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.

Katy Hooper

Lead Instructor

Katy is proof that math shows up everywhere, even in an art studio. With a background in both science and art, she explains complicated ideas simply and helps students see how math and logic skills pay off well beyond STEM careers.

At Loudoun County's Academy of Science, Katy researched how evolutionary biology shapes mating behavior in parasitic wasps. She later graduated from VCUarts with a degree in Communication Arts, majoring in comics and illustration. Her artwork has appeared in several curated exhibitions, and her comics have been published in award-winning student comic anthologies.

Abigail (Abby) Beckelhimer

Lead Instructor

Abby's favorite part of tutoring is the conversation. Mathnasium's comfortable, supportive setting gives her room to go deeper with students than a quick homework check allows, so kids understand why the math works, not just how.

Abby graduated with honors from the University of Mary Washington in spring 2025 with a degree in Mathematics, and she has been part of the Mathnasium team since that summer. Outside of work, she learns and arranges songs on the piano and plays board games with her family.

Kevin Price

Instructor

Kevin shows students how exciting and relevant math can be, drawing on a research background that's hard to beat: he helped develop a gene-editing nanoinjector, a device small enough to deliver genetic material directly into a cell.

Kevin earned a B.S. in Microbiology from Brigham Young University, taking several advanced math and physics courses along the way. He also interned at a data science company, where he used math on real-world analytics. Off the clock, he likes walking, reading, and exploring what life in space might look like, often through models and simulations he builds himself.

Heidy Laboy

Instructor

Heidy helps students see how math is used in real life, and that it's a lot more fun than they expected.

She learned this as a mechanical engineer in tech, where math held everything together. Heidy earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, then spent years in Information Technology across government and commercial sectors. There she saw firsthand how much programming and problem-solving depend on strong math skills. She has always loved putting math to work on real problems, and now she brings that enthusiasm to Mathnasium students.

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.

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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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