Oral Communication Tutor Bios
Learn more about our Oral Communication Tutors!
Graduate OCTs
Emily Broadhurst
Graduate OCT
Academic specialties: Engineering
Enjoys coaching: PWR2
AyoOluwateso (Teso) Coker
Graduate OCT
Academic specialties: Environmental Science
Enjoys coaching: Thesis defense, speech anxiety, presentation delivery
Calico Ducheneaux
Graduate OCT
Academic specialties: Humanities, Social Sciences
Enjoys coaching: Thesis defense/PWR2
Andrew Jensen
Graduate OCT
Academic specialties: Engineering
Enjoys coaching: Technical presentations, oral exams, mock interviews
Xavier Martinez
Graduate OCT
Majors:
Economics and Public Policy
Favorite topics to tutor:
Mock interviews, designing slides, presentation
Aisling Murran
Graduate OCT
Major/Minor:
Biology/Computer Science Minor, Notation in Science Communication
Favorite topics to tutor:
Storytelling, speech anxiety, PWR2, STEM research talks, and presentation structure/timing/tone
Mira Partha
Graduate OCT
Academic specialties:
Engineering and natural sciences
Speech Expertise:
Delivery (all aspects, but especially vocal variation), content (organization, storyboarding, slides)
Enjoys coaching:
Technical talks (for technical and lay audiences), non-technical speaking, research presentations (thesis/quals, conference talks), vocal delivery
Cesar Portocarrero Rodriguez
Graduate OCT
Academic specialties: Engineering, public policy, AI
Speech Expertise: Consulting interview, speech coaching for ESL students
Enjoys coaching: Speech coaching for ESL students, thesis defense, poster presentation practice
Sarah Raza
Graduate OCT
Academic specialties: Social sciences
Speech Expertise: Class presentations
Enjoys coaching: Class presentations, voice, performances
Alexa Samaniego
Graduate OCT
Academic specialties: Social sciences & Business
Enjoys coaching: Authentic presenting, crafting personal stories from your work
Six Skov
Graduate OCT
Academic specialties:
Humanities and engineering
Speech Expertise:
Research presentation, oral storytelling, visual design
Enjoys coaching:
PWR2, research presentation
Can also tutor in Spanish
Lexy Strom
Graduate OCT
Academic specialties:
Biosciences
Enjoys coaching:
Conference talks, poster presentations, speech anxiety, storytelling, accessible science communication
Yuuki Tanaka
Graduate OCT
Academic specialties: Engineering
Enjoys coaching: Mock/consulting interview, voice, presentations with slides. I mostly enjoy the aspect of listening to another person, hearing their concerns, and helping them achieve their goals.
Michael Thorburn
Graduate OCT
Academic specialties: Humanities, social sciences, law
Speech Expertise: mock interviews, academic presentations, persuasive argumentation
Enjoys coaching: All of the above.
Undergraduate OCTs
Taylor Bloomfield
Class of 2025
Major: Symbolic Systems
Favorite topics to tutor: speech anxiety, creative brainstorming, slide presentation
Marli Bosler
Class of 2024
Major:
Undecided
Favorite topics to tutor:
Voice, timing, speech and presentation structure
Danielle Cabrera
Class of 2025
Major: Human Biology
Favorite topics to tutor: PWR 2, vocal dynamics, slide design
Robert Castaneros
Class of 2024
Major:
Political Science
Favorite topics to tutor:
Presentation skills, speech anxiety, speech delivery
Aileen Chang
Class of 2024
Majors:
Economics and Communications
Favorite topics to tutor:
Body language, humor, speech anxiety, and delivery
Can also tutor in Japanese
Isabelle Coloma
Class of 2024
Majors:
International Relations and East Asian Studies
Favorite topics to tutor:
Speech delivery, body language, speech anxiety and slide organization!
Jalil Cooper
Class of 2025
Major: Design
Favorite topics to tutor: Rhetoric/persuasive speaking, non-verbal communication, speech crafting
Dante Danelian
Class of 2024
Major:
Symbolic Systems
Favorite topics to tutor:
Storytelling, voice, slide design
TaNia Donatto
Class of 2023
Majors/Minor:
Materials Science and Engineering/Creative Writing
Favorite topics to tutor:
PWR2, voice, slide design, outline/storytelling
Catie Fee
Class of 2024
Major/Minor:
Sociology/Human Rights
Favorite topics to tutor:
Speech anxiety, content and structure of a presentation
Faith Fernandez
Class of 2025
Major: Major in Anthropology
Favorite topics to tutor: I find joy in supporting others in becoming more confident speakers. I enjoy tutoring all topics, but I love working on voice, tone, and speed for presentations, speeches, and PWR 2 related work.
Davina Field-Marsham
Class of 2024
Major:
International Relations
Favorite topics to tutor:
PWR2, structure, speech anxiety, speaking style
Shreya Ghaie
Class of
Major:
Favorite topics to tutor:
Emily Gurwitz
Class of 2024
Major:
Biomechanical Engineering
Favorite topics to tutor:
Incorporating visual aids
Sydney Kaminski
Class of 2025
Major: Art History major, Digital Humanities minor
Favorite topics to tutor: PWR2 presentations, brainstorming intros and conclusions, body and spatial awarenesss
Joshua Jankelow
Class of 2024
Majors:
Economics and Political Science
Favorite topics to tutor:
I love discussing overcoming public speaking anxiety and how to feel and look confident on stage. I also thoroughly enjoy focusing on vocal techniques.
Jeremy Kim
Class of 2024
Major:
Mathematics
Favorite topics to tutor:
PWR2, voice
Pleng Kruesopon
Class of 2026
Major: International Relations
Favorite topics to tutor: Helping students gain confidence and overcome speech anxiety, allowing them to feel proud of the thoughts they articulate. I also like to help students with presentation structure.
Annalisa Lim
Class of 2024
Major/Minor:
Human Biology/Earth Systems
Favorite topics to tutor:
Boosting speech confidence, strengthening arguments, and simplifying & clarifying content!
Arethea Lim
Class of 2024
Major: Art History and Psychology
Favorite topics to tutor: PWR 2, Storytelling/ Crafting a Narrative, Developing Personal Voice, Slide Design
Joseph McDonald
Class of 2025
Major: PWR 2, Storytelling/ Crafting a Narrative, Developing Personal Voice, Slide Design
Favorite topics to tutor: PWR2 presentations and content, slide design, and voice/inflection
Cid Muang
Class of 2025
Major: Psychology major, CSRE/Data Science Minors
Favorite topics to tutor: PWR 2, utilizing humor, crafting strong arguments, delivery
Abigail Neely
Class of 2023
Majors:
Psychology and International Relations
Favorite topics to tutor:
Mock interviews, presentation skills, slide designs, and organization
Ursula Neuner
Class of 2025
Major: Symbolic Systems, Ethics in Society
Favorite topics to tutor: Speech structure, delivery, and slide design
Sawyer Niehaus
Class of 2025
Major: I am pursuing a major in Classics (latin language) with minors in mathematics and cs
Favorite topics to tutor: I most enjoy voice coaching and presentation skills! My favorite topics to work on are confidence and engaging an audience.
Ariella Pacheco
Class of 2025
Major: Design, Minor: Spanish
Favorite topics to tutor: Slide design, overcoming speech anxiety, speech organization and storytelling.
Karen Rojas
Class of 2025
Major: Archaeology Major and Human Biology Minor
Favorite topics to tutor: Voice/dynamics, mock interviews, content, communicative body movement, PWR2
Libby Rouffy
Class of 2024
Major: Human Biology (BA)
Favorite topics to tutor: Speech anxiety, storytelling, performance, and delivery!
Xander Russell
Class of 2026
Major: UndeclaredCurrently interested in Data Science or Computer Science
Favorite topics to tutor: Speech Anxiety, Voice Coaching, Breathing, and Timing
Nikita Salunke
Class of 2024
Major:
Economics
Favorite topics to tutor:
Slides design, storytelling, mock interviews, PWR2
Caroline Schurtz
Class of 2024
Major:
Political Science
Favorite topics to tutor:
I love learning about students’ research and helping them present it in an informative, concise, and interesting way! I am happy to work with students on their content and delivery style to make sure their presentation is the strongest it can be!
Bhavya Shah
Class of 2024
Majors:
Mathematical and Computational Science
Favorite topics to tutor:
Voice, debate, humor, impromptu speaking, and speech structure
Can also tutor in Hindi and Gujarati
Radhika Shah
Class of 2024
Major: Major in Human Biology
Favorite topics to tutor: I love all of it. I enjoy mock interviews. I like helping people with speech anxiety. I like helping people organize their speech and making it flow more logically, coming up with good intros and conclusions, etc.
Jaelen Sobers
Class of 2025
Major: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Favorite topics to tutor: Mock presentations, talking about speech anxiety and organization (including for new ideas!)
Naomi Solomon
Class of 2025
Major:
Undeclared, prospective Symbolic Systems
Favorite topics to tutor:
PWR2, Vocal and Physical tricks during a speech, narratives in a speech
Grace Soontornviwath
Class of 2025
Major: Bioengineering
Favorite topics to tutor: slide design, PWR2, organization
Yannie Tan
Class of 2024
Majors/Minor:
Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction/Music
Favorite topics to tutor:
PWR2, understanding prompts, planning speeches
Can also tutor in Spanish, Mandarin, and Cantonese
Muhammad Usman Tariq
Class of 2024
Major:
Computer Science
Favorite topics to tutor:
Content clarity, PWR2
Can also tutor in Urdu
Preston Veravanich
Class of 2026
Major: Majoring in Science, Technology, and Society with a minor in International Relations.
Favorite topics to tutor: Speech anxiety, mock interview, improv.
Jackline Wambua
Class of 2025
Major:
Economics
Favorite topics to tutor:
Mock interview, speech anxiety
Can also tutor in Kiswahili
Jeanette Wang
Class of 2026
Major: Political Science and Public Policy
Favorite topics to tutor: content organization, delivery with presentations, tone
Nyah Ware
Class of 2025
Major/Minor:
Bioengineering/Materials Science Engineering
Favorite topics to tutor:
Delivery, storytelling, performances and overcoming speech anxiety
Noah Wong
Class of 2025
Major: Symbolic Systems
Favorite topics to tutor: Delivery (voice, pacing, intonation), structure, presentations, mock interviews
Lizbeth Zambrano-Sanchez
Class of 2026
Major: Earth Systems major
Favorite topics to tutor: Presentation order and design, mock interviews, and storytelling!