Dipen Parekh
Center Director
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Center Director
Dipen Parekh, Centre Director of GradePower Learning Frisco, brings over 10 years of educational expertise. He holds a Postgraduate degree and leads the qualified tutoring team with dedication and passion. With a proven track record of improving student outcomes, he develops tailored learning strategies, fostering academic success and confidence in students of all ages and abilities. He loves learning and helping others learn.
One of his favorite quotes is, "Tutoring is an investment in knowledge which always pays off with the best interest."
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Matthew Karanaja
Math/Science/SAT/ACT Tutor
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Math/Science/SAT/ACT Tutor
"Hey y'all, my name is Matthew Karanja, and I am a recent Civil Engineering graduate from the University of Texas of Arlington. I have always been passionate about the subjects of mathematics as well as the natural sciences and believe that I can inspire lifelong learning for my students.
Fun Fact: I love being active, and when I am not instructing in front of a whiteboard, you can find me backpacking, running, tumbling, or bouldering."
Quote: "Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace."
– Confucius
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Adrienne Cates
English/Math/Science Tutor
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English/Math/Science Tutor
Hello! My name is Adrienne Cates, and I have been working at GradePower Learning since June. I am blessed to have the opportunity to work here. I am from West Texas, and I graduated from Angelo State University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and History. I retired after teaching middle school in Plano; I taught at the same middle school for 26 years! I enjoy reading, doing all kinds of puzzles, traveling, and spending time with my three children. I look forward to working with your students in order to help them achieve their potential and become a lifelong learner.
×Melanie Lagrone
English & Math Tutor
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English & Math Tutor
My husband and I have lived in Frisco for almost 20 years, and we have enjoyed raising our two sons in this community. I have been teaching in Frisco ISD for 14 years, and I believe it is important to build relationships with students and meet them where they are, whether by reinforcing their strengths or helping to fill gaps in their learning. I enjoy working out, watching sports, participating in outdoor activities, cooking, and spending time with friends and family.
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Leigh Barnes
SAT/ACT English Writing Instructor
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SAT/ACT English Writing Instructor
Leigh Barnes discovered a love for tutoring while working on her M.A. in History at the University of Colorado, Fort Collins. In doing so, she quickly found herself streamlining her education toward a career in the education field. She first served as a full-time educator at a local history museum, while continuing her tutoring work. Eventually, she became a teacher/mentor for a private school.
Leigh has also been blessed with the opportunity to help shape the minds of her own three lovely children. As such, she has grown to understand the struggles that parents can sometimes face when dealing with a student who may fall behind or who is challenged by homework, test-taking, a learning disability, or is in the throes of all the testing and preparation required for college. Therefore, her passion has grown to include helping ease parents’stress while, at the same time, helping students thrive academically by boosting both their knowledge and self-confidence.
×Yokebed Alvarado
Math/English/Chemistry Tutor
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Math/English/Chemistry Tutor
My name is Yokebed Alvarado. I often get asked about the origin of my name, my name is of Hebrew origin and it's biblical. I am hispanic and I was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. I've lived in Carrollton, Texas ever since I was 4 years old. I have loved learning about science since I was a kid. I remember being a small child and thinking I wanted to be a real scientist someday. I am now proud to say that I became what I always wanted to be! I now work at a lab as a mold analyst and researcher. I’ve been a microbiologist for four years now and I have loved every moment of it. I get to work with microscopes every day, and I get to make new discoveries and contribute to the mold scientific community. I graduated from the University of North Texas in 2020 with a degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. I am passionately curious about the world, and making new connections through the new knowledge I gain excites me. I like to tutor because I like to help kids see the beauty and excitement behind the new information they are learning. I believe science is real-life magic, it is absolutely mind-blowing, and I like to explain the magic behind science to anyone who is curious. I love getting to meet young minds, and I love to help them grow higher self-esteem about their minds and learning. Every mind is different, and we all learn differently, so I like to help students conquer their personal learning styles. I now desire to work for NASA someday, and I hope to end up being a professor at a university someday so that I can hopefully leave all the beautiful knowledge I have learned about life and science to other curious minds.
"Everything is energy, and that’s all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics." - Albert Einstein
×Evelyn Hogan
Teacher - Little Readers/R.E.A.D. Elite Program
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Teacher - Little Readers/R.E.A.D. Elite Program
Evelyn has always had a quest for learning and for teaching. Her love for her students is displayed with her easy-going, yet targeted attention that she gives to every student.
She began her career as an educator, when she worked as a teachers’ assistant. She has experience working with grades K through eighth in elementary education for many years. Evelyn also worked with students who had difficulty in some areas of their learning. She discovered her ability to bring out the fullest potential of her students, as she helped them to build their self-confidence as well as their cognitive skills. Evelyn proceeded to spend over twenty years working in private schools as a teacher and then was promoted to the school principal, at a small private school in Michigan. Most students seem to be drawn to her and learn well from her engaging teaching and coaching methods.
Evelyn later experienced the opportunity to open two daycare centers, Mores’ Day Care, and Bright Beginnings, working well with parents, and gaining much experience with preschool and kindergarten students.
Evelyn Hogan graduated from Madonna University, with a BA in English, located in Livonia Michigan, and received a Director of Day Care license from the State of Michigan.
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