Gene Bild (bild) has a B.S. in Math from DePaul University and a M.S. in the teaching of math from UIUC. His mathematical interests include polyominoes and other tiling problems, coding theory and 3D geometric construction puzzles such as Soma Cubes. In 2002 he won the Edith May Sliffe award for Distinguished Mathematics Teaching. In 2008 the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers (ISPE) awarded Mr. Bild its Joint Service Award for his work as a MathCounts coach. Mr. Bild's hobbies include Chen-style taiji and qigong and collecting vintage paperbacks, especially ones with covers by Edward Gorey. Mr. Bild lives with his wife and daughter in an undisclosed location somewhere near the Art Theater in downtown Champaign, Il.

Warren Buck (wbuck) teaches Algebra 1 and Geometry. He earned his B.A. in mathematics education and his M.A. in mathematics from Eastern Illinois University.

Ioana Boca (iboca) teaches Math. She got a B.S. at the University of Bucharest, M.S. at the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. at the University of Southern California.

Craig Russell (hcrussel) Is a Teaching Associate, Executive Teacher, earned his B.S. in mathematics at MIT in 1983, then served in Hawk and Patriot units in Germany for seven years before being "assigned" to RPI, where he earned an MS in Applied Mathematics and completed all but dissertation requirements for the PhD in 1992. He was then assigned to teach at the United States Military Academy (West Point), where he taught freshman and sophomore math courses and was the math department leader in a study involving issuing students laptop computers for class work. At West Point, Craig was bitten by the teaching bug, so he resigned from the Army to become a high school teacher. Craig's favorite people are his wife and two children, followed by students who like math. Course Information

Rachel Tyson (rstyson) teaches advanced topics She earned her B.A. at Amherst College and M.S. at University of Michigan, and M.A. at University of Michgan.