Oak Park/ River Forest
1101 Chicago Ave
Oak Park, IL 60302
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.
Leo was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and graduated from Florida International University in 2024 with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with a concentration in finance. Leo joined the Teacher Accelerator Program in Miami to explore a passion for teaching and earn a Mathematics 6th–12th grade teaching certification. Leo has taught Geometry and Algebra 1 to high school students and has also tutored middle schoolers. Passionate about math, Leo is eager to teach at any grade level and make math accessible to all learners!
Fun Fact: Leo has road-tripped across most of the United States and visited many exciting destinations around the world!
Emma is a graduate of Marquette University, where she earned a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. As a college student, she was a teaching assistant for The Nature of Mathematics and a tutor for Calculus. She was also president of the Math Club and math honors society, Pi Mu Epsilon. While calculus sparked her interest in the subject, number theory and graph theory were among some of her favorite classes at Marquette. Emma enjoys how mathematical proofs allow us to build a toolbox of problem-solving skills, and hopes she can inspire others to find a love for math as well. Some of her hobbies and interests include knitting, cartography, reading, and cycling. Someday she hopes to circumnavigate Lake Superior by bike!
Fun Fact: Emma is half of one of two sets of twins in her family!
Ronan is a doctoral candidate in science education at UIC and passionate about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education!. They've presented at conferences in three different continents and study how to make STEM education better for all learners! Ronan didn't always find math at school easy so becoming a math tutor is a big deal for them; they love helping students find ways to make math meaningful and fun! In their downtime, Ronan is an avid knitter, crocheter, furniture maker, and chef (all of their hobbies involve a surprising amount of math!).
Fun fact: Ronan was on an episode of Myth Busters!
Adrien is a graduate from Oberlin College, where they studied Computer Science and Geology. They and their siblings were among OPRF Mathnasium’s first students when the center opened in 2013. Adrien developed a deeper interest in math while studying discrete mathematics, algorithms, and theory of computation in college. They credit their past tutors for providing the support and encouragement they needed to overcome initial struggles with grade school math, which led them to discover branches of applied mathematics that paired with their strong analytical writing skills. Adrien aspires to attend graduate school for Science and Technology Studies and hopes to address the growing technical and digital literacy crises in their work.
Fun fact: Adrien always has at least three vases of fresh-cut flowers tastefully placed about their apartment!
Jana Frank opened Mathnasium of Oak Park/River Forest in 2013 and has since built a thriving, community-centered learning hub. Soon after, she opened a second location in the La Grange area and is proud to bring such high quality math instruction to these communities. With degrees in psychology and education, and an endorsement in mathematics from the University of Chicago, Jana combines deep academic expertise with a love for teaching. She has been recognized by Mathnasium Headquarters as a key contributor to the Mathnasium Franchise lending her ideas, expertise, and academic insight to help drive the whole company forward. She contributes to Mathnasium’s national curriculum development and is on the Chicagoland Mathnasium Co-Op board, serving as the spokesperson for all Chicagoland Mathnasiums. You can often find her on TV with news clips discussing ways to incorporate math at home! Jana is passionate about showing kids that math is fun and accessible and inspiring people to see everyone can be a math person with the right instruction!
Fun Fact: By day, Jana teaches math, by night she flys through the air with the greatest of ease! In her free time, Jana's happy place is in the air, as she practices circus arts like trapeze and acrobatics. You can catch her every spring performing with the Triton Trouper's Circus!
Alex grew up in Oak Park, and is currently a student at Oak Park and River Forest High School. He is very passionate about math and wrestling. Alex’s favorite topic in math is algebra. Alex has been interested in math since he was a little kid and is excited to be able to teach it and help young kids better understand math.
Fun Fact: Alex was born in Manhattan, New York
Andrew is a student at the University of Illinois Chicago studying Mechanical Engineering. He is a graduate of Fenwick High School, where he took Algebra Honors II, Geometry Honors, Pre-Calculus Honors, and AP Calculus AB. He is currently taking Calculus 2 and has developed a passion for teaching others all that he knows. Thanks to 10 years as a Boy Scout, Andrew enjoys all things outdoors, including hiking, fishing, camping, and bouldering. He spends most of his free time drawing and listening to music.
Fun fact: Andrew is an avid woodworking and blacksmithing enjoyer.
Cal is currently a student at Oak Park & River Forest High School. Cal has loved math and helping his friends and sister since he was old enough to write. He has taken Geometry and Algebra I and II, and he is currently taking AP Precalculus. Cal’s favorite subjects are math, science and Spanish. In his free time, Cal enjoys playing the drums, playing ultimate frisbee, and studying up for Scholastic Bowl club at the high school, where he is a math and science whiz.
Fun fact: Cal is very interested in physics and quantum mechanics, and he is co-founding a physics club at the high school!
Cecilia is a student at Oak Park and River Forest High School. She has taken Geometry, Advanced Algebra, AP Pre-Calculus, and is looking forward to taking AP Calculus AB/BC. Math has always been her favorite subject and she love helping her friends and cousins whenever they need it. Cecilia was president of Freshman Class Council, did Business Club, and is planning on doing more clubs like Athletic Student Council in the near future. She has also been part of the OPRF soccer team since Freshman year, and loves playing soccer, baking, listening to music, and hanging out with friends.
Fun fact: Cecilia plans on retiring in Arizona!
Claudia is currently a student at Oak Park and River Forest High School taking AP Calculus AB/BC. She has previously taken Honors Geometry, Honors Advanced Algebra, and AP Pre-Calculus. She is passionate about education and ensuring that all kids feel smart and competent. She plays field hockey, plays cello in her school orchestra, and is in the Best Buddies and HYPE clubs at OPRF. She loves to read, travel, listen to music, and spend time with her friends and family.
Fun Fact: Claudia studied rainforest ecology in Costa Rica over the summer on a school study abroad!
Cooper is an astronomy and earth science student. He studies online at Arizona State University. He loves learning about math, having taken Calculus I, II, & III, Differential Equations, and multiple Physics courses. Helping others understand and love math and science has always been a passion of his. Cooper enjoys creative writing and drawing in his free time.
Fun Fact: Cooper is currently writing a collection of fantasy novels.
Cristian is pursuing a degree in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and hopes to teach as a professor for Computer Science in the future! He's taken classes like Calc I, II and Discrete Mathematics and understands how difficult mathematics can be when certain topics aren't fully understood. The desire to teach came from teaching students to code as a volunteer as well as teaching his younger sisters math concepts whenever they needed help. He hopes to create confidence in the students he teaches, so math doesn't become scary no matter what new concept they may be learning.
Fun fact: Cristian moved to Chicago in 6th grade and grew up in Brooklyn, New York!
David is a graduate of Oak Park and River Forest High School and the University of Michigan Ann Arbor where he studied mechanical engineering and physics. David's love for STEM started with his Lego robotics team in middle school. He then did Vex robotics in high school and went to the world championships twice! He also plays the drums and loves rock, metal, and swing music. David uses math every day, and thinks that mental math makes everything in life easier. David loved helping his classmates and friends with calculus, chemistry, and physics, and hopes he can help students at Mathnasium too.
Fun Fact: David collects Rubik's cube puzzles and can solve a 7-layer Rubik's cube!
Dominick is a mechanical engineering student attending the University of Illinois at Chicago. He graduated from Fenwick High School having taken Algebra II Honors, Geometry Honors, Pre-Calculus Honors, and AP Calculus AB. In college, Dominick completed Calculus II and III, along with other math heavy engineering subjects. His passion for math stems from his childhood, where little Dominick just couldn’t get enough of it! He enjoys playing soccer, traveling, fixing things, and listening to music, all of which he does in his free time.
Fun fact: Dominick is fluent in Polish and travels to Poland almost every summer!
Elias is a graduate of the California Institute of Technology, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. As a college student, he served as a tutor in introductory proof-based calculus for incoming Caltech students. Also during his time at Caltech, Elias was shocked to find that he enjoyed topology, and he continued to develop his interest in mathematics through his studies in noncommutative algebra and algebraic topology. Elias is currently working on research in mathematical physics, where he hopes to uncover the mysteries of the quantum world, and he aspires to attend graduate school to continue his work. As a math instructor, Elias is enthusiastic about doing everything possible to help others view the world of mathematics as a fun place to explore!
Fun Fact: Elias loves to go bouldering and rock climbing!
Elliot is a student at Oak Park and River Forest High School. He has taken AP Calculus AB and AP Physics. Math is his favorite subject, and he likes how it always builds on itself. He plans to study quantum physics in college. Outside of the classroom, Elliot is part of Students Feeding Students, a student-led hunger initiative at OPRF. In his free time, Elliot plays lacrosse, as a defensive midfielder, shooting photographs, and any time left over usually gets spent on a golf course.
Fun Fact: Elliot loves coding and design, and has made multiple websites!
Ellis is a student of Columbia College Chicago where he studies creative writing. They joined the Mathnasium team because they believe in Mathnasium's mission to make math fun. He hopes to enrich students on their education journeys. In his free time Ellis knits and makes music. Ellis is honing his writing skills in hopes of working in disability advocacy in the future.
Fun Fact: Ellis is working on writing a visual novel, which is a genre of video game that's mostly reading!
Emmett is currently a student at Oak Park & River Forest High School taking the course AP Calculus BC. Previously, he took Advanced Algebra A and AP PreCalculus. Emmett is a very avid sports enthusiast, specifically basketball and football, which has led him to develop a passion for statistics and analysis of all kinds. He is looking to major in Data Science after his high school education, with hopes to earn future careers working in the sports field. Emmett also has a background working with the youth, including coaching his brother’s T-Ball team, a mentorship club at OPRF, and being a Camp Counselor in Training. In his free time, Emmett likes to play soccer and spend time with his family.
Fun Fact: Emmett loves all kinds of spicy foods; if it’s spicy, he’ll eat it!
Han was born and raised in the Netherlands, and graduated from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands with an MSc degree in applied mathematics and computer science. Han worked in the Telecom industry for 40 years, mostly in the US, but also 5 years in the Netherlands and France. He has tutored at the Cabrini Green tutoring program in the 90s, and more recently at Learning Edge, focusing mostly on high school Math. Han has always enjoyed teaching and working with kids: he has taught sailing one summer at a Club Med in France, taught English as a second language, coached ice hockey for 7 years, and tutored as a volunteer for 7 years.
Fun Fact: Han has traveled to more than 40 countries and across most of the United States. He enjoys playing ice hockey, wilderness vacations, and sailing/windsurfing!
Julia is a student at Oak Park and River Forest High School. They have completed Geometry, Algebra I, Algebra II, AP Pre-Calculus, and AP Calculus AB. Julia has a lot of experience with helping people with math, regularly tutoring friends with the high school level math they are working on. They have been in their school's Robotics team since seventh grade, going into their sixth year working as a coder for their team. Additionally, they are the president of the school's metalworking club, which is also a big passion of theirs.
Fun Fact: Julia loves listening to and playing music, they have learned to play eight instruments from an instructor, and have learned two on their own!
Keaton is a student at OPRF high school. He has taken AP Calculus AB/BC and plans to take Linear Algebra and Calculus. His favorite classes are AP Chemistry and AP Research, which combine two of his biggest interests: science and math. Biology is another one of his favorite subjects, and he plans to major in biochemistry in college. He is a member of the science Olympiad club at his school, and he is a leader for the biology research club. Outside of school, he loves hanging out with friends and listening to and making music.
Fun fact: Keaton has won gold in an international piano competition!
Mark is a lifelong lover of Math and a recent transplant to Oak Park. He moved here from Texas where he lived since earning his degree in Math and Physics from Washington University in St. Louis. Mark wants to help students see math as a useful tool and a source of joy, not as an obstacle to be overcome. His goal is to ensure that every student – especially those who have felt discouraged in the past – walks away feeling empowered and capable. He uses it in his own life for everything from calculating the perfect angle for a pass on the soccer field to getting the upper hand at board games.
Fun Fact: On weekends, you can find Mark at the soccer pitch refereeing youth matches. One day he hopes to understand all the intricacies of offsides as well as he understands math!
Mary is a student at Dominican University studying Neuroscience and currently plays on the university’s women’s basketball team. She has always had a natural love for math and has taken AP Calculus as well as up to college-level Calculus I. Mary has extensive experience working with children as a certified before and after school teacher and a former summer camp coordinator. She also works as a medical assistant. In addition to basketball, Mary previously played collegiate softball. She loves working with kids and especially enjoys seeing the moment when a new concept finally “clicks.” She believes that once you understand how math works, solving problems can feel like putting together one giant, fun puzzle!
Fun Fact: Mary grew up in Vermont and can make a surprisingly realistic goat noise!
Neil is a current student at Oak Park and River Forest High School in the graduating class of 2028, and he is currently taking AP Pre-Calculus for his math course. He participates in a number of activities at his school, such as the tennis team, Health Youth Peer Educators, Mock Trial, chess, and more. He also has other job experience, including being a camp counselor. Neil loves playing and watching sports with friends and family. His interest in math partially fell under the analytical side of sports, but he has been passionate about math ever since a young age, when he noticed his father's own passion in the subject. Neil aims to change the notion of fear around math and turn it into something that the students he teaches will look forward to.
Fun fact: Neil has been doing sports broadcasting and analysis for over 5 years across various different sports!
Roman is currently a student at Oak Park and River Forest high school. He has taken Geometry, Algebra, AP Pre-Calculus, and is currently taking AP Calculus AB. Science and math have always been his favorite subjects, and he is excited to share this passion and help others grow. Roman is CO-President of the Studens in Service Club, a part of the Leadership and Launch program at OPRF, enjoys training MMA, skiing with friends, and watching UFC.
Fun Fact: Roman can do a cork 7 on skis!
Simon, a graduate of Oak Park and River Forest High School, has always enjoyed math and working with young children, finishing AP Calculus BC at OPRF and supervising kids at Chicagoland summer camps with the West Suburban Special Recreation Association (WSSRA) for two summers. Although he went on to study Political Science and International Relations at St. Olaf College, he wants to keep math a part of his life and inspire students to recapture their love for it, as he knows how it feels to be discouraged by it at one point or another. Simon spent ten months in Mexico City after graduating from St. Olaf volunteering at a migrant accommodations center, played the oboe in his high school band and his college band and orchestra, and loves sports of all kinds.
Fun fact: Simon loves speaking and learning about Spanish!
Sophia is a student athlete at Dominican University where she is majoring in marketing and sports management. In high school, she took up to AP Calculus BC, which allowed her to build on her critical thinking skills and to believe that she can do hard things. She carries this mindset into her instructing at Mathnasium.
Fun fact: Sophia is from the Bay Area in Northern California, and has an identical twin sister!
Valen is a student from Oak Park and River forest High school. He has previously taken courses such as Geometry, Algebra I and II, AP Precalculus and AP Calculus AB/BC. His favorite subjects in school include Math, Science and History. Valen is an active member of his school's Scholastic Bowl team, Government and Public Policy club, and plays Cello for his school's orchestra. In his free time, he is a part of OPRF's boys Volleyball and boys Soccer teams.
Fun Fact: Valen can name all of the countries and identify all of their flags.
Owen is a student at Oak Park and River Forest High School, where he is a member of Crest Literary-Art Review Club and Environmental Club. He is currently taking Linear Algebra and Calc III, and has previously taken AP Calculus AB/BC and Advanced Algebra. Owen has had a fascination with math ever since discovering numbers, and he continues to learn even outside of school through video essays and going down internet rabbit holes. His favorite field of math is Calculus (although always subject to change) and his favorite classes include chemistry, math, and Spanish. Owen loves the feeling of finally understanding how a confusing topic works, particularly after trying and failing a few times. He plans to pursue computer science and biochemistry related subjects in college, looking for the perfect intersection between the two. He also enjoys walking his dog Lucy, reorganizing his room, and spending time with friends.
Fun Fact: Owen taught himself how to code during the pandemic, and created a project with those skills that he still works on after 4 years!
Thomas is a student at Oak Park and River Forest High School where he plays football as a center and long snapper. Thomas has been interested in math since his elementary school Lego robotics summer camp. He is currently taking Pre-calculus and has completed Algebra 2 and Geometry. Thomas also loves sharing his passion for math and science. He thinks that math makes it easier to understand the world around you and helps in many other aspects of life. When Thomas graduates, he wants to become a mechanical engineer and keep the world moving with math. In his free time Thomas like to play sports, go to the gym, and hang out with his friends.
Fun Fact: Thomas has 47 cousins and 14 biological aunts and uncles!
Will currently attends Washington University in St. Louis.. Will has always had and developed a love for math at a very young age. Math has always been his favorite subject and he has been placed into advanced math classes since elementary school. Will completed the AP Statistics and Linear Algebra/Calculus 3 courses in high school! Will has always enjoyed teaching and helping out fellow classmates with math related problems. Will was also a part of the soccer community in Oak Park and has been playing the sport for over 8 years now.
Fun Fact: Will has previously played the flute for a total of over 5 years of experience!
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