Debbie Frankel

Debbie is in her third year teaching 6th grade STEM and her 21st year of teaching. M.S. Environmental Science at Sherwood Middle School and Laurel Ridge Middle School.

Gretchen Raynak is an Oregon native, and an interactive designer and coding educator based in Bend, OR. She runs elementary-focused coding camps and after-school sessions for 2nd – 7th graders.

Jan Boley has her Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, and worked for the State of Oregon for over 8 years. Leaving the public sector, she returned to school to earn her Masters of Arts in Teaching, and has taught high school for the last 12 years in Oregon.

Gary Laipply will share some of his experiences from five years of managing 30 iPads in his 6th-grade Social Studies classroom at Talent Middle School.

Pete Steinfeld is recently retired from IBM after 41 years as a software developer and development manager. He’s practiced Agile Development for over 10 years.

Chris’ “fairly broad background” in professional, academic and educational fields supports developing interesting curriculum that is relevant to students. He still does occasional development work (making websites, designing financial models, etc.) as well as working on a few secret projects for his classroom.

Dale has been a stalwart support on the ORTOP tournament circuit as FTC Judge Advisor and FTC Field Tech Advisor. Dale has been bringing his soft-spoken expertise to ORTOP training seminars and SuperQuest workshops for years.