Our Team

Rick is a mortgage banking executive with an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for education. Rick moved to San Antonio in 2000 and spent 8 years with USAA Federal Savings Bank, prior to opening Mathnasium of Northside San Antonio in 2009. Rick has also spent time as a college professor, teaching various business courses to adults. He has also counseled numerous families on budgeting, facilitating such courses as Financial Peace University and Good Sense Budgeting. In addition to owning this Mathnasium location, Rick remains involved in the local mortgage business as a Texas licensed mortgage loan originator and remains focused on helping families with their individual mortgage financing needs. Outside of work, Rick is active in the community and his church and spends most of his time with Amy and their two boys.

Amy is a graduate of Southwest Texas State University and has over 9 years experience teaching children. She spent seven years teaching preschool and has spent the last two years teaching grades K-5 as a substitute for the Northside Independent School District. Amy is passionate about teaching and providing children the best possible learning environment. As mother of two boys ages 9 and 13, she understands both the learning needs of children and the needs of parents in supporting those learning needs. Amy is also active in the church and, when not working as a substitute teacher, she can often be found volunteering at Steubing Elementary.

Aaron Ryan is a graduate of our very own Sandra Day O’Connor high school where he was the president of the Future Teachers of America. He is currently attending Northwest Vista in pursuit of a degree in Physics with a double minor in Mathematics and Spanish.

While Aaron may have graduated from a local school, he has only been a resident of Texas for the past four years. Prior to Texas Aaron lived and traveled across the world, due to being raised in a Military family. While living overseas in Spain, Aaron had an opportunity to participate in a program called MATHCOUNTS© in which his team took 3rd in regionals and were able to compete in Germany.

In addition to being a great big brother, Aaron has been working with kids for several years to include local tutoring and instructing Sunday school classes. Aaron is one of Mathnasium of Northside San Antonio’s first instructors and continues to be a valuable asset. Aaron is currently Level III Instructor Certified.

Hector is a retired High School math teacher with 37 years of classroom experience. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. Hector has taught at Edgewood HS, Southside MS, and Holmes HS. His dedication to improving the math skills of students has brought him to Mathnasium. Hector has been married to his wife, Irma, since 1974. They have a daughter, a son, and 2 very beautiful granddaughters.

David Romero is currently a High School Geometry teacher. He is a graduate of John F. Kennedy high school where he graduated 5th in his class. David was born and raised here in San Antonio and he has a passion for math and teaching. He received his Bachelors in Math and received his state teaching certification in 2011. In addition to his math knowledge, David is fluent in Spanish.

Nathan is a graduate of Judson High School and is currently attending UTSA, pursuing degrees in both math and physics.

Sue is a Texas state certified high school math teacher. Prior to moving back to San Antonio to attend UTSA to complete her Masters in mathematics, Sue taught two years of high school math (Algebra I and Algebra II) for Harlingen High School South. Sue is from south Texas (Raymondville) but enjoys the big city of San Antonio. Prior to teaching, Sue graduated from UTSA with a Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science.

Christina is a graduate of Incarnate Word high school and a recent graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Middle School Education, with a focus in mathematics and science, and is also Texas Educator Certified. While attending UTSA, she worked actively as a supplemental instructor for Algebra based physics. Christina plans to go back to school to obtain a Master’s degree in high school math and hopes to teach high school physics, if possible in another country.