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| (Back Left to Right): Albert Reed; Seth Howe; Zack Daniels; Noah Gelinas; Clara Sims (Middle Left to Right): Denton Shaver; Dion Talamante; Victoria Troyer; Maria Troyer (Front Left to Right): Taylor Torres; Danielle Garcia; Chloe Grubb; PaigeTorres |
Chloe Grubb (11th Grade) - Administrative Lead
Chloe oversees the entire project. She keeps everyone on track and enforces deadlines. She hopes to attend MIT after she graduates and work for a degree in engineering.
Experience: BEST Robotics; Botball; FIRST Robotics Competion (FRC) Team Captain; National Center for Women & IT (NCWIT) Aspirations in Computing National Runner-Up; NCWIT New Mexico affiliate winner; New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge
Maria Troyer (12th grade) - Communications Lead
Maria is in charge of all communications both outside and within the team. She plans on attending University of Colorado at Boulder and obtaining her masters degree in engineering. She enjoys drawing, reading and participating in robotics competitions.
Albert Reed (12th Grade)- Technical Lead
Experience: BEST Robotics; Botball; FIRST Robotics Competion (FRC) Team Captain; National Center for Women & IT (NCWIT) Aspirations in Computing National Runner-Up; NCWIT New Mexico affiliate winner; New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge
Albert is in charge of overseeing the programming of the device. He would like to attend Carnegie Mellon University and receiving a bachelors degree in engineering. He enjoys playing the guitar.
Experience: BEST Robotics; Botball; FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC); New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge
Victoria Troyer (10th grade)- Financial Lead
Victoria Is the financial lead dealing with all finances and fundraising aspects for the team. She hopes to attend Harvey Mudd college. Victoria is interested in engineering, computer technology and computer programming. She enjoys painting, drawing and competing in engineering and science competitions.
Experience: BEST Robotics; Botball; FIRST Robotics Comeption (FRC); National Center for Women & IT (NCWIT) Aspirations in Computing National Runner-Up; NCWIT NM affiliate winner; Science Olympiad
Danielle Garcia (12th grade)
Danielle is in charge of communication with police officers and documentation. She aspires to one day be a marine biologist. She intends to attend the University of California at Santa Barbara to obtain a bachelors in computational biology and and masters in marine biologist. She enjoys music, specifically playing the base clarinet in her school band.
Experience: BEST Robotics; Botball; FIRST Robotics Competiton (FRC); New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge; NCWIT; National Center for Women & IT (NCWIT) Aspirations in Computing National Runner-Up; NCWIT NM affiliate winner
Clara Sims (11th grade)
Clara is in charge of all legal matter pertaining to our invention and is part of the fundraising team. She plans on attending a liberal arts college on the east coast and is interested in studying sociology, neuroscience, political science, and/or international relations. Her interests include writing, reading, art, and science.
Experience: FRC; BEST Robotics; Botball; All District Soccer Team
Denton Shaver (11th grade)
Denton is charge of the power resources for the device. Denton is interested in pursuing a career in engineering. He is considering going to college at NM State University or NM Tech for his bachelors degree and and transferring out of state for his masters. He teaches tae kwon do after school and enjoys participating in his school STEM program.
Experience: FRC; BEST Robotics; Botball; Supercomputing Challenge
Noah Gelinas (11th grade)
Noah is in charge of general design and managing SolidWorks. He plans on attending University of California: San Francisco to study medicine. He is also interested in engineering, particularly computer science and digital design. In his free time he enjoys computer programming, playing musical instruments, and expressive ice sculpting.
Experience: BEST Robotics; FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC); BotBall, National Youth Leadership Foundation (NYLF); Super Computing Challenge
Zack Daniels (11th grade)
Zack position on the team is a prototype leader. He takes dual enrollment courses at the University of New Mexico and enjoys working on engineering competition. Zack spends his free time playing guitar, practicing lock picking, and reading.
Experience: FRC; BEST Robotics; Botball; KIPR AAVC; Supercomputing Challenge
Paige Torres (10th grade)
Paige's current role on the team is as the lead of inventing the housing to protect the device from the elements.Paige enjoys dancing, cross country, and being a Sunday School Teacher at her local church.
Experience: FRC; BEST Robotics; Botball; National Center for Women & IT (NCWIT) Aspirations in Computing National Runner-Up; NCWIT NM affiliate winner; Science Olympiad; Gymnastics State Champion for Bars and Floor
Taylor Torres (10th grade)
Taylor's jobs on the team are to manage prototyping as well as keep a documentation timeline of the product. This will be her third year competing in academic competitions. Taylor’s hobbies include cheer, dance, cross country and being a Sunday school teacher.
Experience: FRC; BEST Robotics; Botball; National Center for Women & IT (NCWIT) Aspirations in Computing National Award Winner; NCWIT NM affiliate winner, Science Olympiad; Gymnastics State Champion on balance beam
Seth Howe (9th grade)
Seth is in charge of fabrication of prototyping. He plans on pursuing a career in engineering; hoping to one day work for DARPA (Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency). He enjoys participating in STEM competitions and playing the guitar in his free time.
Experience: FRC; BEST Robotics; Botball; RoboRAVE; Science Olympiad
