Mentors

All of our mentors volunteer their time to provide opportunities for the students, families, and community in and around DeSoto School District #73. They combine for countless hours of training in their respective fields, and pass those experiences on to the team.

FIRST Mentors and Coaches? Our team members say it best. A Mentor/Coach:

Can be a person of any age, teaching others what they know
Brings either technical or non-technical expertise to the team
Provides the opportunity for students to learn directly through experiences

Here are the Mentors for the different levels of the Robotic Dragons:

Paul Wallis

15th year with FIRST, 13th season as a Lead Mentor

Submariner- U.S. Navy

BMW/ MINI- Technician

Cert. Marine Computer Science

B.A. Biology/Education, Hamline University

M.A. Teaching, Missouri Baptist University

Bio.,Chem., Gen. Science, & STEM Certified

Lead Mentor, Programming, Engineering

Emily Bonkoski

5th year with FIRST

AS Zoo Animal Technology, Santa Fe, FL

AA Teaching, Meramac

BSED Chemistry, UMSL

Chemistry and Biology Certified

Lead Mentor, Spirit, Marketing

Jake Hertenstein

7th season as a Mentor for FIRST

BS Computer Engineering Mo S&T

MS Systems Engineering Mo S&T

System Analyst Engineer at Boeing 6+ years

DeSoto Graduate

Engineering Mentor

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