Meet the tutors your student will work with
Every Biltmore tutor holds at least a master’s degree and has real teaching experience, and each one is matched to how your student learns.
Master’s degree minimumReal classroom experienceMatched to your student
Bill Satterfield
MS, Electrical Engineering
Chips he designed are orbiting Earth in satellites.
Bill designed circuits for space applications, holds four patents, and has led college engineering courses. He also races cars and volunteers with Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
ACT Math/ScienceSAT MathAP CalculusAlgebraGeometryTrigonometrySSAT
Sam Perez
MS, Plant Biology
Harvard biology grad who asks great questions.
Sam studied at Harvard and Michigan State, has taught undergraduate biology, and works out exactly where a student’s understanding breaks down.
AlgebraGeometryPrecalculusBiologyChemistryAP BiologySATACTSpanish
Dani Hammond
MA, Higher Education Leadership
Five years inside college admissions.
A former middle-grades teacher and Asheville Museum of Science educator, Dani spent five years in admissions at Warren Wilson College. She is also a NASA Solar System Ambassador.
AlgebraGeometryPrecalculusSATACTCollege Essay Writing
Ben Logan
MPAff, MTS
Brown basketball player turned reading and writing coach.
Ben believes in positive reinforcement and focuses on reading, writing, history, and SAT/ACT prep. He holds master’s degrees from UT Austin and Vanderbilt.
AP English LanguageAP English LiteratureSAT Reading and WritingACT EnglishSSATGREHistory
Keith Gauger
MFA, MPS
A former New York City English teacher who loves birds.
With eleven years in the classroom and nine tutoring, Keith customizes his approach to each student and helps them become independent, lifelong learners.
AP English LanguageAP English LiteratureSAT Reading and WritingACT English
Lisa Smith
MA, Film Production
Has lived in Kenya, run a bakery, and made a documentary about learning.
Lisa graduated summa cum laude in History from Carleton College and has taught and tutored for decades. She runs hands-on camps in stop-motion animation, filmmaking, and baking, and speaks French, Spanish, and Swahili.
EnglishSATACTScienceMathSpanishFrenchSwahili
Brian Caskey
MA, Liberal Studies
Co-founder and AP history specialist.
Brian finished his master’s with a 4.0 GPA and an award-winning thesis. He teaches the narrative behind the facts and shows students how to score high on AP essays.
AP US HistoryAP World HistoryAP European HistoryBiologyEnvironmental ScienceAP English
Stacey Caskey
MS, NBCT ยท College Counseling
Helps families find the right college and the scholarship money to afford it.
Stacey earned her College Counseling Certificate from UC San Diego and visits campuses around the country to stay current on admissions requirements and programs.
College CounselingAcademic AdvisingCollege Essay Writing