Staff and Administration
Back to Basics employs 80 tutors, all of whom are experienced professionals holding Bachelor, Master or Doctorate degrees. Since 1985, instructors Back to Basics have been helping students reach their full academic potential. We work with remedial, special education, and enrichment students and offer instruction in more than 60 subjects.
Beverly Stewart, M.Ed.
Beverly Stewart, M.Ed. is the President and Director of Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1985, Stewart began her business as its sole employee. Now, her firm has served the varied educational needs of approximately 11,500 students in the tri-state area.
Director, Beverly Stewart
Beverly’s passion for education and her vast business experience make her a leading industry expert for business and educational publications, as well as radio and television. Stewart’s insights have been featured in such national publications as Entrepreneur Magazine, The New York Times, and Consumer’s Digest. In addition, her story has been highlighted in nationally-released books including The Educational Entrepreneur: Making a Difference and What No One Ever Tells You About Financing Your Own Business. Stewart has been a regular guest contributor for Your Morning on CN8, focusing her segments on a variety of educational and parenting topics.
In addition, her 30 years in the field of education make her a much sought-after public speaker on various aspects of education philosophy and practice. She has been honored for the last eight years to be asked to address the international elite in education at the annual Education Industry Association EDventures conference. Other speaking engagements include presenting workshops such as “Turning your Passion into a Business,” “Starting and Running a Successful Business,” and “Living an Authentic Life” at the annual New Castle County Chamber of Commerce Women’s Entrepreneurial Expo, the Delaware Women’s Conference, Women’s Referral Network of Chester County, and the National Tutoring Association. Beverly frequently addresses diverse local groups as a motivational and keynote speaker, as well as speaking at Wilmington University to both undergraduate and graduate classes.
Due to her tenacity and vision, she has been recognized with numerous awards including the “Delaware Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year Award” in 1998, the Girls, Inc. “She Knows Where She’s Going Award” in 2001, the “Outstanding Alumni Award” by the University of Delaware, and the Debnam House “Mentor Award” in 2002, the “Business Hot Shot” honor and recently recognized as one of Delaware’s “35 Top Women in Business” by Delaware Today magazine, and in 2003 was named a top three finalist for the “James A. Boyle Award,” a prestigious national award honoring outstanding educational entrepreneurs. Most recently, she was honored by the Delaware Small Business Administration as the “2004 Small Businessperson of the Year.”
Jeanine Stidham
I am thinking about becoming a tutor. What types of in-house professional development programs do you offer your tutors?
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