Mary Kay Beavers Named to Exclusive Membership Organization
Mary Kay Beavers is the author of the textbook "Essential Mathematics" and the inventor of the math board game EQUATE

LINCOLN, CA, November 5, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Mary Kay Beavers, President and Founder of Conceptual Math Media, Inc., has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication to mathematics education, success as an entrepreneur, and excellence in business management.

In 1971, Ms. Beavers earned a Master's Degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana. She taught in the mathematics department at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) for 30 years, and while there, she wrote the textbook, Essential Mathematics, that is now in 2nd edition and has been in print for over 20 years. Prior to teaching at CCSF, she taught at various levels in Texas, Illinois, Missouri, and California. During her teaching years, Ms. Beavers was an active member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, and the California Math Council.

In 1996, eight years prior to retiring from her teaching job at CCSF, Ms. Beavers invented the crossword-style math board game EQUATE, and founded the company Conceptual Math Media. In 1998, EQUATE won the awards 10 Best Games and 100 Best Children's Products from Dr. Toy, and in 1999, received Top 100 Games Award from Games Magazine. This recognition from both the educational and gaming arenas helped launch EQUATE into the international market and gave the company the revenue to develop more math games. For more information, visit http://www.conceptualmathmedia.com.

Ms. Beavers has been running Conceptual Math Media, Inc. for 14 years. Her daily responsibilities include processing orders, accounting issues, emails, inventory management, marketing, and designing new products. Conceptual Math Media moved its office from San Francisco to Rocklin, CA after Ms. Beavers bought her new home at Sun City Lincoln Hills. When she sells the company in a few years she plans to tutor math voluntarily in the Lincoln/Rocklin area.

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