Caren Alexander and Gayle Davison

For more than 30 years, Gayle Davison has been teaching students what she knows best: high school math. This past October, she celebrated the first anniversary of her very own Mathnasium franchise. Through its program, students receive an individualized learning plan that is supplemental to their school’s curriculum.

“Our curriculum is customized to address each child’s weaknesses and build on their strengths,” Davison said.

The center also offers SAT, ACT and ISEE test preparation, homework help and summer programs.

As enrollment grew, Davison hired Caren Alexander to be her lead instructor. Alexander, a German native, played softball at Lindsey Wilson College in Kentucky, and pursued a postgraduate degree at UAB. In addition to her duties at Mathnasium, she teaches at UAB and Birmingham Southern.

In the latter part of her teaching career, Davison came to better understand the frustrations that students and families face through afterschool tutoring.

“It was always good to be able to help turn things around for them with their math needs,” she said.

When she retired, she lived the “good life” for 10 months before she heard a radio ad for Mathnasium. Everything it said she knew to be true. Six months later, she had her own franchise.

“I believe that at this time of my life, something had to emerge that was beyond awesome to draw me away from doing whatever I wanted each day,” she said.

Outside of math, Davison enjoys working in her home and yard, going to football games and enjoying friends, husband Ian, five children and five grandchildren.

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