Credentials

Dr. Mae Sakharov received a Bachelor of Arts degree (with honors) in reading and children's literature from San Francisco State University. At Columbia University Teachers College, she received a master of arts in early childhood special education, a master of education in learning disabilities, and a doctorate of curriculum and teaching (with highest honors.) Upon completing her doctorate Dr. Sakharov worked in the admissions office at Columbia University.

Dr. Sakharov was the founder of MLS (Mulit/Learning Services), a learning center in Brooklyn, New York. MLS serviced over 300 clients per week. She has taught special education, psychology, and has trained teachers on the college level.

Her achievements have been featured on ABC's 20/20, Dateline NBC, and CNN. She appeared on WOR's Community Affairs, Metropolitan Sports Network and PBS. Articles written by her and about her work have been published in professional journals, newspapers, and books. In a letter from the New Jersey State Commissioner of Education, written on behalf of former Governor Christine Todd Whitman, Dr. Sakharov was described as a dedicated educator and advocate for children. In 1995, Dr. Sakharov was selected as one of the first Americans to teach English to Vietnamese students. She spent six months at an orphanage in Viet Nam

Dr. Sakharov is the author of the "Parenting Pearls" column in the Lambertville-New Hope Beacon, a publication in the Princeton Packet Group. She has affiliations with the International Dyslexia Association, The Learning Disablities Association of America and Bucks County Community College.

Champ Atlee

Associate in Writing, AP English, College Essays

A graduate of Franklin and Marshall College with a Masters degree from Penn State ­ Millersville University, Champ Atlee has been for thirty plus years an English master at The Lawrenceville School, where he has taught courses in writing, in the British and European novel, and in poetry. In addition he has taught numbers of elective courses, including The Law as Literature, Patterns In the Short Story, and a course on the literature of the American West.

Champ Atlee is past Chairman of the Lawrenceville English Department and also worked for twelve years as an Advanced Placement Reader and Table Leader; he is a published writer himself. Mr. Atlee was the recipient of an Outstanding Teacher Award from the University of Chicago in 1996.

Annette Duvall

Associate in Spanish and French

Annette Duvall received a BA. from Vanderbilt University in Latin American Studies and a Masters degree in Spanish language and literature from Middlebury College. After briefly working for Georgetown University, she served as a bi-lingual caseworker and translator for a south Texas Congressman in Washington, D.C.

For the past fifteen years, Annette has taught Spanish at the following independent schools: The Lawrenceville School, St. Pauls School for Boys in Brooklandville, Maryland and the Altamont School in Birmingham, Alabama. The mother of a young daughter, she is currently working as a Spanish tutor in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

Suzanne Odette Khuri

Associate, Learning Specialist

Since graduating from Harvard University, Suzanne Odette Khuri has had a long and varied career in the arts and in education. She has worked, in England and the United States, in educational theatre, television and journalism, as well as in schools, colleges and other milieux.

For many years, with Dr. Mae Sakharov, she directed Multi Learning Services (MLS Day School & Learning Center), an educational resource center and interim school in Brooklyn. She has also developed and led educational workshops for Theatreworks/USA, the nation's preeminent professional theatre for young and family audiences.

Since 1990, she has maintained a private practice as an educational consultant and tutor/learning specialist. In this capacity, she focuses on creating materials and techniques to teach writing and language arts.