Former Maker Fellows

Our current Maker Fellows are passionate about bringing project-based STEAM learning to our students

MakerState Former Fellows

Dhymond Francis

Dhymond Francis is a STEM instructor, youth mentor, and registered behavior technician with eight years of teaching experience and is currently pursuing his psychology degree at Lehman College. Dhymond enjoys learning new mental health counseling and leadership strategies and has a deep love for solving problems. Dhymond became fascinated with the scientific method at a young age and still enjoys conducting experiments and helping youth do the same. Dhymond previously served as a lead teacher/paraprofessional at the Rebecca School, creating lesson plans for children on the autism spectrum and has experience for every grade from UPK to college first years.

Masteries: Adobe Suite, Tinkercad, Canva, Micro:Bit, CoSpaces VR & AR, Adobe Photoshop, Piskelapp.

Nicholas Moore

Nicholas Moore is a design professional and founder of Pieces, a design-firm based out of New York. Nic’s has been featured in Interior Design Magazine. He has a passion for beauty, functionality, and how innovations in STEAM art, products and services can help better our lives when sustainability and inclusion are the focus. In previous years he worked in product management for The Metropolitan Museum of Art where he led a successful MetTeens internship program along with the education department. He’s most interested in sharing knowledge to guide and uplift underserved youth through STEAM.

Judeine Carey

Judeine is a STEM enthusiast currently pursuing a dual Mathematics and Computer Science degree at City Technical College of New York, where she is chapter treasurer of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Judeine enjoys coding programs with Scratch and Tinkercad, and engaging in hands-on learning projects. Judeine loved taking things apart and rebuilding new creations as a kid and has been coding since she was in middle school. Judeine started teaching kids how to code in high school and is always looking for new ways to expand her creativity, teaching and mentoring skills. STEM learning is Judeine’s passion, especially with students in underserved communities. Judeine enjoys swimming with her dog, Rex, and loves to take long drives to different states. Masteries: MATLAB, Java, Netbeans, Scratch and ASL.

Kristle Johnson

Kristle is a coding enthusiast currently pursuing a computer science degree at Hunter College. Kristle loved to play games as a kid and has enjoyed coding video games for years. Kristle is a web developer and has taught website design to middle schoolers. Kristle enjoys taking her pet lizard, Monster, on walks. Masteries: SQL, Java, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Python, C++, Kotlin, Scratch, and Tinkercad.

Romie Zelaya

Romie is a STEAM education enthusiast and a programs associate with the New York Public Library. As a kid, Romie used to love opening all the technology in her house to discover and learn how things really worked. Romie is a web designer and has served as a Girls Who Code instructor. Romie really enjoys exploring her city through tours, museums, popup shops, and other adventures. Masteries: Scratch, iMovie, Photography, coding, and robotics.

Jonathan Mirsky

Jon is a brain-loving musician with a BA in neuroscience from Boston University. Jon loved to learn jazz solos as a kid when he started playing guitar and enjoys writing and producing his own music today. Jon served as a programmer analyst in the Psychiatry Department at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he enjoyed publishing his first journal article, and designed his own eye-tracking experiment in visual neuroscience at Boston University. Jon really enjoys hiking and football and loves having too much hot sauce. Masteries: MATLAB, data analysis, guitar playing, and experimental design.