Tutors
The usual offerings from The Agora Foundation are weekend seminars centered around an author or theme, and only occasionally include lectures. Primarily, attendees read and learn directly from the great books and discuss as equals the meanings and implications of the selected readings. Discussions are guided by seminar leaders who pose questions designed to stimulate reflection on the readings.
Past and Current Seminar Leaders:
David Appleby
Tutor, Thomas Aquinas College
Zoe Appleby
Thomas Aquinas College
Michael Augros
Tutor, Thomas Aquinas College
Robert Augros
Professor, St. Anselm College,
New Hampshire
John Balkcom
Moderator, Executive Seminars for
the Aspen Institute · Former President
of St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM
Phillip Bartok
Tutor, St. John' s College
Carl Bobkoski
Business Leader and Teacher
Eva Brann
Tutor, St. John' s College
Lance Brunner
Professor, University of Kentucky
James Carey
Tutor, St. John's College
David Carl
Tutor, St. John's College
William Carroll
Professor, Oxford University
Mark Clark
Tutor, Thomas Aquinas College
Glen Coughlin
Tutor, Thomas Aquinas College
James Cutsinger
Professor, University of South Carolina
Richard Ferrier
Tutor, Thomas Aquinas College
Andrew Gilman
Executive Director,
The Agora Foundation
Joline Godfrey
CEO, The Unexpected Table
Paul Herder
Teacher, Author, and Consultant
Karl Haigler
President, Haigler Enterprises
International, Inc.
Brian Kelly
Tutor, Thomas Aquinas College
Sean Kelsey
Professor of Philosophy, Notre Dame
Barry Kraft
Dramaturg, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Tom Krause
Founder of the Great Books Seminars
in Ojai, President, The Agora
Foundation
Philip LeCuyer
Tutor, St. John's College
Michael J. Letteney
Tutor, Thomas Aquinas College
Patricia Locke
Tutor, St. John's College
Dan Lowenstein
Professor of Law, UCLA
Tim Mangan
Writer-in-Residence at Pacific Symphony
Mike McLean
Former President, Thomas Aquinas College
Rae Nelson
Management Consultant and Author
Paul O'Reilly
President, Thomas Aquinas College
Frank Pagano
Tutor, St. John's College
Anika Prather
Professor, Howard University
Barry Rabe
Board Member, Teacher
Elizabeth Reyes
Tutor, Thomas Aquinas College
Peter Rainer
Film Critic, Christian Science Monitor and National Public Radio
Carol Seferi
Attorney
Brian Stafford
Founder, Eco Psyche Artistry
Walter Sterling
Tutor, St. John's College
Eric Stull
Adjunct Professor
Kevin Walker
Assistant Professor, Colgate University
Michael Wolfe
Tutor, St. John's College
Krishnan Venkatesh
Tutor, St. John's College
Roxana Zirakzadeh
St. John’s College Alumna