Our Team

Charlie holds both a bachelor’s degree in Management and Accounting and a master’s degree in International Business from Case Western Reserve University. Before opening the Mathnasium center in Vernon Hills, Charlie worked as the Chief Financial Officer for a number of mid-sized multinational companies. This gave him the opportunity to work with people from around the world, in locations as diverse as Mongolia, Brazil, Australia and much of Europe. One of his most important tasks was to teach people US accounting rules in these various countries. Language was often a challenge, but the common element was always math and numbers. Based on that experience, Charlie realized he wanted to serve the children of his community by helping them gain numeric, logic and reasoning skills that would help them throughout their lives. Charlie and his wife, Chris, live in Vernon Hills where they are raising their two daughters, Alyssa and Olivia.

Rebecca graduated with a Bachelor of Mathematics from Quincy University and a Masters of Education in Curriculum, Technology, and Education Reform from University of Illinois. She is a certified teacher of Mathematics and currently teaches at Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, IL. Rebecca is very passionate about her teaching career and loves teaching and tutoring students of all ages and abilities.

Ken graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a BS in Physics. After graduating, he was employed processing seismic exploration data for the oil industry so that they could find "commercial quantities". Upon a downturn in the oil field, he attended the University of Texas at Dallas where he earned a MS and PhD in Applied Mathematics. During his graduate studies, he taught mathematics at Austin College for a semester. After graduation he went to work for the Defense Industry where he developed software and algorithms for military radars and military radar detectors. His mission in life is to improve the human condition through the advancement and application of mathematical knowledge. At Mathnasium, mathematical knowledge is advanced one student and sometimes one subtraction problem at a time.

Melody is proud to be on the Mathnasium instructor team because she wholeheartedly believes in the Mathnasium way of learning: learning through effective and individualized plans, and from nurturing and passionate instructors such as herself. Melody enjoys being able to work with a wide variety of students of all ages and abilities, and she enjoys how Mathnasium provides an environment that allows her to relate and connect with each one of them. Melody is currently a senior at Vernon Hills High School and she has had the wonderful opportunity to serve as a leader of the VHHS Math Team for three consecutive years. During her service as the Freshman Math Team Captain in 2009, the VHHS Math Team became the ICTM State Grand Champions in their division. In addition to her experience with math, Melody was inducted as the representative of Scholarship in the VHHS National Honors Society and is also a First Class Executive Board Leader. Melody also holds a deep passion for playing the flute and has performed as the principal flautist of both the 2011 Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Honors Band and the 2012 IMEA All-State Honors Orchestra. Melody seeks to combine her mathematical aptitude, leadership experience, and musical passion into her service at Mathnasium.

Renu holds a bachelor's degree in Marketing from Florida State University and a master's degree from Michigan State University. Previously, she worked in product management, marketing and sales in the US and Australia. Renu has been a stay-at-home Mom for 10 years. Instead of going back to the corporate world, she has decided to choose a new career in which she can help young people advance their math skills. As a result, she is working on her master's degree in teaching secondary school mathematics. In addition, she enjoys painting and tutoring kids in math. She lives in Vernon Hills with her two daughters. Ms. Renu is currently on leave from Mathnasium while she completes her student teaching requirement. Good luck, Renu!

Allison attended Vernon Hills High School and graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Math and Health Secondary Education. She is a certified teacher and is currently working at Libertyville High School and coaching the Libertyville Lady Cats. Allison is very outgoing and loves when students get the "ah-ha" look as they start to understand the material. She enjoys working with students and getting to know them and connecting their interests to their math experience.