Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Pleasant View

Larry Martinek

(Creator of the Mathnasium Method) Larry has spent his entire career finding a better way to teach math. From inner city to 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 designed 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 Center, 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.

Wendy Gao

Wendy graduated with a bachelor degree of mechanical engineering. She has participated in more than a dozen mechanical system design of power plants for nearly 20 years. She has acquired excellent leadership, communication and coordination skills through complex project managements. Mathematics has been her heart since childhood. She knows the importance of mathematics sense and mathematical thinking in the growth of children. So when she met Mathnasium, her instinct feeling emerged spontaneously, and her new career goals were determined accordingly. She believes the Mathnasium Method that can help children find mathematics sense, learn mathematics more efficiently, and enable children mathenatical thinking in daily life. Married with a child. She likes to travel with her family with running shoes, and participate in at least one marathon every year. she likes music and yoga, too.