Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Lakewood Ranch

The Mathnasium of Lakewood Ranch Instructor Team

The Mathnasium of Lakewood Ranch math instructor team is passionate about math education and math tutoring. Our passion to inspire children, fused with our knowledge of math, creates extraordinary experiences for our students. We make math make sense. We make math fun! The process to become a member of the Mathnasium of Lakewood Ranch instructor team includes: All of our math instructors go through an extensive interview process which includes an evaluation of their ability to work with students. It's one thing to be knowledgeable in math, but we ensure our instructors have the ability to breakdown and teach math to students in elementary, middle and high school. After successfully completing the interview, instructors must then pass a math test to validate their math resume. Before officially being hired, Mathnasium of Lakewood Ranch instructors go through a background check. Upon joining the team, our math instructors go through an extensive training process that includes understanding the Mathnasium Method, best practices in math education, techniques for successful math tutoring, and proven strategies for working with students of different abilities to create a personalized math tutoring session. Whether the student is advanced and gifted, on level and needs help staying there, or needs help catching up, our instructors are trained to ensure children have a successful productive experience at Mathnasium of Lakewood Ranch. Our instructor team is made up of individuals who are currently studying at University of South Florida, New College, recent college graduates, and full time math educators who are seeking to share their love of math and spend time after their full-time jobs working with students at Mathnasium of Lakewood Ranch.

Thomas Rutherford

Thomas fell in love with math at an early age and was always encouraged to expand upon concepts with enrichment material provided by family members. During his time in high school, he was working as the Office Manager for his father’s business. After high school, Thomas attended Nova Southeastern University and majored in Biology while also pursuing a minor in Business. He eventually pursued a career in Hospitality Management before joining the Mathnasium Team. Thomas strongly believes in the power of mathematics and wants to help students overcome the fear and stress many students associate with mathematics.