Board of Directors
Maximilian Goetz
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer max@roboticsforall.net Maximilian Goetz is a first year student at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. In April 2017, he founded Robotics for All when he was a high school freshman at Henry. M Gunn High School in Palo Alto, CA. While volunteering for Reading Partners at Mariano Castro Elementary, Maximilian realized the lack of after school enrichment programs at the school, particularly in the fields of STEM. From there, he built Robotics for All from ground up, teaching its first classes and eventually expanding it into a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. In addition to Robotics for All, Maximilian is a student advisor to Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, a lead legislative aide to Councilman Greg Tanaka, and an online English teacher to students in China. In the past, Maximilian has volunteered at the YMCA, Wizbots, and was a member of the Palo Alto Youth Council. Maximilian has served over 3,000 community service hours since his freshman year of high school, and is honored to be a two time President's Gold Community Service Award recipient. In his free time, Maximilian is an avid aviation geek, enjoys photography and recreational biking. www.maximiliangoetz.com |
Garrett Tieng
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer garrett@roboticsforall.net Garrett Tieng, a first year engineering student at Case Western Reserve University, joined Robotics for All in November 2017 as teacher. Since volunteering for Robotics for All, Garrett was promoted to lead instructor before becoming vice president in June 2018. Garrett helped develop the Creative Automation Curriculum and the Experimental Building Curriculum. In the first quarter of 2020, Garrett also oversaw the development of the Early Lego Builders, Lego Robotics, and Arduino Explorers curricula. In the summer of 2020, Garrett oversaw the develop of Robotics for All's online curricula, including Fundamentals of Programming, Python, and Scratch. Outside of Robotics for All, Garrett was a co-captain of a Botball robotics team. He is also a member of Project QUERB, another education based non-profit seeking to democratize access to STEM education tools. In his free time, Garrett enjoys exercising, playing table-top games, and writing stories.
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Brooke Soobrian
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Kenneth Meng
Director of Curriculum kenneth@roboticsforall.net |
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Brooke Soobrian, a senior at Los Altos High School, joined Robotics for All in October 2019 as a teacher. She formerly taught in-person classes at Gabriela Mistral Elementary School and currently teaches online classes. Now, she also serves as the Director of Publicity and Recruitment. In her free time, Brooke loves swimming and competing on her school's debate team.
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Kenneth Meng is a senior at Henry M. Gunn High School. He joined Robotics For All in January 2019 as a teacher, and became a board member in March 2020.
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William Xuan
Treasurer william@roboticsforall.net William Xuan is currently a rising senior at Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, CA. He started teaching at Robotics for All in late 2017. He was the former director of Silicon Valley operations, before becoming treasurer on July 1st, 2020. In his free time he likes to play guitar, listen to podcasts, and play Minecraft. 
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Karina Liu
Secretary karina@roboticsforall.net Karina Liu joined Robotics for All in September 2018 before becoming Secretary of the board in November 2018.
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Aarushi Khandelwal
President of Mentorship Service and Volunteer Coordinator aarushi@roboticsforall.net |
Amari Butler
President of Tutoring Service amari@roboticsforall.net |
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Aarushi Khandelwal is a sophomore at The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business. She joined Robotics for All in Summer 2020 when Robotics for All went virtual. Now she serves as a Board Member and President of Mentoring for All. In her free time, Aarushi likes to work on Calligraphy and go roller skating.
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Amari Butler is currently a senior at Alta Loma High School in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. She joined Robotics for All as a curriculum developer in June 2020. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music and podcasts, reading, and playing games with family and friends.
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Victoria Tsai
Crafts for Charity Representative and Class Coordinator victoria@roboticsforall.net |
Tong Hui Goh
Board Member tonghui@roboticsforall.net |
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Victoria Tsai is a sophomore at Atholton High School in Clarksville, MD. She joined Robotics for All as a teacher in 2020. She is also the Founder and President of Crafts for Charity and serves as a CFC Representative. She enjoys making arts and crafts, participating in Science Olympiad and engineering!
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Tong Hui Goh was one of the main contributors to Robotics for All's Experimental Building Curriculum. He started teaching in August 2018 and has been Director of Curriculum since November 2018. A lead instructor, Tong Hui formerly led classes at Mariano Castro Elementary School. He is a freshman at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
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Edmund Lam
Board Member edmund@roboticsforall.net Edmund Lam is a senior at Henry M. Gunn High School. He joined Robotics For All as a teacher in January 2019 before becoming a board member in March 2020. He enjoys listening to podcasts, writing programs, and listening to music in his free time.
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Executive Sub-Officers
Dilan Desir
Vice President of Tutoring Service diland@roboticsforall.net |
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Dilan Desir is a sophomore at State College of Florida Collegiate School in Bradenton, Florida. He joined Robotics for All in Summer 2020 as a lead instructor, teaching python courses. Currently he leads 4 courses and works with curriculum and business development and is Vice President of tutoring services. In his free time, he likes to participate in HOSA competitions, go on runs, and get lost in a good book!
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Vinicius Possobom
Director of Fundraising and Grants viniciusp@roboticsforall.net Vinicius Possobom is a senior at the International School of Curitiba in Curitiba, Brazil. He joined Robotics For All in the Fall of 2020. As of now, he is the Director of Fundraising/Grants, and is teaching a Scratch PBL course as the lead instructor. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, playing basketball, and playing the clarinet!
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