I am the team outreach mentor/lead mentor 2, and I play a significant role in promoting our team within the local community. I was instrumental in organizing tours for the local school district staff and community leaders to visit our robotics space on our kick-off day in 2019. Additionally, I contribute to designing most of our flyers and promotional materials. During the pandemic, I played a crucial role in helping us transition to virtual Zoom meetings. In Spring 2022, I assisted in the transition back to in-person meetings and actively worked on recruiting mentors from Caltech and JPL. I also help with student registration, parent and team emails, scheduling team meetings, opening up our lab, and fundraising.

I’m proud to say that I am an alumnus of our team, having been a member from 2015 to 2017. Moreover, I am also a member of the John Muir High School Engineering and Environmental Science Academy Advisory Council in Pasadena CA, where my involvement has been instrumental in attracting more Muir students to our team.

I also run a marketing consulting company in Pasadena, CA called Chris GFX (https://www.chrisgfx.us/). I work with nonprofits and businesses, and I believe that targeted marketing and design are critical for the success of a business.