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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 our local affiliates and the attention afforded to each Veritas client, call now and ask for a free consultation with Andrew or Jay.

Andrew Magliozzi, Founder, President

Andrew is 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, he has 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 his pedagogic career, Andrew has made a continual effort to reach out to those who cannot otherwise afford to reach him.  In addition to the pro-bono work he is privileged to carryout alongside a number of other weekly Veritas Volunteers, he also founded a non-profit open education website for students (currently at Harvard) to collaborate, learn, and share their knowledge freely with the world.  Furthermore, Andrew is a frequent contributor to the shared articles and resources you can find on this website.

Jay Bacrania, Co-Founder, CEO

Jay is Co-Founder and lead SAT instructor at Veritas Tutors.  He brings a wealth of operational experience from his previous managerial position at Digi-Block, Inc, and tutoring experience from the four non-profit tutoring programs he has directed and/or founded in the past 10 years.  Jay has closely overseen the rapid growth of Veritas Tutors in the past 4 years, and is passionate about supplementing the one-size-fits-all style of American education with individualized, transformative tutoring.  In addition to managing Veritas' operations, strategy, and finance, Jay works closely with educational researchers to continually refine and improve Veritas Tutors' pedagogical methods.  In August 2009, Jay also led Veritas Tutors' acquisition of RedKey Education.  Jay is a graduate of Harvard College.

Kat Ramey, Manager

Kat joined the Veritas team in February of 2010.  Initially motivated to join Veritas by her time spent as a tutor, she was also excited to work at a fast-growing young company.  Along with the rest of the staff, Kat strives to maximize the Veritas experience for both clients and tutors.  A Boston native and a graduate of Boston Latin School, she also brings a familiarity with the local educational landscape to her work.

After high school, Kat moved out west to study English and creative writing at the University of Arizona.  Before returning to the East Coast, she worked for the University as a writing tutor for undergraduates with learning disabilities.  This work was very meaningful to her and motivated her to pursue work in education after college.  When not at work, Kat enjoys jogging around Cambridge and Boston, rock climbing, reading, and investing an inappropriate amount of emotion in Boston sports.

Rebecca Sutherland, Tutor Coordinator

Rebecca comes to Veritas Tutors with broad experience as an educator.  Rebecca's own education includes an undergraduate degree from Columbia University in History, a Master's in Educational Psychology from NYU, and most recently, a Doctorate of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Developmental Psychology.  In addition to her scholarly expertise, Rebecca has tutored basic literacy and writing and taught introductory psychology under Steven Pinker at Harvard University.  She also remains an adjunct faculty member at Northeastern University, where she teaches a night course in developmental psychology.  Her strength as a teacher and as a tutor comes from an understanding that students have different needs and reasons for studying any given subject.  Going forward, Rebecca will be in charge of all tutor training and quality control here at Veritas Tutors so that all of our students receive the best possible instruction for their individual educational needs.

Adrian Jones, Client Coordinator

Adrian has been the Client Coordinator at Veritas Tutors since October 2011.  With a long history in customer service, he greatly enjoys working with people and ensuring each client has an impeccable experience, motivated by the mantra "treat others as you want to be treated."  Adrian's zest for learning and sharing of new ideas fuels his passion for education, whether in a classroom or through a friendly conversation.  Outside of Veritas, he may be found enjoying live performances (either as a participant or a concert-goer), reading by the Boston Harbor or on the Charles River Esplanade, savoring a homemade dinner with friends, or trying to subtly tap dance while waiting for public transit.  Adrian graduated from Otterbein College in 2007 with a Bachelor of Music and from New England Conservatory with a Master of Music in 2009.

Andrew Coletta, Administrative Assistant

Born and raised in the Chicago area, Andy completed his undergraduate work in Political Science and Economics at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana.  Although he was focused on having a career in education, he hoped to pursue fields outside academia as well.  Therefore, after graduating from UIUC, he decided to work as a union laborer for a general contractor.  After a few years of hard work and life lessons, he spent two years as a teaching assistant in a behavioral disorder program at a middle school.  Andy also spent time as a bike mechanic and waiter before returning to the construction field where he became a superintendent.  During this time period he returned to school at DePaul Univerisity to begin work on his Masters in Education.  In June of 2011, Andy left his construction career and moved to Cambridge, regarded by some as the education capital of the world.  He is now fulfilling his goal of working in the education industry once more with Veritas Tutors.