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GM Rashad Babaev is the Founder and CEO of GMChessPrep. Rashad is a world- renowned chess player- a FIDE (World Chess Federation) Grandmaster and trainer who works fulltime as a chess coach and mentor. He earned numerous international tournament victories and maintains a FIDA rating of 2525. Rashad is one of only 115 grandmasters residing in the United States. … Read more
Capital MMA & Elite Fitness is a valued Compass partner which provides the commercial fitness equipment and youth fitness curriculum used in Compass PE, self defense, and jiu jitsu classes. Capital MMA was formed in 2001 at an Alexandria magnet school. Since then, Capital MMA has continued to develop a evidence-based kids’ curriculum that includes … Read more
Gabriella (Gaby) Mayorga is an administrative professional with ten years of experience in the field of customer service and education. Her previous experience includes a position as a middle school teaching assistant with Montgomery County School District in Montgomery County, Maryland, and a supervisory position at large event company in her native country of Nicaragua. … Read more
Dr. Alina Kirshon-Goldman has been teaching private voice, viola and violin lessons to students of all ages in Northern Virginia: Reston, Herndon and Arlington area since she opened her studio in 2010. Many of her students play with the area, district and regional orchestras in Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun counties. Her voice students perform with the National … Read more
Linda Vitello is music teacher with decades of experience teaching piano technique and theory to students of all ages. She studied at the Shenandoah Conservatory and later pursued additional coursework in piano performance and theory. Linda served as the Exectuive Director of the Arlington Symphony Orchestra until May 2003. She has been teaching students since … Read more
Marina has almost a decade of experience in the areas of political science, legal services, and mock trial. She is a Project Manager at Alliance Defending Freedom, one of the world’s leading law firms dedicated to defending free speech and religious liberties. Marina previously working as a paralegal for a large family law firm in … Read more
Leslie Linn is an accomplished band director, coach, and clinician. With over 25 years of experience, he has created and facilitated innovative instrumental programs for schools and programs across the country. Les has performed with the Arizona Opera, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestras, and the Wichita Symphony where he has also served on several committees. He currently … Read more
Nick Masi has been teaching Krav Maga, Shuai Chiou and Tai- chi to children and adults in the D.C area for over two decades. He studied and completed his instructor training underneath Eyal Yanilov, the head of KMG (Krav Maga Global) and the highest ranked practitioner in the world. Nick currently holds the rank of … Read more
Suzan Park is an vibrant, engaging piano teacher who works with students from age five through adult. She teaches around twenty students from her home studio in addition to teaching at Compass. Suzan teaches college-aged students at Virginia Christian University in Chantilly and taught at Northern Virgnia Community College for eighteen years. Suzan is completing … Read more
