Meet the Team at Mathnasium of Savage

Bobby Tarnowski

It thrills me to see a young person's face light up when it finally hits them how math works and is useful in the things they're passionate about. I believe that a solid understanding of mathematics is foundational in our ability to make good life choices, equipping us to live lives with greater independence and accomplishment of our goals. I graduated from St. John's University with a B.A. in Mathematics and continued with a Master's Program in Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of St. Thomas. Math has been indispensable throughout my career in engineering and management, and is also quite useful in my business and family life.

Lincoln D

Lincoln lives in Prior Lake and will attend Prior Lake High School as a Junior in the fall. He took AP Calculus BC in ninth grade, AP Statistics in tenth grade, and is currently taking Calculus III over the summer. With all this math, he hopes to become a math professor at MIT! Outside of math, he loves to hang out with friends and family, ski and play pickleball, and learn new languages and instruments.

Cecelia N

Cecilia has lived in Prior Lake for the majority of her life. She comes from a family of five - her parents and two younger brothers. She graduated from Prior Lake High School and currently is attending the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. She will be a Senior this upcoming school year and will be graduating next year as a Computer Science major. She has been working at Mathnasium for a few years. Cecilia also has been volunteering in her Vietnamese community as a TA and leader on the weekends. Her current future goal is to become a software engineer after she graduates college. She enjoys baking, listening to music, and playing board games with her family. Cecilia's favorite thing about math would be the feeling of accomplishment after being able to solve a complex problem. This is the best feeling when she's able to do the same with the students she works with. A good math education is important as it is the base for a lot of careers and being able to understand the fundamentals will help a lot. Personally, her major uses math and logic as the base of coding. Since she grew up with good math education, she found herself being able to go through these math classes much easier compared to other peers. She has been working at Mathnasium for a few years now. She loves teaching math concepts and working with students, so working at Mathnasium was perfect! One fun fact about Cecilia is that she used to be an Oboe player when she was in high school!

Jake A

Jake is a senior enrolled at Prior Lake High School, where he’s currently studying multivariable calc at Normandale through the PSEO program. His favorite sports are skiing and tennis, and he’s also involved in a cover band called the Courtjesters. Jake has always loved math and science because of the challenge and problem-solving aspect. In his free time, he enjoys piano, wakeboarding, and backpacking.

Sanju P

Sanju will be a Junior this coming fall at Prior Lake High School. She’ll be taking AP Calculus BC and AP Statistics this year. Sanju has previously taken Algebra 2 during her Freshman year and Precalculus during her Sophomore year. She enjoys problem solving and analytical thinking. Sanju loves teaching others and sharing her knowledge with others. Sanju also enjoys playing tennis for the school’s team, participates on the robotics team, the speech team, and plays piano during her free time.

Sarah M

Sarah lives in Prior Lake and will be a junior at Prior Lake High School in the fall. Her favorite class in school is math and she will be taking Precalculus and Calculus next year at Normandale Community College. She likes teaching math and interacting with others, especially her students. Sarah also enjoys spending time with friends and family, watching movies, and being outside.

Srushti V

Srushti is a senior this year at Prior Lake High School. She has always had a liking towards math and science due to the logical aspects and definitive answers. She has been on the robotics team since 5th grade, has been to state tournaments several times, and is one of the captains of the high school team this year. Srushti also participates in the school’s speech team, tennis team, and is a figure skater. In her free time, she enjoys drawing, puzzles, video games, and playing guitar.

Aryel C

Aryel was born in Oregon and grew up in Savage. She lives with her parents and her twin sister, Caitlyn. Aryel currently attends Prior Lake High School and MNCAPS. She has tutored elementary school students for 4 years. In the future, she plans to major in Biology and hopes to become an Orthopedic Surgeon. She has been an Allstar Cheerleader for 11 years. Aryel enjoys playing video games like Fortnite and Minecraft. Her favorite thing about math is learning how to strategize. A good math education is important because you need math in everyday life. She has benefited from a good math education because of her advancements which have allowed her to complete college classes and further her education in other classes. Aryel likes working for Mathnasium because she loves to help people and provides the opportunity to build relationships with many of the students.

Rowan L

Zyaad A

Kayla T