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.
Anmol Pavade
Scholar Mentor
QUIRK: SCIENCE OF SLIME
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.
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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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.
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.
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. Major hobbies include watching Anime, Playing Basketball, Traveling, and
personal finance.
Michael Clopton
Scholar Mentor
QUIRK: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mike is currently studying mechanical engineering at Sierra College. He is originally from Long Beach, CA and he enjoys collecting backpacks!
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.
Miles Norwood
Scholar Mentor
QUIRK: Digtal Artist
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.