Meet Our Tutors
QSR tutors are current students at Hamilton who have successfully completed the courses they support. As peer educators, tutors bring firsthand knowledge of Hamilton’s academic culture and expectations while helping students build confidence, skills, and a sense of academic belonging. To find out when you can work with a specific tutor review the schedule on TracCloud.
Chemistry
Akmaral Tezekbaeva ’27
(She/Her/Hers)
Chemistry Tutor
Akmaral is a Chemistry tutor from Brooklyn, New York, majoring in Biochemistry. One fun fact about Akmaral is, she’s trilingual. Akmaral hopes to one day become a doctor. Akmaral’s favorite spot on campus is the Science Center.
Cate Logan ’27
(She/Her/Hers)
Chemistry Tutor
Cate is a Chemistry tutor from Golden, Colorado, majoring in Chemistry. Cate hopes to one day ski in Alaska. Cate’s favorite spot on campus is the Root Hall Classrooms
Claire Payne ’28
(She/Her/Hers)
Chemistry Tutor
Claire is a chemistry tutor from Hamilton, Massachusetts. A few things Claire loves - Baguettes, sci-fi books, and dogs Claire's fun fact - I love knitting!
Jelena Banks ’27
(She/Her/Hers)
Chemistry Tutor
Madison Ray ’27
(She/Her/Hers)
Chemistry Tutor
Madison is a chemistry tutor from Munnsville, NY. A few things Madison loves - Pasta, going shopping, and dogs
Mark Khairallah ’27
(He/Him/His)
Chemistry Tutor
Mark is a Chemistry tutor from Syracuse, New York, majoring in Biochemistry. One fun fact about Mark, he had to walk around in a peony field for 2 hours. Mark’s favorite spot on campus is the Kirkland Glen.
Maung Thein Nyunt ’28
(He/Him/His)
Chemistry Tutor
Maung is a chemistry tutor from Dhaka, Bangladesh. A few things Maung loves - Chess, Soccer, Traveling. Maung’s fun fact - I know how to speak five languages.
Sophie Commandeur ’27
(She/Her/Hers)
Chemistry Tutor
Economics
Angela Liu ’27
(He/Him/His)
Economics Tutor
Ben Habler ’28
(He/Him/His)
Economics Tutor
Ben is an economics tutor from Glen Rock, NJ. A few things Alex loves - Running, being outside, and hanging with my friends. Alex's fun fact - I am colorblind
Doug Burrgraf ’27
(He/Him/His)
Economics Tutor
Emma Hirsch ’27
(She/Her/Hers)
Economics Tutor
Emma is an Economics tutor from Short Hills, New Jersey, majoring in Math & Econ. One fun fact about Emma, is she is also a dancer. Emma’s favorite spot on campus is CJ.
Erica Hills ’28
(She/Her/Hers)
Economics Tutor
Erica is an economics tutor from Dover, NH. A few things Erica loves - My dog Izzy, reading, sunsets, and cooking Erica's fun fact - I know how to shuck oysters!
Nicolai Tolstoy ’27
(He/Him/His)
Economics Tutor
Nicolai is an Economics tutor from Sweden, majoring in Economics. One fun fact about Nicolai is, he loves to play tennis. Nicolai hopes to one day climb Mt. Everest.
Math
Angel Sonnier ’27
(Any Pronouns)
Math Tutor
Angel is a Math tutor from Houston, Texas, majoring in Geo & Math. One fun fact about Angel is, their hair is always different. Angel hopes to one day travel the world. Angel’s favorite spot on campus is under any tree.
Benjamin Amstislavskiy ’27
(He/Him/His)
Math Tutor
Ben is a math tutor from Marlboro, NJ A few things Ben loves - Jazz fusion, making music, my family and dog, New York sports, and playing basketball Ben's fun fact - I used to swim in high school!
Benson Yang ’28
(He/Him/His)
Math Tutor
Benson is a math tutor from Manhattan-NYC A few things Benson loves - Frisbee & Pokémon Go Benson's fun fact - I can fold paper cranes
Madeline Brogen ’28
(She/Her/Hers)
Math Tutor
A few things Madeline loves - reading, taking care of my plants, and playing DnD.
Miffy Wang ’27
(She/Her/Hers)
Math Tutor
Miffy is a math tutor from Guangzhou, China A few things Miffy loves - playing drums & in bands; I like cooking & playing basketball Miffy's fun fact - I like taking photos of sunsets.
Steven Galeano ’28
(He/Him/His)
Math Tutor
Steven is a math tutor from Honduras A few things Steven loves - Some of my greatest passions in life are film, food, and music. My favourite films are Latin American, my favourite foods are Latin American, and my favourite music is Latin American. I have these three passions because of their ability to act as mediums of cultural exchange. Steven's fun fact - I studied in an international school in Singapore during high school.
Tillman Peters ’28
(He/Him/His)
Math Tutor
Tillman is a math tutor from Rockville, MD A few things Tillman loves - Running, playing the trumpet, and Commons Dining Hall
Life Science
Charlotte Post ’27
(She/Her/Hers)
Life Science Tutor
Charlotte is a life science tutor from Maplewood, NJ A few things Charlotte loves - Dance (I’m on the Hamilton College Dance Team), anything food, and my adorable Golden Retriever and Havanese dog Charlotte’s fun fact - My grandfather was Anne Hathaway’s orthodontist!
Sammy Lee ’28
(She/Her/Hers)
Life Science Tutor
Sammy is a life science tutor from Rockland, NY A few things Sammy loves - Figure skating, reading, art
Sara Ghaemi ’27
(She/Her/Hers)
Life Science Tutor
Sara is a life science tutor from Maryland A few things Sara loves - I love to read and make lattes Sara's fun fact - I own an espresso machine
Physics
Amelie Heying ’28
(She/Her/Hers)
Physics Tutor
Amelie is a physics tutor from Fullerton, CA A few things Amalie loves - The outdoors, chocolate, reading, my cat Amelie's fun fact - I’m a co-captain for the marathon canoe racing team on campus! We are currently preparing for the 90 mile canoe race.
Emma Wilson ’27
(She/Her/Hers)
Physics Tutor
Emma is a physics tutor from Lancaster, PA A few things Emma loves - Music and crochet!
Eric Abrams ’28
(He/Him/His)
Physics Tutor
Eric is a physics tutor from Larchmont NY A few things Eric loves - The gym Eric's fun fact - I make extremely good omelettes.
Leo Derose ’27
(He/Him/His)
Physics Tutor
Leo is a Physics tutor from Northampton, Massachusetts, majoring in Physics/Math. One fun fact about Leo is, he can play the piano. Leo’s favorite spot on campus is the gym.
Tutor Appointments
Peer tutor and consultant appointments are managed through TracCloud (login required). Find resources and more information about the ALEX centers using the following links.
Contact
Jessica Kelly
Director of the Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning Center
