Who’s Who at Dalby?
Rick Dalby, president of Dalby Tutoring, Inc.,and member of Phi Beta Kappa, graduated Summa Cum Laude from SUNY Albany in 1982 in chemistry and philosophy. His post-graduate work was at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. He and Kate incorporated Dalby Tutoring in 1988.He is the exclusive tutor for all the graduate test preparation for the GRE, MCAT, GMAT, and LSAT.Personally responsible for successfully preparing thousands of students for the SAT, Rick is a magician known for motivating his students (even those who present a challenge to their instructors) to do well on the SAT.
Kate Dalby, Vice President of Dalby Tutoring, Inc., graduated Magna Cum Laude from SUNY Albany in 1982, with a degree in Spanish/linguistics, and a minor in chemistry; she did post-graduate work in medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. She and her husband, Rick, developed Dalby’s unique and outrageously effective approach to test preparation back in 1985. Cognizant of the need to stay current with the changes in the SAT, Rick and Kate take the SAT and other standardized tests as needed to keep their teaching skills razor sharp. Kate is happy to publish her scores so students can be assured of the level of excellence available at Dalby.
She developed the TJ program and is the primary instructor for the TJ prep class and the Accelerated SAT class. She supervises the apprentice program.
Katie Fawcett has counseled continuing education students at The American University, spent ten years in the World Bank’s Publications department, and tutored at the Language Institute in McLean. She is a published writer, and has been a writer and editor for various periodicals and technical reports. At Dalby Tutoring, Mrs Fawcett is a reader of SAT essays, teaches essay writing, and provides occasional tutoring in writing.
Pamm Hayter is our office manager. A former dance teacher, and a former Fairfax County English teacher, Pamm grades and comments on many of the essays our students write while at Dalby.
She is available Monday through Thursday, 1 pm to 8 pm, to answer any questions about Dalby’s programs.
High school students Aishvar and Lucy are our test administrators on Saturdays and Sundays. If they cannot answer your questions, Kate Dalby is a quick phone call away. Just ask them to contact her.
