Mount Airy
411 E Ridgeville Blvd
Mt Airy, MD 21771
Our staff is built to teach each student individually, to develop the skills they need to thrive in mathematics, and to foster a love of learning.
Our staff is built to teach each student individually, to develop the skills they need to thrive in mathematics, and to foster a love of learning.
Matt attended James Madison University in Virginia for Mathematics with a minor in Logic where he developed a passion for math and teaching, alike. Matt knows from experience what it's like to struggle in math because he struggled in math as a kid, as well! For many years as an adult and throughout college, he worked hard at understanding mathematics and knows that virtually anyone can become good at math!
Matt's favorite subject to teach is geometry because it is the beginning of understanding why many of the things in the world work the way we think they do.
Favorite Number: 2112.
Favorite Math Joke:
"Son: Dad, I'm cold!
Dad: Go stand in the corner.
Son: But, Dad! Why?!
Dad: Because the corner is 90 degree.
Interesting Fact: On the weekends, he does Live-Action Roleplay!
Matt is the Executive Center Director for our Mount Airy and Damascus locations.
Kendall attended Stevenson University for Math and Science Education, with an emphasis on 4th through 9th grade STEM. An avid connoisseur of snacks, one of her joys in life is Coca Cola! She also loves cats and all sorts of films and TV shows!
Kendall loves teaching math because math helps build everything! She loves that she gets to help others make sense of their world!
Her favorite subject to teach is from Prealgebra to algebra I because going from number sentences to expressions and equations is so fun and a big mile stone!
Favorite Math Joke: (Kendall and Matt have almost the same favorite math joke!)
How do you keep warm in a cold room? Go into the corner - it's always 90 Degrees!
Interesting Fact: Kendall played Basketball all the way through high school, and even coached for a short while!
Kristen Ellis started geeking out on math at a young age and went on to major in mathematics in college. She has been a math educator for over 2.5 decades, teaching kids, teaching teachers, writing curriculum, running math clubs, and generally spreading math joy everywhere she goes.
Favorite Number: 24 (a beautifully composite abundant number)
Favorite Math Joke: Why is 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 “8” 9. (classic nerdy math joke)
Interesting Fact: Kristen ran in a Pi Race, which was 3.1415 miles on 03/14/15. She did not win the race, but won a chocolate pie for reciting the most digits of pi (over 100) in a fierce competition among many other mathletes.
Madi is a senior at Linganore High School with a love for anything science or literature. Her free time is spent with her nose in a new book or busying herself with a new art piece. She enjoys being in the presence of other people on top of learning about and trying new things everyday.
She enjoys teaching math because of its close ties in everyday life. Helping people make the connection from math to life outside the classroom is always a fulfilling experience.
She enjoys teaching algebra 1 the most as it’s almost like a puzzle and is never not satisfying when solving for variables.
Favorite Math Joke: Why did 1/5 go to the masseuse? Because it was two-tenths!
Interesting Fact: Madi will never back down from learning a new instrument. Her favorite instrument (and longest learned) is the clarinet.
Ethan loved math his entire life and have always been pretty good at it. He graduated South Carroll High School in 2024 and am now working towards a certification in personal training. He spend all his free time lifting weights or watching anime.
Ethan love teaching math because its awesome! He believes that most of the time people don't like math because they don't understand how simple it is. Ethan feels that it's an amazing feeling to change someone perspective on math and watch them slowly understand concepts more and more.
Ethan's favorite math subject teach is 100% algebra. He states that algebra is the foundation of all high level math and is the first subject where you realize you can do a lot more with math than you think. He loves that you can use algebra to solve an infinite amount of problems.
Favorite Math Joke: if you're every cold just go to the corner of the room, its 90 degrees there!
Interesting Fact: Ethan competes in powerlifting at a national level. He also has a 5 foot ball python who is the most precious thing in the world!
Amanda is a former middle school math teacher with 2 daughters. Her oldest is taking classes at FCC, and her youngest is a junior at Linganore High School. They have a sweet 13 year old tuxedo cat named Benny, and a wild 4 year old dog named Westley. Amanda enjoys spending time at her girls' soccer games and taking long walks with Westley!
Math has always made sense to Amanda. There is only one right answer, but you can use so many different strategies to get to that answer! She loves the flexibility in thinking, and problem-solving that you can use to find solutions.
Algebra I is definitely her favorite. She enjoys using graphing to physically see the equations and model word problems.
Favorite Math Joke: Why does Algebra improve your dancing skills? Because you can use algo-rhythm!
Interesting Fact: Amanda has been skydiving - ONCE.
Mariama attended UMBC for a major in Information Systems. During her free time, she enjoy designing graphics, baking, and watching the Great British Baking Show. Coffee Is Her Life and she doesn't want to spend a day without it.
She loves working at Mathnasium because she thinks every child deserves a chance to be taught in the way that is best for them. Math is used within most aspect of life and it does not have to be daunting and frustrating. Her favorite subject is algebra. She always found solving problems to be so much fun and exciting. There is so much joy in finding what x equals.
Favorite Math Joke: What did Zero say to Eight? Nice Belt!
Interesting fact: While studying abroad, I lived in three different countries.
Liz is a rising sophomore at Gettysburg College. She enjoys solving puzzles, drawing, sewing, and playing volleyball. She loves learning math, and teaching allows her to share that experience of learning with others. Her favorite subjects to teach are algebra I & II, because they cover so many skills that are essential for higher levels of math. She remembers struggling through parts of these classes, and how rewarding it was to finally understand an idea.
Favorite Math Joke: Parallel lines have so much in common. Too bad they’ll never meet!
Interesting Fact: I like riding roller coasters, the higher and faster the better.
Braden is an incoming junior at South Carroll High School. He love sports, especially baseball and I aspire to play baseball at a division one school. While playing baseball in college he also wants to earn a degree in software engineering.
His favorite part of teaching math is seeing people progress because "math is one of those things where once it clicks it can lead you to many other skills". His favorite subject is algebra because it is a base for majority of things you will be doing mathematically.
Favorite Math Joke: Parallel lines have so much in common … It’s a shame they’ll never meet!
Interesting Fact: Braden has never travelled outside the United States.
Visu is one of our Mathnasium instrcutors. He is programmer on my robotics team... so he works with math all of the time and loves it!
Teaching math is a lot of fun for him because it’s great to watch as students slowly start to understand and being able to apply concepts that they were once unable to figure out.
His favorite subject is algebra (1 or 2) because they’re really important to building a foundation into calculus and higher level math.
Favorite Math Joke: What did one math workbook say to the other book? Don’t bother me, I have my own problems.
Interesting fact: Visu has done a ton of cool stuff with computers, including hardmodding things like memory chips!
Riona is a junior at Oakdale High School. She loves traveling, and hopes to travel to almost every country in the world at some point in her life. She also plays piano and loves listening to music!
In general, she just loves teaching. As math is such a core concept, she enjoys helping those who need it. Her favorite topic to teach is Algebra 1, because it is foundational to learning.
Favorite Math Joke: Why are obtuse rectangles so depressed? Because they’re never right.
Interesting Fact: Riona likes binge watching movies on Netflix.
Aisiri is a junior at Linganore High. In her free time, she loves reading, playing ping pong, and watching Disney TV shows. Her passion is for art, especially oil painting and therefore she's hoping to double major in Computer Science and Studio Art!
She loves teaching math because it's rewarding to see students overcome a challenge that they have been working so hard on. Her favorite subject to teach is Algebra or Pre Calculus because it contains all the fundamentals math has to offer. Along with this, these courses are challenging and are satisfying when overcame.
Favorite Math Joke: What shape do you always have to be careful of? A trap-azoid!
Interesting Fact: Since the age of 9, Aisiri has been training in Bharatanatyam, an Indian Classical Dance.
Lucy is a junior at Linganore High School in Frederick County, MD. In her free time, she likes to play the guitar, ski, and go outdoors.
Lucy loves teaching math as she loves to be able to explain and connect concepts to one another, and to see behind the scenes of a problem! Lucy’s favorite subject to teach is Algebra, as she likes to work with functions, and be able to see a visual representation of the work she is doing.
Favorite Math Joke: Why was 6 scared of 7? Because 7 8 9!
Interesting Fact: Lucy hopes to study architecture in college.
Morgan is currently a student at Linganore high school while also taking classes at Frederick Community College. She love art, reading, and music, and hopes to become a forensic biochemist when I graduate.
Morgan loves teaching math because of its simplicity. She loves that there is only one answer and that you are either right or wrong, but also that there are many correct ways to reach the same solution. Her favorite subject to teach is algebra because it is the basis for all other forms of mathematics.
Favorite Math Joke: Why did the obtuse angle jump in the pool? Because it was over 90 degrees
Interesting Fact: I have my black belt in budo taijutsu
Rohan loves watching shows, reading, and playing chess. Rohan plans on going into theoretical physics for his career.
Rohan thinks it's an amazing feeling to use and challenge your understanding of a subject to give someone else a lightbulb moment and bring them the same level of understanding on a subject that you do. He believes sharing knowledge is one of life's many pleasures.
His favorite math subject is calculus because it is the most fun/abstract type of math to learn and think about. As well as it is the most usable math in the real world given how things are rarely uniform.
Favorite Math Joke: i and pi got into an argument. pi said, "Get real!" and i replied "You're being irrational!"
Interesting Fact: I can speak 4 languages
Patrick is a senior at Oakdale High School with a passion for both teaching and mathematics. While he is currently working toward a career in music education, he loves math and always enjoys helping people to improve their skills. He enjoys playing/listening to music, games, theatre, reading, and hanging out with his friends.
He loves teaching people math because seeing them begin to understand concepts and grow as learners over time is fulfilling. Math is his favorite academic subject, and so he likes spreading the joy that it brings him.
His favorite subject to teach is Algebra because it's the subject he has the most experience with in both learning and teaching, and he just finds it enjoyable.
Favorite Math Joke: I’ll admit that I don’t have any jokes on calculus, but at least I know my limits.
Interesting Fact: He is the drum major of the OHS Marching Band!
Jillane is a Senior at South Carroll high school in Carroll County, MD. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with others, playing soccer and being creative.
Jillane loves teaching math because it is like a puzzle. She likes the fact that each part of a problem is a small piece of the puzzle and when you have completed all the pieces you have an answer.
Jillane's favorite grade levels to teach are elementary school. She loves to engage younger kids and help them develop a interest in math at a young age.
Favorite Math Joke: Do you know why the two 4's didn't go to the cafeteria for lunch? They already 8!
Interesting Fact: Jillane loves watching Disney movies and going to Disney world.
Nikki is a senior at Glenelg High School whose favorite subjects are psychology and statistics. Her hobbies include reading, painting, gardening, making gifts for her friends/family, and playing badminton.
One of the reasons why math is among Nikki's favorite subjects is because when she gets a math problem right or makes a math connection, she feels a sense of pride and satisfaction. She wants other students to experience the same level of joy she gets from understanding math, which is why she loves teaching it so much.
Her favorite subject to teach would be algebra because much of it is about solving puzzles and creative thinking, and it's really satisfying for her to see students work through algebra problems and figure out solutions using unique approaches.
Favorite Math Joke: Why didn’t the quarter roll down the hill with the nickel? Because it had more cents.
Interesting Fact: Nikki loves visiting art museums.
Chloe is currently going to Frederick Community College to get her Associates in Biology of conservation to eventually get her Doctorates in Veterinary Medicine for exotic animals. She has a great passion for animals and the environment, she would really love to work with orangutans or even pandas. Chloe is looking forward to helping students and others in the community while creating a positive environment for them.
Chloe has a passion for teaching math since she was a student who struggled with it herself, and she even went to this very Mathnasium. She’s now able to help other students like herself and have a better understanding of the difficulties of mathematics.
Chloe’s favorite subject is algebra and geometry. Especially since it’s used in a lot college courses and for a lot of mathematic subjects like Calculus or even advanced science courses.
Favorite Math Joke: Are monsters good at math? Not unless you Count Dracula.
Interesting Fact: I have a hamster named Hammy and a betta fish named Mordecai.
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