Meet the Instructors
Caitlin Chamberlin
Caitlin Chamberlin earned a master’s in education with a science concentration from the University of Washington. After teaching for many years at Bertschi School in Seattle, she now develops and teaches STEM courses for UW Youth & Teen Programs. Caitlin was awarded a National Science Foundation teacher researcher position at the UW's Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C), where she conducted research and collaborated with campus scientists to develop the NanoCamp! curriculum. She also received a 2023 Teaching Excellence Award from UW Continuum College. Caitlin loves learning from her students and inspiring them to be curious about their world.
Teaches: Innovation Lab: Robotics & Coding and Young Writers Workshop
Mansi Maheshwari
Mansi Maheshwari is pursuing her master’s in computer science at UMass, where she does research in reinforcement learning, a subset of AI. She earned a B.S. in electrical engineering at the University of Washington. Before this, she worked as a software engineer at Nordstrom. Mansi is passionate about teaching and excels at breaking down complex concepts into clear, jargon-free explanations. She currently serves as an AI consultant on a book about AI for high school students. In her free time, she enjoys running, reading and convincing herself that debugging code at midnight counts as a hobby.
Lisa Muschinski
Lisa Muschinski received their bachelor's degree at the University of Colorado Boulder and teaches English at IvyGoal, a tutoring company accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Lisa is a winner of CU’s Thompson Writing Award and is published in SmokeLong Quarterly, HAD and elsewhere. They are excited to help students develop their voice and become more confident in their writing.
Teaches: Mechanics of Writing Workshop and Writers Workshop for Middle School
Meghan Thréinfhir
Meghan Thréinfhir is a programmer and strategist with more than 20 years of experience working with tech clients and nonprofits. She’s the founder of WitchTech, where she develops and teaches Python courses, and she’s also taught tech courses at Columbia University’s Justice Through Code program and at the Digital Media Academy. Meghan is passionate about equity in tech education and making coding accessible. She earned a master’s in interactive telecommunications at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Teaches: Coding in Python I
