Executive Board Biographies

Lucas Benson - President

I'm a junior with a major in electrical engineering. I am the team lead in micromouse. When I am not at robotics, I can probably be found working with the CWRU Film Society.

Benjamin Mellick - Vice President

Benjamin Mellick is a fourth year Engineering Physics student focusing on Electrical Engineering. He's been on the robotics team since freshman year as a part of MATE ROV. He also loves music and plays upright bass in his free time!

Shannon Griswold - Secretary

I'm a fourth-year student majoring in computer science. I am the software subteam lead for our MATE ROV team. Outside of robotics, I enjoy figure skating and doing crafts such as crochet and needlepoint.

Avery Twomey - Treasurer

I am Avery Twomey, a second year undergraduate student at Case Western Reserve University studying Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science. I have been participating in robotics competitions for about 6 years now and plan to go into the robotics industry when I graduate.

Kiran Sah - Lab and Safety Manager

Hi! I'm a third year mechanical engineering student. I'm also the team lead for the MATE ROV team. Along with robotics, I play the oboe and have an interest in theater.

Yuan Dong - PR and Outreach Manager

I'm a second-year electrical engineering and physics student, and I help design electronics for the MATE ROV team. I'm really interested in embedded systems, and I'm also leading the avionics team on the Case Liquid Propulsion Team. Outside of school, I enjoy playing soccer and pickleball, and if time permits, playing piano.