Our team of Expert Educators are here to help.
Vertical Prep’s hand-selected educators are not just experts in test prep and tutoring, but also exceptional all-around academic coaches and mentors with a deep passion for helping students thrive. When paired with one of our Expert Educators, your student receives not just a tutor, but their new number-one advocate and guide at a critical point in their life. Our educators understand that their job goes beyond tutoring, helping their students work towards not just mastering the academic skills required to succeed in college, but to becoming a more confident, empowered, and self-sufficient person.
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Josh is not only the founder of Vertical Prep, but one of its most committed and impassioned educators. Josh has been working with students of all ages as a private educator and test prep tutor since 2018, specializing in comprehensive SAT and ACT prep, Math and English subject tutoring, AP exam prep, and executive function coaching.
Most of Josh’s students are of middle or high school age and have sought long term relationships. Josh strives to be there for his students through their entire high school careers, from Algebra 1 freshman year all the way up through preparing for the SAT and ACT.
Josh highly values the success of his students. He enjoys getting to know each and every one personally, and he looks forward to acting as their guide and advocate as they progress through this important part of their lives. As their personal academic coach, Josh is committed to challenging them to think critically about the material they are learning in a way that sparks their curiosity and interest beyond what is possible in a traditional classroom setting. Click here to read more!
Josh Woratyla
Founder & Head Educator
Dr. Elynna Y.
Expert Educator
SAT/ACT, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science, AP Precalculus
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Elynna is a highly experienced and engaging educator who has been tutoring for over ten years. Teaching has been a big part of Elynna’s life: she first began tutoring while in high school in her Mother’s own tutoring center, helping students of all ages.
While the majority of her experience is in SAT and ACT prep, Elynna is also an exceptional math, English, and science tutor, with a comprehensive understanding of the core principles of AP Biology, gained from her experience in undergrad as a Biology major at Washington University, St. Louis, and as a recent PhD graduate in Human Genetics from the University of Pittsburgh.
Elynna successfully defended her PhD dissertation in the spring of 2026. She loves sharing her graduate school experience with those of her students interested in research. Elynna seeks to inspire and support her students throughout their academic journey.
Outside of tutoring, Elynna enjoys rock climbing, video games, riding her motorcycle, and spending time with her husband and baby.
Jacy T.
Expert Educator
SAT/ACT, AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP English, AP History
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Jacy believes that every student has the potential to excel – they often just need the right map to guide them. Jacy has an impressive record in education, with her own academic journey taking her from Yale in undergrad to Cornell for her Masters and PhD candidacy, gaining valuable teaching experience at both institutions along the way. Her favorite part of education has always been being there when a difficult concept finally clicks for her students.
Jacy is a multitalented educator who loves helping students with a variety of coursework. From high-level Physics to creative writing, Jacy focuses not on memorizing facts, but on helping students understand the ‘why’ behind them.
Jacy knows firsthand that standardized tests are puzzles that can be solved by learning the logic behind the exam’s questions, increasing her own ACT score to a 34 back in high school and recently achieving a 1580 on an official 2025 SAT exam. Jacy has an in-depth understanding of how to use strategies to help her students achieve that same success, building their confidence and autonomy along the way.
When Jacy isn’t helping her students, she enjoys spending time decorative journaling, scuba diving, and watching Taylor Swift concerts.