Okemos
3552 Meridian Crossing
, Suite 560
Okemos, MI 48864
Okemos, MI 48864
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.
Graham earned a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University. He grew up in Okemos and is a member of the Okemos High School class of 2011. Graham was an instructor at Mathnasium of Okemos for about a year and a half prior to being promoted to Center Director, where he served the families and students at Mathnasium of Okemos for a further six and a half years until stepping into the ownership role for the center. At MSU, Graham was involved in the MSU Drumline and traveled to Antarctica for a study abroad trip. He greatly enjoys math and wants to pass on that enjoyment to the students at Mathnasium.
Kyle joined the Mathnasium team in June of 2022. Kyle graduated Fowler High School in 2016, and attended Michigan State University, graduating in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in materials science and engineering. Kyle has previously worked as a private tutor and a barista.
Q&A with Kyle:
Q: What kind of math do you find most fun (or most challenging)?
A: I find Algebra to be the most fun because of how cleanly all of the rules work together.
Q: What experience or class led you to discover your passion for math?
A: AP Calculus in High School, finding derivatives by hand. It was satisfying to see how the process yielded simple, clean answers.
Q: What's the deal with Geometry?
A: We use math to describe the tings in our world we can see. Geometry is just a more direct interaction with those things.
Q: When your parents brag about you at parties, what do they lead with?
A: "He's doing research at MSU!" Something about research is so impressive to people.
Q: What's your most-used phone app?
A: Discord. I use it to communicate with basically all of my friends.
Q: You're abandoned on a desert island. Would you rather be alone or stuck with your worst enemy?
A: Stuck with my worst enemy for sure. Being alone can't be fixed, but being enemies can.
Mitchell joined the Mathnasium team in September of 2023. Mitchell graduated Okemos High School in 2015 and attended Purdue University, graduating in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Mitchell enjoys reading detective novels.
Q&A with Mitchell:
Q: What kind of math do you find most fun (or most challenging)?
A: I find solving equations the most fun.
Q: What experience or class led you to discover your passion for math?
A: The extracurricular math classes made me interested in math because those classes allowed me to find out that math could be simple and fun.
Q: What's the deal with Geometry?
A: Geometry might be hard to learn, but I think it's the basis to both logical thinking and understanding art.
Q: With two free weeks and unlimited spending power, where would you travel?
A: I would travel to Japan, because the last time when I was traveling in Japan, it was fantastic..
Q: What's the next item on your bucket list?
A: The next item would be working out to get fit.
Q: What's your most-used phone app?
A: My most used app is a reading app that I can read novels on.
Cameron joined the Mathnasium team in August of 2024. Cameron graduated Kalamazoo Central High School in 2022, and is currently attending Michigan State University, pursuing a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Cameron enjoys playing hockey and ice skating.
Q&A with Cameron:
Q: What kind of math do you find most fun (or most challenging)?
A: Graph theory.
Q: What experience or class led you to discover your passion for math?
A: AP Calculus.
Q: What's the deal with Geometry?
A: Which type?
Q: With two free weeks and unlimited spending power, where would you travel?
A: South Korea.
Q: Winter or summer olympics?
A: Winter.
Q: If you could instantly be a world-class scholar in any topic, which topic would you choose?
A: Astrophysics.
Maiya joined the Mathnasium team in October of 2024. Maiya graduated West Michigan Aviation Academy in 2022, and is currently attending Michigan State University, pursuing a bachelor's degree in psychology. Maiya enjoys playing the guitar and going on nature walks.
Q&A with Maiya:
Q: What kind of math do you find most fun (or most challenging)?
I love calculus AB and precalc!
Q: What experience or class led you to discover your passion for math?
A: AP calculus solidified my love of math, but I've had a passion for math since all the way back in early elementary school.
Q: What's the deal with Geometry?
A: I think of it as a more practical application of math concepts. It can be hard but I really like it.
Q: With two free weeks and unlimited spending power, where would you travel?
A: I would travel to Scotland, then do some backpacking.
Q: What's your most-used phone app?
A: Right now, it's an app called nonogram galaxy, which is a logic game involving filling in a grid from numerical clues to make a picture.
Celeste joined the Mathnasium team in December of 2024. Celeste graduated Green High School in 2020, and attended Bowling Green State University, graduating in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Celeste has previously worked as a barista.
Q&A with Celeste:
Q: What kind of math do you find most fun (or most challenging)?
A: I loved learning proofs.
Q: What experience or class led you to discover your passion for math?
A: When I saw it play out in the world through the Fibonacci sequence.
Q: What's the deal with Geometry?
A: It's art and math mixed together.
Q: When your parents brag about you at parties, what do they lead with?
A: I was president of origami club at my college.
Q: Beatles or Beethoven?
A: Beethoven
Q: It's game night. What are we playing?
A: Bananagrams!
Elias joined the Mathnasium team in February of 2025. Elias graduated Vista Ridge High School in 2020, and attended Michigan State University, graduating in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in astrophysics. Elias enjoys playing an incredible amount of D&D.
Q&A with Elias:
Q: What kind of math do you find most fun (or most challenging)?
A: Multivariable calculus. While I likely zoned out sometime around when Green's Theorem was being taught, the math I did understand was really fun to learn and apply.
Q: What experience or class led you to discover your passion for math?
A: I think once I got to college and actually started applying all those math concepts I learned -- like how sine, cosine, and tangent can be used to find descriptions of the movements of stars and galaxies.
Q: What's the deal with Geometry?
A: While it can be quite difficult at times and sometimes octagons look like hexagons, it's a pretty cool part of math (once you get past the weirdness that is!)
Q: I've just looked into the future and have seen that you're on the list of TIME's most influential people of the year in 2043. How did you manage that?
A: I ate an entire family-sized bag of pizza rolls in 10 minutes. My parents were very proud.
Q: With two free weeks and unlimited spending power, where would you travel?
A: I would use my unlimited funds to construct a time machine to travel through time to stop myself from eating that entire family-sized bag of pizza rolls in 10 minutes. The fame isn't worth the sacrifice.
Q: What's your current "I-could-listen-to-it-all-day-long" song?
A: It's got to be "Flying Microtonal Banana" by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
Kristie joined the Mathnasium team in January of 2018 (3-year tenure), then again in February of 2025. Kristie graduated DeWitt High School in 2018, and attended Michigan State University, graduating in 2022 with bachelor's degrees in psychology and mathematics. Kristie enjoys crocheting, playing video games, and cooking meals for her friends.
Q&A with Kristie:
Q: What kind of math do you find most fun (or most challenging)?
A: I really enjoy statistics, but there's something really satisfying about abstract proofs! They're like puzzles, and finding the theorem that makes it all come together feels like putting the last piece in.
Q: What experience or class led you to discover your passion for math?
A: I think I've always enjoyed the problem-solving and challenges that come with math but it's really the collaboration that happens when we try to solve problems together that makes me love it.
Q: What's the deal with Geometry?
A: Sometimes, the real geometry is the friends we make along the way.
Q: What's a personality trait, quirk, or strange fact about yourself that no other instructor has in common with you?
A: I have a cat with three legs named Kova! She never learned how to walk, so she scoots and slithers around. Actually - correction: she can walk, but actively chooses not to.
Q: What's the next item on your bucket list?
A: I want to see a lot of the world and learn about other cultures as much as I can! I hope I can visit China and Southeast Asia before going to grad school.
Q: Would you sign up for a one-way ticket to Mars?
A: Space is really awesome, but I'd rather spend my time improving and taking care of the planet and communities we already have.
Ava joined the Mathnasium team in February of 2025. Ava graduated Troy High School in 2023, and is currently attending Michigan State University, pursuing a bachelor's degree in human biology. Ava enjoys reading, and spending time in nature.
Q&A with Ava:
Q: What kind of math do you find most fun (or most challenging)?
A: I find calculus to be the most fun.
Q: What experience or class led you to discover your passion for math?
A: I really enjoyed my prealgebra class where I first started to learn about functions.
Q: What's the deal with Geometry?
A: Geometry is fun! I love shapes.
Q: With two free weeks and unlimited spending power, where would you travel?
A: I would travel to Greece and visit some of the islands.
Q: It's game night. What are we playing?
A: Monopoly.
Q: Winter or summer Olympics?
A: Winter!
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