Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Litchfield Park

Evan Lossing

Evan's professional experience with Mathnasium began in 2013 when his family opened their first math learning center. Evan spent many summers and holiday breaks working as an Instructor. After graduating his bachelors degree in Business Management at Texas Tech, he began working as the Director of Operations for our family enterprise and has now relocated back to our hometown in Dallas, Texas! Evan is excited to work with our students and continue their progress with math. He, himself, struggled with math when he was in elementary school and with supplemental support was able to not only close his gaps but got into an accelerated math curriculum by the time he entered high school. Evan is a stickler for customer service and meeting and exceeding your expectations. He welcomes your recommendations. He looks forward to meeting you and sharing his passion for education with our mathletes.

Karen Lossing

Karen earned a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Penn State and spent ten years in the business community. After staying at home with her kids, she earned her Texas Teaching certification and went on to teach third and fifth grades and Special Ed for seven years. In addition, she served on the Response to Intervention team and was the district liaison for Math Curriculum and Instruction. Karen completed her Master’s degree in 2010 and, prior to moving from Texas, served three years on her elementary school’s administration team incorporating and facilitating 21st Century learning standards. Karen has been a proud franchisee with Mathnasium since 2013 and looks forward to making math make sense to all the kids who learn at Mathnasium. Since opening her first location, Karen has been recognized by Mathnasium as a Top Performing Franchise Owner. Karen received the Exceptional People award in 2016 for her ability to hire and train one of the strongest instructional teams through Mathnasium. Karen has also been awarded in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 for having Top Performing locations. She recently served on the Mathnasium Franchise Advisory Committee, which helps guide Mathnasium Headquarters as it makes key decisions about the direction of the company. Often our center has the opportunity to pilot new curriculum or student management systems prior to global launches, allowing us to serve our students in the best way possible.

Steven Lossing

Steve is the proud co-owner of multiple Mathnasium Learning Centers in Southern California, Arizona and Texas. Steve retired in 2018 from Petco, where he served as the Chief Stores Officer. He also served as the Treasurer and a Board Member of the Petco Foundation, a leading supporter of animal welfare organizations nationally. He now works full-time with his wife, Karen, two children, Libby and Evan and their terrific Mathnasium teams. Steve believes Mathnasium not only builds students' math skills, but also helps build their self-confidence. The Mathnasium method of teaching students math, the unique and customized curriculum for each student and the passionate team of instructors ensures that every student succeeds, whether they are catching up, keeping up or getting ahead!

Meaghan Hankins

Meaghan grew up in Chicago, IL. It was always her dream to become a teacher. So, Meaghan started out as an Early Childhood educator in 2015. She moved to Arizona in 2017 where she continued her career is an early educator. In 2019, she was awarded her Associate's of Arts degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Mathematics. She currently attends Grand Canyon University, where she is pursing her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. Meaghan began her career at Mathnasium in 2022. Meaghan is a mom of five. In her spare time, Meaghan enjoys traveling, fishing and baking or a good Sudoku puzzle.

Arianne Labrecque

Arianne has been working at Mathnasium centers in Illinois and Arizona for 6 years now! Before working at Mathnasium, she was a student herself. She enjoys teaching students and making them feel comfortable with math. She recently graduated from Illinois State University with her Bachelors degree and plans on acquiring her Master's to become a speech-language pathologist in the future!

Nyah Hamilton

Nyah is a recent high school graduate from Trivium Preparatory Academy. She graduated with an unweighted GPA of 4.854. Nyah enjoys softball in her spare time. She has been working at Mathnasium for nearly two years. In Fall 2023, she will begin studying engineering at Harvey Mudd College.

Angel Bruce

Angel is fairly new to the Mathnasium team. However, she is not new to teaching. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. Her degree is in architecture. Angel is currently teaching at Valley Vista High school. She is very excited as she begins her career her at Mathnasium and helping children develop a love for mathematics.

Connor Guhlke

Connor was born and raised in Renton, WA, where he graduated from Lindbergh High School. Connor currently attends Western Governors' University and is pursing a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Mathematics Education. Connor spent 6 years as a club swim coach before moving to Arizona in 2022. Connor enjoys golfing, hiking, reading and watching Anime.

Nathan Kennedy

Originally from Texas, Nathan moved to Arizona when he was 9 years old. Nathan is a recent graduate from both high school and college. Nathan was enrolled in a dual enrollment program that helped him earn both a high school diploma and Associate's degree simultaneously. While in high school, he began to take college level math courses to challenge himself. He enjoys reading, playing the guitar and drums and video games. He is heading off for his doctorate in psychiatry in Fall 2023.

Aviona Young

Aviona is currently a senior at Millennium high school. She currently has a 4.0 GPA. She has been tutoring children since she was in fifth grade. Aviona enjoys reading and spending time with her family and friends in her spare time. Here at Mathnasium, she has strengthen her desire to help children learn.