Coaches for Hire
We are periodically asked about external coaches for our events, and have created this page as a directory for active coaches accepting new players. IAC does not officially endorse any of the below-listed coaches, but provides this page as a service to our students and their families. If you are a coach who would like to be listed here, please email info@iacompetitions.com with a description of the type of coaching you provide and your preferred contact details.



Sathyabodha Belur
Sathyabodha Belur has been involved with IAC since 2014 as a coach and staff member. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering and Communications and has worked in many chip design companies like ARM, National Semiconductor and Texas Instruments. He privately coaches numerous students in Science, History, and Geography. At the 2024 IAC Middle and Elementary School National Championships, his students secured 10 National Championship titles, 5 second place finishes, and 3 third place finishes, while 34 other students of his became finalists.

Sean Briody
Sean Briody has been involved with IAC as a player, staffer, and coach since 2014. He graduated from Brown University with a degree in American Studies and Egyptology/Assyriology, and his history of the Brown University Band was recently published by Arcadia Publishing. He coaches the academic team at Cardinal Newman School in Columbia, SC, and has privately coached multiple students who have finished in the top 10 nationally and internationally in history and geography.

Katherine Schulz Richard
My name is Katherine Schulz Richard and I have competed in and coached geography bees since 1997. My highest ranking was 2nd place in the United States in 2005. I have a degree in Geography. I have taught more than 2700 students from around the world about every country, every US state, and all the other endless things that geography encompasses- rivers, mountains, capitals, flags, history, languages, and more!
I have tutored students who have performed very well in the National Geography Bee and the International Geography Championships.
My group classes and 1 on 1 tutoring are conducted via Zoom on the Outschool platform. Please click this link, read all about my sincere love of geography, check out my reviews, and send me a message there. Please disregard the listed age ranges on my World Class and United States class. I tutor all ages – elementary, middle, and high school Geography.

Parker Jelke

The GeoEd Foundation
The GeoEd Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to promoting geography literacy among students by providing coaching for competitions. With over 25 years of coaching experience for students competing in various competitions, the GeoEd team has mentored hundreds of champions. GeoEd specializes in individualized, remote group coaching with structured programs for elementary, middle and high school children. With student access to hundreds of thousands of geography facts, Geo self-learning is encouraged on a daily basis with active family involvement.
Many former competitors now mentor students at the GeoEd Foundation. Aadi Gadekar, an Assistant Executive Director of the GeoEd Foundation, is a former US national champion of the National Geography Bee (IGB) and the United States Geography Championship (USGC). Prithvi Narayan, a GeoEd Mentor, is the 2021 US national winner of the JV division of the National Geography Bee. In 2024, Jacob Aronow, another GeoEd Mentor, placed 3rd and 7th in the National Geography Bee and USGC, respectively, at the national level.
For additional information about our philosophy, coaching, resources and a free consultation with Coach Kumar, please use the contact page at www.GeoEd.Org