Our Mission
We are an enthusiastic team igniting students' interests in STEM
Deeply passionate. We're in love with computer science, and we hope you'll fall in love with it too.
Inherently collaborative. Our peer-to-peer mentorship model inherently encourages collaborative learning.
Detail oriented. Our team is dedicated to providing the best learning experience possible.
Meet our team of designers, developers, writers, and instructors.
The people who make it happen
Santiago Vira
President
Hey yall, my name is Santiago and I’m the president of Techcodes! I use he/they pronouns and am proficient in like a lot of tech stuff so im qualified. I also bake cookies so if you join you can have some :)
Gilbert Zhang
Engineering Director
Hi humans! My name is Gilbert and I’m a junior in the mechatronics and robotics major. I like sleep, programming, sweets, rainy (but not too rainy) weather, cooking, and making things that make no sense. ^-^ can’t wait to meet you all!
Rafi Uddin
Club Director
Hey! I'm Rafi, a junior in the Aerospace major, and I will be the Club Director of TechCodes this year! A little about myself is that I love football, I'm personally an Inter Miami and Barcelona fan but I also love physics, math, and of course coding! If you ever have any questions please feel free to contact me!
Oliver Fordham
Financial Director
I’m a Software Engineering major and I really like math. Some of my hobbies include crocheting, rock climbing, and programming. I also run Crochet Club and Game Development Club so you should join those clubs too!
Vernice Cheng
Marketing Director
Hihi everyone, my name is Vernice and my pronouns are she/her. I am a senior in the Architecture major (best major) in Tech. I hate chickens but love desserts so if you have extra desserts feel free to donate them to me!
Xin Dong
FDR Branch President
Hello, my name is Xin! I'm a senior at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School and the president of the FDR Chapter of TechCodes. I enjoy coding, working out, and making educational content for students.
Fei Chen
Engineer
Hi! My name is Fei, my pronouns are he/him and I am a senior in the software engineering major. I enjoy coding sometimes and spend a lot of time listening to music and playing video games when I am not busy.
Matthew Zhang
Engineer
Hey everyone, I’m Matthew Zhang, a senior in the software engineer major and my pronouns are he/him/his. I like to play video games (duh) and crochet :D!
Brian Nguyen
Engineer
Hi, my name is Brian Nguyen. I am a sophomore at Brooklyn Tech. I don't really care what pronouns you use for me. I am an engineer and instructor for TechCodes. I like drawing, coding, solving Rubik's cubes, and drinking tea. That's about it for me!
Daniel Huang
Instructor
Hi hi! My name is Daniel Huang and I am a programming instructor for TechCodes! I like anime, coding, robots, computers, rock climbing, legos, handball, basketball, biking, talking, breathing, eating, sleeping, crying, anything, you name it! Online 24/7/365. Join TechCodes, Food Club, and Casual Gaming Club hehehehe ;)
Kesar Singh
Graphic Designer
Hayy I’m kesar I’m a senior in the Chem major and also Vice President of the Game Development club! I like games (obviously lol), dyeing my hair, J-Rock, and going to art galleries.
Felix Gerzon
Photographer
Hi! I’m Felix, a senior in the software engineering major. I like to lift weights, take photos, and occasionally play soccer. I’m happy to offer any photography, physics, math, or coding advice!
Tao Chen
Social Media Manager
Heyo! I’m tao, a senior in the software engineering major! I love to try out different things, so if you have anything interesting to share, please reach out and talk to me about it!
Jimmy Zhang
Social Media Manager
Hello, I’m Jimmy, my pronouns are he/him. I’m in the software engineering major, I don’t like it. I do like biking and playing video games!
Thea Greenberg
Writer
hi im thea a senior in environmental ! i like games, mainly rpgs and visual novels annnnnd earth science ^_^
