Our Team at Mathnasium of Elk Grove East

Anh Thu Nguyen

Anh Thu Nguyen is the Owner of the Mathnasium of Greenhaven and East Elk Grove. She earned her BA in Mathematics at California State University, Sacramento. She is a high school math teacher with Elk Grove Unified School District. She has taught and tutored children of all ages for more than 10 years, and she is committed to bringing the Mathnasium Method to the children in the community.

John Sturgis

John is a US Navy veteran with a degree in Business Finance from San Francisco State. John's passion is providing a fun learning environment for kids throughout their journey into the math universe. Using the Mathnasium platform, he hopes to further connect community leaders, families, and the Mathnasium Team to build a village of success support for the students in the great city of Sacramento. John loves hitting the gym, reading, solving math puzzles, and walking his chunky Pitbull Rza.

Audrey Ng

Audrey is currently a student at Consumes River Oaks College. She enjoys swimming, reading, and shopping. She has been swimming competitively since 9 years old, competing in high qualifying meets such as Junior Olympics and Far Westerns. Working at Mathnasium, she enjoys being able to positively impact students' lives by helping them through the challenges of math, exceeding their knowledge, and accelerating them through challenging math problems, as well as helping them with their math homework.

Ambareesh Lankipalli

My name is Ambareesh Lankipalli, and am currently a junior at Cosumnes Oaks High School in Elk Grove. Ambareesh founded the non-profit Brighter Futures, which helps underprivileged youth in California. Education has always been something very important in his life, and being an instructor in Mathnasium, he can further his mission to help the youth in California. Outside of school he is the Captain of the Cosumnes Oaks Varsity Tennis Team and is part of CSF, an on-campus tutoring program.

Natalia Lara

Natalia is a senior in high school. Math is one of her favorite subjects, though she has certainly had her share of struggles with it. She joined the Mathnasium team for the chance to make a difference in someone's academic journey and to spread her love of learning! In her free time, she enjoys learning new languages, baking, and spending time with friends.

Grace Ng

Grace is a rising senior at Pleasant Grove High School. She has been competitively swimming for 9 years. She loves hanging out with her friends and making memories with them. Her goal at Mathnasium is to help young students be the best they can be at math!

Pailen Li

Pailen is currently a junior in High School. He has always enjoyed math and competes in math competitions for his school. He has experience instructing a wide range of students. He looks forward to helping students improve their math skills and gain a deeper understanding of mathematics.

Evan L.