VOLUNTEERS (mentors/coaches) and GUEST SPEAKERS

Thanks to the efforts of our volunteers/guest speakers, we provide high-quality educational experiences for students and teachers alike. If you are interested in sharing your scientific, technical, engineering, or artistic expertise with the youth of Pittsburgh, please contact us. We welcome new volunteers and guest speakers.   

A volunteer is an individual who represents Team RobotiX on a regular basis as a coach or a mentor.  Our volunteers MUST have PA clearances to work with children.  We do not consider a guest speaker (at a community event, workshop, or field trip) a volunteer of our organization.

Apply for clearances at http://keepkidssafe.pa.gov/resources/clearances/index.htm.  “The Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance can be submitted and paid for online through the Child Welfare Information Solution (CWIS) self-service portal.  Submitting an application online allows individual applicants to receive their results through an automated system that will notify them once their results have been processed.”

Visit http://keepkidssafe.pa.gov/cs/groups/webcontent/documents/document/C_135249.pdf for additional information about volunteer clearances.

Our previous and current coaches, volunteers, and guest speakers include, but are not limited to:

Volunteers/Guest Speakers:

Reid Simmons: Research Professor at Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute

Steve Huber: Former Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Astrobotic Technologies

Mitch Kosowski: Robotics Engineer from Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute

Gene Merewether: Robotics Engineer from Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute

Alvin Chou: Robotics Engineer from Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute

Gautam Narang: Robotics Engineer from Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute; now CEO of Gatik

Lu Lyu: Robotics Engineer from Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute

Jaghvi Mehta: Robotics Engineer from Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute

Erin Cawley: Instructional Technology Specialist / Teacher

David Khani: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at CONSOL Energy

Ryan Cahoon: Software Engineer at Google

Joe Graner: Retired Mechanical Engineer

Dan Arnett: Programming Mentor from Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute

Adam Riddle: Programming mentor

Dr. David Carbonara: Professor and Director of Instructional Technology at Duquesne University

Coaches:

Matt Wilson: Application Architect

Kim J. Hyatt: Professor at Carnegie Mellon University

Mike Dischner: Retired Teacher

Jay Clayton: Retired Machinist

Subha Venugopal: Software Engineer

Suzanne Wynne: Treasurer and Grant Writer

Eric Zeisloft: Vision Applications Engineer, The Proud Company

For additional photos of our volunteers, guest speakers, and coaches, see the tab "What We Do" and click "Connecting with STEAM Professionals."  

CONTACT US to learn about volunteer opportunities in your area.