Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Burlingame

Angie Yuan

Angie started her career in Silicon Valley for Internet/Software companies and consulted for multiple startups in marketing, operations and funding strategies. Angie has been an active member in multiple start-up communities and a dedicated volunteer for various professional organizations. Angie holds an MBA degree in Management Information Systems from State University of New York at Albany with full scholarship. In early 2013, Angie discovered Mathnasium as a brilliant way to realize her passion for education and love for mathematics while helping kids succeed at school. She and the Mathnasium team of Burlingame are committed to helping students grow their interest, skills, and confidence in Math and are very proud to bring the Mathnasium Method to San Mateo County.to the local community.

Jadelyn San Juan

Jadelyn graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology from UC Santa Cruz. From an early age she has been interested in science and mathematics. Mastery of foundations gave her the confidence to visualize abstract and difficult concepts. Jadelyn's interest in math comes from the perpetual cycle of knowledge, confidence, application, and retention. As a student, Jadelyn found problem solving to be an enjoyable challenge. Throughout her experience as a Mathnasium instructor, she helps students discover their potential in understanding difficult math concepts. For her, teaching math to struggling students is a welcomed challenge and a rewarding experience. She hopes to inspire and motivate, and create successful students.

Brooks Franklin

Brooks grew up in La Quinta, California and has previously worked in retail stores and in computer / electronic repair. He joined the Foster City Mathnasium team in early 2018. Starting to work as an instructor, he could very quickly see the impact that Mathnasium had on its students. Towards the end of 2019 he was promoted to an administrative role and with that new perspective he continued to see the benefits of the Mathnasium program. In addition to this, his new role had allowed multiple opportunities for him to learn new skills and gain experience working with new projects. His favorite parts of the job are organizing data collected from student sessions and creating and optimizing processes to make everyone’s job easier and / or more efficient.

Bryan

Bryan studied Economics at the University of Southern California, but his secret is that his real passion lies in education and analyzing literature. He loves his Mathnasium coworkers and enjoys supporting the moderators in both classrooms. His favorite part of the job is finding the gap in a student’s knowledge and using his skills on the job to fill in that gap. “There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing a passing score on a student’s assessment”, he thinks, in a recent moment of introspection. He believes that it is not about what concepts a student gets wrong on a test, it’s about why and how they got it wrong.

Kassidy

In middle school, Kassidy realized her love of math. She finds it rewarding and exciting to get the correct answer when solving challenging math problems. By teaching Math to the kids at Mathnasium, she hopes to distill the same excitement for Math in them.

Tai R

Tai is a senior in high school. Growing up, she was not confident in her own math skills. After having a math teacher who helped her succeed, Tai now enjoys helping students become self-confident and proficient in math.

Sebastian C

Sebastian is a senior in high school and has been working at Mathnasium since April of 2023. He joined Mathnasium because of his interest in math and wanted to help students have a positive learning experience. Sebastian is a member of his school's marching band. In his spare time enjoys exercise and playing games.

Ryan Y

Ryan is a senior in high school who aspires to become a teacher. He hopes to inspire kids recognize the fun in learning and math. Mathnasium is the perfect environment for for him to interact with students and develop his teaching skills. Ryan finds helping kids earn confidence in math extremely rewarding and hopes to make a difference in students lives. In his free time, Ryan enjoys rock climbing, you can find him in the gym nearly every day!

Alyssa K

Alyssa is a senior in high school and has been working at Mathnasium since spring of 2022. Math has always been her favorite subject and she loves sharing her skills with her students. In her free time, Alyssa loves to play guitar, hang out with friends, and spend time outside.

Justin S

Justin is a high school senior who has enjoyed helping others learn from a young age. He has helped his sisters and fellow classmates with math for several years. Justin is eager to help students with the subject further at Mathnasium. In his free time, Justin enjoys cooking, reading, and weightlifting.

Charlotte W

Although Charlotte was never a “mathlete” in school, she was able to realize math’s indispensability in the many STEM classes she took. Charlotte graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry and French from the University of Puget Sound. With her experience working with students and a strong appreciation for math, Charlotte is thrilled to be a part of the Mathnasium team. Her favorite part of the job is seeing the math confidence and curiosity grow in students at Mathnasium.

Sarah L

Sarah is inspired to ignite student’s confidence in math here at Mathnasium. She believes that math can open various pathways and interests for students. She hopes that they can find joy in the mathematical process!

Roan W

Roan is a senior in high school who has always been passionate about education. He came to work at Mathnasium in hopes to inspire students to learn and realize the importance of education. In his spare time he enjoys working at aquariums, zoos, and after school programs.

Daria B

Daria is a senior in high school and she always enjoyed helping her siblings with Math. She desired to help more students succeed in Math class which led her to becoming an instructor at Mathnasium. During her free time, Daria enjoys spending time with friends, going to the beach, and listening to music.

Renee C

Renee is a junior in high school and has been with Mathnasium since July 2023. She is passionate about helping students navigate challenging problems in math. Outside of Mathnasium, Renee supports her community through activities in school and volunteering at the hospital. During her spare time she enjoys cooking, baking, and spending time with friends.

Arin G

Arin is a junior in high school and has always loved helping her siblings with their homework. This led her to Mathnasium to improve her own teaching skills and help the students with their work. In her spare time, Arin enjoys wrestling, listening to music, sleeping, watching television, and reading.

Natalie L

Natalie is a senior in high school who has always loved math. For Natalie, math is not only numbers on paper but it is also a bridge to help us understand the world better. Hoping to bring this perspective to others, she searched for opportunities to support students. After a year of tutoring, she found Mathnasium where she now enjoys working alongside other instructors and helping students. During her free time, she also loves baking and running!

Rebecca P

Rebecca is a high school junior. At Mathnasium, she enjoys improving her teaching skills and gains unique insights from the students. Rebecca finds great satisfaction in witnessing students overcome challenging problems. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering, dancing, painting, and taking her dog for walks.