About Our Staff

Judi Robinovitz

Judi Robinovitz is a Certified Educational Planner with more than 30 years of experience in education. Specializing in educational counseling, she is the author of numerous books, articles, and software on test preparation and college planning. Robinovitz has been a featured speaker at national educational conferences and schools. To keep pace with current educational trends, Robinovitz continually travels across America to assess colleges, boarding schools, and emotional growth programs.

During her tenure at Educational Testing Service, Robinovitz served as technical liaison to the College Board, the Law School Admission Council, and the Graduate Record Examination Board. She spearheaded the College Board's SAT prep software and made major contributions to their test preparation books. Frequently taking the SAT, Robinovitz scored a perfect 800 on all three sections of the SAT.

Consulting to two private schools in Boca Raton, Yeshiva High School and Donna Klein Jewish Academy, Robinovitz created their college guidance programs and served as Director of College Guidance to the first five graduating classes of each school.

As an active member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, and the Secondary School Admission Test Board, Robinovitz is part of a professional network of admission directors, educators, psychologists and other educational consultants. She is also a member of the National Learning Disabilities Association and the Orton Dyslexia Society.

Robinovitz studied at Harvard University, Rutgers University, and the University of Connecticut. She holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science, both with highest honors. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Lori Eickleberry Schlien, Ph.D.

The Executive Director of our learning center in Boca Raton, Dr. Lori Eickleberry Schlien earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University’s Center for Psychological Studies. Her experiences as a student, teacher, college counselor, and therapist have given her a multifaceted understanding of students’ academic and emotional needs.

Lori coordinated the Guided Self-Change Clinic at the Center for Psychological Studies’ Community Mental Health Center and has worked as a therapist at student counseling centers on the campuses of Florida Atlantic University and the Medical University of South Carolina. While working closely to help students therapeutically, she gained insight into the importance of understanding psychological issues, stress management, and career counseling. In addition, she has extensive experience conducting student psychological evaluations for Learning Disabilities and AD/HD.

Specializing in motivational enhancement therapy and goal-driven behavioral change, Lori works within the community, conducting training workshops in Motivational Interviewing. She also continues working closely with college students as an Associate Lecturer at Nova Southeastern University’s Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. In addition, Lori worked with Judi Robinovitz as a college counselor in the High School at Donna Klein Jewish Academy. Prior to joining Score At The Top Learning Center, Lori guided college students through their graduate-school applications, essays, and interviews. Building on those experiences as well as her special skills in reducing students’ anxiety, she works closely with Judi in the educational-consulting arena, helping students brainstorm and write application essays and prepare for interviews, truly giving them an edge in college and graduate-school admissions.

Lori has a passion for education and for motivating students to not only set goals, but also to problem-solve and develop plans to meet those goals. As Executive Director of our Boca Raton center, Lori thoroughly discusses each student’s needs with parents (and teachers, if appropriate), creates a goal-driven support plan for each student, and carefully matches the most appropriate tutors based on the student’s learning style. She oversees our tutoring staff and maintains ongoing relationships with parents, students, and teachers to ensure top quality service to our client families.

Cathy Bicksler

As the Center Coordinator in Palm Beach Gardens, Cathy brings a unique set of skills and life experiences to educating children. With a BS in Accounting from Bowling Green State University, she started her professional career as a cost accountant for Goodyear. However, after marrying and giving birth to the first of her seven children, Cathy made a 20-year career change to become a "homeschool mom" to her ever growing family. While teaching all her children throughout their school years. Cathy also took many educational seminars, including curriculum choice and customization, project design, critical thinking, motivation, and making learning "delight-directed." Cathy guided her four oldest children through their successful college-application process and is excited about following suit with her three youngest. She is truly passionate about children and education.

Before coming to Score At The Top, Cathy taught middle-school math and art at Marathana Christian Academy. Drawing heavily on her 20+ years of helping her own and other children, Cathy has an incredible knack for matching students to tutors. She spends a great deal of time in conversation with parents to analyze their children’s learning  styles, identify their academic-support needs, and develop a plan for success. She also works closely with our homeschool families in curriculum design, course scheduling, and enrichment planning.

Cathy’s close contact with our tutors is a daily event in Palm Beach Gardens. She regularly discusses the most effective teaching techniques, the use of supplementary materials, and creativity in sessions. Keeping in touch with local schools is another  dimension of her position as Center Coordinator; in addition to setting up test-prep workshops and college-planning seminars on their campuses, she organizes AP review sessions, summer-school classes, and courses for academic credit in the Palm Beach Gardens Center.

Cathy takes great pride in helping parents, students, tutors, and schools work together as partners in education!

Barry Mallis

Barry Mallis is the Director of our learning center in Wellington. A graduate of Oberlin and recipient of a Master’s degree from Middlebury, he brings us years of independent school teaching experience in English, modern languages (Spanish, French and Russian), and theatre. The recipient of a N.A.I.S. Braitmayer Foundation Fellowship to study mime and movement at Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris, Barry used that experience to prepare a curriculum for teaching Mime at the secondary school level.

In addition to his work with students, Barry has facilitated strategic business planning workshops with top management teams of Fortune 500 companies in the United States, Mexico, and Germany. His eclectic experience includes membership on the ski patrol of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid; service as interpreter for a group of U.S. Rotarians visiting northwest Russian in 1998; high-school varsity soccer coaching (he holds a US Soccer Federation “C” coaching license); and certification as a referee instructor and assessor for USSF. His poetry has been published in the Northern New England Review, and his work on strategic management theory appeared in Center For Quality of Management Journal. Barry has completed three marathon road races.

His work with children and adults throughout his career has been marked by dynamism, enthusiasm, and a breadth of knowledge and experience drawn from Singapore to the Amazon basin to Israel.

He lives with his wife and pug in West Palm Beach.

Barri Litt, MSA, CPA

Barri is the Director of our Center in Coral Springs. Growing up practically in the backyard of our newest Center, she offers a high level of connection and passion for the city and the success of its youth! She was actively engaged in the community — academically (AP Scholar with Distinction) and athletically (Stoneman Douglas varsity basketball captain) — prior to attending the University of Florida on a full academic scholarship.

In just four years, Barri earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting — with highest honors — at the University of Florida. She received the prestigious Anderson Scholar Award for her perfect 4.0 GPA. Throughout her undergraduate years, Barri tutored in a variety of subjects, earning praise from both professors and the students she led to success. As a graduate student, she taught financial accounting and received the top evaluations from her students and supervising professors. Impassioned by giving back to the community, Barri completed a research thesis on Corporate Social Responsibility before graduating at the top of her class from the graduate school.

When Barri took the Certified Public Accountancy Examination (one of the most difficult tests in the country), she achieved perfect scores on three of the four sections. She was honored as a recipient of the 2007 Elijah Watt Sells Award for achieving one of the top ten exam scores in the nation — out of the 50,000 test-takers. While many might apply this achievement to corporate success, Barri uses her proven test-preparation and academic successes to teach and inspire students!

Barri’s scope of academic expertise is wide; she has been acknowledged for excellence in subjects ranging from writing and Spanish to business and mathematics. As a Premium Tutor with Score At The Top, Barri teaches all these subjects and more. She serves as both mentor and academic coach for students who need support in study skills, organization skills, and time management. Barri also trains new tutors to prepare students for the SAT, ACT, and other standardized entrance exams.

As an Educational Consultant, Barri helps alleviate the stress of the college and boarding-school application process by effectively guiding students though their applications, essays, and interview preparation. Under her guidance, students develop an "edge" in the application process as they learn how to distinguish themselves from their peers and effectively present themselves on their applications.

Jodi Toll

Jodi, the Education Coordinator in our Boca Raton center, has been with Score At The Top since 2002. She holds three baccalaureate degrees in English, Psychology and Criminal Justice, making her one of the most versatile members of our professional team. Jodi quickly became a master tutor for the SAT, ACT, PSAT and the SSAT tests, and although her expertise lies along the verbal spectrum, Jodi has a natural talent and enthusiasm for both mathematics and the sciences. She has helped create curriculum for our test-prep and other workshops and trains new tutors to be effective mentors for our students.

Jodi shared the college-counseling responsibilities with Judi at Weinbaum Yeshiva High School and continues to play a key role in helping students with their college and boarding-school applications and essays.

Leslie Isaacs

As the Boca Raton office manager, receptionist, and Judi's personal assistant, Leslie brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to her position at Score at the Top. Raised in New York City, she attended Boston University and earned her BS in Communications with a specialty in Public Relations. Leslie worked in the entertainment industry as a publicist for the music business prior to becoming an executive in her family's business, Beverly Storage Co/ArtPack International, specialists in international logistics. Her company's clientele included four U.S. Presidents, six Governors and countless celebrities. In 1997, Leslie relocated with her husband & daughter to Boca Raton, where she worked as assistant librarian for the American Heritage School of Boca/Delray.

As a former client who successfully used the college-planning, SAT-prep, and academic-support services available at Score At The Top Learning Center for her daughter, Leslie brings a unique perspective to her position. This, combined with her knowledge of the educational landscape and her ability to engage clients, has made her a great asset. Often Leslie is the first contact clients have with Score At The Top, and they have found her to be a warm, welcoming and professional presence, helping them to understand the benefits of relying on Score at the Top for all of their children’s academic needs.

Rachelle (Shelly) Chairman, Ph.D.

Shelly Chairman is a teacher and curriculum designer specializing in the achievement of specific learning outcomes. During her years at Score at the Top Learning Centers, Shelly developed the expertise to guide students to score at the top of their potential on standardized tests. Her tutorials are customized to individual learning styles in preparation for the SAT, PSAT, SSAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, and MCAT.

Shelly's focus on targeting individual goals, her adaptability to students’ unique learning styles, and her assurance that every student can learn how to increase test scores, make her an effective and sought-after academic coach. In addition to tutoring, Shelly guides students through the college and graduate school planning process: identifying appropriate colleges, brainstorming winning ideas and presentations for application essays and portfolios, creating effective activity resumes to showcase accomplishments, preparing students for campus visits and interviews, and polishing applications. Shelly’s students have enjoyed incredible success in both standardized testing and college/graduate school admissions.

Formerly Cornell University's Director of Continuing Education for the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and Coordinator of Management Education programs at the University of Michigan's Graduate School of Business, Shelly has firsthand experience of both public and private universities. At these universities and in the private sector, she developed curriculum and taught in Israel, Jamaica and South Africa, and at major North American corporations.

Shelly has degrees from Temple University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2007 she earned her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership at Florida Atlantic University. Her dissertation research, publications, and presentations focus on the relationships between educational institutions and their communities. Shelly is also an adjunct faculty member at FAU's Department of Languages and Linguistics, specializing in French grammar and reading.

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