Summer 2020
Meet Our Team
Meet Cohort 3
Name: Tommy Benitez
Intended Major: Computer Science
Fun Fact: I’m a black belt in TaeKwonDo
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: “Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve” – JK Rowling
Complete the sentence: I code for a safer and brighter future
Leona Torres
Name: Katelyn Rose Villacres “Kit-Kat” or “Kate” – Macaulay Honors
Intended Major: Computer Science
Fun Fact: I’m a ballgirl at the US Open Tennis Championship.
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
Complete the sentence: I code for the future!
Name: Alexandra Chavez
Intended Major: Computer Science
Fun Fact: I can play the piano.
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: You only live once, so make the most of it.
Complete the sentence: I code for change and a better future.
Name: Juan Cruz Ladino
Intended Major: Computer Science
Fun Fact: I practice soccer and Track & Field. I moved to the country 3 years ago.
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: “Determination is better than talent”
Name: Aaron Lew – Macaulay Honors
Intended Major: Computer Science
Fun Fact: I am a former spelling bee champion.
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: “If I am not for myself, who will be there for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?” -Hillel the Elder
I code for innovation.
Name: Samihah Tahsin – Macaulay Honors
Intended Major: BS in CS
Fun Fact: I can memorize power rangers openings within 2 episodes
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: Your future hasn’t been written yet. No one’s has. Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one. – Doc Brown
Complete the sentence: I code to… create things that my nephew can enjoy
Name: Sumaya Ali – SEEK
Intended Major: Computer Science
Fun Fact: My hidden talent is Dancing and I love to cook different dishes from different countries.
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: Every ending is beautiful like the Sunset.
Complete the sentence: I code for expanding technology to everywhere and everyone. Also make an app where everyone and every age of people can learn Coding for free!
Name: Sadman Saquib
Intended Major: Computer Science BS
Fun Fact: I know how to read and speak Arabic, however, I don’t know what it means.
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: Live the life your younger self would be proud of.
Complete the sentence: I code for a better world where technology continues to provide us with advancements in healthcare, society, and relationships.
Name: Armando Gomez
Intended Major: Computer Science
Fun Fact: I deeply enjoy running/jogging and hope to one day participate in a marathon.
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: “You can’t always get what you want but you just might find that you get what you need”
Complete the sentence: I code for my personal enjoyment as well as to improve the environment around me, whether that means creating something entertaining or something that can improve people’s lives.
Name: Tamar Hoch – QC Scholars
Intended Major: Psychology
Fun Fact: I was the student director of my school’s plays in junior and senior year
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: Carpe diem
Complete the sentence: I code for women in STEM 🙂
Michelle Ginsberg
Rachel
Name: Jacqueline Ramos “Jackie” – Kessler
Intended major: Childhood Education
Fun Fact: I love watching anime. My favorite so far is My Hero Academia.
Personal Quote: “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That’s why they call it the present.” by Master Oogway
Complete the sentence: I code for gaining a new skill.
Name: Jahnai Grant – Time 2000
Intended Major: Double major in Mathematics and Secondary Education
Fun Fact: I play the violin, guitar, ukulele, and I can sing.
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: “the beginning of purpose is found in creating something that only you understand”- Tyler Joseph
Complete the sentence: I code for……evolving the world into a better place.
Name: Matteo Saputo
Intended Major: Double Major, Computer Science/Math
Fun Fact: I coded for the robotics team at William Floyd High School
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: “May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house”
Complete the sentence: I code for a bright future!
Name: Sarvan Singh
Intended Major: Computer Science BS
Fun Fact: I can speak 3 languages
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: Change impossible to possible.
Complete the sentence: I code for innovation and to make lives easier.
Name: Aysha Mukhtar
Intended Major: Computer Science
Fun Fact: I played volleyball all four years of high school.
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: Compare yourself to the old you, not the person next to you. Everyone has different journeys.
Complete the sentence: I code for there to be a change for the better. I like using technology to create solutions for the issues in today’s world.
Name: Justin Manoj
Intended Major: Computer Science (BS)
Fun Fact: I literally love playing the piano!! I began playing when I was 8 years old. I try to help the community by playing for my church choir.
Personal Quote/Life Mantra:“The Way Get Started Is To Quit Talking And Begin Doing.” – Walt Disney
Brian Flores
Name: Leora Khaimov – QC Scholars
Intended Major: Computer Science BS
Fun Fact: I play the piano
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: everything happens for a reason
Complete the sentence: I code for a safer world.
Name: Vikram Kumar
Intended Major: Computer Science
Fun Fact: I have water phobia but I want to do scuba diving once in my lifetime.
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: “Don’t settle for the limits that people setcfor you. Your hard work decides your life, not their opinions.”
Complete the sentence: I code for public health and education.
Name: Muhammad Umair
Intended Major: BS in Computer Science
Fun Fact: I speak 4 languages
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”- Oscar Wilde
Complete the sentence: I code to make my dreams controllable with the keyboard
Name: Mahfuz Rahim – SEEK Program
Intended Major at QC: Computer Science
Fun Fact: Love to play basketball during my free time.
Personal Quote/Life Mantra: “Don’t be bashful”
Complete the sentence: I code for fun and creating new games.
Johnathan
Zhicheng
Matthew