Our Team
The people behind
the mathematics
A boutique team of educators, coaches, and researchers united by one mission: helping every student experience the joy of mathematical thinking.
Peer-reviewed publications in mathematics
Years of leadership in higher education
Multi-million-dollar research grants awarded
Dr. Christina Eubanks-Turner
Founder & Chief Mathematics Officer
- Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- M.S. Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- B.S. Mathematics (cum laude), Xavier University of Louisiana
Dr. Eubanks-Turner is the Founder and Chief Mathematics Officer of Apple Pi Education, where she leads curriculum, research, and educator development across the firm. She serves as Professor of Mathematics at Loyola Marymount University, where she also directs the Secondary Teacher Preparation Program in Mathematics and the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Mathematics graduate program. Her research spans commutative algebra, graph theory, and mathematics education, and she has authored more than twenty peer-reviewed publications along with work that brings rigorous mathematics to a broader audience. She was among the first African-Americans to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Nebraska, and is the first African-American professor at Loyola Marymount's Seaver College of Science and Engineering.
Focus areas
Dr. Earl Turner III
Co-Founder & CEO, ApplePi Education
- Ed.D. Education, Johns Hopkins University
- M.A. Digital Learning, Loyola Marymount University
- B.A. Business Administration, Nebraska Wesleyan University
As Co-Founder and CEO of ApplePi Education, Dr. Turner co-leads the mission of unlocking every student’s potential. He has advanced equity research at GoGuardian, consulted on professional learning at PowerMyLearning, and co-founded the Pathway Community Foundation, host of the HBCU Smart Cities Challenge. A 2015 Education Pioneers Fellow, he worked across the Los Angeles education-policy landscape — serving as a policy analyst in the office of the LAUSD School Board President, where he shaped the Superintendent’s 2016–2019 Strategic Plan and authored research on student achievement in mathematics, and sitting on boards and strategy teams including TEACH Public Schools and Leadership for Educational Equity. That work builds on an earlier career as an entrepreneur.
Focus areas
Consultants & Program Team
The rest of the team
Anna Bargagliotti, Ph.D.
Consultant · Statistics & Data Science
Anita Kreide, Ed.D.
Consultant · Leadership
Mindy Kordash-Shim
Program Manager · Extended Learning (TK–12)
Aliyah Jones
(Pi)oneer
Betty Nazarian
Director of Business Development & Program Management
Jaden Dangtran
(Pi)oneer
Work with us
Bring research-backed mathematics to your students
Partner with our leadership team — or join it. We’re always looking for educators who believe every student can experience the joy of mathematical thinking.