The NYC Teachers
NYC is the heart of the financial markets with more banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, corporate law firms and related product businesses than anywhere in the world. We have prepped countless students to compete for the most competitive MBA spots, and later get into top-tier financial companies. Our teachers and tutors have the best grasp of this competitive marketplace
Dan Edmonds (premier)
B.A. in Comparative Literature and Spanish, Washington University
PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature, Emory University
Dan has been teaching for The Princeton Review since 1995. For four years he served as our Executive Director of Research and Development for High School Programs. As the Executive Director, Dan researched, wrote and edited much of our current SAT, SAT Subject Tests, ISEE and SSAT materials. Previously he developed our GMAT and GRE courses. Dan recently scored a perfect 180 on the LSAT and an 800 on the GMAT.
Dan has also studied at the University of Salamanca and in Costa Rica, and speaks fluent Spanish, and is conversant in three other foreign languages. Dan spent extended periods in Berlin, Rome, Oxford, London, and the Loire Valley in France. He’s actively involved in not-for-profit education, and is on the College Advisory Board for the New York Opportunity Network.
Dan is a Premier Tutor of the PSAT, ACT, SAT, SAT Subject Tests (Math 1 and 2, and Spanish), GMAT, GRE, LSAT, SSAT, ISEE, and Admissions counseling (College, Business School & Law School).
Fritz Stewart
B.S. in Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Stanford University;
B.A. in Music, Stanford University;
M.S. in Computer Science, Stanford University;
M.M. in Orchestral Conducting, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Fritz joined The Princeton Review in 1988 and, in addition to teaching and tutoring, has worked with our research and development department for the GMAT and LSAT. He is responsible for certifying new Princeton Review teachers and trainers and he revised the 2005 edition of Cracking the LSAT, as well as authored the Cracking the TExES and Cracking the Praxis books. His teaching experience also includes four years of high school math, music, computer science, and physics, and two years teaching math at the community college level. Fritz has experience teaching students at all levels, including students with visual and auditory impairments; in addition, he has worked with many students for whom English is a second language. He is an accomplished violinist, pianist, and singer who conducts and composes musical theater.
Fritz is a Premier Tutor of SAT, PSAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests (Math 1 & 2, Literature, U.S. History and Physics), AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP Literature, AP English Composition, College Admissions Counseling, LSAT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT Physics and Verbal, Law School Application Counseling, Business School Application Counseling, academic math including calculus, music theory, and music history.
Neil Thornton
B.A. in English, Carnegie Mellon University
MFA in Creative Writing, University of New Orleans, 1999
Neil Thornton has been teaching and tutoring Math and Verbal skills for the Princeton Review since 1991. In addition to helping thousands of students, Neil is a master trainer, training new teachers for the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, and MCAT all around the country. He has also edited and contributed to the GRE, LSAT, and MCAT course materials. He has repeatedly scored in the 99th percentile on both the math and verbal sections of the GRE, GMAT, and LSAT. Before moving to New York City, he taught composition, literature, and technical writing at the University of New Orleans, as well as Managerial Communication at Tulane University's Freeman School of Business. He has had short stories and personal essays published in several literary journals, including the Winter Springs Review and the New Orleans Review.
Neil Thornton is a Master Tutor for PSAT, SAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT-Verbal, SAT Subject Tests (English Literature, Math Level 1 and Level 2), and academic subjects (English and writing).
Jenni Bourque
B.A. in Creative Writing, Carnegie Mellon University
M.B.A., Stern School of Business at New York University
Jenni has been working with The Princeton Review since 2001, both as a GMAT teacher and tutor and, more recently, as a business school admissions counselor. She minored in Japanese and won Carnegie Mellon’s Fifth Year Scholars Program Scholarship as an undergraduate to focus on international education. She has taught ESL as well as American-style classroom techniques to university professors. Jenni currently manages client services and marketing for Silchester, an investment management firm focused on value investing in international equities. She formerly was Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations for Columbia Business School; prior to this position, she was Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations at the Stern School of Business at NYU. Jenni knows the MBA world well, both through her experience as a student and in her professional work. Jenni is an active USTA tennis captain and a runner.
Jenni is also a tutor of GMAT and Business School Admissions Consulting and Graduate School Essay Consulting.
Kimberly Kendall
B.S. in Women's Studies and Biology, Dickinson College, Phi Beta Kappa.
MBA, graduation expected Feb 2009, Fordham University, Deming Honors Program
Kim is a Deming Scholar in Fordham University's MBA program. She has been teaching for The Princeton Review since 1998. Over her tenure with The Princeton Review, Kim has worked with thousands of students applying to graduate and business school in Atlanta, Baltimore, DC, and New York. She specializes in teaching difficult math concepts to non-math majors. Kim also taught adult English as a Second Language for several years and has extensive experience preparing ESL students for the GMAT and GRE. She is an avid traveler and has studied in Japan. Kim scored in the 98th percentile on the GMAT.