Candice Gerstner

Tell us a little about yourself

Candice is a proud mother of three, a coach, and a long-time robotics mentor. She grew up in Rochester, NY where she met Mr. Gerstner. She went to grad school at ODU and then moved to the Glenelg area after graduating.

What is your profession?

Candice is a Mathematician for the Department of Defense.

Why do you choose to mentor?

I choose to mentor because I enjoy giving back and watching the students grow as they work together for a common goal. The opportunities that robotics offers the students is wonderful and being able to share my knowledge to help the students think in different ways is very rewarding.

Leazley Humphrey

Tell us a little about yourself

I am an Army Veteran with over 20 years working in the government sector. I have a Bachelors of Science in Interactive Media and Web Design and I am currently working on my Jack Welch Management Institute MBA at Strayer University.

What is your profession?

Director of Consulting Service at CGI Federal and currently working as the Contractor PM for DISA’s Web Content Filtering Program.

Why do you choose to mentor?

It started out as a way to get involved with my son's interests, but has become so much more over the years. I love working with the kids and seeing how much they learn and grow. Being a mentor of a team that helps so many other robotics teams and the community is very special. FIRST is a great With my son now being a freshman and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, I miss seeing him around the shop, but I enjoy sharing my knowledge and experiences with the team and look forward to many more years supporting them!

Liam Williams

What is your profession?

I am currently working full time as a Digital Systems Engineer at Clarity Cyber where I develop hardware and software applications, as well as design and build networks and networked systems. Additionally, I also work part-time as an Adjunct Faculty of Engineering at Capitol Technology University.

Tell us a little about yourself

In the 2016 FRC season I helped found team 5979 Apex Energized. That was my first introduction to FIRST Robotics and FIRST as a whole, and I couldn’t get enough of it. When 5979 unfortunately met with funding issues and had to disband shortly before the 2018 season started I refused to let that be the end of my time as a student with FIRST. I and one of my friends got special permission from the Howard County Board of Education to join team 888 despite them being on the opposite end of the county from the school we attended. That year we went all the way to world championships, and I’ll never forget that experience. After graduating from high school, I’ve volunteered as a Control Systems Advisor at every event I could go to, and have been mentoring team 888 in electronics and programming since then.

Why do you choose to mentor?

 I strongly believe that students’ experience in FIRST is extremely valuable in both college and the professional world. Additionally, I really enjoyed my time at world championships in 2018, so I wanted to stick around and help future team members have a shot at making it all the way up to world championships as well

Amalan Iyengar 

Rachel Linder

Why did you choose to mentor?

To learn more about the applications of what I teach in the classroom.

Carrie McGrath

Stanley Thomson-Harmon

Ben Miller

Kurt Stetser