MENTORS
Mr. Nathan Knauss
Mr. Knauss (aka K-Bear) is Storm's lead mentor and co-founder. He has a BS in Tech Ed from TCNJ as well as a M.Ed in STEM Curriculum & Instruction. He is a teacher at Cherokee High School, winning teacher of the year for 2020. He teaches electronics and engineering courses at Cherokee High School. In 2019 Mr. Knauss was awarded a Blue Banner as a Woodie Flowers.
Mr. Joshua Smith
Mr. Smith returned to Storm in 2016 after having been a member for two years beginning in 2010. He teaches metalshop and Project Lead the Way and metalshop at Lenape High School. He primariy mentors students that are a part the mechanical department.
Ms. Sue-Ann Miller
Ms. Miller teachers technology classes at Lenape High School. Bringing experience from FTC, Ms. Miller became a Storm FRC mentor in 2019.
Ms. Shaniqua Brown
Ms. Brown has been a part of the FIRST Community . She was on Team 87's graphics team as a student in high school. In the past she has also mentored Team 1647 the Iron Devils. She now works with Storm's Business and Marketing department. She teaches various technology classes, specializing in TV broadcasting. She has been best friends with Mr. Knauss for over ten years.
Mr. Jim Hessler
Mr. Hessler is a co-founder of Storm Robotics. Even after retirement from a long career of teaching at Lenape High School, he continues to mentor students on the robotics team. He is usually found in the metal shop helping out Mechanical.
Mr. Zachary Bross
Mr. Bross started mentoring the team in 2018. Before coming to Storm, he founded and mentored Team 5113 the Combustable Lemons. He teaches physics at Lenape High School. At Storm, he primarily works with the software department.
Mr. Ed Cohen
Mr. Cohen has been mentoring Storm since 2010. He has a passion for sustainability. He also impresses students with magic tricks. He has a magic show to raise awareness on sustainable energy. His daughter, Rebecca, is a storm alum. He runs his own company that works with mail sorting.
Lockheed Martin Mentors
Mark Starling
Kirby Corr
Nikin Chahwala
Kanay Patel
Matthew Anderson
Other Mentors
James Hing - NAVAIR
Steve Scanlon
Ryan Bohinski - JP Morgan Chase
Rebecca Cohen - Storm Alum