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.

Mayank Patel

Director of Marketing and Community Outreach
Mayank earned a Master degree in Innovation and Technology from Boston University. He has 20 years of experience working in information technology utilizing mathematics for product design, development, testing, and quantitative analysis. He has always had a love for math, and after teaching with his two children and others at their school, he realized how much of a need there is for instruction above and beyond what school provides. Every student can succeed and even excel in math with the proper tools and support. Mayank's ultimate goal is to help students to understand math and become mathematically fluent. He is looking forward to empowering the children in the community with math skills which will boost their confidence level and make them great innovators. He believes that "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for life" and he agrees strongly with the Mathnasium mission: "To teach math to students in a way that makes the most sense to them."

Tung Nguyen

Instructor
Tung is an instructor at Mathnasium of Westford Chelmsford. Tung recently completed his Master's degree in Mathematics from the University of Mass, Lowell. His specialty lies in Applied and Computational Mathematics. His career interest lies in completing a Ph.D. in Mathematics and teaching. Tung is passionate about teaching mathematics to young students and is excited to work with high-school students. He likes to work on math challenges and puzzles. Apart from teaching he loves to travel and visit new places.

Vagmi Bhagavathula

Instructor
Vagmi is an Under-Graduate Student at Worcester Polytechnic in Computer Engineering. He aspires to continue engineering in the field of Robotics. Throughout his school, his favorite subject has been Mathematics. He enjoys working on number puzzles to challenging problems. He loves the diversity provided by math. It helps him connect with several other subjects in his curriculum and interests. His career interests lie in Theoretical Math. He is young and dynamic. He also looks forward to working with children and helping them strengthen their skills through various innovative approaches. He is excited to increase the interest in math in young children and make Mathnasium a fun learning environment.

Ashley Velasquaez

Instructor
Ashley is an instructor who has experience teaching and leading peers and underclassmen since her time in grade school. She has taught a class of high school students in Air Force Junior ROTC, lead the high school marching band as Wind Captain in the absence of the Drum Major, and graduated with college credits in Calculus. After high school, Ashley joined the U.S. Army and had opportunities to teach her peers many of the skills she learned from Junior ROTC. Now, Ashley is a student at Middlesex Community College, pursuing a degree in Mathematics. She plans on continuing her studies at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and spreading her passion for math. In her spare time, Ashley loves to play instruments, draw, sing, and go on hikes. She aspires to use math and physics to pursue a career in aerospace science. As an instructor, Ashley hopes to inspire students with her enthusiasm for mathematics. She loves bringing in new ways to solve and think about math problems.

John Forino

Instructor
John Forino participated in a five-year, dual-degree program in college and received a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from Fairfield University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Connecticut. He began his college career as a math major but, as he says, "went over to the dark side" and switched to computer science. He spent many years in the computer industry working for companies like Raytheon, Digital Equipment, US Robotics, 3Com, Nextpoint Networks, and NetScout Systems. He worked as a software developer, project leader, and development manager throughout his career concentrating on computer networks and embedded systems. John recently left the computer industry and was excited to get back into the math field. He is looking forward to working with the kids and igniting their fire in math learning.

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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