--- title: Mentors url: 'https://449.navybook.com/about-us/mentors' markdown: 'https://449.navybook.com/about-us/mentors.md' date: '2026-06-26' description: 'Meet the mentors of FRC Team 449, the Blair Robot Project — engineers and educators guiding students through FIRST Robotics at Montgomery Blair High School.' --- # Mentors In 2013, **449 mentor Sharon Goodall received the [Woodie Flowers Finalist Award](https://www.woodieflowers.org/)** at the [Pittsburgh Regional](https://www.thebluealliance.com/event/2013papi#awards). The award honors a mentor who best leads, inspires, and empowers students through excellent communication — and who embodies the values of FIRST. It's one of the most respected individual honors that FIRST bestows, and it remains a point of pride for the team. [![John Davis](https://449.navybook.com/images/b/d/d/7/7/bdd77fa58908acf67518bbdde14658604dd1c73a-davis.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/images/c/d/5/4/8/cd54884bbb2de0e82cd466cddfd52ee1114b1f30-davis.jpg "John Davis")##### John Davis *Teacher Sponsor Joined 2014* [![Noemi Kedei](https://449.navybook.com/images/1/d/1/6/0/1d16009b0f42bbde317715f713a6c9e91e2d37e1-kedei-new.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/images/b/6/a/a/1/b6aa130dde45db90c06d3e6cdd2b8238efe2e32f-kedei-new.jpg "Noemi Kedei")##### Noemi Kedei *Head Non-Technical Mentor Dr. Bumpers Joined 2011* [![Steve Van Albert](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_van_albert.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_van_albert.jpg "Steve Van Albert")##### Steve Van Albert *Technical Mentor Joined 2007* [![Gordon Franken](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_gordon.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_gordon.jpg "Gordon Franken")##### Gordon Franken *Technical Mentor Joined 2012* [![Edgard Bertaut](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_bertaut.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_bertaut.jpg "Edgard Bertaut")##### Edgard Bertaut *Head Technical Mentor Joined 2006* [![Daniel Pedersen](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_pedersen.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_pedersen.jpg "Daniel Pedersen")##### Daniel Pedersen *Operations Mentor Joined 2015* [![Rafi Pedersen](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/rafi.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/rafi.jpg "Rafi Pedersen")##### Rafi Pedersen *Alum & Technical Mentor Joined 20??* [![James Pham](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/james.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/james.jpg "James Pham")##### James Pham *Alum & Technical Mentor Joined 20??* [![Patrick McGlade](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_mcglade.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_mcglade.jpg "Patrick McGlade")##### Patrick McGlade *Technical Mentor Joined 2013* [![Judy Ehrenstein](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_ehrenstein.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_ehrenstein.jpg "Judy Ehrenstein")##### Judy Ehrenstein *Non-Technical Mentor Joined 2014* [![Will Rabinovich](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_rabinovich.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_rabinovich.jpg "Will Rabinovich")##### Will Rabinovich *Technical Mentor Joined 2013* [![Eli Barnett](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_eli.JPG)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_eli.JPG "Eli Barnett")##### Eli Barnett *Alum & Technical Mentor Joined 2010* [![Caitlin King](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_caitlin.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_caitlin.jpg "Caitlin King")##### Caitlin King *Scouting Mentor Joined 2017* [![Karin Koslow](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_koslow.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_koslow.jpg "Karin Koslow")##### Karin Koslow *Non-Technical Mentor Joined 2016* [![Tim Judkins](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_tim.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_tim.jpg "Tim Judkins")##### Tim Judkins *Technical Mentor Joined 20??* [![Phil Temkin](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_temkin.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_temkin.jpg "Phil Temkin")##### Phil Temkin *Technical Mentor Joined 2008* [![Steve Chang](https://449.navybook.com/images/7/f/5/2/3/7f523196c01869ed3fe3ba8536058e6679537a3d-chang.png)](https://449.navybook.com/images/d/5/d/e/d/d5ded848741699c00b8a38811896f9cfc876d54a-chang.png "Steve Chang")##### Steve Chang *Technical Mentor Joined 20??* [![Helen Jiang](https://449.navybook.com/images/7/1/5/d/5/715d5d8abd5266d10e6d9ea917438bd76aba2f31-hjiang.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/images/7/9/5/d/5/795d56e44c3967a88dbe239d1370f4b0f18cc79e-hjiang.jpg "Helen Jiang")##### Helen Jiang *Business Mentor Joined 2018* [![Aaron Szabo](https://449.navybook.com/images/6/d/5/b/2/6d5b2d3d50efee1ff9d981187fa29e45f52b38be-szabo.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/images/0/3/2/6/3/032633919395edb84d47369869851cc7a60aa2f2-szabo.jpg "Aaron Szabo")##### Aaron Szabo *Alum & Technical Mentor Joined 2016* [![Yoni Pedersen](https://449.navybook.com/images/b/2/e/c/6/b2ec6d1c0a03ddc14c04c2b9b7354a042feaaf84-yonaba.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/images/0/9/9/2/9/09929ae8d2cc19a3ced1d854224a582912ae9f7e-yonaba.jpg "Yoni Pedersen")##### Yoni Pedersen *Alum & Technical Mentor Joined 2016* [![Sam Ehrenstein](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_sam.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/mentor_sam.jpg "Sam Ehrenstein")##### Sam Ehrenstein *Alum & Technical Mentor Joined 2017* [![Sharon Goodall](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/2013-goodall-square.jpeg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/2013-goodall-square.jpeg "Sharon Goodall")##### Sharon Goodall *Woodie Flowers Finalist, 2013* [![Mark Miranda](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/markmiranda.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/markmiranda.jpg "Mark Miranda")##### Mark Miranda *Technical Mentor Joined 20??* [![Tina Miranda](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/tinamiranda.jpg)](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.about-us/19.MENTORS/03._features/tinamiranda.jpg "Tina Miranda")##### Tina Miranda *Technical Mentor Joined 20??* ![](https://449.navybook.com/user/pages/02.ABOUT-US/06.MENTORS/02._features/blank.png) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [About Us](https://449.navybook.com/about-us.md) - Previous: [Leadership](https://449.navybook.com/about-us/leadership.md) - Next: [Programming](https://449.navybook.com/about-us/programming.md)