Our Team
About Laurel Davis
Owner & Lead Tutor, Culver City & Manhattan BeachFounded NextGen: 2003
Teaching expertise: English & history through AP level, Math through Ap Calculus, Biology, Chemistry & APES
College applications & SAT/ACT prep
Executive functioning & study skills
Education: UCLA - Go Bruins! BA Communication Studies, MEd & Teaching Credential
Career highlights: Classroom teacher, Santa Monica & Inglewood districts (grades 2,3,4)
Education researcher, focus on gaps in algebra success between student groups
Assistant day camp director
Newspaper copy editor, web designer, bookkeeper
Other interests:
Dancing, volleyball, reading & writing, music & podcasts, learning new languages, baking pies, driving around California, birdwatching, gardening/urban farming
About Bar Lazar
Math Tutor & Program Developer, Culver CityJoined the team: 2020
Teaching expertise: Pre-algebra & middle school math, Algebra I & II, Geometry
Executive functioning & study skills
Education: UC Davis BS in Human Development, University of Redlands MA in Education & Teaching Credential
Career highlights: Classroom teacher in Irvine public schools
Instructional assistant, behavioral therapist
Other interests: Travel, cooking & baking, hiking & exploring, rock climbing, tennis, working out, bilingual in Hebrew
About Carlos Navarrete
Math Tutor, Culver CityJoined the team: 2024
Teaching expertise: Pre-algebra & middle school math, Algebra I & II, Geometry, Pre-calc, Stats, Spanish
Executive functioning & study skills
Education: UCLA BA in Geography, minoring in Math Teaching, UCLA MA in Education & Math Teaching Credential
Career highlights: Classroom teacher in LAUSD, Math tutor since 2017
Youth volunteer organizer/advocate
Other interests: bilingual in Spanish
About Jo Moses
English & History Tutor, Culver CityJoined the team: 2024
Teaching expertise: English and history
Executive functioning & study skills
Education: Loyola Marymount BA in Journalism
Mills College Oakland
CSSSA
Career highlights: Writing Tutor, LMU Writing Center
Reporter & editor with multiple journalism awards
Other interests: Gaming, photography, gardening, graphic design & murals
About Kathy Flores Diaz
English, Spanish & History Tutor, Manhattan BeachJoined the team: 2025
Teaching expertise: English, Spanish and history
Executive functioning & study skills, reading intervention, ELL support, AP exam & testing skills
Education: Cal State Long Beach BA in History, UCLA MA in Education & Teaching Credential
Career highlights: History teacher, LAUSD
Reading interventionist, Downey USD
College peer advisor, Project Youth Mentor, EOP Student VP, Girl Boss Empire Student Club Advisor
About Nick Elias
Math & English Tutor, Manhattan BeachJoined the team: 2023
Teaching expertise: Math through college level, English, college essays
Executive functioning & study skills, AP exam & testing skills
Education: UC San Diego BS in Mathematics, El Camino Community College
Career highlights: Math teacher, Fusion Academy
Water polo assistant coach
About Kasey Clark
STEM Tutor, Culver CityJoined the team: 2025
Teaching expertise: Biology, chemistry, math through Geometry
Executive functioning & study skills, reading intervention, AP exam & testing skills
Education: Cal State Chico BA Liberal Studies & Natural Sciences, Colorado State University Fort Collins Master’s in Science Education & Teaching Credential
Career highlights: Science teacher, WISH Charter, Forest Ranch Charter & Walden Academy
Naturalist at Camp Winthers
About Briana Garcia
STEM Tutor, Culver CityJoined the team: 2025
Teaching expertise: APES, biology, chemistry, math through Alg II
Executive functioning & study skills, reading intervention, AP exam & testing skills
Education: UCLA - Go Bruins! BS Psychobiology Minor: Conservation Biology
Career highlights: APES teacher, Brio College Prep, Harkham-GAON Academy
Club Advisor, Go Green Initiative sustainability projects
Senior field trip coordinator