Meet Our Instructors
Calculus Project 11th and 12th graders who exhibit scholarly excellence in honors and advanced level mathematics courses have the opportunity to participate in the peer teaching training program upon completing their sophomore year. Students who enroll in the program learn how to support the summer academy teachers through paid internships. The comprehensive training also prepares the students to enter the teaching profession. Many of our instructors today are graduates of the program.
Justin Desai
Math Instructor
Justin Desai has taught mathematics at TechBoston Academy for the past fifteen years. Ten years ago, Mr. Desai founded the Advanced Placement program at TechBoston and his AP Calculus AB class is consistently one of the highest achieving classes in the district. Mr. Desai has been involved with the Calculus Project and Leadership Academy for four years taking a more active role as an instructor in 2019. When he is not teaching math, Mr. Desai serves as the associate head coach of the TechBoston Bears Boys basketball team which won the state championship in both 2018 and 2019.
Kwame Adams
Math Instructor
Born and raised in Boston, MA, Kwame received his BA in Sociology and African American Studies from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT in 2014. Since graduating, he has worked as a math educator for Boston Public Schools, where racial and cultural identity development, and self-efficacy have been pillars of his work. As a homegrown educator, he has worked with a number of initiatives in the district that have aimed to make math education more inclusive and culturally relevant. Kwame recently completed his Master’s in Education Policy and Management at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education and plans to use the skills he developed to continue his passions which include cultural competence, Afrocentric education & pedagogy, disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline, and mentorship for students of color.
Wesley (Wes) Ogbevoen
Math Instructor
Wesley Ogbevoen grew up in Boston and attended the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and
Science located in Roxbury. There he fell in love with math and would go on to receive his BS in Mathematics from Framingham State University. Wesley played on the varsity basketball team for both his high school and university. He shares a passion for both basketball and math and always looks for ways to encourage his students to work hard towards whatever goals they set for themselves. After undergrad, Wesley went on to receive a Masters in Education from Umass Boston. Wesley looks forward to connecting with other inner city students and hopes to prevent them from being afraid of their math courses.
| Alisha Andrew | Math Teacher |
|---|---|
| Sam Eligene | Teaching Assistant |
| Ruth McCleod | Teaching Assistant |
| Arielle McCoy | Math Teacher |
| Courtland Ferreria-Douglas | Math and Science Teacher |
| Jahzeel Edey | Certified Peer Teacher |
| Matthew McMillian | Certified Peer Teacher |
| Aiko White | Certified Peer Teacher |
| Jonathan Pierre | Certified Peer Teacher |
| Nicolas Busse | Certified Peer Teacher |
| Matias Ou | Certified Peer Teacher |
