Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Waialae

Brendan

Brendan has been with Mathnasium since 2015.  When Brendan was a student at Windward Community College, he was a college math tutor for courses such as foundational mathematics up to trigonometry, including the level 100 classes and calculus. As a 2009 graduate of Damien Memorial School, he spent all his high school years on the math team, competing in the Oahu Math League, and took AP Calculus in his junior year. He enjoys spending his free time playing video games, eating, and occasionally walking around town. “I may be odd, but I still can count even numbers.” .

Salena

Salena currently attends the University of Portland in Oregon, working towards an undergraduate degree in Environmental Science with a concentration in biology and minor in communications. I was previously an education major, but I realized in order to teach about the environment, I need to be an expert in it first! I was named a commended student in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program; and I’ve always loved math and the sciences.  Salena states that Tutoring at Mathnasium has been an amazing opportunity to foster her appreciation of STEM in others.

Freddy

Freddy is a recent graduate of the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa with a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education — Music (Instrumental). It is important to Freddy to help students develop a growth mindset where their learning is focused on the process rather than the product. He believes that students are often too focused on their grades rather than engaging with concepts, developing skills, and employing strategies, which are principles of learning and improving. He enjoys working with and learning from students of all age groups and is eager to continue his growth as a mathematician as well. Freddy is an accredited teacher with the Hawaii DOE and is the Music Director at Kailua Intermediate School. Outside of teaching, Freddy enjoys working out, following Major League Baseball, and hanging out with friends!

Joe

Joe Has been with Mathnasium since March of 2022.  Joe says "Maths has always been an unavoidable curricula in my scholarship development and formation."

His credential's include:

Undegraduate level: I graduated from Loma Linda University (California) with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (freshman calculus is a core requirement for the award of the chemistry major).

Graduate level: Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, Western Australia (MPH - cores are biostatistics & epidemiolgy), Touro University, Los Alamitos, California (MSHS, PsyD),

University of the People, Pasadena, CA (MBA)

Professional degree - De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Donell

Donell has been with Mathnasium of Waialae since April of 2023.  He is also a Professor at Hawaii Pacific University teaching College Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Math for Decision Making, and Elementary Statistics.He has recieved a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Sto. Tomas, Manila, Philippines and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines.

Kirra

Kirra just recently graduated from University of California, San Diego. She’s currently attending a graduate certificate course at University of Hawaii. She hopes to one day get into medical school, but for now is enjoying her time back at home. On her free time, she likes to read and explore with her dog. Math has always been something that came easier to her, so tutoring at mathnasium is a great fit.

Romino

Romino is currently pursuing a my undergraduate’s Bachelor’s of science in Chemistry. I didn’t really know what I wanted to do for a career, hopping around from major to major. I have finally set my goal on getting into pharmacy school. Aside from education I love fishing and cooking. Sometimes I like to do catch and cook as well.

Dillon

Dillon has always been interested in furthering his career in educating children especially in math ever since he was young. To achieve such a dream he took every AP and honors class he could. He is currently going to attend UH to study child education to become a teacher.

Abby

Abby attends the University of Hawaii, majoring in marine biology. She recently moved here from Maryland after knowing that Hawaii was the place she wanted to live. She was a member of the math honor society in high school and enjoys helping other people better understand math and hopefully grow a passion for it like she has herself. In her free time, Abby enjoys relaxing at the beach and spending time with her friends and family.

Daniel

Daniel participated in mathletics for all of his middle school years, and graduated from Brown University in 2020 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in environmental engineering. During summers he would help run various kids programs, including HPA’s residential summer school program and Kahilu Theater’s Kids’ Performing Arts Workshop, both on the Big Island. Working at Mathnasium since August of 2024 has been a wonderful opportunity for him to refamiliarize himself with core math concepts and to connect with kids and peers of all ages over math and problem solving.

Erin Schulz

Erin was born and raised here on the island of Oahu, Hawaii and is a local girl at heart. She trained as a respiratory therapist and worked in local hospitals here on Oahu. For many years now, she has used her educational expertise to train caregivers and patients on the use of their durable medical equipment for home use while serving as marketing executive for a local durable medical equipment company. She finds math interesting, intriguing and a positive challenge. She believes passionately that if a student can conquer math, he or she will obtain confidence that will apply to any discipline and last a lifetime.

Fred Schulz

Fred has always had a Love for Math. He was a Math Major and Computer Science Minor while attending Central Michigan University. He spent 25 Years in the IT field before coming to Mathnasium. In Fred's own words, "After my Lovely wife and two Children, Mathnasium is the best thing that ever came my way in life. Our goal is to deliver the best product possible and the reviews show that we are doing just that. My favorite thing is seeing the smile on a students face when the light bulb comes on. It is a signal that they really understand the concept being presented. I also want to state the the main reason we have been successful is all due to the people above this bio, as well as the past employees of Mathnasium of Waialae. Without our great team of instructors and Larry's Mathnasium Method there would be no greatness at Mathnasium of Waialae.