Team Desmos

Note: This page is still in progress "'Our team works across 7 time zones, 2 hemispheres, and 18 states with 1 goal: to help every student learn math and love learning math.'""- Team Desmos Page"The team that brought you Desmos. Quite the list of great people. Did you know that each Desmos team member has a favorite graph displayed on the team's page? The descriptions and favorite graphs are all sourced from that page.

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Lisa Bejarano Faculty
Favorite Graph: An Eight Fold Rosette

Lisa Bejarano is a National Board Certified 14-year teaching veteran. Lisa enjoys supporting teachers to encourage and facilitate mathematical discourse and collaboration among their students. She develops and facilitates mathematics professional learning at district, state, and national levels and presents annually at NCTM conferences. Lisa has a Masters degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Colorado and is the 2015 Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. When she is not thinking about how students learn, you will either find her running in the mountains with her dogs or making Islamic geometric art.



Shelley Carranza Faculty
Favorite Graph: Lighthouse Functions

Shelley has taught middle and high school math, and more recently has been an instructional coach for mathematics in the Bay Area of California. She became interested in dynamic math software while at a local math conference in 2008, and has been designing tools ever since to support conceptual development and math talk in her classes. Shelley graduated from UC San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics Secondary Education as well as a Masters of Education. She enjoys hiking, chocolate tasting, and road trips with her family.



Dave Cesa Interaction Developer
Favorite Graph: Binary

Dave joined Desmos as a graph specialist in July 2019. Prior to coming on board, Dave taught high school math for 11 years, often courses like Precalculus and Calculus, but also Geometry and Discrete Mathematics. Dave first introduced the students in his classes to the Desmos graphing calculator back in 2012, and was soon amazed at how its intuitive and accessible interface helped students quickly visualize and more fully understand key mathematical concepts. Dave now pours his energy into creating delightful animations and meaningful interactives with the graphing calculator. In his spare time, Dave enjoys running on trails in the woods, listening to podcasts, and following Cleveland's pro sports teams.

Jay Chow Faculty
Favorite Graph: Lifespan of an Island

Jay has spent his entire life learning and teaching in the most beautiful place in the world. He fell in love with Desmos in 2015 when Dan and Michael made a trip to Hawaii for a workshop. Jay has not looked back since and now uses Desmos as a tool for everything in life, ranging from managing his finances to decorating his home.



Christopher Danielson Faculty
Favorite Graph: Hello Kitty

Christopher has taught middle school and college math. He is fascinated by people's (especially children's) mathematical thinking, and he enjoys helping people make their thinking better. When he's not on the Des-clock, he's probably talking math with his kids, making pickles, playing Frisbee, or drinking coffee in a peaceful place.