Our Team at Mathnasium of Mid County

Hadley Banner

Hadley has loved teaching since childhood, when she would “play school” with her friends. She recently graduated from BYU with a degree in Music Education and brings that same enthusiasm for learning to her role at Mathnasium. She enjoys encouraging students and helping them develop both cognitive skills and self-confidence through math. 

Hadley, her husband, and their young daughter are new to the Mid County area and love exploring together. She enjoys board games, volleyball, spikeball, and Sonic drinks. For Hadley, Mathnasium is about meeting students where they are and celebrating growth every step of the way. 

Aiden Battenfield

Bio: Aiden is attending Lamar University to obtain a major in chemical engineering and a minor in mathematics along with a minor in chemistry. He enjoys partaking in conversations involving or about math and chemistry. He also like pets and spending quality time with family. 

Favorite Number: My favorite number is 19 because that is the age that I began working toward my degree in engineering. 

Favorite Math Joke: Why was 6 scared of 7? Because 7 8 9. This is my favorite joke because it involves a smaller number taking over a bigger number. 

In 5 years, I will be: An engineer working in a plant, helping to better the world we live in today while supporting a family. 

I love Mathnasium because: I get to help kids learn skills that will help them not only in school now, but for the rest of their lives. I get to help these children grow and learn skills to help them succeed in the future.

Alfred de la Rosa

Bio: Bachelor's and Master's degrees in math from Lamar University. I taught math classes for a total of 23 years: at Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Port Arthur, Texas (1 year); Lamar University (1 year) and Lamar Institute of Technology (21 years) in Beaumont, Texas. During my last four years at Lamar Institute of Technology I also taught math at Lamar State College-Port Arthur as an adjunct instructor. Likes: Watching sports (in person and on TV) and movies (particularly science fiction and horror films). I also like to travel. 

Favorite number: π (pi). Without it, inventing the wheel would not be possible. We depend on this number more than we think of in our daily lives, from uses in engineering and architecture to making pizza (if we wish to make it round).

Favorite Math Joke: From Groucho Marx--"What this country needs is a seven-cent nickel...It could could lead to an eight-cent nickel. Think what that would mean. You could go to a newsstand, buy a three-center, spend it, and get the same nickel back again." 

Cody Chhay

Axel Buan

Bio: Axel is a music artist! He make art in every medium from drawing to music and I also make multiple genres. His main three consisting of Japanese rock, Korean indie, and RnB. He can also speak in 4 different languages and is still striving to learn more. He also love using my creativity in harmony with engineering to build things like my functional recreations of Spider-Man's webshooters. Overall, he's just a huge geek!

Likes:
- Music
- Games
- Anime
- Dramas
- Marvel & DC
- Volleyball
- Rock Climbing
- Martial Arts
- Engineering

Favorite Number: My favorite number is 14 because it’s my birthday and it’s also the jersey number of my favorite volleyball player, Yūki Ishikawa.

Favorite Math Joke: “What’s 9 + 10?” “…21.”

In 5 years, I will be: I hope to be an established artist in the Asian music scene, connecting with people around the world and creating music that inspires and resonates with others.

I love Mathnasium because: It offers the kind of supportive learning environment I wish I had when I was younger, one where math feels approachable and personalized for every student. It’s a place that encourages curiosity, embraces mistakes as part of learning, and helps students grow at their own pace. I believe that progress is more important than perfection, and Mathnasium truly embodies that mindset.