Meet Our Team

Ankur Saini

Center Director

Director

I am Ankur Saini, owner of Sylvan Learning Centre of Lethbridge, passionate about helping children build confidence and succeed in school. I believes every child learns differently and deserves personalized support that nurtures both academic growth and self-belief. I am proud to support Lethbridge and neighbouring families by creating a welcoming, encouraging environment where students feel motivated to learn and thrive.

Brittany Alonso

Center Director

Director

I am Brittany Alonso, Center Director here at Sylvan Learning Center Lethbridge. I am passionate about instilling a love of learning in students and teaching them new strategies that help them understand what they are learning. I have been teaching and tutoring since 2018 and I look forward to providing students with opportunities to grow in confidence and achieve their academic goals and potential. If I am not at the center helping students and their families, you can find me at home reading a good book or spending time with my dog.

Adriana Predoi-Cross

Center Assistant

Adriana Predoi-Cross is an experienced physicist and educator who has worked in universities, research institutions, and industry, gaining a wide range of experience in teaching, research, administration, and student support. Over the years, she has taught and mentored many students, coordinated academic programs, and contributed to research projects and international collaborations. More recently, she has been tutoring high school and middle school students and working as a consultant in AI training. She enjoys working with students, helping people succeed, and being part of a positive learning environment. She believes in helping students learn better, think deeper, and succeed with confidence.

Sydney Brown

Lead Instructor

Sydney Brown is a K–Grade 5 teacher with the Lethbridge School Division who is passionate about inspiring young learners and fostering a love of learning. She earned her Bachelor of Education from the University of Lethbridge in April 2023, majoring in Mathematics with a minor in Art Education.
Sydney is dedicated to creating an engaging, inclusive, and creative classroom where every student feels valued and supported. She believes that all students are capable of learning and that individuality and diverse ways of thinking should be celebrated. By encouraging curiosity, creativity, and self-expression, she strives to help students develop confidence in themselves as learners.
Sydney’s greatest goal as an educator is for students to look forward to learning each day. The curiosity and imagination of her students continue to inspire her, and she believes the possibilities for learning are limitless when students feel empowered to explore and grow.

Delores Dante

Instructor

Delores is an experienced teacher with over 40 years of classroom experience devoted to helping students understand the complex science of reading. Warm, caring and great at relating to students, she knows how to engage and motivate each child in a personal way-building confidence and smiles, as well as skills.
She is a lifelong learner as she holds a Doctorate, Masters and Early Childhood Degree in Literacy and a Bachelor of Education in Language Learning. In addition to classroom teaching, she worked as a Literacy Intervention teacher.
Her motto has always been, “Teaching is a Work of the Heart.” She enjoys walking in nature, appreciating the sights and sounds associated with tranquility.

Chloe Huggins

Instructor

Chloé is an instructor at Sylvan Learning Centre and a student at the University of Lethbridge, studying Political Science and Education with a minor in English Education. She has experience working with children through teaching and summer camps, and loves helping students experience those “lightbulb” learning moments. Outside of Sylvan, she enjoys swimming, hiking, reading, and travelling.

Don Seebeck

Instructor

Don is an instructor at Sylvan Learning Centre, focusing on reading and writing, as well as English Language Arts and Social Studies homework support. He graduated from the University of Lethbridge with a Bachelor of Arts (History) degree as well as a Bachelor of Education degree in 2017. He enjoys connecting with students and creating a fun learning environment. His goal is to help students build confidence in their understanding through the Sylvan program, and through one-on-one engagement. He believes that when a student has a place to ask questions and discuss the “why” and “how” of a topic, their skills grow and strengthen faster than they would through individual learning activities.

He has experience teaching students from Kindergarten through Grade 12 and helping mature students reach their GED goals. With all his students he endeavours to discuss first, then let them practice the topic at hand. To him, discussion is a necessary part of understanding. It helps embed information better than reading or memorizing alone- that way the practice is a reinforcement of learning.

Rick Homan

Instructor

Rick Homan is a longtime educator who spent many years with the Lethbridge Public School system, as well as several years at the University of Lethbridge working with student teachers in the Faculty of Education. Throughout his career, he has had the opportunity to take part in a wide range of enriching experiences, including teaching at the Terry Fox Centre in Ottawa, participating in the Teachers for Parliamentary Democracy program on Parliament Hill, and being nominated for the Governor General’s Award for excellence in teaching Canadian History.

Rick is passionate about helping students succeed and has dedicated much of his career to supporting young learners both in and out of the classroom. In addition to teaching, he coached boys’ and girls’ basketball for 25 years and led senior high teams on an unforgettable cultural trip to Japan.

His love for working with children is what led him to join the Sylvan Learning Centre, where he continues to share his knowledge and experience, supporting and inspiring students of all ages.

Kadin Otis

Instructor

Kadin is an active university student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in physics at the University of Lethbridge. He has always had a passion in helping students better understand topics and ideas, and hopes to give students the tools they need to become independent and confident in their math and science skills.