Veronica Vazquez

Veronica Vazquez joined the faculty at NCSSM in 2018. An Ohio native, she studied natural resources at Cornell University before earning a master’s degree in education from Stanford University. She has been teaching mathematics since 1999 at both the high school and the college level. In addition, she was an item writer for the math portion of the GED for several years and is a co-author of Barron’s GED Flashcards. Veronica is passionate about cryptography, ethnomathematics, crocheting hyperbolic surfaces, and recreational mathematics. She also loves reading — especially science fiction and fantasy — tabletop games, gardening, baking, and playing with her cat.

What is something you enjoy about teaching at NCSSM?

"My colleagues are creative, enthusiastic, and devoted to continuously improving their teaching and incorporating new technology and new ideas into their practice. It is energizing to work along side the teachers in the math department."

Ms. Vazquez's Math Fun Fact

Math is ancient! The Ishango bone, found in central Africa, proves that prehistoric humans were counting AT LEAST 20,000 years ago.