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Zax Nathanson

Why do you want to be a tutor?

I want to share my knowledge and learn a new skill.

Advice to Champlain Students?

(Game design specific) Remember your design goal.

Fun Fact

I love underwater photography!

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Keegan Nilsson

Why do you want to be a tutor?

Because I love what I do and understand how hard it was when I first started.

Advice to Champlain Student?

You get out what you put in.

Fun Fact

I play hockey.

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Deris O’Malley

Why do you want to be a tutor?

I enjoy helping out fellow students and problem solving.

Advice to Champlain Students?

Focus on understanding rather than memorization.

Fun Fact

I enjoy being outside playing sports, biking, and just enjoying the sun.

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Dylan Pallatroni

Why do you want to be a tutor?

Helps find a job.

Advice to Champlain Student?

Make a schedule and follow it

Fun Fact

I’ve never had surgery

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Riley Plourde

Why do you want to be a tutor?

Admittedly I was looking for a job, but I also wanted to connect with people and share my knowledge in a meaningful way.

Advice to Champlain Student?

Try your best to be passionate about whatever you do: it leads to your creations sparking good feelings in you and around you.

Fun fact

While I was working at a drive-in movie theater this past summer, a turkey flew right through one of the screens.

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Yana Ramos

Why do you want to be a tutor?

Animation can be difficult and I want to help other students become more confident in their skills.

Advice to Champlain Student?

The key to happiness is setting your project in Maya.

Fun Fact

I love to bake.

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Izzy Rowland

Why do you want to be a tutor?

I really enjoy helping other people learn math and understand new topics.

Advice to Champlain Student?

Working with friends in the room makes it much easier to stay motivated.

Fun Fact

I love playing volleyball!

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Russell

Why do you want to be a tutor?

When I was little I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. That’s not really my goal anymore, but I still really enjoy teaching, especially literature and writing analysis!

Advice to Champlain Student?

Do work in the labs when you can, being around other people in the same/similar major as you can help a lot!

Fun fact

I play the fiddle!

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Liv Santamauro

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Tristan Schonfeldt-Aultman

Why do you want to be a tutor?

I found that I would already often help out fellow students with schoolwork, so I thought it would be great to become an actual tutor. I believe it also helps me refine my skills as well, so it’s really a win-win.

Advice to Champlain Student?

It’s a good practice to seek advice from others sometimes, whether that be for assignments, resume help, or just general advice. Since one of the benefits of college is getting to study with others (as well as having access to student services that help with these exact things), why not broaden your perspective and build you knowledge with the help of your student peers and faculty if you are stuck or curious about something? It’s usually pretty helpful!

Fun Fact

Besides locking myself in my little programming dungeon for long periods of time, I also really like going outside and doing things like mountain biking. I once did an 82 mile ride up one of the tallest mountains in the San Francisco Bay Area (Mount Diablo) which was as fun as it was tiring.

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Annabelle Thompson

Why do you want to be a tutor?

I want to go grad school and TAing would help lessen the cost drastically so I wanted to get some experience in helping out other students.

Advice to Champlain Student?

Get ahead on your homework at the beginning of the semester when things aren’t too hard yet. Then when you start to fall behind later in the semester you’ll fall to where you’re supposed to be.

Fun Fact

I love sea slugs and I collect a specific brand of plush sea slugs.

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Ethan Whiton

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Why do you want to be a tutor?

So I could offer support to other Game Designers as someone who had switched majors and had little experience coming into the major.

Advice to Champlain Student?

If you feel yourself getting burnt out, take a break! Working through burnout is a surefire way to get less work done at a lower quality.

Fun fact

I worked an internship position overseas in Japan in 2024.

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