Our Team at Mathnasium of Billerica

Ali

Ali holds a Bachelor’s in Mathematics and a Master’s in Curriculum and Instructional Planning from Merrimack College. She has taught 7th grade math in Massachusetts and Colorado and previously worked as an Account Manager in a Boston-based fintech company. 

Ali is passionate about math education and meeting students where they are. She believes that while there may be one right answer, there are many ways to find it. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, exploring national parks, and spending time with her dog, Noah. 

My favorite part about math: There may be only one answer, but many different ways to find it.

Fun Fact: Ali is an exceptional ping pong player.

My Favorite Math Joke: Why is 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 8 9.

Adil

Adil holds a Master’s in Finance and has over five years of experience teaching and tutoring math. He manages the center’s financial operations, monitors student progress, and supports instruction as needed. He values how math provides many different ways to approach and solve a problem, which helps students think critically. 

His dual role at Mathnasium allows him to apply both his analytical and educational skills. Adil enjoys seeing students discover new methods and grow their confidence in math. He believes a strong foundation in math is key to lifelong learning.

Samantha

Samantha is a special education teacher with four years of experience and has worked with students from kindergarten to sixth grade. She enjoys helping learners build confidence and discover strategies that make math fun and approachable. She is excited to bring her expertise to the Mathnasium classroom. 

Outside of work, Samantha enjoys kayaking, crafting with her Cricut machine, and playing The Sims on Xbox. She collects nutcrackers and has over 100 in her collection. Her favorite thing about math is solving it like a puzzle. Her favorite math joke? “Not unless you Count Dracula.”

Caitlyn

Caitlyn holds a Bachelor’s in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science degree. She has always loved math and wants to encourage a love of math in all the students she works with.

My favorite thing about math: Math is made of so many interesting puzzles and the joy of solving one is the best feeling in the world.

Fun fact: I’ve been growing out my hair since I was 7 years old.

My Favorite Math joke: Why did you divide sin by tan? Just cos!

Heather

Heather holds a Bachelor’s in Mathematics from MCLA and has 8 years of teaching math at middle schools. She also has been tutoring students from various grade levels. She believes every student learns math at a different pace and works to reach students where they are in their learning. Outside of work, Heather enjoys anime, video games, and collecting trading cards.

My favorite thing about math: Math is like life, where there is always more than one way to solve a problem.

Fun fact: Heather has 9 binders full of Pokémon cards.

My favorite math joke: I love math but y = mx + b is where I draw the line.

Sam

Sam completed her undergraduate degree with a major in Statistics and minor in Math and Physics, followed by completing a 2-year Computational Mathematics course at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. Math was always her strong point during school and college years. Being the eldest of four kids in the family, she used to help her younger siblings with their math homework on daily basis, and now her son loves to work on his math homework with her all the time. She is passionate about interacting with kids with an ambition of self-learning, coaching, and contributing to helping her co-workers. She currently works for a cooperative Bank and her past experience include working for one of the largest Dunkin' franchise in the Boston for more than 8 years, where her role involved daily operations of Dunkin' stores in Seaport and Downtown Boston areas, and providing training to new employees of the company. Her hobbies include making crafts, workout, biking and cooking new recipes from different parts of the world.

My favorite thing about math: I find it very interesting how many different approaches can be used to solve mathematical problems, and how the problem answering makes mathematics more interesting.

My favorite math joke: What's the official animal of Pi day? The Pi-thon!

James

Future Instructor

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