{"id":145,"date":"2023-05-22T14:52:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T14:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portfolio.sfdesk.com\/cpt\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2023-05-25T14:04:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T14:04:23","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/portfolio.sfdesk.com\/cpt\/about-us\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO WE ARE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"145\" class=\"elementor elementor-145\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b49dcf6 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b49dcf6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29e7c553\" data-id=\"29e7c553\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71388b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71388b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portfolio.sfdesk.com\/cpt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Mike-and-Susie-Photo1-1024x823-1-q6zj0o43wgsepjlx3uiq21zb4bityw7omwm8fngw7s.png\" title=\"Mike-and-Susie-Photo1-1024&#215;823\" alt=\"Mike-and-Susie-Photo1-1024x823\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bbeccc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bbeccc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30a45bd\" data-id=\"30a45bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcf0d04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcf0d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.2 - 11-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>MIKE WALLACH<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6850bf8\" data-id=\"6850bf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bf0c2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64bf0c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SUSANA KRAGLIEVICH<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-20b2ab95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20b2ab95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32342ded\" data-id=\"32342ded\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca9330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ca9330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am a graduate with honors in Philosophy from Cornell University and hold a Masters degree from Columbia University. I became the Director of the Cornell Education Department Tutoring Program, for which I won the \u201cInnovation In Public Service Award.\u201d I later won the National CINDY Silver Prize for \u201cBest New Educational Material\u201d for my curriculum \u201cTeaching Peace,\u201d and was lucky enough to co-author the book \u201cThe Enemy Has A Face\u201d for the United Institute of Peace and to become a contributing writer for The American Prospect Magazine. I then became a Presidential Management Fellow with the US State Department, where my analysis was delivered directly to the Secretary of State, the White House and the National Security Council, but I left politics to become a writer and teacher. \u00a0In addition to teaching and freelance writing, I had the great fun and opportunity to write the screenplay for the Hollywood movie \u201cThe Bay\u201d directed by Oscar Winner Barry Levinson. I love writing and teaching, and every year at Central Park Tutors I am re-inspired by the creative approaches and joyous approach of our tutors and students. Based on the work of our teachers and youngest students last year, I am writing a new book \u201cBeautiful Puzzles For Children\u201d which I hope you will soon enjoy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-faa52d6\" data-id=\"faa52d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff8438e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ff8438e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I began my teaching career in 2000 as part of the first cohort of the New York City Teaching Fellows program and taught ninth and tenth grade humanities for four years. Then I became the Academic Director at a small private school for the nation\u2019s premier young tennis players. I was also the founding librarian at P.S. 126, where I had the opportunity to steep myself in children\u2019s literature and learn about the books and curricula that students really love.<\/p><p>For seven years I also worked as a full-time tutor and was fortunate enough to work with the same seven students at they progressed from middle school to high school. My students were amazing. One student went from a third grade reading level to an eighth grade reading level in one year! Another student overcame learning difficulties to gain admittance to a top tier university. I loved tutoring. 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