Tutor Staff

Iglesia employs over 250 professional tutors from a variety of teaching, educational and professional backgrounds. Tutoring staff credentials include those with:
- - New York State Teacher Certification
- - Pending New York State Teacher Certification
- - Graduate degrees in Education
- - Enrollment in graduate degree Education programs
- - Undergraduate degrees in Education
- - Degrees and/or enrollment in degree programs in Math and/or Math related fields
- - Enrollment in graduate programs in English / English-related fields
- - Foreign language-related degrees are fluent/proficient in at least one foreign language
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Staff
Karen Iglesia
President / CEO
Karen established Iglesia Educational Centers in 1996, and has overseen its growth into a thriving educational tutoring, instructional and consulting business. Ms. Iglesia’s career in education also includes serving as a SAT Instructor/Adjunct Professor for SUNY Brockport Rochester Educational Centers, Director of Education and Development for Baden Street Settlement, and a teacher within the Teacher Opportunity Program at Franklin High School. Her professional affiliations include the Urban League Black Scholars Program, National Society of Black Engineers, and Society of Women Engineers.
Tricia Skwieralski
Vice President of Operations
Tricia has worked for Iglesia Educational Centers for over five years, and is responsible for managing, writing, and reporting for all grants, contracts and budgets on behalf of the business. She also serves as a liaison with school districts and other program partners, and manages the business’s day-to-day operations. Ms. Skwieralski has managed municipal grant programs in excess of one million dollars for local community development projects. In the non-profit sector she has secured funding from New York State, the City of Rochester and private entities for community development initiatives.
Sibert Lewis
Senior Director of Operations
Sibert Lewis has worked for Iglesia for three 3 years, and his responsibilities include facilitating partnerships, developing and supervising programs, managing staff, and coordinating the day-to-day operations of the business. Mr. Lewis oversees Iglesia’s summer programming component, including the Summer of Opportunity Program, which was a 2009 City of Rochester award recipient.
Kerron Miller
Off-Site Manager
Kerron Miller has worked for Iglesia for over two years in a variety of capacities. His responsibilities as Off-Site Manager include:
supervision of all off-site staff, conducting weekly site visits and monitoring site operations, and oversight of Thurston Road tutoring center and Thurston staff.
Lorraine Pinckney-Washington
Transportation Director
Lorraine Pinckney-Wasnington has worked for Iglesia for over one and a half years as Transportation Director. She oversees all aspects of Iglesia transportation that include scheduling transporatation of students at tutoring centers and other tutoring sites, supervision of Iglesia transportation team, and oversight of Iglesia van upkeep and maintenance requirements.
Ellen Williams
Thurston Road Office Coordinator
As Thurston Road Office Coordinator, Ms. Williams is the first with a smile. She greets Thurston Road students daily, and coordinates the student sign-in and sign-out process. Ms. Williams also oversees the Thurston Road student record filing system.
Sarah Pfeifer
Thurston Road Assistant Office Coordinator
Sarah Pfeifer performs duties critical to the efficient operation of Thurston Road tutoring center that include implementing the student sign-in and sign-out process, assigning students to tutors, answering phones and maintaining the student record filing system.
Kim Banks
Dewey Avenue Office Coordinator
Kim Banks holds a variety of significant responsibilities as Dewey Avenue Office Coordinator. She monitors and supervisies students and the general operations of the Dewey Avenue tutoring center, coordinates the student sign inand sign out process. Ms. Banks additionally updates and maintains office student record filing system and up-to-date employee information.
Paulene Bernard
Dewey Avenue Assistant Office Coordinator
Paulene Bernard performs vital duties that support Dewey Avenue tutoring center’s efficient operations, including implementing the student sign-in and sign-out process, assigning students to tutors, answering phones and maintaining the student record filing system.
Jeffrey Bellamy
Syracuse Program Administrator
Robert Berson
Syracuse Director of Operations
Laleh Archin
General Program Director