Instructors

Uplift's classes are taught be a dedicated group of volunteer instructors from a variety of professional fields of expertise. They enjoy teaching and sharing their knowledge. We certainly appreciate their contribution to our course roster and to the culture around 'the Lab.'


Spring Instructors (May & June):

  1. Ali Hawkins
  2. Hamza Hawkins
  3. Muhammad Hawkins
  4. Marco Jacobs
  5. Yi-Kai Liu
  6. Marianna Martindale
  7. Benjamin Russell
  8. Ebony Washington
  9. Wei Zhang

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Ali Hawkins

Ali has been a student at Uplift since he was seven. He's now nine and has two apps on Google Play. He likes to volunteer and help Ms. Leshell teach other people how to program and demonstrating the stuff we do at Uplift.

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Hamza Hawkins

My name is Hamza Hawkins and I’m a future applied computer science major at George Mason University. I’ve gained an interest in computer science at an early age. When I was 12, my computer caught a virus and destroyed all my game saves. After I got my computer back up and running, I changed the scripts of the game to unlock the progress I originally had. This sparked my interest in programming. My interest led me to take classes with Uplift DC. Thanks to Uplift, I learned how to develop android apps, start a company, and further my programming knowledge. Whenever I'm not programming something, you can find me in the gym playing basketball.

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Muhammad Hawkins

 

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Marco Jacobs

 

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Yi-Kai Liu

Yi-Kai Liu works at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He does research on quantum computation and cryptography.

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Marianna Martindale

 

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Benjamin Russell

Ben Russell started taking Java classes at Uplift in the spring of 2012. He is familiar with Java, Python, and Scratch. He thinks STEM education is important because it equips today's youth for the jobs of tomorrow. Ben designs electrical delivery systems at an engineering company in Maryland.

 

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Ebony Washington

 

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Wei Zhang
Wei Zhang - Volunteer Instructor

Wei zhang, a graduate student at George Washingtion University.  

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