Tutoring Solutions Leadership

Deborah Rodriguez-Baggesen, President, a native Tucsonan and former teacher, started Tutoring Solutions in 2003. She has served as both a classroom teacher and as a consultant. Debbie has designed curriculum, teaching strategies, and teaching materials. She has trained teachers how to boost students' ability to "do" math, thereby increasing their math scores and feelings of self-worth. In 2007-2008 Debbie served as an Instructional Coach for Tucson Unified School District. She has State of Arizona Teacher Certification, over 24 semester hours in mathematics, and more than 20 years experience in the education field including over five years in private industry. Debbie holds a M.Ed. from the University of Arizona and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Arizona State University's W. P. Carey's School of Business. During that time she was a proud participant in the Coors Service Program, Project BEAM (Bilingual Educators Accessing Mathematics), and a recipient of the Regents Scholarship. Her industry experience has included Pearson Education, Misys Healthcare Systems, and Arthur Young and Company.

Bill Baggesen, Vice President

Bill works both as a tutor and on the board of directors for Tutoring Solutions. He has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona. Additionally he teaches Advanced Placement Calculus for Vail High School. Also he works for Raytheon as an Electrical Engineer. He enjoys teaching math and relating it to the real world. He believes that his career as an engineer gives him an edge in his efforts to relate math to reality. He has tutored students in Algebra, Pre-Calculus and Calculus. Some things he enjoys in my spare time are flying, bicycling, hiking, chess and raising his 4 yr old daughter.

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