Who We Are
We are a community of 100+ students dedicated to supporting our peers in reaching their full potential. At our core, we firmly believe that peer tutoring is a holistic and engaging way to learn. Our tutors aspire to share their experience and knowledge with younger students.
Each tutor is carefully selected, including both an academic and personal interview to see if the applicant is a good fit for the team.
Bethesda Scholars Co-Founder: Aksel Bell is a Whitman High School alumni and Senior at Duke University. He is majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Math. Outside of class, Aksel is doing research to optimize algae growth using data analysis. This summer, he is working as a software engineer at Robinhood. In his free time, Aksel loves to swim and is a member of Duke’s club swim team. Tutoring has always been something Aksel enjoys and he continues to tutor virtually in college.
aksel@bethesdascholars.com
202-294-7555
Bethesda Scholars Co-Founder: Pascal Bell is a Whitman HS alumni and Senior at Duke University. He is passionate about tutoring and has worked with 11 students from Bethesda Scholars, and taught two summer math classes. Pascal is planning on majoring in Computer Science and Data Science. At Duke, Pascal volunteers at the hospital emergency department as a data manager. He also is part of the tech division for Campus Enterprises, a student run business at Duke.
pascal@bethesdascholars.com
202-294-6538
The Management Team
Chief Operating Officer: Sophie Hansen is a Montgomery Blair alumni and Sophomore at Yale University majoring in Statistics and Data Science. In high school, Sophie she was Senior editor of the Blair literary magazine and team lead at the KID museum. This summer, she is interning as a commercial banking intern and is studying at the London School of Economics. In her free time, Sophie loves to read, listen to live music, and exercise.
Hiring Manager: Sadie Eisenberg is a Walt Whitman alumni and Junior at Cornell University. She is studying human biology on the pre-medical track, aspiring to be a future doctor. Sadie is passionate about tutoring, and has been with Bethesda Scholars since 2021. She has done over 120 hours of tutoring and has lead summer classes. In her free time, she enjoys teaching fitness classes, baking, and dancing.
Hiring Manager: Cody Paul is a Walt Whitman alumni and Junior at Cornell University. He is a pursuing a double major in Linguistics and Spanish. He loves tutoring math and has been doing so since 2021 in one on one and group lessons. In his free time, Cody enjoys watching baseball, playing chess, and spending time with friends. As hiring manager, Cody is excited to help find strong tutors for our students.
Operations Manager: Jamiee Casadores is an experienced operations support professional with over a decade of work in education and team management. She has served as both an English tutor and Assistant Operations Manager for an online language school, and spent seven years as a writer creating educational and instructional content. Outside of work, she’s a voracious reader who enjoys learning new (and often trivial) things, and is always exploring ways to improve her health and everyday life.
Tutor Assignment Manager: Sophie Yohannan is a Montgomery Blair alumni and Sophomore majoring in Economics and minoring in Business Analytics at the University of Maryland. In high school, she was a lead editor for the print newspaper and a research intern at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. In her free time, she enjoys baking, running, traveling, and going to concerts.
THE TUTORING TEAM
Note: Bethesda Scholars has over 100 tutors from local high schools whose profiles and bios are listed on our platform, TutorCruncher. Sign up to view all tutors or click the link below to meet a few.