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.

Haiqi (Niko) W

Assistant Center Director
School Attended: Georgia State University

Major: Mathematics and Biostatistics

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy hiking and playing with my cat

What I love about Mathnasium: I love that Mathnasium is a fun place to share my own experiences learning math

With Mathnasium Since: September 2022

Interesting Facts: I have a cat and 2 chincillas!

Celeste T

Lead Instructor
School Attended: Cal State Long Beach

Major: Computer Science and Engineering

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy making art, playing games, doing crafts, designing, and writing!

What I love about Mathnasium: I love making a difference in kids' math education and seeing them understand difficult concepts!

With Mathnasium Since: September 2022

Interesting Facts: I love painting and making digital art

Caleb T

Instructor
School Attended: Pasadena City College

Major: Nursing

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy reading and cooking!

What I love about Mathnasium: I love being able to help students expand their skills

With Mathnasium Since: November 2022

Interesting Facts: I once helped build homes for the homeless

Max Y

Instructor

School Attended: Pasadena City College

Major: Accounting

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy playing basketball, and crocheting

What I love about Mathnasium: I love the environment because the students and instructors are energetic and it makes it a fun place to work!

With Mathnasium Since: August 2023

Interesting Facts: My full name is Maximilian, but no one calls me it.

Jessica L

Instructor
School Attended: Pasadena City College

Major: Economics

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy reading, listening to music, and hanging out with my friends

What I love about Mathnasium: I love that we can teach kids to be confident in their math abilities!

With Mathnasium Since: September 2023

Interesting Facts: I love to sleep for long periods of times!

Adam R

Instructor
School Attended: CSULA

Major: Computer Science transitioning to Math

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy playing video games like FF14, playing the violin, and am learning to box

What I love about Mathnasium: I love how chill the students are! It's fun to get to teach in a more relaxed environment

With Mathnasium Since: September 2023

Interesting Facts: I'm great at video games! Challenge me anytime!

Katryna H

Instructor
School Attended: Cal Poly Pomona

Major: Hospitality Management

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy basketball, hiking, traveling, and cooking/baking!

What I love about Mathnasium: I love the collaborative and friendly environment.

With Mathnasium Since: November 2023

Interesting Facts: I've traveled to over 10 countries!

Justin P

Instructor
School Attended: Brandeis University

Major: Biology / Chemistry

Hobbies and Interests: I love all sports, but especially Football and Soccer. I have been playing Fantasy Football with friends for over 10 years. My current favorite players are Puka Nacua and Jude Bellingham. In High School, I was a member of my school's Math Team and loved entering Math Competitions.

What I love about Mathnasium: Mathnasium makes math fun for both students and instructors!

With Mathnasium Since: March 2024

Interesting Facts: I am originally from Boston, MA. I love all New England seasons but esecially the Fall foloage. I love going to the beach with family and friends to eat lobster and seafood!

Cameron D

Instructor

School Attended: Arcadia High School

Major: Education/Business

Hobbies and Interests: Sports, mostly basketball and football. My favorite basketball player is Kevin Durant. Music, my favorite artist is Drake. I also enjoy going out with my friends and going to the gym.

What I love about Mathnasium: The community and how I work with all my co-workers and students.

With Mathnasium since: August 2024

Interesting Facts: I played baseball for 13 years; since I was 3.

Min Pyae T

Instructor

School Attended: Pasadena City College

Major: Electrical Engineering 

What I love about Mathnasium: I love Mathnasium because of the opportunity to make a difference in students’ learning journey truly. I also appreciate the focus on critical thinking rather than rote memorization. It is incredibly fulfilling to watch them grow, improve their math skills, and build self-assurance over time.

With Mathnasium Since: September 2024

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy sailing, swimming, and robots.

Interesting Fact about me: I have a passion for sailing, which I started at a young age, and I've even been part of a selection team.

Yiqi X

Instructor

School Attended: University of Southern California

Major: Data Science and Mathematics

What I love about Mathnasium: Mathnasium makes math more interesting through its material, and our instructors value ideas
from every student.

With Mathnasium since: September 2024

Hobbies and Interests: I love hiking, traveling and dancing.

Interesting Fact about me: Math wasn’t my best subject. But I majored in math in college and I loved it.


Bryant C

Instructor

School Attended: Arcadia High School

Major: Biology

What I love about Mathnasium: Making a positive impact on the community and supporting kids on their math journey.

With Mathnasium since: September 2024

Hobbies and Interests: Playing competitive video games and sports, mostly basketball and football. My favorite sports players are Austin Reaves and Stefon Diggs. I also love everything related to biology and sciences of life.

Interesting Fact about me: Polo G is my favorite rapper


May H

Instructor

School Attended: Pasadena City College

Major: Biochemistry

What I love about Mathnasium: I love that I’m able to help and connect with the students as well as the whole team!

With Mathnasium since: October 2024

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy finding good boba places, food spots, playing games and reading books.

Interesting Fact about me: I really love playing rhythm games and I’d like to think I’m pretty good at it. DDR is one of my favorite arcade games.

Huan T

Instructor

School Attended: UC Irvine

Major: Mathematics

What I love about Mathnasium: A friendly environment for students and Instructors

With Mathnasium since: October 2024

Hobbies and Interests: I like to play League of Legends and soccer

Interesting Fact about me: My name pronounces similar to number 1


Benjamin G

Instructor

School Attended: Cal State LA

Major: Computer Science

What I love about Mathnasium: I love that Mathnasium is a fun environment where students can learn and improve their confidence in their math abilities

With Mathnasium since: November 2024

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy playing video games, listening to music, reading, and collecting figures

Interesting Fact about me: The first time I used a computer was when I was 2 years old


John D

Instructor

School Attended: Glendale Community College

Major: Mechanical Engineering

What I love about Mathnasium: I love that the students are actually passionate about Mathematics.

With Mathnasium since: October 2024

Hobbies and Interests: I trade stocks, crypto, ETFs, derivatives, etc. I speak three languages (English, Russian, & Armenian). I like learning about new ways to make money. I'm very good at fishing. I also play chess. 

Interesting Fact about me: I am an indirect descendant of 21st U.S president Chester Alan Arthur

Vivian Y

Instructor

School Attended: Pasadena City College

Major: Music

What I love about Mathnasium: Helping students gain confidence in their math skills and abilities.

With Mathnasium since: December 2024

Hobbies and Interests: Making music and crocheting.

Interesting Fact about me: My music is out on the internet somewhere.

Andrew M

District Manager
School Attended: University of San Diego

Major: Economics

Hobbies and Interests: Football, Music, Spending time with friends, Reading about Psychology

What I love about Mathnasium: I love working with all of my students and coworkers! I enjoy going to the different centers and helping them figure out ways that each center can be the best it can possibly be.

With Mathnasium Since: December 2016

Interesting Facts: I've played guitar and drums since I was in middle school!

Chloe K

District Support Specialist

Chloe graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and completed a minor in Computer Science. She previously served as Assistant Center Director at Mathnasium of South Pasadena from 2023-2024. As District Support Specialist, she works with all our Mathnasium centers to ensure smooth operations and deliver quality service to students and families.

Alejandra C

Education Specialist
Alejandra graduated from the University of California, Riverside in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics. Shortly after graduation, Alejandra joined the Mathnasium of Pasadena team as an instructor and advanced her way to Center Director over the course of 3 years. As Education Specialist, she is now in charge of all student learning plans, training of new instructors, and furthering the training of current instructors alongside Xavier, the District Support Specialist.

Our Mathnasium Mission

Teach children math so they understand it, master it, and love it. Math can change their lives, and they can change the world.

What I love about Mathnasium is the ability to teach problem-solving skills and make math make sense, while also making a student smile.
Amber W., Mathnasium Instructor

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