QWERTY in 2005. She works in the Menlo Park office with students of all ages in a wide range of skills and subjects with a particular emphasis in writing, reading, listening, speaking, organization, motivation, and study skills. She has taught college prep English and literature classes in high school, ESL in K-8 classes, and has filled a variety of other teaching, tutoring, and mentoring roles. She is fluent in Korean and proficient in Spanish. Her B.A. is in English and Spanish from Wellesley College and her Masters Degree is in Teaching and Curriculum from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is certificated in secondary English in Massachussetts. [Résumé]
Kelly S. Finn, M.A. is an education consultant serving students at all grade levels in a wide range of skill-building and content areas in our Palo Alto office. She has completed her Masters degree at Tufts University in Child Development with a Language and Literacy concentration as well as a B.A. from Williams College in Political Economy. She has had a variety of teaching experiences over several years, most recently as a Reading Specialist in a Massachussets public elementary school. She was a research assistant in the area of reading assessment/intervention, has tutored for math SAT's, and has worked for two years in a first grade classroom in a demanding independent school. [Résumé]
Betty L. Willdorff, M.Ed. is a learning specialist in our Menlo Park office. She joined QWERTY in 2006. Betty completed her Masters degree in Education at Lesley College and her B.S. in Child Development at University of California at Davis. Betty has earned K-12 Multiple Subject, Learning Handicapped, and CA Community Colleges credentials. She worked for many years as a diagnostician and educational planner for the disability resource centers at local community colleges and maintained an independent private practice as an education consultant. Betty provides evaluation services for students of all ages and tutorial support for students in the areas of study skills, organization, and language arts. [Résumé]
Eunyoung Lee, M.A. is an education consultant who joined our Palo Alto office in 2006. She has completed her Masters degree in Curriculum and Teacher Education at Stanford University School of Education as well as a B.A. in Pyschology at The University of Chicago. She taught first grade for several years and had broad involvement in many aspects of curriculum development and teacher education. Prior to joining QWERTY, Eunyoung was a full-time independent tutor working with students of all grade levels, with a special focus on the development and implementation of SAT curriculum with high school students. She now works with students at every grade level providing support for their ongoing schoolwork in a wide range of subjects as well as teaching remedial and enrichment, organizational, and motivational skills. [Résumé]
Careers at QWERTY: We have no current staff openings but are always interested in reviewing résumés from appropriate candidates who would like us to be aware of their potential for employment at QWERTY in the future. Click here for more information.
