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Helping students improve their grades, scores, and scholastic lives since 2005, Veritas Tutors is an educational company with expertise in academic mentorship, test preparation, and admissions.  Founded and actively managed by Andrew Magliozzi and Jay Bacrania, both cum laude Harvard College graduates, Veritas Tutors maintains a staff of dedicated, inspiring, and experienced educators.  For more information about the attention afforded to each Veritas client, call now and ask for a free consultation with Andrew or Jay.

Andrew Magliozzi, Founder, President

I am the founder, managing partner, and longest tenured tutor on the Veritas Tutors staff.  Having engaged in peer tutoring since middle school and paid tutoring since the age of 14, I have logged more than three thousand hours cultivating young minds at preparatory school and juvenile prison alike in subjects ranging from Latin to Calculus.  Since the outset of my pedagogic career, I have made a continual effort to reach out to those who cannot otherwise afford to reach me.  In addition to the pro-bono work I am privileged to carryout alongside a number of other weekly Veritas Volunteers, I also founded and run a non-profit open education website for students (currently only at Harvard) to collaborate, learn, and share their knowledge freely with the world.  Furthermore, I am a frequent contributor to the shared articles and resources you can find on this website.

Jay Bacrania, Co-Founder, CEO

Having achieved significant results as a paid tutor the prior seven years, Jay joined the Veritas management team in 2006 as a co-founder and standardized test preparation expert. His particular prowess includes connecting with and motivating students as he focuses on developing innovative methods for standardized tests - SAT, SSAT, GED, GMAT, and GRE - while maintaining educational relevance to help any student's general academic approach. Jay graduated Harvard in 2005 and also attended Berklee College of Music to cultivate his other passion, jazz trumpet.

Kyle Thomas, Director of Curriculum Development

Kyle recently moved to Cambridge from California to pursue his PhD in Cognitive Science at Harvard University. He uses evolutionary theory to gain insight into the cognitive processes that guide social behavior. He attended UC Santa Cruz as an undergrad, where he began teaching through their peer tutoring program, for which he eventually became an administrator. At Veritas, Kyle's area of expertise is the development of curricula in Chemistry, Calculus, Organic Chemistry, Physics, GRE, and more. With an inspiring fascination for learning, Kyle has never failed to inspire curiosity in any student. Outside of the ivory tower he enjoys surfing, rock climbing, cooking, and chess.

Shannon Dohar, Director of Operations

Shannon has had a passion for education since her days as a tutor in the Writing Center at the University of Maine. After finishing her Bachelors in Literary Analysis, she went on to Simmons College where she recently completed a Masters in English. Shannon believes that writing is imperative to education, and hopes to continue bringing those themes together in her work. At Veritas, Shannon is the primary point of contact for all customers. She, quite simply, is the glue that binds this company. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns in mind, Shannon knows how to help.

Miles Tarter, Psy.D, Educational Psychologist

Dr. Tarter is a à neuropsychologist experienced in psychological testing and diagnosis for students who suspect that they have attention, memory, or learning issues.  Dr. Tarter is a graduate of Yale University and trained Brown and Harvard Medical Schools. He is a clinical-associate at Harvard Medical School.  In addition to helping students from the Harvard and MIT communities clinically understand their academic strengths and weaknesses, Dr. Tarter has extensive experience guiding students with learning difficulties through the standardized test process on the high-school, graduate, and professional levels.  Dr. Tarter provides educational consulting, testing, and diagnoses-interpretation services for Veritas Tutors' clients.

Doriana Chialant, Ph.D, Educational Psychologist

Dr. Chialant is a neuropsychologist who specializes in clinical evaluations for a range of difficulties that can have detrimental effects on students' performance.  Dr. Chialant studied at The Johns Hopkins University and the University of UMass Amherst. Her work experience includes a position as a senior associate researcher on language deficits in the Psychology Department of Harvard University where she published extensively on language disorders, and a position as Director of Psychological Services at Brighton-Allston Mental Health Association where she was in charge of neuropsychological and educational testing for several agencies. She is currently the neuropsychologist in charge of the Memory Disorders Clinic at McLean Hospital and an Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chialant provides educational and clinical consultation services for Veritas Tutors' clients.

Karen Kugel, Ed. M., CSCS, Admissions Consulting Affiliate

Ms. Kugel is the director of Youth College Connections, an organization that provides college consulting services to a wide range of students, and is a member of the National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC).  She holds a BA in psychology (with a concentration in counseling and urban studies) from Rutgers University. She graduated in three years with honors and earned the Anthony T. Beirne Memorial Foundation Scholarship which allowed her to pursue an Ed.M. in Human Development from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has continued her studies on a graduate level at Boston University, Tufts University and Harvard.  Ms. Kugel works with Veritas Tutors to deliver admissions consulting services in one-on-one, workshop, and lecture settings.