Meet Our Team

Ms. Jacqueline (Jacque) Wilson

Executive Managing Director

Ms. Jacque Wilson is a certified teacher and administrator with over 35 years of educational experience. She has taught kindergarten-second grade. Ms. Jacque received her Bachelor’s degree in Education from California State University at Bakersfield. She received a Masters Degree in Reading from Boise State.

She has an Educational Specialist degree in administration from the University of Idaho. Teaching reading is her passion. Ms. Jacque has lived in Idaho for 36 years. She enjoys reading, running, pickleball and spending time with her six year old grandson, Milo.

Ms. Amber Maggio

Managing Director

Ms. Amber Maggio is a certified teacher with over 7+ years of teaching experience. She has taught students in grades 6-12 as well as adults. She also worked as a private tutor for two years & has helped students expand study skills, improve confidence, and develop critical thinking skills.
Ms. Amber has a B.A. in history from University of Providence-Great Falls, an M.A. in ancient history from Indiana University-Bloomington, and an M.Ed. in secondary education from Grand Canyon University.
Having grown up in Nampa, she returned to the Treasure Valley as quickly as she could! She enjoys reading, writing, drawing, playing video games, and spending time with her husband and three cats.

Ms. Terrie Cornetta

Educational Lead

Ms. Terrie is originally from Central Illinois and has decades of experience in educating children of all ages. At age 15, she found her vocation for coaching children when she began work as a swimming instructor. Since then, thousands of kids have learned swimming under her tutelage and many competed in the Junior Olympics.
She has a BS in Business Administration and an MS in Education along with teaching credentials from Illinois and California. She has taught children of all grade levels including special needs kids.
Ms. Terrie has a happy family of 5 children and 6 grandchildren. In her spare time, she loves to swim, lift weights, and bake.

Ms. Elizabeth Koisch

Certified Sylvan Teacher

Ms. Elizabeth is a Certified Teacher in multiple states. She grew up in Alabama on 30 acres and lived in the state of Washington for 20 years before moving to Boise in 2023. She completed her Undergraduate Degree from Samford University in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education. She knew at an early age that she wanted to be a teacher and has pursued her passion for over two decades in various settings. Ms. Elizabeth has taught in both brick and mortar and virtual settings from grades kindergarten to third grade. Along with being a classroom teacher, Ms. Elizabeth has also tutored multiple students over the years to help them find academic success in reading and math. She also homeschooled her twin sons during their junior high school years.

When not teaching or tutoring, Ms. Elizabeth loves watching British Premier League and MLS soccer and cheering on the Boise State Broncos. She loves spending time with her husband, twin adult sons and two mini Australian Shepherds, Roo and Artie

Mr. Glen Gabel

Certified Sylvan Teacher

Mr. Glen is a certified teacher with over 10 years of experience working with K-12 students. He holds a B.A. in Writing and Film from the University of Southern California and a Master’s in Education from Portland State University. As a published author and screenwriter with a strong background in education, he is passionate about fostering a love of learning and inspiring students to push beyond their academic challenges to reach their full potential.

Originally from California, he relocated to Idaho in 2020, where he enjoys the outdoors, spending time with his family, and immersing himself in fiction across all genres.

Ms. Jennifer Houser

Certified Sylvan Teacher

Ms. Jennifer Houser was born and raised in New England. She graduated college with a Masters in Elementary Education and Special Education. She has taught students of all ages K-12.

She has lived and worked in a variety of places across the United States. When not working, she enjoys time with her family as well as the great outdoors, hiking, swimming, and gardening.

Mr. Kody Andrew

Certified Sylvan Teacher

Mr. Kody is a certified teacher with 3+ years of teaching experience. He has taught students in grades 1 through 12. He is a graduate of Boise State University with a bachelors in multidisciplinary studies. Mr. Kody has also helped children of many ages by umpiring football, baseball, and basketball recreation leagues for many years.

Mr. Kody was born and raised in Idaho. He enjoys cooking, golfing, and attending sporting and musical events with friends and family. Not much of a winter person, but during the summer the only time you’ll see Mr. Kody indoors is, for work.

Ms. Nancy Wylder is a certified teacher with 6+ years of experience in education. She has taught a variety of grade levels and subjects from History, Foreign Language, Interventions, and Mathematics. She has spent the majority of her teaching time working at middle schools within the Treasure Valley. She received a B.S. in Biology and B.A. in Liberal Studies from Arizona State University.
Ms. Nancy has lived in several states including Arizona, Northern California, Wyoming. She grew up in North Dakota where her love of winter weather comes from. She moved to Boise in 2016 with her son Denali so that she could spend more time with family who had settled here.
When she’s not teaching, she enjoys hiking with her Golden Retriever, spending time with her son, reading as many books as possible, and playing cribbage.

Ms. Tasha Lyon

Certified Sylvan Teacher

Ms. Tasha was born on the Pacific Coast and traveled many states across the county with her military family. She graduated with a Bachelors in Elementary Education. She worked in many teaching roles throughout a preschool in the North End and in all grade levels at Boise School District.

Ms. Tasha has been working as a substitute teacher in the Kuna School District since last year. Ms. Tasha has had more than 5 years in various teaching positions that have helped her diverse her teaching skills.

In her free time, Ms. Tasha enjoys riding her bike, and being a lifelong learner while encouraging others as well.

Ms. Taylor Davis

Certified Sylvan Teacher

Ms. Taylor Smith Is originally from Oregon but she moved to Boise four years ago. She is a proud graduate of Boise State University with a bachelor’s degree in K-12 education, her endorsements being visual media and ceramics. She is very passionate about teaching and has two years of teaching experience from both the classroom and virtual teaching. She has taught both middle school and high school students.

Ms. Taylor enjoys drawing, reading, and traveling with her partner. She has been with her high school sweetheart for seven years.