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.

Tyler W

Assistant Center Director

Tyler joined Mathnasium of St. Peters North in the summer of 2023. He is currently a student at St. Charles Community College, where he is working toward a degree in mathematics and hopes to one day pursue research in the field. 

His passion for both math and teaching inspired him to join the team. Tyler also holds a black belt in taekwondo. 

Alex D

Instructor

Alex has been part of Mathnasium since 2019. A graduate of Liberty High School, he is attending St. Charles Community College on the A+ program and plans to continue his studies in mathematics at Missouri S&T. 

Alex aspires to follow in his mother’s footsteps and become a teacher. He enjoys playing strategy games and reading in his free time, and he primarily works with students online through Mathnasium@home. 

Victoria P

Instructor

Victoria joined the team in December 2021. She holds a degree in Mathematics from William Jewell College and previously taught high school math in Kansas City before relocating to St. Louis in 2015. 

She also worked at a local bookstore for several years, where she enjoyed connecting with her love of books. At Mathnasium, Victoria is excited to return to sharing her passion for math with students. She is also an animal lover with three dogs and two cats. 

Lucas L

Instructor

Lucas is currently studying Computer Science in college and enjoys working at Mathnasium to keep his math skills sharp. Math has always been his favorite subject, and he finds it deeply rewarding when a new concept “clicks” for students. 

In addition to helping others, Lucas strengthens his own skills as an instructor. In his free time, his biggest hobby is playing video games. 

Sushanth

Instructor

Neva

Instructor
Hi my name is Neva and I'm currently a senior at Francis Howell high school. I hope to get a degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, since I really do love math and problem solving! Aside from math, I love reading, painting, and baking too. Out of everything though, math is still my favorite! While it can be challenging, I love the reward of being able to figure out a problem, and apply that knowledge to other things. I hope at Mathnasium, others can learn to love math too!

Alex

Instructor
I received my associates degree in engineering at the St.Charles Community College. In my free time I enjoy going fishing and watching sports especially Mizzou football, Cardinals baseball, and Blues hockey. What I enjoy about math is the problem solving and the feeling of finally figuring out the answer to a hard problem that’s taking a while to solve.

Geoffrey

Instructor
Mr. Geoffrey Baker is attending St Charles Community College now with future plans at UMSL. He enjoys anything to do with math and science. His career goal would be something using both. Geoffrey loves game nights with his family and friends! Fun Fact: He is "uncle Geoffrey" to his 9 nieces and nephews, and Geoffrey is the youngest of 7. He grew up with one brother and five sisters! Geoffrey has always loved the number 13 because it was his older brother's favorite number and he wanted to be just like him. His favorite math joke is: Why do doctors always tell anyone who is cold to stand in a corner? Because they are always 90 degrees!

Macy Reed

Center Director

Macy Reed was the first Center Director at Mathnasium of St Peters North until she passed away on November 7, 2019. Macy was my daughter, an extraordinary Center Director, a caring instructor to the children, and a wonderful human being. The outpouring of support and fondness fills my family’s hearts (Janet – Mother/Wife, Abby, daughter/sister and me).

Macy became the Center Director for Mathnasium in 2017 and worked hard to enrich children’s lives through math. She was very caring, and the younger students, in particular, adored her. She was always finding new ways to entertain and teach them. She also interacted well with the parents, many of whom were very complimentary of her maturity and knowledge.

Macy was born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic terminal illness. It is not contagious, so it is not a disease that can be shared with others. For more information visit https://www.cff.org/What-is-CF/About-Cystic-Fibrosis/.

As I was researching Mathnasium, I told Macy about my plans and that I’d like to open a second location some day for her to run, perhaps in Kansas City where she was living. She investigated the opportunity and decided she wanted to get involved immediately. She believed strongly in Mathnasium and wanted this to be her career and someday run a center on her own.

She was bright and skilled. We worked well together. We divided responsibilities according to our strengths and we made families happy and improved student’s math scores and confidence.

Macy lived her entire life knowing that she may not have a long life, so she chose to make it a rich life and not let CF define her. Therefore, few people had any idea she had it. Macy fought hard to keep her lungs healthy. She really struggled for a few years, but then a miracle drug was released and it was absolutely life changing. For two months – Sept-Nov 2019- Macy improved every day and became more active, more like a 23-year-old. Although she was always known for her smile and outlook, it was obvious she finally felt great and was gaining confidence in her long-term livelihood.

Suddenly and tragically, Macy passed away from a traumatic pneumo-thorax wherein air in her chest cavity collapsed her lung and put pressure on her heart. She fought bravely for four days, but in the end, severe brain damage and the effects of CF were too much to overcome. Macy was an organ donor and parts of her will be used to save or enrich other people’s lives.

Our hearts will never be the same, but we are all better people for having loved Macy.

She is forever a part of the center. We will use use her name as motivation for the students reminding them that Macy wanted to see them succeed! Once a month, we will have a special day named after her – Macy Day – that will be motivating, rewarding, and entertaining for the students.

Fun Fact: Macy has a dog named Penny, the "MATH"-scot, who was adopted as the "Grandpuppy" by David and Janet ;)

Penny Jane

Our "Mathscot"
Penny Jane is a Boxer mix puppy owned by Macy! She loves to count money so that she can buy new toys to destroy! She loves rides to the park and any drive-thru she can convince Macy to take her to... which isn't that hard to do! Unfortunately, Penny is only allowed at Team Meetings... "for now," she says.

Larry Martinek

Creator of the Mathnasium Method
Larry has spent his entire career finding a better way to teach math. From inner city to public schools, to acclaimed magnet schools, to leading private and parochial schools, Larry has served as both a classroom teacher and as an educational consultant. He has designed curriculum, teaching strategies, and teaching materials designed to help students and teachers learn math more effectively, He has trained teachers in the art and science of boosting students' ability to "do" math, thereby increasing students' math scores and feeling of self-worth. Larry is the developer of Mathnasium's educational program - one of the most comprehensive and innovative curricula ever produced for teaching math. While Larry is not an instructor at our center in Creve Coeur, he is a valuable asset and we can call on him to ask specific student's scenarios for guidance and advice.

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.

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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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