James Eno Tutorials was founded in 2007 with the goal of providing the highest quality private tutoring services throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
As a small, locally owned business, our mission is to provide personalized services to students of all ability levels. James Eno meets with each prospective student and family to review the program and determine appropriate scheduling. He maintains contact with the tutors throughout the course of study to monitor each student’s progress.
We believe that building rapport with teenagers is key to academic improvement. Parents and students attest to the success of our approach. See Testimonials and Test-Score Increases.
We are committed to guiding our students through the intricacies of these important tests and helping each student achieve his or her goals.
Meet Our Tutors
James Eno Tutorials selects tutors who have graduated from leading four-year colleges and universities and who have scored in the top percentiles on their own SAT/ACT tests.
Tutors complete an intensive course of training before they begin working with students.
Tutors report regularly on student progress and discuss future lesson plans and strategies with James Eno, founder and senior tutor.
Students are assigned one personal tutor for the duration of the program.
We offer tutoring via Zoom, at the student’s home, or at our North Berkeley office, within easy reach of AC Transit.
All our tutors have strong interpersonal skills. They connect well with teenagers and parents, and demonstrate a firm commitment to education. Our tutoring staff currently includes the following team members:
Senior Tutor and Owner
James Eno, B.A.
University of Pennsylvania and the University of California at Santa Barbara
James has a strong interest in the fine arts, and has spent many happy hours in most of the major museums in Europe. He is an avid reader, and enjoys hiking, movies, the culinary arts, and visiting family in the U.K.
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Torrin Hallett, B.A., B.M., M.M.
Oberlin College and Conservatory and the Manhattan School of Music
Torrin grew up in Wisconsin before triple majoring at Oberlin College and Conservatory in mathematics, horn performance, and music composition. He is currently studying horn performance as a Master of Musical Arts candidate at the Yale School of Music. In his free time, he enjoys competing professionally in lumberjack sports; he is a world champion logroller.
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Connie Chan, B.A.
University of California at Berkelely
Connie grew up in Los Angeles, CA. and has a degree in Economics and Public Health from UC Berkeley. She is currently in her fourth year of medical school at UC Davis School of Medicine. Her hobbies include thrifting, watching Korean dramas, and exploring new cities.
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Dylan Osborn, B.A.
University of California at Berkeley
Dylan is a junior at Cal and is a Bay Area native. He is currently studying Economics and is busy writing a thesis. He enjoys basketball (especially the Warriors), travel, and recently adopted his first dog.
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Lena Gavenas, B.A.
University of California at Berkeley
Lena graduated in December 2019, having majored in Integrative Biology and minored in Art Practice. At Berkeley, she directed an on-campus improv comedy troupe. In addition to SAT/ACT tutoring, she works as a freelance visual artist in the Los Angeles area. When she’s not on a job, she enjoys drawing, watching movies, and listening to her favorite podcasts while walking her dog.
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