Meet the Team

The Best Driving Instructors Around


George Operations Manager /
Driving Coach

George, Operator / Program Director

Introducing George , who has been in the field of Education for over 20 years. He was inspired to the field of Driver Safety by his late brother who worked as a Senior DMV examiner for many years. After working alongside some of the top driving schools in the industry. He was offered a position at Mercedes Benz Driving Academy in Beverly Hills. While there, he helped to pioneer the first driver training program of its kind. In 2014 he joined the BTW family here in Manhattan beach and has helped to improve and develop the best driving programs in Southern California.
In his spare time he enjoys theater and spending quality time with family. If you recognize his face you may have seen him on Jimmy Kimmel live teaching the guest host how to drive. Follow the link to watch him in action 🙂


Sara, Office Supervisor Administrator

Sara,
Office Manager/ Administrator

Introducing Sara, she joins Behind The Wheel Driving school with 5 years of office management/supervising experience under her belt, as well as 20 years of administrative/executive assisting experience in corporate.
Sara prides herself on giving exceptional customer service and making sure our customers understand and are fully satisfied with our service.
In Sara’s spare time she enjoys singing R&B music, producing albums, songwriting, teaching vocal lessons to kids, exercising and staying healthy.


Sara, Office Supervisor Administrator

Moani,
Accounting/ Instructor

Introducing Moani, she has a background in fashion and oversees our accounting. She also has a passion for serving people. On her spare time she enjoys the gym, hiking in the mountains and visiting her family in Hawaii. Aloha.


Mario

Mario, Fleet Manager / Instructor

Introducing Mario, who has been teaching with Behind the Wheel Driving School since 2010. He has had the pleasure of working with students of every age, experience level and background. Mario likes to keep his driving lessons fun but also focuses on the importance of safe driving. In addition to teaching behind the wheel lessons, he also instructs the In-Class Driver Education Course. In his free time, Mario likes to spend time with his son, daughter and wife.


Vanessa

Vanessa, Driving Instructor

Introducing Vanessa, who has a passion for helping people in need and has turned it into a personal and professional endeavor. She is kind hearted and patient and finds joy in teaching students to become safe, responsible drivers, she is committed to helping meet every student’s needs. On her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family.


Hector

Hector, Driving Instructor / Coach

Introducing Hector, he is an educator and focuses on the learning process of each student. Optimizing their brain and body coordination and muscle memory while integrating new skills of driving. He is calm, patient, kind and encouraging. He has an education background and a master in communication, he spent many of his earlier years as a motivational speaker inspiring many to achieve success in maximizing their personal potential. When he’s not driving he enjoys spending time with family and Zumba classes.


Isreal

Isreal, Driving Instructor / Coach

Introducing Isreal, Israel’s best toolkit and ideology for all new driver challenges is patience and quality instruction time. He makes use of these values and assets as a boundless treasure to pass on to future motorists. Israel loves spending time with his family. He is also active as a musician attendee for the St. Paul’s community outreach.