Wendy DenBesten
CaliforniaWendy started teaching high school math in Michigan but spent most of her career teaching in Fresno, CA. She left the classroom in 2022, is semi-retired, and works various consulting gigs. Wendy is proud to have contributed to several well-known curricula, including College Board's Math with Meaning, SpringBoard Mathematics, Eureka Math/Engage New York, Eureka Math^2, and Illustrative Math's AGA courses. She is an experienced national and local professional learning facilitator. Career highlights include advising her school's math team and the Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Achievement (MESA) program affiliated with CSU and UC universities. Wendy loves the classroom moments of flow when she and the students are just in the moment: laughing, learning, and loving the math. Fun fact: She is a lefty and proud of it!