OUR TEAM 2020

Our Leadership Team. 🐍✨

currently under construction as we get ready for the new school year!

Hannah Liotta

captain

Hannah Liotta
I am Hannah Liotta, the Captain of the team, and a senior in high school. I love the creativity and problem solving that comes with engineering. I like that STEM can enable people to do good things for society. In college I plan on majoring in mechanical engineering so I have a wide variety of jobs available when I graduate. I personally hope that that I can get a career in STEM that will help the environment in the future. I hope I am able to leave the world a better place through a career in engineering.

Estrella Popoca

co-captain

Estrella Popoca
Hello! My name is Estrella Popoca, I am in 12th grade, and I am Co-Captain of the Monty Pythons! As an aspiring aerospace robotics engineer, I am incredibly passionate about all of the STEM implementations our robotics team covers, and additionally be able to work on outreach to reach other minority girls who are interested in Robotics and STEM, and be able to provide those opportunities. During my free time, I practice learning python, and you can usually find me hanging out with my friends and drinking boba!

Manuel Munos

is in 11th grade, and is the build captain. Ever since he was young, he has always been passionate about learning, discovering and building new things. Through being a part of STEM subjects and clubs in middle school and elementary school, he has built a love for working on the team since 2017, and is working on improving his communication skills to hopefully be able to go into Pre-Med! He hopes to one day use the skills he learned from the Robotics team to be a part of a well-built project later on in his career. During his free time he reads articles, draws, and hangs out with his friends!

Nati Medrano

is the co-captain of build, and is currently in 11th grade. He enjoys to build robots, and is interested in the study of animals! He hopes to major in Engineering and continue studying Zoology. Creating and Building something that changes the world is something he strives to do in his life time, and currently, wants to be the best student he an be. During his free time, he likes to play video games!

Alam Martinez

is the programming captain of the team, and he is currently in 12th grade. He joined the team in 2017 to learn about Computer Science and hopes to study in the field of technology for college. He plans to in the future improve his skill in coding, and practice video game development which is what he also does for fun during his time outside of the team.

Abigail Yi

is in 11th grade and is the co-captain of the programming department! She is passionate about learning new things, and being involved in volunteering projects. As a student interested in STEM, she joined the robotics team in 2018, and has found a new interest in computer science. She hopes to learn new things, and study Computer Science and Pre-Med! In her free time she likes to draw, and work in community outreach.

Mariana Cornejo

is the captain of the design department and is in 10th grade! She joined in 2018 to be more involved in STEM and robotics, and hopefully learn new ways to design robots and be involved! She plans to study biomedical in college, but as well wants to expand outside of the medical field. She is passionate about always trying her best, even when the outcome isn't expected. She wants to long-term be able to work her dream job, but currently, be a good Design Captain for the Monty Pythons! During her free time, Mariana loves to hangout with friends and play video games together!

Salvador Tello

is a 10th grade student, and is the co-captain for design! He is passionate about Dance, and being involved in the robotics team. Since 2018 he has been on the team, and has been incredibly interested in Robotics and working with the team and learning more about Design. He hopes to learn new things and study dermatology in college. During his free time he likes to play video games!

Denice Carrera

is currently in 12th grade, and she is the marketing captain! Denice has been passionate about video game design and story-telling from a very young age, and the memories she has built from those experiences. Because of the exposure she received from being on her middle school's robotics team, she joined in 2016 to experience those great memories and be part of a family. She is hoping to study Interactive Media and Video Game design in college, as well as hopefully being able to start her own gaming company! In her free time, she likes to read, spending times with friends and family, and singing!

Estrella Popoca

is in 11th grade, and she is the marketing co-captain! As an aspiring aerospace engineer, she plans to be involved in the STEM community to further pursue her passions as an advocate for women inclusion! Since 2017, she has been on the team to be involved in Media Creation as well as learning about engineering! Outside of the team she is involved in Yearbook and Newspaper Cub. She is also a part of numerous non-profit organizations such as HAX, STEAMon, and Reinvented Magazine. During her free time, she loves to watch TV shows, drink boba, and hang out with friends!

Yirenny Cordero

is in 11th grade, and is the Electronics Captain! After being on the team since 2017, she has gained an interest in STEM and she loves learning about it as well as practicing her love for math. She is passionate about art and justice and enjoys visual and vocal expression, as well as being an advocate for civil rights. In college, her plan is to study political science, law, and education. Yirenny is also interested in being more involved in her community, volunteering, as well as setting a good example for her siblings! During her free time, she loves to bake and go shopping!

Jose Guerrero

is the safety captain of our team, and is currently in 11th grade! Ever since being on the team since 2017, he has been able to work on the robot and work in teams, which he hopes to gain experience from when he goes to college to study engineering! He is passionate about being able to go to competitions, help his team members and be a part of the Monty Pythons! In his free time, he likes to read, watch YouTube, and listen to music!