Our Instructors
Our Math Tutoring Philosophy Is Built On Honesty, Respect, And Empathy.
Alex
Alex studied at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Mathematics. He has a combined 7 years of experience teaching math as an instructor, tutor, and teaching assistant.
Alex has a passion for math education, and communicates this excitement about the subject to his students. Through his teaching, he endeavors to instill a curiosity for math as something that is approachable by anyone.
In his free time, he likes to spend time with his two cats, whom he loves almost as much as he loves math.
Geneve
Geneve loves the challenges that learning and teaching math present. As an instructional coach and tutor, she spends her days supporting teachers and students in their understanding of and comfort with various math subjects. Geneve holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Temple University and a Master of Science in Urban Education from the University of Pennsylvania.
She has been a tutor, instructor and administrator in a variety of settings including public schools, enrichment clubs, and alternative education programs. Geneve’s strength as an educator lies in her willingness to listen closely to students express their understanding.
In her free time, Geneve enjoys spending time with her family, camping with her friends, and tying new recipes.
Lucero
Lucero obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She then went on to study accounting.
Lucero practiced accounting and tutoring as an independent contractor. She tutored students privately in grades K-12th, while working full time at local public schools in Los Angeles, California.
Lucero enjoys being a tutor and has a college-lecture styled approach. She works out multiple examples during sessions to help students achieve their mathematical goals. She considered herself lucky to do what she loves every day, working with numbers.
Safa
Hello everyone! My name is Safa Zanial and I am 23 years old. I was born in New Zealand but raised my whole life in the U.S., specifically California. I have been working as a Math tutor for five years now. I worked in different settings with different ages and taught math topics ranging from Elementary school to University level math. At Alexander Tutoring, I tutor mostly Algebra and Geometry to students in middle school and high school. I earned my Associates in Mathematics two years ago from Chaffey Community College where I also tutored at their Math Success Center for three years. However, this path changed when I transferred to the University of California, San Diego and decided to switch my major over to Clinical Psychology. I realized after a couple of years, that math has always been a hobby and my passion to teach it and tutor it stems from the struggles I encountered in math when I was younger. I am devoted to help students overcome the fear, struggles, and resentment they have towards math and to understand that math is not a natural skill but is mastered through hard work, effort, and rigorous practice. I do believe that everyone has the ability to master this unique language and in believing this, I do my part to cultivate our next generations of future mathematicians.
Travis
Travis knew from a very young age that teaching math is the only thing he would like to be doing later on in life. A handful of truly amazing teachers set a great example and inspired him to want to help others with the subject that most people find difficult or intimidating, math.
Travis received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Arkansas while also private tutoring for several high school and college students. Working through different difficult topics with an array of students cemented what he already knew. He spent the next 9 years working for tutoring centers as well as continuing to tutor on his own.
Travis feels very comfortable working with all ages of students and loves that teaching one on one allows him to plan specifically for what each student needs. He believes that progress in math comes from being comfortable and confident. These are the main teaching philosophies that he employs in order to make his lessons fun and effective.
Krishann
Krishann obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Faulkner University. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Elementary Education in an effort to get her Ed.D. in Organizational Change and Leadership.
Fun fact about Krishann: she has been tutoring and aiding in math since age 10! Her passion for helping others started in a 5th-grade math classroom where she helped a classmate understand fractions. From that first interaction, Krishann has grown and continues to have a passion for helping others learn math. Her motto for helping her students understand math is “Changing Mindsets ONE Problem at a Time.”
When she is not caring for her mother and her dog, Champ Piccolo, she writes spoken word poetry as Queen Floetry, where she currently has three albums on all streaming platforms. She also sings and serves in her church, Rock City Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
Tricia
Tricia loves helping students understand new math concepts in a way that makes sense to them, exploring together how to break problems into manageable parts, and seeing students’ happiness as they master new topics. Ever since she was in the student’s seat, what she found unique about math is the beauty of being able derive and prove concepts based on previous learnings. Her strength in tutoring is being able to explain concepts in everyday language.
She has 8 years of experience tutoring math for elementary, middle school, and high school students in private and school settings.
Tricia earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Mechanics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She spent 9 years designing and testing equipment supporting high energy physics experiments and 21 years in product quality and global manufacturing processes for medical devices. She left engineering to have more time to focus on family and worked part-time as a tutor, kindergarten aid, and math aid and found her second passion in tutoring math!
In her spare time, Tricia enjoys spending time with her family, kayaking, and going for walks in nature with her hubby.
Rushdha
Rushdha is known for her ability to create a student-centered learning environment using a variety of strategies and techniques to keep her students engaged and motivated. She earned a bachelor's degree in math education from New York City College of Technology, and master’s in mathematics from Queens College of New York.
She started tutoring when she was in college and loved how she was able to communicate math to students in a very easy to understand manner. She then became a math instructor at CUNY and has teaching experience at a college level for more than 7 years.
In her free time, she loves to spend time with her family and enjoys taking pictures of her food and share them with her friends.
Griffin
Griffin graduated from UC Berkeley with a CRS degree titled “Mathematics and modeling for Sustainable Agriculture.’’ Following a associates degree in Mathematics from City College of San Francisco.He has worked for years tutoring all levels of math at CCSF and as a private tutor and taught ecology at many libraries and community gardens.He has always loved teaching and discovery. His favorite parts of tutoring is helping students build a deep intuition and understanding of conceptual Mathematics so they can apply this to subjects in the future.
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Angelique pursued a rigorous hands-on Masters in Secondary Mathematics Education at the Relay Graduate School of Education while teaching full time at Midwood High School (Brooklyn, NY). Angelique taught Algebra 1 there for 4 years and tutored all levels of mathematics in school from Algebra 1 - Calculus. She also taught Algebra 1 and Statistics in 2017 at KIPP King collegiate (San Lorenzo, CA) and moved on to teach Geometry and Algebra 1 at Dewey Academy in 2018 (Oakland, CA). In January of 2022, Angelique became the director of Andromeda Education Math Partners. This role has provided an opportunity for her to connect with tutors, parents and students in a meaningful way that has a greater impact for educational equity with students from underserved communities.