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.

Jacob Shoberg

Assistant Center Director

Jacob graduated from Marquette University, where he minored in Engineering and studied math through Calculus III. His favorite part of working at Mathnasium is helping students grasp complex concepts with ease and confidence. 

Outside of Mathnasium, Jacob enjoys swimming, reading, traveling, and watching movies—School of Rock is his all-time favorite. He’s also a freelance videographer, specializing in corporate and commercial videos. His favorite band? Fall Out Boy! 

Joe

Lead Instructor

Joe is a graduate of UW Oshkosh, where he earned his degree in Human Services. He graduated from Kimberly High School.  Joe volunteers at SOAR Fox Cities, and worked at the UW Oshkosh Math Problem Solving Contest.

Fun Fact:  Joe has over 1,000 decimal digits of Pi memorized (check it out HERE), and can mentally calculate the day of the week for any date in the past or future. (We've tested him, and he's the real deal!)

Math Topic he would like to learn:  Calculus

Nathaniel

Lead Instructor

Nathaniel is a proud Appleton East alum and a graduate of St. Norbert College, where he earned a degree in Mathematics Education with a minor in Computer Science Education. He has taken advanced math courses, including real analysis, combinatorics, and modern geometry. His favorite part of teaching is helping students have “a-ha” moments when learning about math. 

Outside of Mathnasium, Nathaniel is a huge Wisconsin sports fan and enjoys watching the Packers, Brewers, and Bucks. He’s been to several Brewers games and hopes to attend a Bucks game soon. One topic he hopes to explore further is taxicab geometry and its real-world applications. 

Thomas

Lead Instructor

Thomas earned his bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, where he also tutored his peers. He has a strong passion for the ancient strategy board game Go (also called Weigi in China and Baduk in Korea).  

In his spare time, Thomas enjoys recreational mathematics and coding and drawing nebulae. His favorite color is teal, and he loves sharing his enthusiasm for math with students. 

Amy

Instructor
Amy earned her Bachelors of Education from UW - LaCrosse, her Masters of Education from Viterbo University, and her Early Childhood Math Intervention certification from UW - Oshkosh. She recently retired as a teacher and math interventionist from the Kaukauna school district.

Fun Fact: Amy loves to hike and bike!

Aadi

Instructor

Aadi is attending the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, where he is majoring in biology, on a pre-med track. He attended Kimberly High School, where he ran Cross Country and was a member of the Math Club and Team. He was born in San Francisco, and is a huge fan of California sports teams, but we still like him! 🧀 Aadi plays the piano, violin, and chess, and collects Legos.

Fun Fact: We are genetically related to bananas. 

Math Topic he would like to learn: Multivariable integration.

Andrew

Instructor
Andrew is homeschooled, has completed AP Calculus BC, and is taking engineering classes at Tesla Engineering Charter School. He qualified for the AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Exam) from the AMC 10 (American Mathematics Competition). He also has 7 siblings that he helps with math!

Fun Fact: Andrew likes to play chess and tennis.

Math Topic he would like to learn: Multivariable Calculus

Caden

Instructor

Caden attends Appleton East High School, where he plays football and baseball, and is a member of the Math Team, DECA, and National Honors Society. At Appleton East, he has tutored Freshman through the Dream Team.  

Fun Fact: Caden has 4 siblings - 3 older and 1 younger. His older brother Ethan is a Mathnasium instructor, too! 😊

Math Topic he would like to learn: More calculus topics

Charles

Instructor
Charles is a student at Appleton North High School, where he is involved with cross country, track, Youth in Government, and competes on the math team. Charles enjoys helping his peer students in math at school.

Fun Fact: Charles once won a brat from a bratzooka at a Timber Rattlers game!

Math Topic he would like to learn: Statistics

Clara

Instructor

Clara is a student at Wheaton College, and attended the Tesla Engineering Charter School at Appleton East High School . She has three younger siblings at home that she gets to help with their math.

Fun Fact: Clara really likes French.

Math Topic she would like to learn: Calculus shortcuts explanations.

Devin

Instructor

Devin is a graduate of Lawrence University, where he double majored in Saxophone Performance and General Mathematics. He graduated from Beloit Memorial High School, where he was a member of the National Honors Society. 

Fun Fact: Devin was awarded the John Philip Sousa Band Award at the end of his senior year of high school.

Math Topic he would like to learn: Linear Algebra.

Erin

Instructor

Erin earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky, where she spent 3 years tutoring math for athletes. She currently also tutors for essay writing for students in grades 3-12.

Fun Fact: Erin has a minor in Chinese language, and studied abroad in Shanghai.

Math Topic she would like to learn: Erin is mystified by topology.

Ethan

Instructor

Ethan has his Bachelor of Science degree in Professional Physics, with a minor in Astronomy from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. He has completed studies in Calculus 3 and Differential Equations, and is versed in Linear Algebra and Partial Differential Equations. He enjoys helping his little sisters with their math studies!

Fun Fact: Ethan loves Star Wars, and plays the guitar. 🎸

Math Topic he would like to learn: Quantum computing / Quantum physics

Evan B.

Instructor

Evan attends the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, majoring in Environmental Engineering, and is a graduate of Kimberly High School. He was a youth apprentice at Biggby Coffee, and enjoys volunteer work at his church. 

Fun Fact: Tiffany has a dog named Winnie!

Math Topic he would like to learn: The Taylor series 

Evan S.

Instructor

Evan attends UW Madison, and is a graduate of Appleton East High School, where he was a member of the Appleton East Golf Team. He earned his Eagle Scout in Troop 8, and continues to mentor Cub Scouts. 

Fun Fact: Evan can wiggle his ears!

Math topic he'd like to learn: Physics and Calculus

Isaiah

Instructor
Isaiah is partway through two bachelor's degrees: mathematics and computer science, and has always enjoyed teaching his siblings and friends math.

Fun Fact: Isaiah played in a bell choir in a music festival in the Baltics (Finland, Latvia, Estonia).

Math Topic he would like to learn: Complex analysis, topology, and number theory

Jack

Instructor
Jack is a student at Appleton East High School, where he is involved with DECA. Jack enjoys umpiring softball and baseball, and helping his peer students in math at school.

Fun Fact: Pickleball is Jack's favorite sport, and his brother also works at Mathnasium!

Math Topic he would like to learn: Logarithms

Jan

Instructor
Jan holds a BS in Chemistry and Mathematics and also has his MBA. He had a 35-year career in research and development and has tutored at Fox Valley Technical College for 7 years.

Fun Fact: Jan loves to answer trivia questions!

Kate

Instructor

Kate attends Kimberly High School where she is a member of DECA and Key Club. She enjoys playing hockey and lacrosse, and volunteers at the Fox Valley Humane Association.

Fun Fact: Kate has a twin sister! 

Math Topic she would like to learn: Pre-Calculus

Kyla

Instructor

Kyla is a graduate of Wrightstown High School, and has her bachelor's degree from Michigan Tech, where she majored in Electrical Engineering and minored in Computer Science. She currently works at Plexus as a Functional Test Engineer. She started her Mathnasium career at a neighboring center in 2020.

Fun Fact: Kyla has a twin brother.

Math Topic she would like to learn:  Kyla would like to learn more about Integrals.

Liam

Instructor

Liam is a graduate of Neenah High School, where he played soccer and was a member of the Math Team. He is currently attending Montana State, studying electrical engineering. 

Fun Fact: Liam can juggle!

Math Topic he would like to learn: Double integrals 

Lil

Instructor

Lil graduated from Appleton North High School with 5 years of math, including Calc AB, Calc BC, and AP Stats. They love art, including theater, choir, piano, composing, drawing, story-writing, poetry, painting, filmmaking, and making videogames. 🎮

Fun Fact: Lil can recite the alphabet backwards in less than 10 seconds!

Math Topic they would like to learn: Multi-variable Calculus.

Mason

Instructor

Mason attends Northern Illinois University, majoring in Statistics, He attended Menasha High School, where he was a member of the math team, the track and field team, and played the baritone (and euphonium!) in the band.

Fun Fact: Mason's dad was a teacher at Neenah High School! (not a math teacher... 😉)

Math Topic he would like to learn: Calculus

Matdysen

Instructor

Matdysen has a bachelors of science in Environmental Health from the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, and is an environmental health and safety professional. She tutored her peers in high school and has privately tutored students as well.  

Fun Fact: Matdysen competed in dance and rode horses when growing up in Arizona. 🐎

Math Topic she would like to learn: Differential equations

Meghana

Instructor

Meghana has her Bachelors in Commerce, as well as her Law Degree from the University of Mumbai. She started her Mathnasium journey at a neighboring Mathnasium center in 2018, and has worked as a private math tutor for the last 5 years. She currently works at a local middle school, assisting students in math.  

Math Topic she would like to learn: Geometry

Mike

Instructor

Mike is a graduate of Marquette University, with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He has tutored math and other subjects in person and remotely with the Appleton Area School District, Thaddeus Resources, and Upchieve. Mike worked with numbers every day in his previous career role as Electrical Construction Cost Estimator and as manager of that group, working with customized software and spreadsheets to compile and analyze this data.

Fun Fact: As a teenager, Mike submitted documentation of "coin snatching" 51 pennies to the Guinness World Record Book for consideration, breaking the posted record of 39, but was denied entry.

Math Topic he would like to learn: Get reacquainted with some Calculus topics that he studied over 40 years ago!

Nicholas

Instructor

Nicholas is a graduate of Lawrence University, where he received his BA in physics, and has tutored college-level physics and math for the last three years.  

Fun Fact: Nicholas loves to play the saxophone! 🎷

Math Topic he would like to learn: Tensors and manifolds

Ransom

Instructor

Ransom attends University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, where he is majoring in Vocal Performance and Creative Writing. He is active in theater throughout the community, and enjoys babysitting and helping his friends with math.

Fun Fact: Ransom likes writing and reading short stories; especially fantasy.

Math Topic he would like to learn: Ransom is excited to learn all math concepts!

Saanvi

Instructor

Saanvi is a student at Appleton North High School, and enjoys playing the piano and babysitting.  

Fun Fact: Saanvi skipped a grade! 

Math Topic she would like to learn: Statistics

Tiffany

Instructor

Tiffany has a Bachelors degree in Mathematics and Computer Science and tutored math while in college. She also uses math constantly in her daily work at Bemis Company. Tiffany likes to write stories for fun, and her favorite color is blue (but she looks great in Mathnasium red!). 

Fun Fact: Tiffany likes to dance in her free time, and competes at a top 500 world level in World of Warcraft. 

Math Topic she would like to learn: The math behind search engines, and tree traversal algorithms

Tommy

Instructor

Tommy attends Kimberly High School, and enjoys helping his peers in his math classes. He loves playing Dungeons and Dragons! 🐉 

Fun Fact: Tommy is originally from Oklahoma! 

Math Topic he would like to learn: Statistics and Calculus

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.

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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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