Richard Schmidt recently retired as chairman of the history department at Davis Intermediate School in Oak Grove School District where he also taught Language Arts and Math. He also has had 34 years of experience teaching and coaching in the junior and senior high schools. Mr Schmidt simplifies the tough stuff and he does it with passion. He has inspired students with confidence and trained them to recognize the tricks, traps, and biases of the SAT. As president of University Test Prep, he has been helping students score high on the SAT since 1984.

Riley McWilliams graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in Business Administration. After working in the business field for a time, he desired a more fulfilling career. He then obtained a teaching credential in Mathematics from National University. Before coming to the Bay Area, Mr. McWilliams taught Honors Geometry in San Deigo and junior and senior high math in Crescent City. He is currently teaching Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II at Scotts Valley High School. He considers math an awesome subject and he does an awesome and enthusiastic job of making Math look easy.

Suzanne Herzman graduated from New York University; she also studied at NYU program in Paris. She began her teaching career at Albany and Los Altos High Schools. Prior to obtaining her MA from Stanford, she worked as an Academic Coordinator at the East Bay Center for Performing Arts in Richmond. Ms. Herzman is currently teaching English (including International Baccalaureate English) and English Language Development at Scotts Valley High School. She brings competence, experience, and enthusiasm to the SAT Seminar.