Elly Sarwono (Founder/Director, Math Coach)
Math and helping young minds grow has always been Elly's passion. Ever since she left her Executive job years ago, she has been involved in numerous efforts in education. She developed a unique and effective Math enrichment and advancement programs and applied these programs to help students grow and advance their Math abilities.
Elly's focus has always been in both helping those who would like to advance and also those who needed to strengthen their math skills. She has coached thousands of students since 2006 and she enjoys every moment of it.
Elly enjoys working with kids and helping them learn math in a fun and efficient way. She is active in both her daughter's education and helped built a strong foundation for them.
Elly's focus has always been in both helping those who would like to advance and also those who needed to strengthen their math skills. She has coached thousands of students since 2006 and she enjoys every moment of it.
Elly enjoys working with kids and helping them learn math in a fun and efficient way. She is active in both her daughter's education and helped built a strong foundation for them.
Edhi Sarwono, (Co-founder/CTO, STEM coach)
Edhi received his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Master's degree in Telecommunication Engineering. He is passionate in STEM education and helping children grow and excel. For the last 21 years, Edhi has experienced various technical leadership roles in development and program management at Microsoft and he often uses science, engineering and math in a practical way to solve problems and develop new technologies.
Edhi enjoys working with kids and helping them grow to be great problem solvers and innovators. He has various experiences in coaching math and computer programming and he is active in both his daughter's' education. Together with Elly, he helped built a strong foundation for them. Edhi is currently working on developing IoT (Internet of Things) solutions.
Edhi enjoys working with kids and helping them grow to be great problem solvers and innovators. He has various experiences in coaching math and computer programming and he is active in both his daughter's' education. Together with Elly, he helped built a strong foundation for them. Edhi is currently working on developing IoT (Internet of Things) solutions.
Kateryna Seniuk (Math Curriculum Development, Math Coach)
Kateryna got her Master's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Chernivtsi National University in Ukraine. She published over 30 articles in various mathematical journals. She has taught college level math but found passion in teaching younger students.
She has coached Math teams in various elementary and middle schools since 2010 and she also taught at Prime Factor. She absolutely enjoys math and loves taking kids to the different math competitions. She spends her spare times volunteering at various math events.
She has coached Math teams in various elementary and middle schools since 2010 and she also taught at Prime Factor. She absolutely enjoys math and loves taking kids to the different math competitions. She spends her spare times volunteering at various math events.
Louise Lee (Math Coach)
Louise graduated from Georgia Tech in computer science with more than 10 advance mathematics courses from college. She had 10 years of IT experience, but she has always enjoyed problem solving since very early age. She has been involved in competition math coaching for many years in the Bear Creek School and Beaver Lake Middle school.
She has worked with numerous math curriculum such as Singapore Math, Saxon Math, and McDougal Littell Algebra and Geometry. She is passionate about math and teaching the subject. She hopes to help students to gain confidence on problem solving, to have accuracy and proficiency in computation, and to appreciate the beauty of mathematics.
She has worked with numerous math curriculum such as Singapore Math, Saxon Math, and McDougal Littell Algebra and Geometry. She is passionate about math and teaching the subject. She hopes to help students to gain confidence on problem solving, to have accuracy and proficiency in computation, and to appreciate the beauty of mathematics.
Sree Lalitha (Math Coach)
Sree Lalitha has an electrical engineering degree from JNT University, India. As a passionate educator she believes teaching math is better done by having kids understand the problem logically and attempt to solve pictorially.
She also teaches language classes and is part of the curriculum committee at Telugu Bharati. She is excited to coach at Ellipsis Academy and confident this will be a right medium for not just gaining kids interest but making them successful in viewing mathematics in everyday life.
She also teaches language classes and is part of the curriculum committee at Telugu Bharati. She is excited to coach at Ellipsis Academy and confident this will be a right medium for not just gaining kids interest but making them successful in viewing mathematics in everyday life.
Akshaya Amit (Math Coach)
Akshaya received her bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Pune, India. Mathematics has always been one of her favorite subjects.
She spent several years imparting basic education in Math, Science and English to underprivileged children and adults in India, and further continued as a volunteer at the Gurukul Indian cultural school in Redmond.
She loves interacting with kids, and after a few years teaching her son and his friends at home, she is excited to join the Ellipsis Academy as a Mathematics coach.
She spent several years imparting basic education in Math, Science and English to underprivileged children and adults in India, and further continued as a volunteer at the Gurukul Indian cultural school in Redmond.
She loves interacting with kids, and after a few years teaching her son and his friends at home, she is excited to join the Ellipsis Academy as a Mathematics coach.
Jim Francis (Math Coach)
Jim has a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Washington and has been teaching at various colleges and universities in the Seattle area. He currently teaches math and statistics at Lake Washington Institute of Technology and privately tutors college and high school students. In his spare time Jim is involved in music (including the Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society each summer and with the Dickens Carolers during the holiday season) and enjoys playing piano, pickleball, and board and card games (but not all at the same time!).
Jim is excited to join the Ellipsis team and bring his teaching experience to help younger students master topics in mathematics and improve their quantitative problem-solving skills.
Jim is excited to join the Ellipsis team and bring his teaching experience to help younger students master topics in mathematics and improve their quantitative problem-solving skills.
Yogita Manghnani (Math Coach)
Yogita Manghnani holds a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from University of South Carolina and has over 15 years of professional working experience at Microsoft. She has many years of experience teaching math and science to kids in India, teaching Comp Sci 101 to undergraduate students at USC as well as teaching for 7 years at Indian language school, Gurukul. She is excited about joining Ellipsis and looks forward to teaching her favorite subject (Math) to the next generation.
Wen Yi Aw (Math Coach)
Wen Yi is a student at the University of Washington pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Math, with a concentration in Economics. As a research assistant who collects, codes, and examines data, she is interested in a career in data science.
She previously worked as a piano instructor, and enjoys helping students achieve new skills and higher levels of understanding. She is excited to bring her experience in applying math in real world issues to help students recognize its uses, and motivate them to have fun with math.
She previously worked as a piano instructor, and enjoys helping students achieve new skills and higher levels of understanding. She is excited to bring her experience in applying math in real world issues to help students recognize its uses, and motivate them to have fun with math.
Caitlin Sarwono (Math Coach)
Caitlin is a college student pursuing a degree in Education at University of Washington. She is a former Ellipsis Academy student, back when it was called “Math in Action” at Norman Rockwell Elementary. She loves math and has competed and placed in many competitions such as Math is Cool Masters, Mt. Rainier, and Math Olympiad. Caitlin loves working with kids and is so excited to be a part of the Ellipsis Academy coaching team. Caitlin is coaching both Ellipsis Math classes and FlexMath as well. In addition, she is also teaching Elementary Voice at the Redmond Academy of Theatre Arts.
Alexandra Beadle (Math Coach) |
Alexa is a college student pursuing a degree in public health at the University of Washington. She is also on the premed track and has completed college level calculus, chemistry, biology, physics, and organic chemistry. She was in the top one percent of both SAT and ACT scores in high school. She has experience tutoring at the high school and college level in math and physics as part of the National Honor Society. Alexa's main passion is working with children. She has volunteered her time as an elementary level tutor in math and hopes to become a pediatrician.
George Michaelov (Math/Tech Coach)
George is a student at Seattle University. He is double majoring in computer science and mathematics. He has been fascinating with math since he was in elementary. By the time he graduated high school, he had taken all the math requirements for BS in computer science, as well as many of the coding class, and was only 4 math classes away from meeting the math requirements for a BS in applied mathematics. He also has previous experience working with kids as a swim instructor and as a math teacher’s assistant. As a previous student of Ellipsis Academy, he is excited to share his knowledge and show kids the exciting path of math and science.
Galina Petrova (Math Coach)
Galina is an Electrical and Computer Engineering student at University of Washington. She loves math and her current favorite math class is linear algebra (MATH 208)! She has mentored many younger kids since middle school with their math and science. Her main goal as a Math Coach is to support kids in their math journeys while keeping it fun!
Oleg Ianchenko (Math/Tech Coach)
Oleg is a direct admit to the Paul G. Allen School at the University of Washington, pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering and Applied Math. Oleg has developed a passion for CS from his first "Hello World" program in second grade and since has built several applications and projects, winning his first collegiate hackathon in his sophomore year of high school. He is adept at a multitude of disciplines – from calculus and linear algebra to machine learning and web development – using his skills to tutor high school and college students in these fields. Outside of his own university work, he loves to cook, to backpack, and is excited help students find their own love for the art of problem solving in both math and CS.
Aaron Banh (Math Coach)
Aaron is a Mathematics student at the University of Washington, pursuing a Math endorsement through the teacher preparation option. He has always found so much joy in math and any other form of problem-solving, and is passionate about education as a means for empowerment. He has worked as a tutor for the Tukwila School District and a camp mentor with the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science. In his free time, he loves reading and film photography. He is extremely excited to be a part of the Ellipsis Academy team!
Maya Alderete (Math Coach)
Maya is a college student pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has many years of experience as a math instructor and as a private tutor online. As a former Ellipsis student, she strives to instill the same passion for math that she has onto younger students! In her spare time, Maya enjoys reading and playing the piano.