Jill Broder
Jill Broder is the founder and co-owner of Broder Tutoring Center. She spent her childhood growing up in Silver Spring, Maryland where she has fond memories of attending public school. In the eleventh grade, Jill began to recognize a stark contrast between her school experiences and those of her younger brother, who was diagnosed with a learning disability and ADHD. While Jill became more enthusiastic about going to school, she painfully watched her younger brother lose his zest for learning. It was while working with a tutor recommended by The Kingsbury Center that Jill’s brother regained his confidence and overcame his learning challenges. This personal life experience is what made it clear to Jill that she wanted to devote her life to helping students like her brother through a career in teaching and tutoring.
Jill attended college at the University of Maryland where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Special Education. She went on to obtain her Master’s in Education, specializing in teaching Remedial Reading and minoring in Gifted and Talented education, while simultaneously opening her tutoring business in 1981.
This entrepreneurial spirit was inspired by a long line of family members who had the free will to try new things, and who would see needs in the community and meet them by creating business opportunities. Jill followed the same path when she opened her tutoring business. Her journey began with her first partnership with a local private school working out of her home and eventually requiring her own room at the private school. Jill’s clients quickly saw a genuine desire to help and a commitment to building student confidence. Word soon spread throughout Montgomery County and beyond, resulting in more clients and the need to move from her home office, hire staff, and open what is now known as the Broder Tutoring Center. As a professional educator today, Jill continues to work with students who have learning disabilities, executive functioning issues, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
As founder of Broder Tutoring Center, Jill wanted to involve her family as well as hire kindred spirits to create a family-centered, nurturing, and welcoming environment for her clients. In the early days of the center, Jill’s mother worked as a greeter to welcome all tutoring clients with her gift for making them feel like special guests by offering treats in the waiting room and maintaining a fish tank to ease their anxiety when they entered the center. The tutoring staff all share Jill’s commitment to fostering confidence in their students and preparing them for success beyond the classroom. A true testament to Jill’s sincerity and passion is that many of her tutors have been with her on this journey for over 10 years.
Like many professional women, Jill wears several hats. She is a devoted wife, mom of three adult married sons, grandmother of five grandchildren, and a loving aunt. She finds joy in working alongside her son Max as a co-partner of the Broder Tutoring Center. Jill’s husband Marc, is a native Washingtonian as well. They met on a blind date arranged by Jill’s grandmother who worked at Miller’s Furs next door to Marc’s jewelry store in D.C. and have now been married for over 40 years. The couple is a rarity because both sides of their families are third-generation Washingtonians. Jill and Marc share a mutual passion for entrepreneurship. Marc is extremely supportive of Jill’s business since he also knows what it’s like to work in a family business.
Jill and Marc enjoy spending time together with their children and grandchildren, and weekend getaways just the two of them. In her alone time, Jill likes knitting, baking delicious treats, and reading historical fiction novels.