Ginna Roach

Educator

She/Her/Hers

Ginna is a learner and educator who believes in the power of math learning spaces to build strong communities and happy humans. Before moving to Seattle in summer 2023, she was a high school math teacher in Chicago for nine years, where she dedicated much of her class time to helping students understand and improve their relationship with math. As a part of this effort, she created a course called Rehumanizing Math, which allowed students to explore the applications and implications of mathematical ideas throughout history and across cultures.

Building this course together with her students helped her begin to see some of the ways that mathematics is deeply intertwined with culture, and she gained a new appreciation for just how often mathematics can pop up in the most unexpected places! She believes that mathematics can help all of us build qualities to be better humans, and is passionate about creating learning spaces where every participant experiences joy and belonging.

Ginna will be completing her Master’s of Education in Culturally Sustaining Education at the University of Washington during the 2023 and 2024 school years. When she’s not studying or educating, she loves being active, spending time with loved ones, and getting outside!