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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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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.

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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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SEE AVAILABLE POSITIONS

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

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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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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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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.

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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! 

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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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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.

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