Livius Prep Tutors

Our Team of Exceptional Educators

Meet a Few of Our Tutors

We’re proud to cultivate a roster of tutors who matriculate from some of the country’s best colleges and universities to join the Livius team. Livius tutors average 7 years of tenure with our company, and this experience makes a critical difference in successfully guiding students through their academic journey. Our tutors are rigorously trained academic specialists with extensive subject knowledge and expertise. As employees (not independent contractors), we’re able to invest time and resources in training our tutors around our industry-backed curriculum and responsive test prep methodologies.

Catherine Yates

Boston College, M.A.

Catherine Yates is a highly skilled education professional with an expertise in college counseling built over the past twenty-five years. She has had extensive experience working as a private college counselor for Livius for the past seven years. Catherine empowers students to fully engage in the college search process in order to find a “great fit” school. She helps her students craft compelling applications as they reflect on their priorities, strengths, and aspirations.

Bralyn Beathea

University of Nevada, M.A.

Thoroughness is the hallmark of Bralyn’s process of guiding students through private high school applications, and he has helped students earn admission to Phillips Academy, Deerfield, Xaverian, Choate & The Lawrenceville School. In college admission counseling, Bralyn has helped students to secure admissions to several top 50 universities including, but not limited to, Harvard, Brown, University of Wisconsin, Georgetown University, University of Michigan and Northwestern.

Florence Yu

Princeton University, B.S.

Florence Yu is a graduate of Wheaton College (MA) with a BA in Creative Writing & Literature and Music. Her tutoring experiences include working as a college subject tutor for Mandarin and music theory, as a general subjects tutor in high school, and as a TA in K-5 language immersion. As an undergrad she studied abroad in Ireland, served as an editor in the literary and art magazines Smudge and Rushlight, and was an intern for the English department. She grew up in Hawai’i and plays the violin.

We are proud to announce that Florence has won the inaugural Vicki Jones Tutor Award for Excellence in 2025, a testament to their exceptional dedication and impact in the tutoring field.

Experience

Expertise

Our tutors are rigorously trained academic specialists with extensive subject knowledge and expertise. As employees (not independent contractors), we’re able to invest time and resources in training our tutors around our industry-backed curriculum and responsive methodologies.

Connection

Knowledge and training are only part of the puzzle—the best way to motivate students is to connect with them as individuals. Our tutors are trained on the importance of building authentic relationships through each student interaction, and we thoughtfully match each student to the best-fit tutor for an optimized learning experience.