Mathematics

Phone:

707-467-1053

Courses

Faculty

In addition to these full-time math instructors, we have several excellent adjunct (part-time) instructors.

Roger Ahders

Office: 9182
Office hours:
MW 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm; TTh 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Phone: 707-468-3136
Email: rahders@mendocino.edu

Roger grew up in Cloverdale and attended Santa Rosa Junior College, graduating with an AA from SRJC. He went on to earn his BS in Mathematics from Sonoma State University and his MS in Mathematics from Oregon State University. Roger joined the faculty at Mendocino College in 1998.

Roger says that the best part of his job is that wonderful moment when a student who previously had trouble with math, suddenly “Gets It!” He likes teaching his students “the strategies of the game” so they can successfully solve problems on their own.

When he is not working, Roger enjoys hanging out with family, hiking, fishing, and other “outdoor stuff.” He is married and has two children.

Deborah White

Office: 9181

Office Hours:    TTh 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. in the Learning Center
                           W 12:00 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. in the Learning Center
                           F 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Rm. 9181 (my office)

Phone: 707-468-3129 Cell Phone: 707-272-1671
Email: dwhite@mendocino.edu

Deborah grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and got her BA in Mathematics from Swarthmore College in 1967 and her MS in Statistics from Stanford University in 1968. She has worked as a journalist, a textbook editor, and a statistical consultant to logging companies, in addition to teaching. She taught in a junior high (what middle schools were called back in the day) in Los Angeles for a year, in a high school in the Bay Area for a year and ran a private school in Mendocino for two years. She taught math at College of the Redwoods, Mendocino Coast, from 1977 to 2000, before moving to Ukiah and teaching at Mendocino College, beginning in 2000.

Deborah’s specialty is Statistics, for which she’s written her own text, available online free to students. She was active in the formation and the running of the full-time faculty union at Mendocino College. She loves to teach and get to know the students and intends to keep working until “either I die or I’m no longer able physically or mentally to do the work.” She is currently working on reforming the math curriculum to make it less of a torture for those students who have suffered math abuse in the past.

She has two grown children and two grandchildren. Her hobbies are gardening, reading novels, and watching sports, both professional, Mendocino College, and her grandchildren’s teams. She is an ardent fan of the San Francisco Giants.

Jason Edington

Office: 9178
Office hours:

M/W: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

T/Th: 11:00 - 12:30

Phone: 707-467-1004
Email: jedington@mendocino.edu

Jason Edington is originally from Southern California where he worked as a pizza restaurant manager, a mechanic, a vacuum salesperson, and several other odd jobs during his non-traditional path to becoming an educator. After starting a family, he earned his High School Diploma at the age of 23. From there he attended Saddleback Community College where he found a much different experience than high school and a love for education! He earned his AA in Mathematics and went on to earn his BA and MA in Mathematics from CSU Fullerton.

Jason came to Mendocino College in 2004. Since then, he has become very involved in the college and statewide academic matters. In the math department, Jason has designed or co-designed all of the online courses, and continues to work towards expanding the offering of these courses. His educational focus is on learning how to study, with an emphasis on how to read and study a math book.

Jason has served a Co-Advisor for Phi Theta Kappa, the International Community College Honor Society, since his second semester at Mendocino. He is also very active on campus committees, including having served several years on Academic Senate. Jason was a member of Cohort 3 of Project ACCCESS (American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges) and has served as a Network Committee member.

Jason is married and has two children, both of which have attended Mendocino College. In his spare time, he enjoys acting and directing local theatre, and spending time with his wife and children. His mathematical interests lie in Algebra and Number Theory.

Leslie Banta

Office: 9174

Office hours:

MW 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in Rm. 4143

TTh 8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Rm. 9174 (Science Building)

F 11:00 a.m. - noon in Rm. 9174

Feel free to stop by anytime my door is open!

Phone: 707-467-1053

Email: lbanta@mendocino.edu

Leslie was raised in Ukiah and attended Mendocino College, graduating with an AA in Liberal Arts with highest honors. She went on to earn her BA in Mathematics from Sonoma State University, graduating with honors and distinction and her Master of Science Degree from Dominican University of California. Leslie joined the faculty of Mendocino College in 2010. Prior to teaching at Mendocino College, she taught high school math at both a small college prep high school and at a larger comprehensive high school.

Leslie is interested in continuing professional development and is the campus rep for both the California Mathematics Council for Community Colleges (CMC3) where she manages their Facebook page, and the American Mathematical Association of Two Year College (AMATYC) where she is a Project ACCCESS Fellow (Cohort 9). Her professional interests include math history, writing in math class, student equity, mentoring and professional development.

Leslie is married and has two adult children (both of whom attended Mendocino College). She also has several grand-dogs as well as a Boxer she calls her own. Her personal interests include spending time with her family (including her dog), reading, scrapbooking, and watching sports. She thinks there are few things better than an afternoon or evening spent at the ballpark.

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Casey Terrill
Office: 9180
Office hours:
M 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
T 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

W 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.

Th 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., and by appointment

Phone: 707-468-3228
Email: cterrill@mendocino.edu

Casey grew up in Santa Rosa and went to the University of San Francisco for her BS. She then went to Washington State University where she earned her MS. As a graduate student, her research focus was on Couette flow simulations in molecular dynamics. She is a new addition to the faculty as of 2015. She especially looks forward to helping students who have "math-phobia" feel comfortable and successful in math class.

In her downtime, Casey’s favorite thing to do is play with her yellow lab mix, Nala. She also enjoys spending time with her husband, going to conferences, and looking at dog pictures on the internet.

Chantal Cimmiyoti

Office: 9177

Office hours:

MW 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon

T 4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Th 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

F 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, and by appointment.

Phone: (707) 467-1021

Email: ccimmiyotti@mendocino.edu

Chantal Cimmiyotti was raised on the Mendocino Coast and attended UC Santa Barbara for her undergraduate and graduate education. Chantal has a BA in Mathematics-High School Teaching track, a Master’s in Education, and a California Single Subject Teaching Credential in Mathematics. After college she returned to the coast to teach and “give back” to her community for seven years. Upon her engagement, she moved to Ukiah and taught full-time at Ukiah High School and part-time at Mendocino College for two years. She is excited to join the full-time faculty at Mendocino College this year. She looks forward to helping the diverse student population at Mendocino College. She loves seeing the growth of her students, whether it is an increase in content knowledge, in confidence, or in a reduction of anxiety when it comes to math. She enjoys traveling, playing board games, and spending time with her husband and cat.

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