MEET THE TEAM
OFFICERS & COACHES
Coach: Mr. Brian McDonald - Roaming from upstate New York, I come to the Robo Raiders with 5 years of teaching middle school Technology Education. I am currently teaching Engineering and Design to 10-12th grade at Scarsdale High School. I joined the Robo Raiders with experience using VEX robotics, C++ programming, and a drive to provide the team with whatever support they need to be successful!
Co-Coach: Mr. Kevin Anton - As I enter what will be my 4th year at Scarsdale High School teaching Physics, I am constantly amazed at the extracurricular work that is accomplished by students. The Robo Raiders bring incredible energy and demonstrate an elite ability to design and solve problems. With a background in biomechanics and engineering, I truly appreciate watching the team innovate, and I strive to support them in any way.
Captain: Thomas Xin '25 - I'm the Captain, and I enjoy both learning from and teaching others in the team every day.
Assistant Captain: Andrew Greene '25 - I'm a senior and this is my fourth year in the Robotics Club, a great place where I get to combine my love of robotics with a great team of people.
Engineering Director: Nicholas Apessos '26 - I am an engineering director this year, and I am super excited to teach others about CAD and building.
Engineering Director: Graham Fielding '26 - I am an engineering director this year, and I can't wait to help the new members learn all there is to FTC!
Programming Director: Stephen Cai '25 - Hi! I've been on the team for three years, and I'm excited as a programming officer for this upcoming season. I specialize in Autonomous control, and am currently developing a motion planning FTC framework called SynchroPather. My hobbies outside of school/club are playing and writing music, playing video games, and biking. Also Scratch is the best OOP.
Programming Director: Nathan Tao '26 - Hi, I'm a Junior, participating in the Scarsdale Robo Raiders my whole high school career. The learning opportunities, friendships, and competitions make this team memorable. I enjoy proposing new outreach ideas, learning computer vision, managing our YouTube channel, and teaching new members about FTClib.
Outreach Director: Grace Chiu '27 - Hi, I'm a Sophomore and this is my first year as an outreach director. I'm thrilled to be given such an opportunity and look forwards to the treasures we'll find in the deep this year!
Outreach Director: Harry Horvath '25 - Hello! I'm a senior, and this is my fourth year on the team. I primarily work on organizing our team's outreach events and fundraisers. I've gotten to work with some amazing people, and I love hearing about all the ways we've made a difference!
CURRENT MEMBERS
May Bansal '28 - Programming, Outreach
Arjan Baweja '27 - Programming
Rachel Cai '28 - Engineering, Outreach
Asher Cohen '28 - Programming
Myra Dang '28 - Engineering, Outreach
Samuel Gao '28 - CV developer
Kevin Han '26 - I'm in the engineering group and I love working with people and teaching them CAD.
Wade Han '27 - Engineering
Aaron He '26 - I am a junior that is part of the programming department. Robotics is a way for me to express my love for programming and the design process.
Daniel Hu '25 - Engineering, Outreach
Alexander Kempe '25 - Programming, Outreach
Kirwan King '25 - Engineering, Outreach
Ada Langford '26 - Hi, I'm in my third year of this club as a junior, and I'm thrilled to contribute and learn, particularly in programming. As a freshman, robotics club members were very supportive, and I hope to spread this support to new members.
Gabriela Mutić '28 - I'm a freshman in the engineering department, and I love getting to be a part of the team and learning about CAD and other aspects of engineering from older club members.
Kenneth Ren '25 - I'm a senior, and this is my third year in the club. I work mostly in programming, so I joined. I already know many club members, and I look forward to working with them this year.
Om Sanan '25 - I am a senior, and this is my fourth year in the club. I mainly focus on programming. I have taken an interest in robotics ever since I was young and always enjoy collaborating and working as a team, especially when formulating strategies and programming solutions. I look forward to learning, growing, and having fun with the team.
Nikhil Saxena '27 - Hi, I’m a sophomore and this is my second year in the robotics club. I’m part of the Engineering department and really enjoy learning the process of building our robot and look forward to our competitions this year.
Will Simpson '28 - Engineering, Outreach
Ari Snyder '27 - Programming
Viir Sood '28 - Hi, I'm a freshman who just joined the club and I aspire to learn more about TeleOp.
Raphael Sutiono '27 - This is my second year in the robotics club, this year I joined outreach branch of the club and I'm excited to learn about a new aspect about robotics and sharing my interests with younger generations. I look forward to learn more about robotics, grow as a person, and to have fun with the other members of the team.
Noah Weinsaft '27 - Engineering
Isabella Wu '28 - Engineering, Outreach
Cici Zhang '26 - I’m a junior in programming department. This club gives me new ideas of what a robot can function and it’s a joyful experience to make those ideas come true by coding.
Cindy Zhou '28 - Engineering, Outreach