Meet Our Team
Great Teachers Inspire
Our tutors and staff in Fulshear consist of passionate educators who love inspiring children to succeed. Warm, caring and great at relating to kids, our tutors in Fulshear know how to engage and motivate each child in a personal way—building confidence and smiles, as well as skills and better scores. We selectively choose tutors who know local curriculum and can link Sylvan lessons to what’s being taught in school.
Get to know our tutors and staff in Fulshear!
Ms. Karen Jones
Managing Director
As Managing Director, Ms. Karen leads daily operations at Sylvan Learning Fulshear. A former daycare owner and Coach, Karen chose a career in the tutoring business because she has a passion for education. Molding curious minds and teaching the importance of education is what she was meant to do.
She studied at Texas A&M Kingsville where she played volleyball and ran track. When Ms. Karen isn’t at Sylvan, you’ll find her with her family, spoiling her grandbaby, Marc, her husband of 38 years, teaches at FBCA. Brenn (Autistic adult son) 28 yrs. old. Jordan, son who is 26, married to Haley, 1 grandson Garrett (my little love). Kendall, 24 years old and is a US MARINE….OOOOHRAH.
Ms. Heather Barrios
Certified Lead Teacher
Ms. Heather joined Sylvan with a diverse teaching background: she was a coordinator/educator for children’s summer camps, an instructor for the American Heart Association & the American Lung Association, and homeschooled her daughter four years while she was training full time in gymnastics.
Ms. Heather holds a BS degree in Kinesiology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Masters of Education degree from Northwestern State University. She has also completed an accredited program in echocardiography.
She is the mother of three grown children. Grant, a United States Marine; Hayden, a recent college graduate and former NCAA Division 1 pole vaulter, and Elise, a current biomedical engineering student.
In her free time Ms. Heather enjoys dancing, reading, home decorating, baking cupcakes and spending time with her family.
Ms. Fatima Mussa
Sylvan Teacher
Ms. Fatima graduated from the University of Central Florida with a BS in Medical Laboratory Sciences. However, she is very passionate about Education. So, she decided to obtain Teaching Certification. She plan to teach Math and Sciences to Middle School students.
Ms. Fatima always wanted to be an educator to make a difference in the life of her students. She feels fulfilled when students fully comprehend the material being taught and experience the lightbulb momenst!
Ms. Kenzie Jones
Certified Sylvan Teacher
Ms. Kenzie Jones recently finished her first year of teaching 3rd grade ELAR and Social Studies at Bryant Elementary. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. She plans on returning to Bryant to teach 3rd grade in the Fall for 2024-2025 school year!
Ms. Kenzie is from Round Rock but moved to the Katy area after college to be closer to some of her family and to pursue teaching at one of the best schools! When she is not teaching you can find her running around with her sweet pup, Benny!
Ms. Margaret Reagan
Certified Sylvan Teacher
Ms. Margaret Reagan has almost 27 years of teaching experience. She had taught different grades K-8 and currently employed by Lamar CISD as PT Reading tutor.
During her free time, Ms. Margaret enjoys spending time with her husband, two daughters and their dogs!
Ms. Martha Allison
Certified Sylvan Teacher
Ms. Martha was born in the Panama Canal Zone to an U.S. Navy family. She grew up mostly, in Yuma, AZ, on the “frontera” (border). She graduated from Arizona State University in 1972.and became a Spanish and French teacher for middle and high schools. She has taught for 15 years in public and private schools and retired in 2012. She taught at Sylvan in AZ for a few years. She joined Sylvan Fulshear in 2021.
Her husband is a retired Historian for the Marine Corps. They have four adult children who are happily married and have professional careers. Their both daughters are fraud investigators, one son is an attorney, the other one is an architect/engineer and a U.S. Navy officer. They have three grandchildren.
Ms. Tanja Chenault
Certified Sylvan Teacher
Ms. Tanja Chenault has over 30 years of teaching expertise. She graduated from Texas Tech with a B.S. in Education and the University of New Orleans with a MS in Education.
Ms. Tanja loves tutoring at Sylvan where the students use individualized learning programs to gain skills where they have gaps.
Her goal is to help students succeed and feel good about their progress. She has a lot of experience in working with students with special needs and loves to see them improve.
In her free time she likes to spend time with her grandchildren and relaxes by playing games on her computer.
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