Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Tri-Cities

Larry Martinek

Larry has spent his entire career finding a better way to teach math. From inner city public schools, to acclaimed magnet schools, to leading private and parochial schools, Larry has served as both a classroom teacher and as an educational consultant. He has designed curriculum, teaching strategies, and teaching materials to help students and teachers learn math more effectively. He has trained teachers in the art and science of boosting students' ability to “do” math, thereby increasing students' math scores and feeling of self-worth. Larry is the developer of Mathnasium’s educational program – one of the most comprehensive and innovative curriculas ever produced for teaching math. While Larry is not an Instructor at our Centre, he is a valuable asset we can call on to ask about specific students' scenarios for guidance and advice. This has helped to make visits more productive and enjoyable for many of our students.

Charith Ariyaratne

Charith is the Centre Director at Mathnasium of Tri-Cities, assuming the role in 2018. With a Computer Science Diploma from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) obtained in 2017, Charith brings a unique blend of technical expertise and educational leadership to their role. Charith is also a team player and a dedicated athlete who represented BC U 15-19 in professional cricket during his younger days. Being a passionate educator and experienced leader, Charith loves working with students and having conversations about why something works the way it does in math.

Aruna Wijesinghe

Aruna has a diploma in accounting and financial management from Langara collage and has worked at Mathnasium of tri-cities since 2017. Helping students understand and master math concepts through mathnasium teaching methods makes him feel like he is really making a difference in a childs life.

Siyath Ariyaratne

Siyath is a Health Sciences student at Simon Fraser University. With his passion in helping kids, he enjoys helping younger kids learning math in a way it makes sense to them. He is pretty excited for being the best and the most favourable math instructor at Mathnasium. He has been with Mathnasium over 5 years, helping with teaching, organising community events and so on. He finds being with kids is FUN and rewarding. Let's go kids !

Ranidu Rajasekara

Navamini Rajasekara

Navi is a first-year student at KPU pursuing a bachelor’s degree in health science in hopes of finding a career in the health field. From her former experience as a Volunteer in a math buddies’ program, she discovered her passion for teaching and working with younger kids. Navi loves using her skills to help others improve and believes that with the proper guidance math can be very enjoyable.

Ayden Lee

Ayden Lee is a Grade 12 IB student at Port Moody Secondary who is aiming to go into mechanical engineering in post-secondary. He loves teaching math as he finds it a fascinating and very complex subject and hopes to help students see the artistry of mathematics. His hobbies include playing baseball and video games, as well as playing instruments and listening to music. Volunteering as an assistant coach, he found that helping students achieve their goals was an extremely rewarding experience, and quickly became one of his passions.

Helani Fonseka

Helani, is a Logistics Management Graduate, currently reading for her Master’s degree at University Canada West. Having taken math for advanced level studies, she considers this a perfect opportunity to give back what she learnt when she was younger. Coming from a family background with teachers and lecturers, Helani has always devoted time to learn and enhance her skills on tutoring and sharing knowledge with kids. Being an outgoing and bubbly character, she is ever so passionate about connecting with the students to make their learning at Mathnasium rewarding.

Jeeyu Kim

Jeeyu is passionate about helping her students understand math in a different perspective. She enjoys working with both kids and teens and seeing them gradually become more confident with math has been a very fulfilling experience for her at Mathnasium. Her favorite subjects are psychology, anthropology, and physics. She is currently studying to graduate with a bachelors in Computer Science and dreams of a career in big data/data science.

Chris Pratt

Chris is a second-year student at Douglas College, studying computer science. He got his passion for teaching from helping his siblings with their studies. He firmly believes the Mathnasium methods are efficient and effective at cultivating students' mathematic abilities. Chris' hobbies include game design, reading and playing with his dog, Jack.

Ashton Prasad

Hasitha Jayaneththi

Hasitha is a Statistics graduate and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Statistics. With a strong foundation in Mathematics and Statistics, Hasitha spots this as an ideal opportunity to apply and share the knowledge gained over the years. He has always been committed to continuous learning and helping others through his seven years of experience as a lecturer and researcher. With a friendly and enthusiastic personality, Hasitha is passionate about engaging students to make their learning experience fulfilling and enjoyable.

Romina Razzazi

Marisa Bassetto

Fatemeh Fazlalian

Minseo Kim

Minseo just finished her second year in SFU, majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science. With her teenage experience of struggling in learning math, she understands how it feels like when students are stuck in a problem and deeply wants to assist their progress. As a volunteer instructor in a martial arts school, she enjoys working with kids and build a friendly relationship with them. Her favourite part in studying math is to learn new concepts and analyze how they are connected to one another. During her free time, she likes to play guitar and practice taekwondo.