Our Team at Mathnasium of Anaheim Hills

Chrissi V.

Chrissi is a student at California Baptist University, and a recent graduate of Troy High School. At Troy, she was in the Troy Tech Magnet Program as a Tech diploma candidate. She was involved in her school's Associated Student Body (ASB), played basketball and ran track for her school's varsity team. Ever since her childhood, she would help other students understand math concepts, reflecting her passion to assist students to increase their math skills to this day. Chrissi enjoys being around kids, and being able to help them. She hopes to reflect her experience with kids on her future goal of becoming an anesthesiologist. In her free time, Chrissi loves to spend time with her family, hang out with friends, and crafting.

Kathy E.

Kathy holds a Bachelor’s in Human Services from Cal State Fullerton and a teaching credential from Chapman University. With over 30 years of experience teaching elementary and middle school students, she brings deep expertise and a love of learning to Mathnasium. 

Her favorite subject to teach has always been math, and she’s excited to help students not only learn but truly enjoy it. In her spare time, Kathy loves being with family and friends. 

Cidney D.

Cidney is an incoming Cal State Fullerton student, with aspirations in education. She finds joy in playing pickleball during her free time, and traveling with her family. Beyond academics, she cherishes moments spent with family, and enjoys going out to explore life's experiences. She finds that engaging with children has enhanced her communication skills, and improved her ability to collaborate effectively with others.

Nikki V.

Nicole is currently enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona, majoring in Biotechnology. Chemistry is her favorite subject, but has a soft spot for math. She loves the feeling of finally cracking a tough math problem and hopes to get students to experience the same enjoyment in the subject. Nikki loves spending time with her friends and family playing board games or playing any sport. She also plays basketball on her colleges club team. Her favorite activities are playing basketball, going to concerts, and singing.

Kaylyn H.

Kaylyn is a recent graduate of Canyon High School. While attending Canyon, she was involved in the school marching band program, president of the Red Cross club, and volunteered at the hospital. After volunteering at a children's daycare over the summer, she discovered her love for interacting with kids. She also enjoys solving math problems because of how rewarding it can be. During her free time, she enjoys watching TV shows, eating good food, and hanging out with friends.

Colette A.

Colette is currently attending Canyon High School and is enrolled in the IB program. She is a board member of her school's Mock Trial team and French Honor Society. She hopes to attend law school and become a human rights lawyer in the future. Her favorite subjects are history and math. Colette has always enjoyed helping kids understand new concepts and loves seeing them work through challenges. She has worked as a camp counselor at different Girl Scout camps and has always loved connecting with kids. In her spare time, Colette loves to play basketball, read, cook, watch old movies, and spend time with her sisters. Becoming a Mathnasium tutor has helped her look at problems in different ways and she plans on using these new skills in her future.

Zeeshan H.

Zeeshan is a current student at Santiago Canyon College. He is pursuing a major in Computer Science and math has always been his favorite subject. He is a member at a local community center communicating with the youth of the community in order to plan for events that the youth may want to see. His favorite subjects are Math and Science. Zeeshan loves off-roading, motorcycles, basketball and working out with his dad. He loves helping students understand problems and feels a huge sense of accomplishment in doing so and he hopes to continue doing so at Mathnasium.

Abby J.

Abby is a senior in high school, volunteers at the Aquarium of the Pacific and loves going to the beach! She is part of ASB at Canyon High School and also involved in a few different clubs at school. Her favorite school subjects are biology and math. 

She loves working with kids and helping them learn different concepts. Her favorite part about Mathnasium is making teaching and learning more fun than school!

Abby P.

Abby is an honors and AP student at Canyon High School who loves helping students build confidence and better understand math. She enjoys making math feel less intimidating by breaking down challenging concepts into simple, easy-to-understand steps.

Outside of Mathnasium, Abby loves cooking, hanging out with her friends, and making coffee in her free time. In the future, she hopes to become a child and adolescent psychiatrist. Abby is excited to help students reach their goals and discover that math can be both understandable and fun!

Hussain R.

Hussain is a senior at Villa Park High, where he is the president of Tech Society and captain of the varsity tennis team. Math has always been a subject that he has preferred and he hopes to help students enhance their math skills and make learning math fun . 

In his free time, he enjoys playing sports and spending time with family and friends. Outside of Mathnasium, Hussain volunteers at the Discovery Cube and Serving Advantage. He, ultimately, hopes to use his experience at Mathnasium to strengthen his communication and teaching skills.

Julia R.

Julia is working on a Bachelor's degree in math at UC Irvine in hopes of pursuing a teaching career. In community college, she worked as a peer tutor and thoroughly enjoyed helping students harness their mathematical reasoning skills. She is excited to do the same for grade school students here at Mathnasium.

Aside from math, Julia also loves to sing, but valiantly refrains from turning her sessions into karaoke, even when a great song comes on. Her camera roll is full of goofy pictures with her sisters and way too many vacation photos from national parks and art museums.

Kaeli M.

Kaeli is currently a student at Cal State Fullerton, majoring in Business Administration. She is interested in entering the field of tax accounting. Kaeli has always had a passion for math. That exciting moment when the answer finally clicks into place is what makes math so special. Math is an essential skill, so it’s equally important that the learning process is empathetic and fun. 

In her free time, Kaeli enjoys baking, playing video games, and spending time with her friends and family. Kaeli also makes sure to hang out with her two cats whenever she has a chance.

Kota N.

Kota is a senior at Canyon High School and an AP Honors student currently taking AP Calculus. 

Outside of school, Kota plays varsity volleyball and volunteers with Beyond Blindness where he works with children with special needs. He has also previously taught guitar to kids in the community. 

He is excited to be part of the Mathnasium team and to help students become more confident in math.

Nicolas V.

Nicolas is currently a senior at Canyon High School with a strong interest in mathematics and computer science. He enjoys helping students with challenging problems and thinks building confidence is just as important as the answer. Nicolas hopes to teach students to enjoy math just as much as he does. 

Outside of Mathnasium, he likes hiking, watching movies, and listening to music. In the future, he wants to become a civil or environmental engineer to leave a positive impact on the world

Noah K.

Noah is currently a senior at Canyon High School and loves to stay involved whether it’s through varsity wrestling, Canyon’s Ambassador program, or being a member of the National Honors Society.  Noah has created a free GED math tutoring clinic where he also spends his time teaching as well as volunteering with the youth through Sunday school for elementary students at his church.  From these experiences, Noah has grown a love for helping others as well as working with kids and math. 

Outside of work, he loves to go hiking, try new foods, and spend time with his friends and family.

Joy S.

Joy is the Community Outreach Coordinator at Mathnasium of Anaheim Hills, CA. Prior to opening her Mathnasium center, Joy worked as a Franchise Business Consultant with Mathnasium Corporate Office. She has an MBA from University of Redlands and a BS in Management with a Minor in Marketing from St. Louis University, Philippines. She also did a semester study on International Business Economics at Cambridge University, England. After working with Franchise Owners of Mathnasium, Joy has witnessed how Mathnasium has changed kids’ lives through math and how it’s built their confidence. Joy is enthusiastic about helping every child in the local community to truly understand math by teaching it in a way that makes sense to them. She is passionate and committed to bringing the Mathnasium Method to the children in the community.