Our Team

Have a question?

Visit the Maker Hub and ask our student Consultants. Our students are trained and can answer questions about equipment, policies, and help you develop your idea. Their areas of specialization are listed below.
Email the Maker Hub with questions about special requests, events, partnerships, and anything else.

Need pro help?

Meet Nim Batchelor, the Hub’s first-ever Maker Mentor. Learn how Nim can help you with your electronics, 3D design, or woodworking project.

Maker Hub Consultants

Meet the students who run the Maker Hub! Maker Hub Consultants have a variety of majors and interests and are here to help you explore your idea. Consultants are trained on the tools in the Maker Hub and specialize in one tool category – outlined below.

Team Leads

Mel Cohen

Team Lead of Outreach

Hometown
Haworth, NJ
Major
Elementary & Special Education
About me
I’m passionate about teaching and learning, so I love working at and using the Maker Hub!

Andrew Fiorenza

Team Lead of Training

Hometown
Darien, CT
Major
Engineering
About me
I enjoy watching college football, lifting, and love building things.

Ella Morgan

Team Lead of Operations

Hometown
Charlotte, NC

Major
Entrepreneurship

What does the Hub mean to you?
A creative outlet that allows me to destress and do the things I love, which is so important to my mental health

Annie Thyfault

Team Lead of Communications

Hometown
Barrington IL

Major
Journalism

What does the Hub mean to you?
A place for me to learn and try new things

3D Printing

Learn more about 3D printing

Maggie Dion

Hometown
Attleboro, MA

Major
Engineering

What does the Hub mean to you?
“Creativity is seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what no one else has thought.” Albert Einstein

Ilana Meissner

Hometown
St. Louis, MO

Major
Computer Science

What does the Hub mean to you?
Encouraging creativity and resilience through failure

Cassidy Parrish

Hometown
Portsmouth, VA

Major
Engineering

What does the Hub mean to you?
A place that allows everyone to explore their STEAM side and create something that is meaningful to them

Elise Woodlief

Hometown
Greensboro, NC

Major
Exercise Science

What does the Hub mean to you?
The Maker Hub is a fun place where everyone can express themselves!

Josh Trubinsky

Hometown
Waxhaw, NC

Major
Engineering

What does the Hub mean to you?
A creative space in which I can use many tools to create whatever I want.

Ashton Franiak

Hometown
Waxhaw, NC

Major
Mechanical Engineering

What does the Hub mean to you?
A place to learn and create, letting your imagination soar.

Whitney Webster

Hometown
Wilkesboro, NC

Major
Strategic Communications

What does the Hub mean to you?
The Maker Hub is a safe space where I can be creative and involved in a truly caring community.

Olivia Jordan

Hometown
Waxhaw, NC

Major
Psychology

What does the Hub mean to you?
The Maker Hub is the best because it’s a place anyone can go to make their visions come to life!

Laser Engraver

Learn more about laser engraving

Becca Miller

Hometown
Atlanta, GA

Major
Psychology

What does the Hub mean to you?
The Maker Hub means a space to be creative and to connect with others.

Benji Altmann

Hometown
Burlington, NC

Major
International Business & Computer Science

What does the Hub mean to you?
The Maker Hub allows people to learn how to make things instead of buying them.

Arthur Shea

Hometown
Cape Cod, MA

Major
Project Management

What does the Hub mean to you?
A haven for creative exploration and expression.

Rory Crisfulla

Hometown
Swedsboro, NJ

Major
Political Science, Economics

What does the Hub mean to you?
The makers hub means creativity!!

Saws

Learn more about saws

Owen Crider

Hometown
Gibsonville, NC

Major
Cinema & Television Arts

What does the Hub mean to you?
The Maker Hub is a place where I have the resources to execute my ideas.

Eliza Gregory

Hometown
Roanoke, VA

Major
Theatrical Design & Technology

What does the Hub mean to you?
It creates a community of creative and loving people. I feel so comfortable sharing my thoughts and ideas.

Ben Charney

Hometown
East Brunswick, New Jersey

Major
Finance

What does the Hub mean to you?
The Maker Hub is a space to unleash my creativity and unwind while dealing with the stress that school can cause.

CNC Router

Learn more about CNC routing

Jacob Karty

Hometown
Burlington, NC

Major
Computer Science, Engineering

What does the Hub mean to you?
My creative outlet

Jack Midlam

Hometown
Charlotte, NC

Major
Business Analytics

What does the Hub mean to you?
Having the creativity to make whatever you want

Josh Kaminsky

Hometown
Rye Brook, NY

Major
Computer Science

What does the Hub mean to you?
It’s a place for me to freely express myself and my creativity.

Electronics

Learn more about electronics

David Stacy

Hometown
Newark, CA

Major
Marketing

What does the Hub mean to you?
It’s a place of freedom, where creativity, ingenuity, and self-discovery are encouraged

Avery Shipp

Hometown
Roswell, GA

Major
Anthropology and Sociology

What does the Hub mean to you?
The Maker Hub is a place where you can create any random thing your heart desires, and it’s a really cool little community designed around this.

Camille Cochran

Hometown
San Francisco, CA

Major
Strategic Communication & Business

Lillian Donoway

Hometown
Durham, NC

Major
Art and Human Service Studies

What does the Hub mean to you?
The Maker Hub has been an incredibly welcoming space where I feel encouraged to think creatively and collaborate with others.