Learn from Experts with Extensive Career Experience
Our LTP instructors not only have mastered a wide range of subjects, they also bring substantial career credentials. This blend of expertise and experience creates insight that allows them to customize their teaching to suit individual and group needs. LTP’s educators are committed to providing a professional and friendly learning environment that fosters respect for the pursuit of knowledge and appreciation for the process of profound thinking. With a mission to make Math and English enjoyable and understandable for all students, they strive to uphold their reputation in the education community as honorable, dedicated and quality master tutors.
Vinay Bhawnani
Founder, Director of Mathematics
A lifelong mathematician with strong communications skills, Vinay Bhawnani has tutored since 2007 and has worked with more than 5,000 students in middle school, high school, college and beyond. His all-inclusive expertise ranges from Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry to Pre-calculus, Calculus and SAT prep. Vinay presents math in an innovative and engaging fashion that most students simply are not exposed to in a traditional classroom setting. Rather than distributing handouts or lecturing from a textbook, he strives to make his lessons both interesting and applicable to the real world. Indeed, for many of his students, math becomes “fun” for the first time.
A 1999 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Vinay majored in Bioengineering and minored in chemistry and mathematics. He also took classes at the prestigious Wharton School of Business. In high school, he scored a “perfect” score (800) on the math sections of the PSAT and SAT, as well as the Math Level II Subject Test.
His career has included technical consulting work in New York City and an eight-year position with AOL where he managed billing systems. Locally, he worked as the Technical Director for a startup company and until early 2015, was Director of Product Management and the Research and Development head for a local software development company. Since then, Vinay has dedicated his time at Loudoun Test Prep to helping students and families succeed. In his “spare” time, he teaches math and is the STEM Director at Loudoun School for the Gifted.
Cali Moorman
Senior Director of Communications & Operations
Cali Moorman has been managing LTP’s Operations and Communications since 2017 after graduating with a bachelors in the Science of Criminal Justice at a Pensacola Christian College. She creates and maintains all channels of communication between parents, students, tutors, administrative staff, and professional affiliates. She leads the teams responsible for marketing, outreach, and recruitment. Personally invested in the success of each student, each team member, and our purpose as a whole, Cali has a hand in every aspect of Loudoun Test Prep.
Outside of managing our behind-the-scenes operations, Cali enjoys entertaining, fashion, crime show drama, and caring for her fur baby Mushu the cat.
Jessica Muse
Director of Reading and Writing
Jessica is Third Culture Kid with parents in the Foreign Service and lived in places like Ivory Coast, India, Germany and Costa Rica. She graduated from an International Baccalaureate school in Lima, Peru with an IB Diploma. Jessica has over 10 years of experience working with students of all ages in classroom settings in the Maryland and DC area, and loves the working with students on improving their self confidence and helping them discover their own potential success. At LTP, Jessica heads up SAT/ACT Reading and Writing programs. With her unique educational background and experience, she continues to innovate our approach and course offerings.
She holds an A.A. Degree in in Mathematics and Psychology, and is completing a combined BS and MEd program in Mathematics Education and Industrial Organizational Psychology. Jessica lives in Germantown with her husband, their two daughters and their faithful rescue dogs, Marley and Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Gio Basso
SAT/ACT Math Instructor
Math Tutor (Geometry – Calculus BC)
Gio is a recent graduate of the University of Alabama where he majored in mathematics. He was a National Merit Scholar, and in high school, earned perfect scores on the math sections of the SAT and the ACT, earned a 5 on eleven AP exams, and has had extensive experience with many types of standardized testing. Gio also competed for his high school at the Illinois state finals math competition at the University of Illinois in 2014 and 2015.
He has been tutoring high school students in math for five years and loves to share his own enthusiasm for the subject. Gio also intends to pursue post-graduate education in the future, and enjoys traveling, hiking, track and field, and exploring new genres of music.
Ashley Boylan
SAT/ACT Math Instructor
Ashley has always loved helping students succeed in math. Ever since attending Heritage High School, she aspired to become a mathematics teacher in Loudoun County and worked hard to achieve this goal. She is a recent James Madison University graduate where she earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Mathematics. Ashley continued her studies at JMU to earn her Master’s of Arts in Teaching and maintained a 4.0 GPA. Her years of education and dedication has provided her the knowledge and tools to help students become comfortable with mathematics. Ashley has been tutoring since 2017 and has helped students with courses ranging from geometry to college calculus.
Starting in August 2021, Ashley will begin her career in Loudoun County as a mathematics teacher at Independence High School. She is looking forward to her first year as a professional educator and is excited to bring her expertise to Loudoun Test Prep in order to help students achieve their goals.
In college, Ashley was involved in many clubs including Triathlon Club, Club Climbing, and Fitness Club. She loves to spend her free time exercising to reduce stress and achieve her fitness goals. She also participated in two university organizations: Kappa Delta Pi and University Program Board. Kappa Delta Pi is a Greek International Honor Society in Education. She spent time organizing math nights for local Harrisonburg families and attended professional development events. University Program Board is a student-lead organization that plans concerts, movie nights, comedy shows, and other special events for students. When Ashley is not creating engaging math lessons, she spends her time cooking new recipes in her skillet and playing with her kitten!
Jack Maschler
SAT/ACT Math Instructor
Math Tutor (Geometry – Calculus BC)
Jack has been tutoring since 2013, working with many students: even teaching Algebra I to English language learning students. Jack is currently a student at the University of Virginia studying biomedical engineering and applied math to eventually attend dental school after graduation. With a 4.0 GPA, while taking rigorous engineering and mathematics courses, Jack is well suited to teach almost any class. Additionally, he took and scored 5’s on ten AP classes in high school and graduated in the top 2% of his graduating class.
In his free time, Jack likes to clear his mind and destress with exercise. His favorite form is weightlifting, however, he also enjoys playing lacrosse, golf, and almost any other sport. Throughout Jack’s years in High School, he conducted research on the application of proximity sensors in crash avoidance systems, participated in countless math competitions as a captain of the math team, and was an active member in four National Honor Societies. In college, Jack is an active member of Barbell Club, Rock Climbing Club, and even greek life. Despite taking rigorous courses, he still finds time to help the UVA community by participating in campaigns for student council elections and even helping write patent applications for products that would make UVA a more environmentally sustainable community.
Kate LeFort
SAT/ACT Reading and Writing Instructor
Kate has always had a passion for English. In high school, she competed in extemporaneous essay writing competitions and began college level grammar and composition classes two years early. In college, Kate pursued a degree in Professional Writing to further her passion. During this time, she discovered her love for not only technical writing, but also poetry. She has been published in a book of local compilations titled “The Fountain”. Kate began tutoring elementary school students in 2012, eventually tutoring high school students and college students in later years. She has hosted essay writing sessions for college students throughout her college career that continued through graduation.
Apart from tutoring English, Kate enjoys singing for her church, playing soccer, and developing her skills in marketing and advertising. She is working towards a career in copy writing/editing. In the meantime, she values every opportunity to engage students in perfecting their reading and writing skills.
Gwyneth McCrae
SAT/ACT Reading and Writing Instructor
Gwyneth has been working at LTP since 2016, beginning as a proctor and continuing on to tutor students in Geometry, Algebra I, and SAT English. She is a graduate from the College of William & Mary with a B.S. in Psychology and a Minor in Art & Art History. Gwyneth has always maintained a strong love of learning and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in 2021. In high school, she scored a 5 on her AP English Language & Composition and AP Calculus AB exams and was recognized as an AP Scholar with Distinction. In college, she was a member of the Student Conduct Council and Kappa Kappa Gamma, for which she served as President.
Prior to working at LTP, Gwyneth worked as a summer camp counselor and it was there that she learned the joy of helping children and teenagers reach their full potential. Her education in psychology has further emphasized the impact that effective teaching can have on a students comfort and ability to tackle the SAT. She is passionate about meeting each student where they are at in their SAT process in order to help them improve to the best of their ability.
Outside of her work at LTP, Gwyneth enjoys playing guitar, keeping up with the kids on TikTok, and knitting scarves for her friends. She intends to pursue her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology in hopes of becoming a therapist.
Mary Masi
SAT/ACT Reading and Writing Instructor
Dual Enrollment/English 9-12 & College Essay Writing
Mary teaches Dual Enrollment, English 12 Academic, and English 10 Honors classes at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn. She holds a Virginia Postgraduate Professional teaching license with an endorsement in English, and she is an adjunct instructor of English at Northern Virginia Community College. She earned a perfect GPA of 4.0 throughout her entire graduate education while teaching Freshman Composition at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in English.
Before her teaching career, Mary worked in the editorial divisions of John Wiley & Sons and LearningExpress publishing companies in New York City as both an editor and writer. She has written and published four books, including The Culinary Arts Career Starter and How to Pass the U.S. Citizenship Exam.
Mary’s educational philosophy centers around the importance of discovering and nurturing each student’s path to learning success, so each student may then reach his or her full potential. She enjoys getting to know the students she teaches and helping them achieve and surpass their educational goals.
