Tristan Fishel is a graduate of Christopher Newport University, where he earned his Bachelor's in English and History alongside a Certificate in Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity. Tristan has particular experience with the ACT, on which he achieved perfect 36 scores for the English and Writing sections and an overall score of 33. His experience as a writing tutor at CNU has given him experience in both in-person and virtual instruction.

Outside of tutoring, Tristan writes and publishes books and other content for TTRPGs like Dungeons & Dragons, which can be found in book stores across the country.