David Min is a first year at Yale College in New Haven, CT. He attended high school at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, MA and studied at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership in Washington, DC during the Fall of 2020. As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Boston COVID-Tutoring (BCT), David heads day-to-day operations, engages in the development of ideas, objectives, special projects while overseeing BCT’s Leadership Team and communicating with tutors and families. David founded BCT during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic after realizing that education is a critical aspect of one’s life that can promote social mobility and develop critical thinking skills. With the pandemic having exacerbated the economic and educational inequalities in his country, David wanted to give back to his community. Inspired by his own experiences with tutoring, David hopes that students will not only receive the educational experience they may need but also the opportunity to cultivate a lasting relationship with their tutor. In his spare time, he enjoys playing the oboe, writing for his school newspaper, and spending time with his family. David hopes to truly make a positive impact in his community by providing this service to any children in need—regardless of their background.
Graham Bateman is a high school senior at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (BB&N) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a founding member and Co-CEO of Boston COVID-Tutoring (BCT), he helps to manage day-to-day operations. Graham also created and leads BCT’s program for Spanish-speaking unaccompanied minors. Graham seeks to help struggling students become confident, independent thinkers. Outside of BCT, Graham is an international-level, award-winning debater and award-winning Model UN delegate. He is captain of BB&N’s debate team, the president of BB&N’s Model UN team, and an avid student of Arabic. He also helps lead the BB&N’s Community Engagement and Leadership Board, and serves as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Point of View, BB&N’s political opinion magazine. Outside of school, Graham helps lead the Foreign Policy Youth Collaborative and assists in research on the Middle East. He has an intense interest in foreign policy. In his free time, Graham enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, and playing basketball. Graham hopes that you find working with BCT as meaningful as it has been for him.
Christian Bateman is a high school senior at Buckingham Browne and Nichols School. As COO, he helps to oversee BCT’s day-to-day operations and works to ensure that BCT maintains high-quality tutoring. Christian plays an especially active role in supporting BCT’s tutors by running training workshops, creating instructional videos for tutors, and compiling subject material for different tutee age groups. Outside of BCT, Christian has striven to understand the barriers to educational equity through college course work. At the moment, he is conducting research on educational reform in the juvenile justice system with Dr. Peter Williamson, a professor in the Stanford Graduate School of Education. He also contributes articles on educational policy to BB&N’s political magazine, Point of View, and plays a pivotal editorial role as the publication’s Assistant Editor-in-Chief. In his spare time, Christian enjoys cooking, listening to rap, rock, and classical music, and spending quality time with family and friends.
Julia Torrey is a Senior at Milton Academy. She is the Vice President and CFO of Boston Covid Tutoring. She runs cross country and plays lacrosse and violin, and loves to spend time outside and with family and friends. Julia began working for BCT as a tutor in August of 2020, and, after becoming passionate about BCT and its mission, has continued to work for the organization since! Julia handles all of the interviews of potential tutors for BCT, and she assists in filing our legal and financial work. She believes that high quality tutoring–like the tutoring we provide at BCT– can have incredible effects on students' confidence and success in the classroom, and she hopes to better the lives and academic experiences of students through her work with Boston COVID-Tutoring.
Rahdin Salehian is a high school senior at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (BB&N) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is the Director of Public Relations at Boston COVID-Tutoring (BCT), managing communications with the press and outside organizations. In the past, he has led BCT’s Outreach team, publicizing our services to local schools and organizations, and tutored French 1. Aside from BCT, Rahdin is heavily involved in BB&N’s student government and school newspaper, currently serving as a Student Body Co-President and the Media Editor, respectively. He is also a strong advocate for social justice and environmental issues. In his free time, Rahdin enjoys playing squash and basketball.
Hi I’m Emma and I am a junior at Buckingham Browne and Nichols. I play volleyball, squash and lacrosse for my school. I joined Boston Covid Tutoring to support a non-profit community in helping children get a personalized education outside of school, for free.
