The mission of the UVU Math Mentor Program is to provide opportunities for students who have overcome their struggles in mathematics to develop the skills necessary to return and help students in developmental math courses through:
Math mentors are UVU students who have recently either completed a developmental mathematics course or a mathematics course that satisfies their quantitative literacy requirement. Math mentors model self-awareness, critical thinking, and commitment to rigorous academic standards. They support their instructors by aiding in the planning and facilitations of their classes. Math mentors help students in developmental mathematics courses by helping them discover how to be smart learners of mathematics through study groups as well as studying independently.
Complete the prerequisite developmental mathematics course with a B (3.0) or higher. Maintain an overall academic GPA of 3.0 or higher. Math mentors need to be referred by their prior mathematics instructor, who looks for the following qualities in a math mentor:
Ben Moulton
Director
Howdy! I’m Dr. Benjamin Moulton and I have had the privilege of being the math mentor director since its inception in 2008. I’m a native Montanan, with a BS in Mathematics and a BA in Modern Languages from Montana State University – Bozeman, MS in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Brigham Young University, and a PhD in Education from Walden University. I enjoy being with my family, cycling and reading, and hanging out with all these awesome math mentors!
Serena Buss
Program Coordinator
Hello friends! My name is Serena Buss. I’ve taught at UVU since 2009 and I’m the Math Mentor Program Coordinator – which is the BEST job ever! I’m passionate about inclusion and educational opportunity for all. I love my students and having the privilege to be part of their journey. I love to be outside hiking, biking, kayaking, and anything really! I play several instruments; banjo is the coolest! I like to paint, and build stuff, but my most favorite pastime is spending time with my family and traveling.
Oscar Guerrero
Team Lead
I’m Oscar! I’m a math education major. I love helping struggling students to succeed in math! I also love learning about science, art, and history! Honestly, just about any subject can become interesting to me in some way. A special interest of mine is watching disaster documentaries on YouTube. I also love Star Wars, LEGO sets, and Star Wars LEGO sets. I can’t wait to help you achieve a better understanding and use of math!
Dani Hall
Team Lead
Heyyy! My name is Dani Hall. I have loved my time math mentoring and can’t wait to help more students! I have a strong passion for learning and creating new things. I enjoy hiking, paddle boarding, and writing music. I’m majoring in mathematics (I know scary right?). I’m so excited to help so don’t hesitate to reach out!
Davis Kuerth
Team Lead
My name is Davis Kuerth and this is my first time being a math mentor and I have loved it so far! I am from Layton, Utah and I graduated from Layton high in 2018. My major is Mechatronic engineering tech. I am a freshman. In my free time I love to play soccer, box, mountain bike and play video games.
Hannah Oldroyd
Team Lead
Hey y’all, my name is Hannah Oldroyd. I’m from a small town in Georgia, GOOO DAWGS! I’m a Statistics major, and currently a senior. I’ve been a math mentor for quite a few semesters, and I absolutely loved it. I love not only being a math tutor, but also a mentor to the students. My favorite part of the job is I get to make new friends and help them outside of the classroom.
Charlie Cunningham
Team Member
Hey there! I'm Charlie Cunningham. I'm majoring in English Education, and my dream is to one day teach a creative writing class. I'm currently writing four novel-length books, and hope to one day become a punished author. I love reading, writing, drawing, video games, anime, music, with a passion for teaching and helping others. Being a Math Mentor has been such a great experience for me as someone who has previously struggled with it. Let's always strive to be kind and help others!
Kurt Decker
Team Member
My name is Kurt Decker and I am looking forward to working as a math mentor! I discovered that I liked math while in my first semester of college, but I also enjoy learning about history, geography, and science. I love to read, play basketball and volleyball, paint, hike, and fish. I’m grateful to have this opportunity to help others in their learning!
Jessica Frank
Team Member
Hi y’all, my name is Jessica Frank. I am a sophomore, majoring in Elementary Education. I am currently living in Santaquin. It is about 35 minutes from UVU. I love doing anything outdoors, playing with my animals is one of my favorite things. Family is the most important thing to me, I love going to wrestling tournaments with my family.
Michael Hannesson
Team Member
My name is Michael Hannesson. I am currently majoring in physics here at UVU, and I am excited to be a Math Mentor! I have always enjoyed mathematics and I want to spread that joy and knowledge to others so you can learn to love math. I like chess, hockey, golf, and spending hours with my brother trying to understand maths. I like to learn and study the universe and I want to explore the world. I am proud to be a math mentor on this team!
Derek Haskell
Team Member
Hey! My name is Derek Haskell. I'm excited to be part of a great team. I'm an Information Technology major, working towards a bachelor's emphasizing network administration and cyber security. I mountain bike and like to participate in cyber security capture the flag challenges in my free time. My experience as a math mentor has been amazing, it is rewarding when a student fully understands a concept and walks away with more confidence in their math skills.
Nolan Jacobs
Team Member
Hi! My name is Nolan. I'm a student and Math Mentor at UVU. I'm majoring in biology, and I love science! I'm addicted to Dungeons and Dragons, video games, reading, puzzles and board games. I enjoy a good challenge and solving problems. I want to work as an infectious disease specialist in either research, treatment or prevention (not that there's a shortage of demand for that sort of thing right now). I love being a Math Mentor and am ready to help you with your education!
Patty Keeley
Team Member
Hey! I’m Patty Keeley. I've been a professional middle child since the age of 2, with 5 older siblings and two younger sisters. I love playing soccer, basketball, and throwing javelins like a Spartan warrior. I’m majoring in Family Science, but I’ve enjoyed math all my life. I love having moments in math where all of a sudden it makes sense, and I can see each step, and I’m excited to share and create those moments, along with getting to be a mentor to the students!
Gracie Lopez
Team Member
Hello! My name is Gracie Lopez, and I’m a Deaf Studies major with plans to become an ASL interpreter after graduation. I’ve lived in Utah most of my life and have loved attending UVU. I’m thrilled to be a Math Mentor this semester. Math has been a personal struggle for most of my life, and I understand the challenges that come with it, especially as a first gen student. This experience has given me a different perspective on math, and I’m passionate about helping others who might struggle as well. I love to travel, work with clay, play piano and spend time with my pets.
Ryan Mcneill
Team Member
Hey, my name is Ryan McNeill. I am getting a major in biology at UVU. I am glad to be a Math Mentor, and I want to help people learn to overcome their fears of math. As a dyslexic, I for one can understand academics are hard, math was hard for me, but I learned techniques and approaches that I want to use to help others who also struggle with math. a little bit about me I play video games as a hobby, and I like working out. I like long walks on the beach and singing to birds. If you can't tell I like being sarcastic. To wrap it up I am honored to be a part of the Math Mentor program.
Graci Mills
Team Member
Hey y’all!! My name is Graci Mills. I am currently majoring in Pre-Nursing here at UVU, and I am excited to be a Math Mentor! I have always enjoyed math and I want to spread the joy that I find in it to others! I like traveling, painting, and spending time with my family and friends. I am proud to be a math mentor on this team and look forward to helping you succeed!
Lynley Petersen
Team Member
Hi, my name is Lynley Petersen! My major is Exercise Science, and I’ve loved attending UVU. I’m a Math Mentor, and I’ve loved it so far. I love being able to put myself out there and helping people understand a concept. I don’t love being a Math Mentor just to help with math, but also to make new friends and get to know fellow students at UVU! I’m a dancer, and I’m actually on the hip hop performing company here called Esprit. I’ve loved dance forever, so if you were to find me anywhere in my free time it’d probably be in a dance studio! I’m so excited to be a part of the Math Mentor program!
Golden Talley
Team Member
My name is Golden Talley, I was born and raised here in Utah and I have a profound love for art. I'm currently working on a degree in exercise science, hoping to eventually become a physical therapist. I'm still new, but I already love being a math mentor, particularly because of all the awesome people I get to meet and the opportunities it give me to help others.
Team Member
My name is Jacob Tsosie. I’m majoring in Pre-med Here at UVU and am looking forward to being a Math Mentor! Math, although not my favorite subject, is still one of my top 3! So I'm excited to refine my math while helping others! Some things to know about me are that I like hiking, camping, occasionally “playing” piano (not very good…yet), drawing and my all-time favorite is playing video games. I’m happy and looking forward to being part of the team!
