Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Mesa South

Kyle

Kyle is currently attending ASU and has been with Mathnasium of Mesa South since over 5 years now! He has always loved Math even though he wasn't best at it in his early years of school. He loves helping other students and continues to help many every year with their math homework. He is excited when he sees students face light up when they get the right answer and understand how they got it. Kyle's family is always asking him to help them with any little Math question and he loves helping them. Favorite Math Joke: √-1 2^3 ∑pi Fun Facts: He is second oldest of his siblings. He was in marching band for 4 years and can solve a Rubik's cube!

JC

JC graduated from Desert Ridge High School in May of 2021 and is currently attending Chandler-Gilbert Community College. As a STEM Major, he's looking to transfer to ASU's Polytechnic Campus in search of a Mechanical/Robotics degree. He is passionate about being an instructor at Mathnasium because it has always brought him joy helping people. he would constantly help his friends in classes with their math homework and it got to the point where they would tell him to be a math teacher. He really enjoy working with others, and it's just an even greater benefit if all the work being done involves math. Favorite Math Joke: Why can’t a nose be 12 inches long? Because then it would be a foot. Fun Facts: His favorite color is purple. He loves to dance (most of the kids at Mathnasium even know this!) He is very passionate about everything music related. He collected Rubik's cubes for a long time (He can solve one in under 30 seconds!).

Rhys

Rhys is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego with a double major in applied mathematics and oceanic/atmospheric sciences. He spent his undergraduate career conducting oceanographic research in three corners of the country and now finds himself in Arizona as a Mathnasium instructor. Rhys hopes to impart his appreciation for mathematics to students by not merely stating results, but deriving them, and highlighting their various real-world applications. Fun Fact: Outside of work, Rhys is an avid swimmer and water polo player.

Alana

Alana is currently a senior at Gilbert Classical Academy. She heads part of her school's junior high and high school STEM program. Alana finds joy in being an instructor at Mathnasium because it allows her to share her love for math with her students. She also is passionate about seeing each of her students grow and develop a deeper understanding of her favorite subject! Fav Math Joke: What king loved fractions the most? Henry the 1/8! Fun Fact: She is a dancer at Studio R Ballet and loves to crochet in her free time.

Josh

Josh has worked with patients as well as staff when he volunteered at Phoenix Children’s Hospital for a year. He is currently a student at Desert Ridge High School. He loves that he gets to work at Mathnasium because he loves helping kids learn and love math. He likes music too and plays alto sax in his school’s jazz black and oboe in wind ensemble. Fun Facts: In his free time he likes to play chess, video games, and compose music. He's also trying to learn to be fluent in French. C'est tout! Bonne journée!

Alexis

Alexis is a student at Red Mountain High School. She has taken several AP classes and is part of the STEM institute engineering program. She volunteers at the Arizona Museum of Natural History, along with interning with the Arizona Science Center and Make Games; Save the Planet at ASU. Being an instructor at Mathnasium, means Alexis gets the opportunity to work with kids as they deepen their understanding of math. Math has always been her favorite subject and she loves helping others enjoy it! Fav Math Joke: What’s half of 288? Gross! Fun Facts: She has a dog named Bella, likes to read, and has been learning Spanish since 4th grade!