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THE SQUARE ROOT CREW

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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! 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Join the crew and check out our current listing of available positions.

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