Guest Speakers
Over the course of the year, we will invite guest speakers to share their experiences and discuss potential career pathways related to mathematics. Hearing from professionals in fields such as data science, engineering, finance, computer science, research, and more helps students understand the broad range of opportunities that math unlocks. This opportunity allows them to see the flexibility and versatility of mathematics—how it shows up in every aspect of the mother world—and encourages them to start imagining their own future possibilities with confidence and curiosity.
Vanessa Vakharia
Guest Speaker
Known as the Lady Gaga of math education, Vanessa is the founder and director of The Math Guru, a boutique math & science tutoring studio in Toronto that's changing stereotypes about what math education looks like. She is also the host of the Math Therapy podcast, author of the NEW bestselling book Math Therapy, and lead singer/keytarist for rock band Goodnight Sunrise. She has her Bachelor of Commerce, Teaching Degree, and Masters of Math Education. Her goal is to totally change math culture so that math is finally as cool as every single Taylor Swift song ever written. She failed Grade 11 math twice, which was the best thing that ever happened to her.
