Janine S.

Janine is projected to graduate Western University in May 2026 with a Major in Chemistry and a Minor in Writing Studies. Alongside years of teaching experience in the arts, she tutors students in science and math at primary, junior, intermediate, and senior levels. In 2025, Janine completed an internship with Environment and Climate Change Canada, where she worked as a laboratory technician with the National Laboratory for Environmental Testing. She plans to pursue a Masters in Science in Physical and Analytical Chemistry at Western University upon graduation. Janine believes that the most effective teaching strategies involve building relationships with her students by ensuring she is attentive to their needs and fostering a safe learning environment. Janine is able to tutor students from grades K-12.

Danica R.

As a mathematics major, Danica Reddock takes education seriously and she is committed to helping students succeed. She has been tutoring for six years while keeping her own grades up, and she has five dogs and a cat. Her approach is professional, patient, and personalized, ensuring that every lesson is productive and stress-free. She tailors each session to each individual’s learning style and pace. Being a college student herself, Danica understands that some concepts are more difficult to grasp than others. She also knows that not everybody learns in the same way. She prides herself on being able to help students find what works best for them.

ZAHRA A.

Zahra holds two master’s degrees – one in Pure Mathematics and another in Mathematical Finance from the University of Calgary.

She has extensive teaching and tutoring experience at multiple levels of education. Zahra has three years of experience teaching mathematics at the high school level, where she prepared students for provincial exams while fostering strong problem-solving skills. In addition, she worked for over two years as a teaching assistant at the University of Calgary, supporting courses such as statistics, calculus, linear methods, and differential equations. In this role, she not only assisted professors with instruction but also provided one-on-one support to students and was nominated for the Best Teaching Assistant Award. She also has two years of experience working with students from Grades 1 through 12, helping them strengthen foundational math skills and prepare for advanced concepts.

Zahra’s goal is to help students experience the rewarding feeling of solving challenging problems. She believes that building confidence in mathematics is essential for academic success and also helps students develop lifelong skills such as perseverance, logical thinking, and creativity. Her teaching philosophy is rooted in patience, clarity, and adaptability, ensuring each student’s unique learning needs are met.

Wajd A.

Wajd is passionate about helping students succeed and currently serves as a teaching assistant at Western University in advanced Medical Science courses. Her teaching journey began in high school, where she volunteered as a kindergarten teacher assistant and a library assistant for Westmount Public School, and then proceeded to one-on-one tutor her high school peers in math and science subjects as requested by teachers. Through these experiences, Wajd has proven to many students that no goal is impossible to achieve, as long as they have the right guidance and resources. Beyond academia, Wajd thrives in leadership and community roles, as highlighted by her three-year experience as a Western International Ambassador, Peer Guide, and a librarian at Weldon. She supports multiple projects yearly, including international orientation planning. As described by many, Wajd is a social butterfly who cherishes opportunities to connect with others and can often be found in taekwondo and belly dancing classes, where she continues to build friendships and explore new passions.

TASFIA A.

Tasfia is an experienced STEM tutor with over four years of tutoring experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, specializing in secondary and post-secondary mathematics and sciences. She has worked with more than 100 students across diverse curricula, including the Ontario curriculum, International Baccalaureate (IB), Advanced Placement (AP), Danforth’s MaST, and Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) programs. Tasfia has extensive experience supporting students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), skillfully adapting her teaching methods to accommodate different learning styles and ensure comprehensive understanding and skill mastery. She is a compassionate, friendly, and adaptive educator with a special interest in cognitive psychology who approaches learning from a trauma-informed perspective.

GAVIN O.

Gavin graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Mathematics degree in 2022 and a Master of Quantitative Finance degree in 2024. He completed his tutor training with the CRLA in 2019 while working as a full-time math tutor at Centennial College. Gavin has worked as a part-time tutor since 2022 and has worked with hundreds of students in grade levels ranging from elementary to high school to college-level math students, and has experience working with students with disabilities and who speak English as a second language. In addition to working as a private tutor, in 2022 Gavin worked as a teacher for Algorithmics Waterloo where he instructed students on math competitions, Grade 11 Functions and Python programming. Furthermore, he has contributed to artistic projects that use cartoons and illustration to make math concepts more intuitive and engaging. Through these experiences Gavin has developed a passion for making math instruction participatory and engaging. As a hobby Gavin buys pieces of shiny cardboard that somehow regularly outperform the S&P 500

Tom B.

The joy and challenge of mathematics has always been a large part of Tom’s life, from participating in maths olympiads and running revision classes at school to his masters’ degree at Warwick University and beyond to ‘recreational’ reading on infinity, statistics or symmetry. He finds the purity of the subject, the neatness and objectivity, fascinating, and brings his enthusiasm and deep understanding to his teaching.

Since teaching roles at University, Tom has been accepting students for tuition both online and in person, and ten years after graduating he has coached dozens of students through their studies and exams at a high level. With a focus on high school math and beyond, Tom brings an understanding of calculus and algebra which allows him to provide students operating at the upper end of their school careers with insights and context they will not find on the regular curriculum, and does so in a friendly and informal manner.

Outside of mathematics, Tom is a keen outdoorsman and can often be found attached to a rope and up a cliff or running on the many trails in the sea to sky corridor (all of which seem to be uphill). He enjoys creative writing, loud music and runs a dungeons and dragons game for friends in Squamish and Whistler.

James C.

James is a teacher who can teach in British Columbia, California and Ontario. He grew up in northern BC and completed post-secondary studies in Alberta and Ontario before going to California to start his career. He has taught students from Gr. 6 to post-secondary (mostly in the STEM subjects from Computer Studies to Calculus to Chemistry and Physics). Outdoor education was always in the mix from running an outdoor programme for a school board to teaching skiing and white-water kayaking. He was selected to create and review online Physics and Chemistry for both Ontario high schools and later within the Ontario College system; these experiences deepened his understanding of barriers to success in students who had already experienced frustration in math or science. Empowering students to move from discouragement to a growth mindset has been the fulfilling part of his career. A move to Squamish after 30 years of teaching has expanded outdoor adventures but he still longs to help students take on challenges and to also find some fun in the work.

Mark A.

MARK ANGLIN, B.Eng., MBA, PMP, PMI-ACP,Cert.Adult Ed, PhD (Cand.) AI & Machine Learning (Data Science)

With over 20 years of technology and global business experience, with companies such as Oracle, Accenture, AT&T and Cisco Systems, Mark has brought 2 software products to market, opened and directed a software company, Sigma Systems, in Europe, assisted owners in raising capital from leading firms such as Morgan Stanley in New York, Cisco Systems in San Jose, Ca. and Kleiner Perkins Caufield Beyers (arguably the no. 1 VC in USA at the time with Vinod Khosla) in San Francisco.

Mark has won 2 awards in 6 years teaching in a Master’s program at Schulich Executive Education at York University. A passionate life-long learner, Mark has developed and licensed courses to both York University and University of Toronto.

Concurrent with his PhD (candidate) studies in AI, Mark is developing and teaching courses in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) with Agents. As such, Mark is well versed at Mathematics of AI with Data Science. Mark also teaches at 2 community colleges in Toronto.

Marks’ teaching approach is a focus on understanding theory and encouraging practice, practice, practice. Both enable the student to be successful at answering “new” and “unseen” questions on tests.

Dao N.

Dr. Dao N. is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University. His teaching philosophy centers on cultivating student enthusiasm and motivation, which he sees as essential to academic success.

Dao earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Wayne State University. His research interests include optimization, control theory, and data science, and he is currently writing a book on machine learning. He’s passionate about both the theoretical and applied sides of mathematics. Outside academia, he enjoys singing, playing instruments, hiking, cooking, swimming, and spending time with friends.