Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Granada Hills

Jesse

School Attending: California State University, Northridge

Major: Math - Secondary Teaching

Hobbies & Interests: Astronomy, Computer Engineering, Video Games

What I love about Mathnasium: How approachable math becomes to the students because of the breakdown of the math topics.

Rheya

School Attended: Birmingham Community Charter High School

Hobbies & Interests: I love to play volleyball, read, and hangout with friends.

What I love about Mathnasium: I love that Mathnasium makes it possible for students to learn topics that they either didn’t learn or were unable to learn in school.

Regina

School Attended: University of California, Santa Barbara

Degree: Biology

Hobbies & Interests: Piano, Disney, Nintendo Switch Games, and K-dramas

What I love about Mathnasium: I love seeing students gain more confidence with math as they progress through their customized learning plans. It is very rewarding as an instructor to see a student be in the "zone" when they're comfortably solving math problems that were initially hard for them.

Jordan

School Attended: University of California, San Diego

Degree: BS in Mathematics & Economics (joint)

Hobbies & Interests: Playing and writing music and spending time with my family

What I love about Mathnasium: I love seeing the moment when something “clicks” with a student, and they begin to understand the topic. I also enjoy the positive and friendly work environment, with both the instructors and students.

Justin

School Attended: University of California, Los Angeles

Degree: BS in Mathematics of Computation

Hobbies & Interests: Hiking & bowling

What I love about Mathnasium: The kindness of both the students and the instructors.

Lisa

School Attended:  University of California, Davis

Degree:  B.S. in Agricultural & Environmental Education  

Hobbies & Interests:  In my free time, I love expressing my creativity through rock painting, Lego building, and getting lost in a book. I also enjoy volunteering and staying active with line dancing. 

What I love about Mathnasium:  Mathnasium offers a warm, supportive space where students can build confidence and succeed—both in math and beyond the classroom! As an instructor, I love supporting students in developing that confidence by providing the guidance and encouragement needed to reach their full potential.  

Ben

School Attending: California State University, Northridge

Major: Mathematics

Hobbies & Interests: Chess, going to the beach, reading, and hiking

What I love about Mathnasium: I like how friendly all the instructors are and how dedicated everyone is to team teaching.

Daena

School Attending: Azusa Pacific University, School of Nursing

Major: RN-BSN

Hobbies & Interests: During my free time, I like to do pilates and spend time with my close friends and loved ones.

What I love about Mathnasium: I love that I am able to work closely with students and help them improve in math.

Kenzie

School Attending: California State University, Northridge

Major: Computer Science

Hobbies & Interests: I enjoy reading, learning new instruments, watching horror movies, and spending time with my friends! I'm also interested in programming and the gaming industry.

What I love about Mathnasium: I love how Mathnasium takes conceptually challenging problems and breaks it down in a way that's easy to understand!

Madeline

School Attending: California State University, Northridge

Major: Computer Science

Hobbies & Interests: My hobbies include music, puzzles, and baking sweets.

What I love about Mathnasium: I love the atmosphere at Mathnasium making math a fun subject to learn with mastery checks, wheel spins, and prize incentives. It’s a joy to watch the kids being excited to complete their personalized learning plan.

Taleyah

School Attending:  Los Angeles Pierce College 

Major:  Computer Science 

Hobbies & Interests:  Listening to music, reading, and playing video games 

What I love about Mathnasium:  I love the way that Mathnasium presents math to students by making it a fun and useful concept for them, which in turn helps them realize math is not as intimidating as they once thought. Seeing students gain confidence in their math skills and watching it turn into a subject they enjoy and/or understand is also extremely rewarding. 

Garrett

School Attending: California State University, Northridge

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Hobbies & Interests: I was a 2021-2022 Academic Decathlon National Champion. My favorite things to do are play games, complete puzzles, and sleep in. I also like building things.

What I love about Mathnasium: I love the friendliness of the staff and how well they teach concepts. The curriculum is really well structured and makes it easy to teach and easy to learn. The idea of numbers sense is a really good concept that all kids should learn.

Richard

School Attending:  University of California, Los Angeles 

Major:  Aerospace Engineering 

Hobbies & Interests:  I enjoy going to the beach, playing my Nintendo Switch, listening to music, and working on my project car.

What I love about Mathnasium:  I love the collaborative nature of Mathnasium and how dedicated everyone is towards developing a nurturing environment for all students.  

Salik

School Attending: Granada Hills Charter High School

Intended Major: Aerospace Engineering

Hobbies & Interests: I love to swim, listen to music, and experiment with electronics and breadboarding. I enjoy participating in math tournaments and olympiads. As the president of my own club, Youth Mock Entrepreneurs, I enjoy using my math skills to determine profit margins and ROIs.

What I love about Mathnasium: I love that Mathnasium teaches students new perspectives on math and how it is fundamental to our lives. It uses intuitive teaching strategies to give students a proper understanding.

Julia

School Attending: Granada Hills Charter High School

Intended Major: Math or science

Hobbies & Interests: I am on the GHCHS Math Team and Science Team! I enjoy Animal Crossing, listening to music, and spending time with my friends.

What I love about Mathnasium: I love helping students learn and love math! The students and staff are all very friendly.

Heather

School Attending:  Granada Hills Charter High School 

Intended Major:  I intend to pursue a degree in Business Administration.  

Hobbies & Interests:  I do ballet and participate in dance performances. In my free time, I like to paint and read.  

What I love about Mathnasium:  I love how Mathnasium welcomes students of all ages and levels and creates a unique plan for their math skills to grow.  

Claire

School Attending:  Granada Hills Charter High School  

Intended Major:  Physiology  

Hobbies & Interests:  Art, Music (piano and violin), Volunteering 

What I love about Mathnasium:  I love the community at Mathnasium as everyone knows each others names and can engage in small talk with anyone that comes in. 

Seoyoon

School Attending:  The Science Academy STEM Magnet High School 

Intended Major:  I plan to pursue mechanical engineering! 

Hobbies & Interests:  Playing tennis and badminton, watching kdramas, visiting cafes, solving complex problems, building.

What I love about Mathnasium:  I like seeing students understand a difficult concept through tutoring and say "I finally get it!"