Team

Priya Arun enjoys teaching students to show them how simple word problems could be approached. She teaches the high school students how to teach the younger kids. Passion, and simplicity is the key. Every student is capable of learning the concepts and applying them to problem solving; it is only a matter of using the right techniques while teaching, while developing students curiosity and motivation to learn and feel successful with problem solving. Priya believes that anything taught with passion, with the appropriate tools and the right focus will be retained by the students. Priya carefully designs the class books and homework, with the aim of giving students variety and depth.
Priya was the Valedictorian of the engineering class (over 800 students) in her undergraduate (Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela) in 1995. She has a MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and works in big data at a Fortune 10 company.

Arun Viswanathan is interested in enriching the classroom experience of the students. He has worked in many fields including the Research and Development of Interactive Teaching Technologies. Arun has put together all the solutions to the word problems, which are available to the students in the ipads at the center. With a MS in Robotics from University of Rhode Island, his aim is to introduce sciences and Robotics at ThinkForFun and make it a one stop solution for developing problem solving skills. Arun works as a customer advocate at a Fortune 10 company.

Yogesh Dave is a strong advocate of organizing the thought process early on while still leaving plenty of room for creativity. This delicate balance is very important in skill development of our children. Using math as a medium, he helps kids in developing foundation for critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills early on. Yogesh has MS in Computer Science from Long Island University and has long history of technical leadership and mentoring in various capacities. He is passionate about big data, data science, AI and cloud technologies and enjoys working with kids. Yogesh runs the ThinkForFun Acton location and aims to spread the program in Massachusetts.

Diana Sufariu holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration. Her experience in engineering and product development coupled with her love of science and mathematics has evolved into a passion for teaching.
“Teaching is a rewarding experience”, she states. “I chose to teach at ThinkForFun because I want to make a difference and help groom tomorrow’s leaders. Knowledge in mathematics gives students problem solving skills and the much needed confidence to help them reach their potential in a world that is becoming more and more competitive.”

Name: Amol Khanna

Years at TFF:2015-2019

High School / Grad Year: Nashua High School South, 2019

College / Grad Year: Johns Hopkins, 2023

Name: Ashok Arun

Years at TFF:2015-2019

High School / Grad Year: Nashua High School South, 2019

College / Grad Year: Cornell, 2023

Name: Sana Shah

Years at TFF:2015-2019

High School / Grad Year: Nashua High School South, 2019

College / Grad Year: UMASS Amherst, 2023.

Name: Pallavi Ravada

Years at TFF: 2014-2018

High School / Grad Year: Nashua High School South, 2018

College / Grad Year: Univ of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 2022

Name: Derek Lee

Years at TFF: 2014-2018

High School / Grad Year: Nashua High School South, 2018

College / Grad Year: Vanderbuilt, 2022

Name: Ananya Venkatesan

Years at TFF: 2014-2018

High School / Grad Year: Nashua High School South, 2018

College / Grad Year: UMASS Amherst, 2022

Name: Sathvika Korandla

Years at TFF: 2015-2018

High School / Grad Year: Nashua High School South, 2018

College / Grad Year: Dartmouth, 2022

Name: Khevna Joshi

Years at TFF: 2013-2017

High School / Grad Year: Nashua High School South, 2017

College / Grad Year: Dartmouth, 2021

Name: Lidia Balanovich

Years at TFF: 2014-2016

High School / Grad Year: Nashua High School North, 2018

College / Grad Year: Dartmouth, 2022

Name: Shelby Kuchta

Years at TFF: 2014-2015

High School / Grad Year: Groton High School, 2015

College / Grad Year: Vanderbuilt, 2019

Name: Ben Goodman

Years at TFF: 2014-2015

High School / Grad Year: Hollis Brookline High School, 2015

College / Grad Year: UPenn, 2019

Name: Emilie Newsham

Years at TFF: 2013-2015

High School / Grad Year: Hollis Brookline High School, 2015

College / Grad Year: Purdue, 2019

Name: Christine Yu

Years at TFF: 2012-2014

High School / Grad Year: Nashua High School South, 2014

College / Grad Year: Brown, 2014

Name: Nick Garside

Years at TFF: 2011-2014

High School / Grad Year: Hollis Brookline High School, 2013

College / Grad Year: Ph.D student at Duke

Name: Emily Benz

Years at TFF: 2011-2013

High School / Grad Year: Hollis Brookline High School, 2013

College / Grad Year: MIT, 2017

Name: Shivani Shendye

Years at TFF: 2012-2013

High School / Grad Year: Nashua High School North, 2013

College / Grad Year: Tufts, 2017