Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Rolling Hills Estates

Verdi

Verdi is from Taiwan and came to the United States for college. He graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor's degree in Child and Adolescent Development. During college, he started to tutor students in Mandarin and math. Watching students grow is his greatest achievement, especially seeing students willing to speak a few sentences in Mandarin. Growing up in the eastern culture and receiving higher education in the western country, he experienced two very different educational styles, especially with math. He wishes to not only build students' confidence, but also help them enjoy math, as he believes math skills are very important life skills. Verdi loves to eat, so during his free time, he searches on Yelp and tries to find restaurants in the area where he can try new foods.

Francis

Hello! I'm Francis, and I completed my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at CSULB last year. I joined Mathnasium to support kids in exploring STEM careers, because there can never be too many engineers, scientists, or anyone else in the STEM field. Witnessing that "aha" moment when students grasp new concepts is incredibly rewarding for me. Outside of tutoring, I indulge my passion for trying out new restaurants and savoring delicious food. Traveling and gaining fresh experiences are also among my favorite pastimes.

Anahi

Anahi is a Political Science major at California State University of Fullerton. She loves to help students understand and master new math concepts by making math fun! She believes that it is crucial that we foster students’ math learning since they are the future or our progressing society. On her spare time she enjoys photography, horticulture, and making art.

Michael

Michael is a lead instructor that has been with Mathnasium since November 2017 in Manhattan Beach, but has been at Rolling Hills since June of 2018. Michael loves being given the opportunity to show students that math is not something to be feared, but something that is and will be useful for a lifetime once understood. In his spare time, Michael likes to play pool, poker, trivia, and anything else that uses his loves of math and logic.

Mihir

Mihir is currently a senior at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. His favorite subject is math because it is thought-provoking and has many real-world applications. During his free time, he enjoys watching movies and spending time with family and friends.

Tristan

Tristan is currently a junior at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. He hopes to major in Finance/Accounting with a minor in Social Psychology. His favorite subjects are math and history because both subjects require a deep understanding of concepts. He has also been tutoring English, Mandarin, Korean, and History on the side. During his free time, he likes listening to music, eating Taiwanese food/travelling to Taiwan, playing tennis, and hanging out with friends. Tristan believes math is about understanding key concepts that will come in use for higher level math courses and life.

Zara

Zara is a second-year student at Santa Monica College as a Nursing major and is hoping to transfer to UCLA by 2023. She has experience with children ages K-8 as she was a private tutor for 3 years. She is excited to help Mathnasium be a safe space for children to learn, achieve, and accomplish their goals, and aspires to be a pediatric or neonatal nurse one day! Some of her hobbies include baking, cooking, playing volleyball, and dancing.

Alli

Alli is a senior at Torrance High School. She plans on attending college as a Math major and earning a Phd in mathematics after college. Alli loves math and believes it is an essential skill for everyone to have. She hopes to foster creative thinking and problem solving in a new generation of mathematicians.

Arlene

Arlene is a sophomore at Cal State Los Angeles majoring in mathematics. Math has always been her favorite school subject and plans on pursuing a career in education to grow this love for math in others. In her free time she enjoys baking, taking long drives and spending time with friends and family.

Kylie

Kylie is currently a junior at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. She plans to study within the business field in college. Since a young age, Kylie has always loved math and has been intrigued by all the different mathematical concepts. In her free time, she reads, listens to music and watches movies.

Carys

Carys is currently a junior at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. After graduating, she plans to major in International Business and hopes to learn more languages. Growing up, math was always her favorite subject because no matter what, you can always check your work to get the right answer. She loves working with kids and enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends, and driving in her free time.

Michael

Michael is a current senior at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School and will be attending the University of Southern California in the fall as a Business Administration major in the Marshall School of Business. His favorite subject in school is US History, however he has grown to enjoy math due to the efforts of his talented math teachers, namely Mr. Chou. In his free time, Michael enjoys playing basketball, working out, going to the beach, and spending time with friends.

Nathan

Nathan is a Peninsula High School graduate and he is currently attending El Camino College. He is a Statistics and Data Science major but has also studied both Computer Science and Economics. His favorite subjects are Physics, Computer Science, and Math. In his spare time he enjoys hanging out with friends, playing video games, and playing around with new technology like machine learning.