Team

The students building JOSH.

WE Bots is led by Western Engineering students and supported by a long-running network of alumni, advisors, and builders.

Faculty Advisor & Founder

Eugen Porter

As WE Bots' faculty advisor and founder, Eugen has supported the team's growth, technical direction, and student-led robotics work since its beginning.

2026-2027

Current roster

Exec Team

Seth Evans

Co-President

Aleksandar Jamina

Co-President

Jaylen Cheung

Vice-President

Sohan Das

Electrical Lead

Samuel Mengistu

Software Lead

Vedanshi Parekh

Competition Lead

General Members

Isabella Li Sean Teoh

Hall of Fame

Past WE Bots Teams

2025-2026

Exec Team

Aleksandar Jamina

Co-President

Adia Shadd

Co-President
Software Lead

Jaylen Cheung

Mechanical Lead

Sohan Das

Computer Vision Lead

Seth Evans

Integration Lead

Mira Lad

Power Lead

Dylan Meikle

Electrical Lead

Vishwa Prajapati

Business Lead

General Members

Chibuike Anukam Magnus Behnke Ron Biryukov Leo Bogaert Yacoub Derradji Russell Fahr Nate Framst Brodie Hasein Sathya Kotari Spencer Krafczek Isabella Li Shrish Patel Aakash Rao Sean Teoh Stephen Yeung Brian Zhang

2024-2025

Andrii Prykhodko

Co-President
Software Lead

Adia Shadd

Co-President

Benjamin Bright

Electrical Co-Lead

Justin Granchelli

Software Communications Lead

Aleksandar Jamina

Mechanical Lead

Vishwa Prajapati

Outreach Lead

Begna Tolawak

Electrical Co-Lead

Tommy Ye

Software ML/Simulation Lead

2023-2024

Nicholas Stranges

President

Yassine Benjelloun

Electrical Lead

Andrii Prykhodko

Software Lead

Adia Shadd

Mechanical Lead

2022-2023

Julian Molano

Co-President
Electrical Sensors & Actuators Lead

Nicholas Stranges

Co-President

Nicholas Firmani

Vice-President
Mechanical Lead

Lauren Rejano

VP Marketing

Elyse Malleck

VP Recruitment

Riley Chestnut

Communications Lead

Benjamin Bright

Electrical Power Lead

Mavo

Mechanical Knee Lead

Adia Shadd

Mechanical Hip Lead

Sherif Elmaghraby

Mechanical Ankle Lead

2021-2022

Madeleine Di Gregorio

President

Benjamin Bright

Electrical Co-Lead

Julian Molano

Electrical Co-Lead

Saad Nezami

Mechanical Co-Lead

Christopher Obieke

Mechanical Co-Lead

Nicholas Stranges

Software Lead

Chris Bayley

Graduate Student Advisor

2020-2021

Madeleine Di Gregorio

President

Millpreet Kamboj

Vice-President

Andy Huang

Project JOSH Manager

Eric Suszek

Project JOSH Manager

Chris Bayley

Graduate Student Advisor

2019-2020

Elizabeth Hollander

President

Chris Bayley

Graduate Student Advisor

2018-2019

Chris Bayley

President
Robot Battles Organizer

Elizabeth Hollander

R&D Manager

Zack Spriel

Project JOSH Manager

Jacob Tryon

Graduate Student Advisor

2017-2018

Paul Voege

President

Chris Bayley

Vice-President
Robot Battles Organizer

Darryl Murray

Project CAR Manager

Zack Spriel

Project JOSH Manager

Andrew Cullen

Graduate Student Advisor

Jacob Tryon

Graduate Student Advisor

2016-2017

Paul Voege

President

Jasper de Regt

Vice-President

Andrew Cullen

Graduate Student Advisor

Jacob Tryon

Graduate Student Advisor

2015-2016

Jacob Tryon

President

Paul Voege

Vice-President

Justin Szoke-Sieswerda

Graduate Student Advisor

Aaron Yurkewich

Graduate Student Advisor

2014-2015

Jacob Tryon

President

Andrew Simpson

Vice-President

Justin Szoke-Sieswerda

Graduate Student Advisor

Aaron Yurkewich

Graduate Student Advisor

Daniel Yurkewich

Graduate Student Advisor

2013-2014

Jacob Tryon

President

Jeff Genovy

Vice-President

Justin Szoke-Sieswerda

Graduate Student Advisor

2012-2013

Adam Wilson

President

Jeff Genovy

Vice-President

Justin Szoke-Sieswerda

Graduate Student Advisor

2011-2012

Adam Wilson

President

Justin Szoke-Sieswerda

Vice-President

2010-2011

Kirsten Petersen

President

Adam Wilson

Vice-President

2009-2010

Caleb Butler

President

Kirsten Petersen

Vice-President

2008-2009

Nathan Newport

President

Caleb Butler

Vice-President

2007-2008

Nathan Newport

President

Caleb Butler

Vice-President

2006-2007

Nathan Newport

President
Software Lead

Caleb Butler

Electrical Lead

Mike Hotz

Mechanical Lead

2005-2006

Ian Swentek

President

Hassan Gadri

Mechanical Co-Lead

Matt Heffernan

Mechanical Co-Lead

Phil Hiusser

Electrical Co-Lead

Steve Horbal

Software Lead

Mike Hotz

Project Manager

James Lee

Internal Affairs Coordinator

Mike Mallette

Electrical Co-Lead

Malgorzata Markowski

Decision Recording Technician

Nathan Newport

Treasurer

Victoria Odeyemi

External Affairs Coordinator

Some past rosters may be incomplete. If you were a significant contributor in the past but are not featured here, please reach out to us.