Our Team
About Laurel Jackson
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. Minor in Math Teaching, MEd & 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 Stevie Choi
Math Tutor, Culver CityJoined the team: 2026
Teaching expertise: Geometry, Alg II, middle school math
Executive functioning & study skills, testing skills
Education: UCLA BA in Ar. Minor in East Asian Studies,
Career highlights: Math specialist, LAUSD programs and independent tutoring
Other interests: Basketball, playing the drums and guitar, running, cooking, drawing, kite-making, bilingual in Korean and taking Spanish classes
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 in Psychobiology. Minor in Conservation Biology.
Career highlights: APES teacher, Brio College Prep, Harkham-GAON Academy
College Board AP reader
Club Advisor, Go Green Initiative sustainability projects, STOP Club teaching students about healthy boundaries and habits in relationships
Senior field trip coordinator
Other interests: Baking, hiking, gardening, reading, going to the beach, visiting coffee shops & stationery stores, reptiles & arachnids, exploring tide pools
About Christian Romero
English, History, Gov & Econ Tutor, Culver CityJoined the team: 2026
Teaching expertise: AP Gov, US and World History, Econ and financial literacy, criminal justice
Executive functioning & study skills, reading intervention, AP exam & testing skills
Education: Cal State San Diego BA in Political Science. Minor in History. UCLA - Go Bruins! MEd & Teaching Credential.
Career highlights: History and Gov teacher, Alliance College Ready and Centinela Valley Schools
School site advisory council and board of directors
Club Advisor: Epsilon Chi Omega and Scorpion Society; criminal justice and e-sports Lead for college & senior field trips
Other interests: Bilingual in Spanish, sports, reading