Rajat is a freshman at Harvard University. He attended Michael Collins and Campanelli Elementary, Margaret Mead Junior High School, and James B Conant High School. As a child, Rajat was always interested in mathematics, and his fascination drove him to do multiple state-winning science projects in the math field throughout middle and high school. Besides ranking nationwide in the Math Kangaroo multiple times throughout elementary and middle school, Rajat has put the achievements of becoming a qualifier for the American Invitational Mathematics Exam and winning the Best Conant Mathlete award under his belt, while also having led his high school math team to put on its best recorded performance at the state ICTM math conference. Through the MWMC, Rajat hopes to inspire other kids and share with them his love and knowledge for mathematics so that they can grow up to be successful critical thinkers of the future. Email: rajat@midwestmathcircle.org

Adhith Palla is a senior at William Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois. Having always shown a passion for logical problem solving, Adhith was a leading participant on school and district Math Olympiad teams throughout elementary and junior high school, and is now a starting member of the state ranked Fremd Math Team. Additionally, Adhith has qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination and has attended the Harvard MIT Math Tournament. Before heading off to college with aspirations to establish a career in the medical field, Adhith hopes to leave the Northwest Suburban community with a thriving and efficient competitive math circle. Email: adhith@midwestmathcircle.org

Mrs. Monica Lee is CEO/Director of Sabio Academy and sponsor of the Midwest Math Circle. She attended school at the University of Sydney, where she studied Economics. She has been coaching math and study skills for Junior High and High School students since 2004. Email: mlee@midwestmathcircle.org

Shyam is a senior at the Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA), a selective residential high school for students gifted in mathematics and science. His passion for math and science led him to join IMSA as a sophomore, skipping the 9th grade. Shyam was a State Mathcounts qualifier and placed in the top 10 nationally in the Math Kangaroo throughout elementary and junior high school . Now, in high school, Shyam qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination and has participated in the Harvard MIT Math Tournament. As a co-founder of MWMC, Shyam hopes to spread the love of competitive math among young, blooming, mathematicians in his hometown. Email: shyam@midwestmathcircle.org

Edwin is a senior at Schaumburg High School. He has attended Hoover Elementary and Campanelli Elementary School, as well as Margaret Mead Junior High School. He has always shown a passion for math and problem-solving, participating in math contests for his school, with friends, and on his own across many years. Currently a member of the Chicago ARML A/B Team, Edwin has qualified for the AIME and the Illinois State Math Contest twice, and is one of the top 15 scoring juniors in the North Suburban Math League. He is interested in the applications of Mathematics in fields like Computer Science, Physics, Finance, and Economics. Email: edwin@midwestmathcircle.org

Sean Randunne is a Senior at the William Fremd High School. He has attended Pleasant Hill Elementary School and Plum Grove Junior High School. As a child, he excelled at mathematics which led him to qualify for the Illinois State Mathcounts competition and to place 15th overall in 2016. As a captain of the Fremd math team, he participated in the ICTM state math competition for Geometry and placed third. He has also volunteered in the peer tutoring center by helping peers learn math. He has taught a competitive math class at the Xilin Chinese School designed to prepare middle school students for AMC 10 and AMC 12. He attended an Awesome Math camp at Cornell University in which he advanced his knowledge in math in the summer of 2018. He also used to work at the Kumon Learning Center where he teaches reading and math. As an instructor at MWMC, his intention is to spread the love and joy of mathematics to all of the young mathematicians in the Northwest Suburban area. He is interested in the applications of mathematics in artificial intelligence and machine learning.