Management

George Cigale
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

What I do: Set a course for a spot on the horizon and paint a picture of our goals beyond the horizon. That means having a good image of how online tutoring can help improve kids’ lives and having the right people leading each part of the company. Where I worked before: I ran the software business for The Princeton Review, started up an early Internet community in the 1990’s, and helped fast-growing company leaders manage their people and business as a consultant. When I’m not at work, I: Find fun projects to do with my three kids, hike in the woods with my dog, ride my motorcycle, and try to make time slow down. My favorite class in high school: Debate My first car was a: 1986 Ford Escort station wagon, needed to break speed limits going down a hill in order to make it up the next hill without needing a push I went to college at: State University of New York at Binghamton I majored in: Political Science

George's blog can be found at ceotutor.blogspot.com.


Kevin Donalds
Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Financial Officer

What I do: I’m responsible for the financial health of the company: implementing and overseeing the systems, policies and practices for budgeting and tracking the daily financial performance of the company. I also oversee the sales team that sells our Live Homework Help service, and our tutor management, human resources and office facilities departments. Where I worked before: Priceline.com and other places that had lots of beans that needed counting. When I’m not at work, I: Spend time with my wife, work on our house and yard, play golf, watch movies and get together with friends. My most memorable teacher: Mr. Colburn from Algebra I. Education with humor and sarcasm, and a Boston accent. What I did for fun in high school: Hanging out with friends from school and work (I was a lifeguard), playing sports, playing video games (Atari 2600), watching TV My favorite book now: Big Russ & Me I went to college at: University of Rhode Island I majored in: Accounting

Bart Epstein
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and General Counsel

What I do: I have two jobs. As head of Corporate Development I find new ways to let people know about Tutor.com. And, as General Counsel, I am responsible for contracts, intellectual property, and a lot of legal mumbo jumbo that is actually fun and interesting. Where I worked before: Before Tutor.com, I worked for four years at the law firm Latham & Watkins. Before that I served as a law clerk to a federal appeals judge. I also worked for The Princeton Review, tutoring students for the LSAT and SAT. When I’m not at work, I: Serve as a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight (flying sick kids around) and for NASA (testing new airplane avionics). My least favorite class in high school: English, because I loved to read books but I hated being quizzed on symbolism and meaning. My favorite bands now: Nick Cave, Beck, Nine Inch Nails, and Dirty Lenin. My favorite cookie: Double Stuff Oreos I went to college at: State University of New York at Binghamton

Spiro Balourdos
Vice President, IS/IT
What I do: , implemented, and maintain the systems and network infrastructure that runs Tutor.com as well as managing the support desks for employees, tutors, and clients. When I’m not at work, I: Play video games, watch baseball, take apart things to see how they work. My favorite class in high school: Auto Shop class. I enjoyed working on cars. What I did for fun in high school: Played with computers, traded games, and simply hanging out with friends. My favorite book now: The Death and Life of Superman by Roger Stern What I wore on the first day of 9th grade Clothes I went to college at: Adelphi University



Russell Greenspan
Vice President, Technology
What I do: Lead the software development and technical implementation of the products we build—like this website and the classroom—and all of the behind-the-scenes tools that make Tutor.com go. Our team is also always looking for ways that new technologies can improve our products. Where I worked before: Building document management and other custom software for Lazard, JP Morgan, and Deutche Bank. I joined Tutor.com in 2000. My least favorite class in high school: Social Studies. “Read book, take test. Repeat.” And of course there was always someone saying “Do we have to know dates?” Arrrrgh! My most memorable teacher: Mr. Clancy, 10th and 12th grade English. He was the kind of teacher with Dead Poets Society passion who pushes his students to work hard and think deeply about everything they’re exposed to. Among the highlights: a walking tour of NYC tracing Holden Caufield’s route in The Catcher in the Rye. I went to college at: Duke University (BA in History; minor in Music and Spanish) and University of Illinois (Master’s in CS)

Jennifer Kohn
Vice President, Corporate Communications
What I do: Communicate… with people Where I worked before: Connors Communications where we helped make Amazon.com, Priceline and LendingTree household names. When I am not at work, I: Take care of my three children. All boys. All under four years old. What I did for fun in high school: Field hockey, running, reading, writing, dreaming about being out of high school My favorite book now: Geek Love My least favorite class in high school: AP Calculus. The nightmares persist. My most memorable teacher: Mr. Williams who taught AP Physics and wore the same stained shirt with a visible bill in the pocket, tie, pants and shoes every day. I went to college at: Cornell University I majored in: Communications. Funny how that worked out.


Adam Masur
Senior Vice President, Marketing
What I do: I lead a team of hard-working, dedicated, fun, marketing people who want to tell the world about Tutor.com. We write the website, do advertising and promotions, and answer the phones when you call. Where I worked before: I’ve worked in marketing and product development at Sharp and Casio, and spent almost 10 years in the graphing calculator business at Texas Instruments. I joined Tutor.com in 2005. When I’m not at work, I: Play with my dog, Briscoe. Ride my motorcycle. Study Isshinryu Karate. My favorite bands in high school: Then: The Doors. Genesis. Emerson Lake and Palmer. Dire Straits. Peter Gabriel. My first car was a: 1980 Buick LeSabre 4-door. Big and slow, but plenty of room for speakers, amps and a couple of hundred cassette tapes. What I wore on the first day of 9th grade: Jeans and my “doors” t-shirt. I went to college at: The University of Rhode Island (BSEE) and The University of Texas at Austin (MBA)

Joan Rooney
Vice President, Provider Management

What I do: Search the country for tutors, make sure that they have all of the skills they need to tutor, create their schedule, and review sessions to find ways to make them even better. Where I worked before: I taught high school French and Spanish, managed programs to help adults receive skills training and get jobs. And among other things, I managed a fleet of inspectors whose jobs were to rid a large city of rodents and make restaurants and buildings safe. My favorite class in high school: French. Three things I’d want on a deserted island: Chocolate, friends and family, and an endless supply of books. Then there would be no need for a boat. My first car was a: Red Chevrolet Vega and it was brand new. What I wore on the first day of 9th grade: The same thing I wore on the first day of every other grade, my navy blue school uniform with white blouse and navy blue oxford shoes. I went to college at: Emmanuel College (BA) and the Sorbonne, University of Paris (MA) I majored in: French

Sandi White
Vice President, Institutional Sales & Marketing
What I do: Sell Live Homework Help® to public libraries and provide them with a plethora of marketing support and outreach materials to help them spread the word in their community. Where I worked before: After college, I worked as a music agent in Boston. Then, I landed a job at American Program Bureau (APB), a speaker’s bureau. Eventually, I moved to California and worked with the Gale Group and Collegis selling educational content and services to libraries and schools. I came to Tutor.com in 2003. My favorite bands in high school: Boston, J. Geils Band, Alice Cooper, Peter Frampton What I did for fun in high school: I had WAY too much fun in high school. I loved going to Friday night football games, appearing in high school plays and musicals and, most of all, going to Salisbury Beach in the summer and playing the card games. I went to college at: University of Massachusetts - Amherst I majored in: Mass Communications

Sean Zinsley
Vice President, Product Management
What I do: This website and the classroom you use are my responsibility. We also have a lot of other tools that we use to recruit and manage our thousands of tutors that you never see but without them our service wouldn’t function at all. When I’m not at work, I: Hunt, fish, hike, ride my Harley or 4-wheelers. My favorite class in high school: Anatomy. Cutting things open to see what’s inside…how cool is that! What I did for fun in high school: Tinkered with cars. I also had a job at a deli and it was good because in addition to making some money, I learned the basics of cooking. My favorite book now: Lamb by Christopher Moore What I wore on the first day of 9th grade: Hmm, that was in 1982 so I’m sure it would look terrible today. I went to college at: State University of New York at Oneonta I majored in: Biology/Chemistry