LEAP
Oct 27th - 28th
Meet The Instructors
Special Ed Teacher
Angie Smith
My name is Angie, and I am a graduate from Southern Connecticut State University. I have been an instructor at Sportsometry for three years. My favorite part about working with the company is building healthy relationships with the students. In my free time, I enjoy hiking.
Education Teacher
Caleb Owen
My name is Caleb! I am an Education & Psychology student at the UCONN with a focus in physiological and developmental psychology. After I graduate I plan to get my graduates degrees in Psychology and teach at high school level. Eventually I would like to teach in higher education. I enjoy running, soccer, and reading. I’m excited to work with Sportsometry to spread my wisdom from personally experience with the kids. I also look forward to expressing creativity, learning, and devising feasible solutions to both math problems & life problems together.
College Student/Instructor
Daniel Gitelman
I’m Daniel, a sophomore at the University of New Haven. I like to read a lot and keep up to date on the news, as well as relax by listening to music and gaming.
College Student/Instructor
Giovanni Imme
Hey my name is Giovanni Imme and I’m a student from Middletown. I’m currently attending George Washington University as a junior majoring in Exercise Science. I like that at Sportsometry I’m able to give kids a fun way to reinforce what they have learned in the lessons!
College Student/Instructor
Sheila Hutchings
Hi I'm Sheila, currently a senior at UConn, double majoring in mathematics and art. I spend my free time either biking and hiking or making clothes and jewelry. I plan to be a highschool math teacher someday so I'm super excited to get to know the kids at Sportsometry and help them understand new mathematical concepts while having active summer fun.
College Student/Instructor
Shykia
Hi, my name is Shykia Flowers and I am an instructor with sportsometry. I love sports and working with kids, so being able to use that to show kids different ways to do math…that’s wonderful!
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt
Fall 2021
Student/Instructor
Krissy Carey
My name is Krissy, and I will be graduating from the University of New Haven in May. I have just began working as an instructor as Sportsometry, and look forward to continue working with the team. My favorite part of working with Sportsometry is helping students understand difficult material. I enjoy going for walks and doing arts & crafts in my free time.
Lead Instructor/Basketball Coach
Connor Sharnick
Hey, my name is Connor and I'm lead the instructor at Sportsometry. I am also a basketball coach at Masuk High School. I like playing sports and teaching the kids how to incorporate math to sports.
“You can’t win unless you learn how to lose”
-Kareem Abdu
Student/Instructor
Stephanie Zide
Hi, my name is Steph, and I am super excited to be an instructor at Sportsometry! I'm currently getting my MBA at the University of New Haven and will be graduating in the spring. After graduation, my goal is to work with nonprofits, working to help others and change lives as I go.
Summer 2021
Instructor/College Student
Chris Suggs
Hi my name is Chris, and I'm majoring in psychology at Morgan State university. I enjoy music, games, and helping others.
"Team work makes the dream work"
Instructor/Athlete
Morgo Pedersen
Hi, my name is Margo! I'm a New Haven native and a freshman prospective sociology major at Amherst College. I'm also on Amherst's track and field and cross country teams. I love reading, writing, running, and all things sports, and I'm truly excited to teach and learn from the incredible kids Sportsometry works with.
Instructor/Cross Country Runner
Max Lampe
Hey, my name is Max Lampe, I am a senior at Salisbury School in Northern Connecticut where I study and run cross country and I am thrilled to be teaching young students throughout the summer!
Instructor/Law Student
Will Bennett
Hi! My name is Will Bennett and I am super excited to be a Sportsometry Instructor for the summer! I am a recent graduate from Lafayette College where I studied Mathematics & Law.
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
-Groucho Marx
Teacher
Lanissa Gardner
Hello, my name is Lanissa! When I am not teaching math or struggling in sports. I try to live life to the fullest and I think learning and playing with children is one of the ways I achieve that goal.
"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change"- Wayne Dyer