Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Blaine

Dennis Gilbert

Dennis grew up in Bloomington MN but now lives in Andover MN. Dennis earned an AA at Anoka Ramsey community college and has over 6 years of math tutoring experience. Dennis loves being a full-time math tutor. His favorite thing about math is that it helps develop critical thinking. He says math is everywhere and it is the tool that helps us unlock the biggest mysteries of the world. When Dennis isn't tutoring he likes to play video games and juggle.

Bryce

Bryce grew up in Blaine and currently resides there with his parents and two sisters. Bryce graduated from Spring Lake Park High School and has delayed college until he figures out if he wants to be a math teacher. That is one of the reasons he is working at Mathnasium. He enjoys finding tricks/short cuts in math that makes the problems simpler or more intuitive. He was the captain of his high school math team and they made it to state 2 times. When not at Mathnasium you will find Bryce playing video games, reading, anime, or doing math. A little known fact about Bryce is that in high school he played video games professionally.

Bob

Bob is a graduate of Coon Rapids High School, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from St. Thomas University in St. Paul. He retired after a 40-year engineering career that focused on equipment safety and reliability. He raised 5 children and now enjoys his six grandchildren. He relishes games and puzzles, astronomy, vocal music, and canoeing. Bob applies math to his musical pursuits. Working at Mathnasium has reminded Bob of some of the Math he forgot decades ago. He enjoys watching kids grow their math power.

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Zayd

Zayd currently lives in Blaine with his parents, sister and a cat named Teddy. Zayd is a senior at Irondale and plans to eventually pursue a career as a biomedical engineer. When not at Mathnasium you will find Zayd playing soccer, particpating in his math team, or going thrifting. He loves math because it has a level of creativity and uniqueness to it because people can use different thinking processes and methods to reach the same answer. He says: "Having a good math education is vital in situations where problem solving and rational thinking is required. For example, a good math education can help properly budget you finances or give the correct percentage for a tip." He looks forward to helping students that are struggling with the standard system that schools use to teach math, which is often not sufficient, because each individual learns differently. A little known fact about Zayd is that he can solve a Rubik's Cube in under 30 seconds.

Bobby Tarnowski

It thrills me to see a young person's face light up when it finally hits them how math works and is useful in the things they're passionate about. I believe that a solid understanding of mathematics is foundational in our ability to make good life choices, equipping us to live lives with greater independence and accomplishment of our goals. I graduated from St. John's University with a B.A. in Mathematics and continued with a Master's Program in Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of St. Thomas. Math has been indispensible throughout my career in engineering and management, and is also quite useful in my business and family life.