Meet the MFM Team
Executive Team
Assessors
Multisensory Math Specialists
Support Team
Founder & CEO
is the Founder and CEO of MFM. She is a certified teacher with over a decade of experience tutoring middle and high school students in math. She received training from ASDEC.org in Multisensory Math 1 & 2.
With her many years as a tutor and owner of MFM, Adrianne has seen up close how using multisensory math techniques with students leads to more confidence, higher grades, but also a rooted understanding of how math works.
Adrianne’s goal is to bring multisensory math to as many students as possible. To help those who learn differently to have success in the classroom and in life.
V.P. of Grades K-6/Multisensory Math Specialist
is a licensed educator with a bachelors degree in Elementary Education and a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education. She first trained as a reading interventionist to better reach students with dyslexia. Heather then went looking for training on multi-sensory techniques for math and found MFM and fell in love.
Heather has worked in a variety of educational settings with students from K – 12. She has a passion for teaching students who learn differently, especially for twice exceptional students. Their giftedness and areas of disability make for very unique learning needs.
Heather’s goal is to teach students foundational skills that allow them to understand math processes and become more efficient mathematicians. Heather’s students learn that mistakes are part of the learning process. But most of all, she wants her students to love and appreciate math.
V.P. of Grades 7-12/Multisensory Math Specialist
is a certified teacher with a Masters in Education and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington, Tacoma. Amy spent a decade laughing and learning alongside fifth graders as a full time teacher of math and science. After classroom teaching, Amy transitioned to tutoring students with her own tutoring business and working for Math for Middles.
Amy is passionate about helping kids self-advocate, set goals, and continuously challenge themselves.
When Amy is not working with students online, you can find her photographing beautiful Pacific Northwest landscapes, walking her dog, scaling the walls at her local indoor rock climbing gym, or searching for humpback whales.
V.P. of Group Classes/Multisensory Math Specialist
is a certified educator with over 12 years of experience in teaching mathematics. She has a bachelors degree in education from the University of Texas, and she is GT and ELL certified. She has spent her career working in Title 1 schools where students often were multiple grade levels behind, and she prides herself in her ability to boost her students’ confidence and ability through hands-on and engaging learning techniques.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and two young daughters. She is an avid sports fan and enjoys attending sporting events at her alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin. Hook ‘em Horns!
Her goal is to make math meaningful, challenging, accessible, and most of all FUN for all of her students. She believes all students are capable of learning mathematics and it is her mission to use multisensory math to help all students succeed.
Executive Assistant
is an artist at heart! She graduated with a General Arts degree. She’s enjoyed working in the arts field doing custom designs and artwork in many professional outlets. She is also a Certified Massage Therapist. She’s had her own business and worked in the field for many years. Her other love is working with kids. She has many years working in the school system as an Art Teacher, P.E. Teacher and a Para Professional in Special Ed/Resource Education. She loves working with people to better the lives of children.
Sherrie is passionate about non-profits benefiting children. She currently volunteers by building beds for underprivileged kids. She especially enjoys spending time with her husband and daughters. Their favorite things are bike riding, hiking, kayaking and making homemade ice-cream.
Assessor/Multisensory Math Specialist
has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and extensive experience as an autism specialist working with students ages 2 – 6. During this time, she worked tirelessly on developing treatment plans and IEP’s for her students. Currently, she assists families in learning how to develop applied behavioral analysis plans to meet their child’s needs in the home.
She’s a mother to 5 children, 2 of which have dyslexia and ADHD. Ruth brings a unique knowledge, perspective, and experience in the IEP/504 process as both a parent and educator. Ruth’s goal is to empower parents in their role as the advocate for their children and help those children gain confidence and knowledge in math.
Assessor/Customer Service
has 12 years of teaching experience in the public school setting as a general education classroom teacher in grades 1-3. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary education with a Reading Endorsement from Boise State University. She’s “Mom” to five girls and has had the privilege of staying home for the past five years following the birth of her twin girls. Being an at home mom has given Alycia a new appreciation and understanding for families and parents.
In her spare time, She enjoys running, reading, cooking, gardening, and being outside with her family.
Her goals with Made for Math is to build math connections and overall confidence in students and parents who may feel discouraged. Alycia finds it exciting to learn strategies that are beneficial to all of us. She is learning right along with you!
Educational Specialist
is a professional level Educational Therapist with a Masters in Education and a Credential in Educational Therapy from Holy Names University after graduating from the University of San Francisco with a BS in physics and math.
She also has worked in three different scientific labs in the areas of cancer research, proteomics, and biophysics.
She started tutoring in 2007 to empower high school girls to love math. Kara’s goal is to teach all learners math using Making Math Real methods.
Multisensory Math Specialist
is a student at Utah State University pursuing a degree in Statistics. He speaks Spanish and has taught English as a second language. He also has helped several students learn to play, and love the piano. He has a passion for learning and loves to share that passion with others. One of his favorite questions is, “what did you learn today?!?”
In his spare time Dirk enjoys playing any sport, exploring the outdoors, reading, and playing the piano.
His goal is to help everyone find a reason to appreciate math. For many years he didn’t like math, and didn’t feel like he was good at it. It wasn’t until a great math teacher helped him see the value of the subject that he began to actually enjoy it! His goal is for everyone to have that same understanding; math is valuable, and it can be fun!
Multisensory Math Specialist
is a Blue Belt in Shotokan Karate, a happy husband, wilderness lover, drummer, and a voracious reader! He graduated from the University of South Carolina as a Teacher Fellow and continued his training in Multisensory Math I. Still not impressed? His most legitimate credentials come from the trenches and consolations of fatherhood! He is a father of three wild and glorious kids!
With a M.A.T.S. (Masters degree in theological studies) and a graduate of the Center for Intercultural Training, it only makes sense that Matthew teaches elementary students with dyslexia, the wonders, and applications of mathematics! Yet, that is the beautiful providence that he embraces daily with Camperdown Academy in Greenville, South Carolina, and Made for Math! Seriously, for Matthew, the engine has always been about supporting human flourishing and wholeness. He is grateful to live that theme in the tutoring of students.
Humor, joy, hope, and compassion naturally combine to light up his classrooms, most of the time! He believes in affirming, empowering, and celebrating each student’s success. He is committed to creatively translating emotionally sound approaches and research-based methodology so that when students and numbers meet, magic happens!
Math Specialist
is a University of Utah student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. He uses mathematics regularly to solve challenging real-world energy problems in industrial settings. He loves education and is passionate about encouraging young people to develop their own love of math and its applications.
Andrew is from the Seattle area and has traveled extensively throughout the USA. He also speaks Spanish and is learning Portuguese and Polish. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, dirt biking, sports, and board games.
His goals with Made for Math include teaching experience and sharing his time and mathematical knowledge with young people. He aspires to become a high school math and science teacher one day.
Math Specialist
Erin is a licensed kindergarten through eighth-grade teacher. Between her time in a brick-and-mortar classroom and online teaching, she has over 9 years of experience teaching elementary-age students. Who knew this is where she’d end up after being accepted to college on a percussion scholarship?
Multisensory Math Specialist
Tiffany is a certified teacher and has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. She has worked with K-5 students for many years.
In her spare time, she loves to have opportunities to visit the beach, to cook, spend time in the pool, and enjoys spending time with her family and two dogs, Greta and Pepe.
As a child, Tiffany did not like or understand math. It wasn’t until her math tutor helped her think differently about how to solve problems. Her goal is to help kids gain their confidence and say to themselves, “I don’t know that, YET!” Math can be fun and exciting when you are given the right tools to understand!
Math Specialist
is a licensed science teacher for 6th-8th grade integrated science and Earth Science. She taught for 4 years in public schools before seeking a Masters degree. Brailee loves learning, and now, with her schooling behind her, she seeks to help others learn and grow too.
Brailee enjoys hiking, riding ATV’s, snowmobiling, video games, and is an avid reader of fantasy and mystery novels. Brailee’s life goal is to save all the animals, and volunteers/fosters for her local rescue groups while caring for her own miniature zoo. Although Brailee loves four legged creatures, she loves helping growing humans learn and reach new heights. She loves bringing joy to those around her and teaching is one way she spreads the love. Brailee celebrates each mistake as an opportunity to learn and looks forward to helping her students face the challenges that come their way.
Scheduler/Inventory
Born and raised in a small farming community in Utah taught Heather hard work, and gave her the love of the outdoors. She attended Utah State for awhile, then received her Dental Assisting Certificate.
After starting her family, she has been a stay at home mom. She is a wife of the best firefighter and the mother of 4 beautiful girls. When she isn’t supporting them in concerts and sporting events, she likes to organize, cook, decorate and make crafts for her home. She enjoys fun outings with her family and loves to serve others through her church and community.
Packager
Melodee takes joy in assembling kits for our students at MFM. When she was ready to go to college, she wanted to be a reading specialist to help teach people with dyslexia. Unexpectedly, her type 1 diabetes took her eye sight. At MFM, she gets the greatest pleasure from making strings with beads, counting out dice, and assembling various manipulatives. As she works, she gets a thrill knowing she is helping students with dyslexia get the help they need in math.
When she’s not working for MFM, she is out for long walks while soaking up the sun.
Software/Systems
is a student at Dixie State University pursuing a bachelors degree in Computer Science. Loving everything about computers, Soren learned to code in middle school and never stopped.
Soren likes to play with electronics, listen to music, read books, write small programs alone or work with friends on larger projects. For Soren, nothing is more rewarding than bringing ideas to life in the digital world.
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