THE SQUARE ROOT CREW
Nicholas Haystings
Executive Director
QUIRK: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Tinkerer, maker, and all
around gearhead. Sacramento
native and proud CSUS alumni
with a BS in
Mechanical Engineering.
Didier (Dj) Mponte
Programs Manager
QUIRK: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Lego Builder, Scientist,
and an advocate
for entreprenuership.
CSUS graduate with
a BS in Electrical &
Electronics Engineering.
Kris Bridges
Hard Hat Scholar Program Manger
QUIRK: STEAM
Originally from Omaha,
Nebraska where I went
on to attend the University
of Nebraska and earn a B.S
in Construction Management.
Michelle Fay Covey
Director of Education
QUIRK: ART
Michelle graduated from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa before moving to Sacramento to begin her career in art education! Michelle brings her experience as a freelance graphic designer, artist, instructor, and project manager to her role at Square
Root Academy.
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Gabriel Gutierrez
Operations Lead
QUIRK: MUSIC
I am a Father, first. I am also a Developer in The Arts (Game Development & Design, DJ, Video Game Music Production & Poetry), Mental Health (Peer & Trauma Support, Domestic Violence & Coercive
Control Advocate) &
Community Empowerment!
Miles Norwood
AmeriCorps Lead Educator
QUIRK: DIGITAL ART
Lead educator/cite lead based in Sacramento, California. I have
a knowledge and experience in animation, story-boarding, social media management, graphic design, t-shirt printing, video-editing,and filming. My dream is to be a cartoonist,
an animator, or an illustrator for
comic books.
Anmol Pavade
Scholar Mentor
QUIRK: PLANTS
From Sacramento, CA by way of The Bronx, New York. Received both a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Sacramento and a Masters in Management from Oakland's Mills College. For fun, obsessively watches true crime shows on the ID channel and loves to read sci-fi fantasy books.
Ken Parker
Scholar Mentor
QUIRK: ART & DESIGN
Creative minded illustrator & designer. CSUS graduate with a BS in Graphic Design, and AA in Art New Media. I enjoy reading various books about psychology, metaphysics, poetry,
and anything to do with the
mind & consciousness.
Jamel Winder
Scholar Mentor
QUIRK: ART & GAME DESIGN
Solo indie developer and artist. Dedicated to knowledge of all things in the Video Game Space from retro to indie to AAA. Experience with GameMaker, Unity, and Unreal. Expert pixel artist.
Oscar Godinez
Scholar Mentor
QUIRK: MARKETING & ART
Digital artists & embroidery creator. SJSU Graduate with a BS in Marketing. I love to draw anything Star Wars or music related. I also like to read, drink coffee, and listen to music.
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