Alicia Ayodele was born in Brooklyn, New York, and moved to Orlando, FL when she was 8. A daughter of immigrant parents from Jamaica, she has always been interested in learning about different cultural expressions, particularly language and dance. Due to her aptitude in math and science, she studied Mathematics with an emphasis on computational biology at Florida State University. While serving in dance outreach at her college campus ministry, she met her husband, Tolu. Alicia moved to Minnesota with her husband, where she worked as a math tutor and teaching assistant in ESL programs. Her experiences in these situations led her to obtain her doctorate degree from the University of Minnesota in Educational Psychology with an emphasis on measurement and statistics, particularly analyzing data for educational programs serving diverse students. The most challenging and rewarding part of her program was giving birth to her 3 children while completing her dissertation. After completing her studies, she took a break to dance professionally for two years. Since then, she has worked as an adjunct instructor and research consultant before moving with her family to Austin, Texas, in 2023. In her free time, she enjoys learning different languages, working out, and reading. Alicia is glad to be a part of the team at Studio Prep to continue learning and offering innovative educational methods to students, including her own children.