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Tamiami

14200 SW 8th Street , Unit 107
Miami, FL 33184

Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Tamiami

Our staff is built to teach each student individually, to develop the skills they need to thrive in mathematics, and to foster a love of learning.

Our staff is built to teach each student individually, to develop the skills they need to thrive in mathematics, and to foster a love of learning.

Math Centers / Tamiami / Our Team
Savanna Nix

Savanna Nix

Center Director
Savanna has always had a passion for math and education, dreaming about becoming a teacher. She enjoyed any volunteer opportunities at her church in children ministries or at schools in the classroom. After graduating from the International Baccalaureate program from Coral Reef Senior High School, she tried different avenues of career paths but finally decided towards her passions with Exceptional Student Education at Miami Dade College. Throughout her college years, Savanna had the joy to work at Mathnasium in every role at the Tamiami location, which she enjoyed as it allowed her to be challenged in her overall math skills, ability to teach it to any student, and leadership! Now that she has experience as an Instructor, Lead Instructor, and Assistant Center Director, she is able to effectively direct the center to 1) accomplish our goals of 'Making Math Make Sense' and 'Changing Lives Through Math', 2) make families feel welcome and supported, and 3) provide the math skills and confidence needed to learn math and love math! Hobbies: crafty projects, volunteering, bowling Fun Fact: Mathnasium has taught me to write upside down and backwards! Favorite Number: 3 Favorite Math Joke: Why did the student wear glasses in math class? To improve di-vision!

Victoria

Assistant Center Director
Victoria is currently studying psychology at The Honors College at Florida International University. She graduated from Miami Arts Studio, where she was a part of seven honor societies and was the president of Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society. Victoria spent many hours tutoring as a volunteer during high school and has even participated in many math competitions. Hobbies: Playing the piano Fun Fact: Victoria has 4 cats! Favorite Number: 6 Favorite Math Joke: Math puns are the first sine of madness

Daniel

Instructor
Daniel is studying to become a mechanical engineer at Florida International University and already has courses like Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Calculus 3, and Differential equations under his belt. Daniel enjoys solving interesting math problems and, even more so, nerding out about said problem and explaining the solution to others. In his free time, he enjoys 3D modeling anything that comes to mind, playing guitar, and lifting. Favorite math joke: Why doesn't anybody talk to circles? Because there's no point.

Diana

Instructor
Diana graduated from University of Florida, with a Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. She’s taken courses in College Algebra, Statistics, Calculus 1 and Calculus 2. Diana enjoys reducing the fear of math by making it an approachable and logical subject to students. In her spare time Diana enjoys painting, drawing, video games,traveling and reading. Diana’s favorite number is 7 because it sounds appealing. Favorite math joke: What do you call a man who spent all summer at the beach? A tangent.

Lazaro

Instructor
Lazaro is currently working as a Mathematics teacher at a local high school. He likes to motivate those that he is able to help with their math skills to think rather than memorize rules. During his free time, he likes to listen to music, learn about cars, and watch old comic shows. Favorite Number: 40. Favorite math joke: Why is six afraid of seven? Because seven eight nine!

Danny

Instructor
Danny is currently in high school and taking AB Calc and next year BC calc. He likes to solve math problems and finds it fun to have to solve a difficult problem. He has always loved math as a subject and will continue to love tackling difficult problems and expanding his knowledge in math. He loves to help students learn math concepts and works to help them love math like he does. He works to go to UF and get a Bachelor’s in Business Economics and Accounting. Some of his hobbies are: Guitar, lifting, playing video games, and chess. Favorite number : 27 Favorite math joke: Are monsters good at math? Not unless you Count Dracula. Favorite number : 45 because not only is it a cool number by itself but it contains all of my other favorite numbers as factors (1,3,5,9,15, and of course 45). Favorite math joke: what do baby parabolas drink? Quadratic formula!

Melany

Instructor
Melany is currently a senior in high school, as well as a dual enrollee at Miami Dade College. She will graduate high school with her AA and aims to major in Computer Science. She finds challenging math problems fun and is taking AP Calculus AB and AP Statistics. Before working at Mathnasium, Melany volunteered as a middle school tutor for many months. In her free time, she likes to read and hangout with her friends. Favorite number: 9 Favorite Math Joke: Why can’t you have an argument with a 90 degree angle? Because it’s always right.

Esmil

Online Instructor
Esmil is an online instructor for Mathnasium of Tamiami. He really enjoys teaching at Mathnasium and one of his favorite subjects is math. Currently, Esmil is in his senior year of high school and hopes to go to FIU to graduate with a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science. In school he enjoys tutoring his friends for AP Calculus and Pre-Calculus. He hopes to be able to show students Math through a different perspective in order to get students to like the subject. In his free time, Esmil likes to go riding bike and going to the gym with friends. Esmil’s favorite number is 10 because it is a crucial base number that has many uses to it. Favorite math joke: How does a mathematician plow fields? With a pro-tractor.

Our Mathnasium Mission

Teach children math so they understand it, master it, and love it. Math can change their lives, and they can change the world.

What I love about Mathnasium is the ability to teach problem-solving skills and make math make sense, while also making a student smile.
Amber W., Mathnasium Instructor

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