Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Andover

Amanda Barbian

Amanda holds a B.S. in Mathematics and a Minor in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, where she also attended a MN teacher preparatory program for 5-12 Mathematics. She has 10 years of experience teaching and tutoring math, including 2 years teaching at a high school in Brooklyn Park. Amanda’s favorite thing about math is that there are so many flexible ways to think about it and solve problems. When working with students she loves helping to build students' confidence and discovering new ways to communicate math in ways that make sense! When not teaching, Amanda is usually working on a new craft, playing board games at home, or having fun with her lab-mix, Lily.

Amelia

Amelia grew up in Blaine and currently attends St. Paul School of Performing Arts. She is also earning college credit at Saint Paul College and is excited to look forward to a future Art degree! While art has so many possibilities, Amelia loves math because it usually has one solution and says quote “it’s a puzzle I can solve”. She thinks math is important because it is helps to build problem-solving skills. Amelia began her love for math when she was a student at Mathnasium of Blaine, and remarked that once math made more sense for her, it became a lot more fun. She has now been a Mathnasium instructor for two years, and is excited to keep helping other students discover their love for math.

Austin

Austin grew up in Ramsey, Minnesota and now resides in Ham lake. He is currently attending high school at PACT Charter School, where his favorite classes are in math. He has always loved math and logic, especially chess, for which he recently won 3rd overall at a state tournament. His other hobbies include baseball, music, and playing video games. Austin thinks math is important because it helps develop problem solving and critical thinking skills. He enjoys working with students because he likes showing them the beauty of math.

Carter

A MN Native, Carter grew up in Zimmerman MN and currently resides in the small town of St. Francis. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota Twin-Cities and plans to later go to graduate school to pursue research in math! He thinks math education is important for everyone because regardless of a person’s path in life, math is a great way to train your critical thinking and problem solving skills. Carter has a passion for learning math and looks forward to opportunities to learn more math and teach others about it! When he isn’t studying, Carter enjoys music, video games, and longboarding, and collecting legos.

Diana

Diana recently graduated from the University of Madison with a B.S. is Computer Science and a minor in Asian American studies. She now looks forward to a career in software development and, as a former Chancellor’s scholar, aspires to be an advocate for first-gen college students and women of color to enter the field of IT. Diana believes that a good math education is important because it “develops skills that are essential in navigating a world full of numbers”, and in particular loves math that can be applied to computer graphics, machine learning, and robotics. As someone who grew up in Andover, Diana loves working at Mathnasium as a way to share her skills and knowledge by working directly with youth in her community. When she isn’t at Mathnasium, Diana can be found singing, learning languages, and weight-lifting!