Instructors

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Brandon DaSilva

I began learning manual machining in high school before graduating from technical school with a concentration in manufacturing technology, earning an…

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Glenn Mallette

While making Furniture and natural wood items, like Jewelry Boxes, I found I had a great deal of small left-over pieces of valuable wood, and after a…

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Gayle Hawley

Gayle comes from a long line of quilters and has always enjoyed creating fabric into a cozy quilt. She has made over 75 quilts ranging from crib size…

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Darryl Bray

I have been teaching Metalworking courses since 2019 and continue teaching high school-level fabrication skills as a career path. Courses include…

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Toriana Sauro

Toriana Sauro is a multimedia-based sculpture artist. Toriana's main focus is in textiles and has a passion to guide newcomers into the sewing world!…

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Young Le

Young Le Do, or just Young, is a certified AJ&Smart Workshopper Master and founder of ecoAgiLean Consulting. With 15 years of hands-on product and…

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Brenda Brown

 FCC Licensed Radio Operator Extra Class,  ARRL and W5YI Volunteer Examiner, Retired Social Security Adjudicator and Mentor, Certified…

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Clara Biesel

Clara Biesel is an artist and educator, who loves working with paper and sending mail.

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Matthew Burke

Matthew is an experienced product and mechanical design professional with experience in medical design, equipment development, product design, and…

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Meredith Clark

I’m Meredith, a queer Asian American artist handcrafting unique leather goods in New Haven. I specialize in wallets, bags, belts, collars, and other…

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Martin Jose

Food/bread enjoyer, home cook, Excited by practical science, happy to pass knowledge

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Matt McGuirk

Matt McGuirk lives in New Haven and has been a MakeHaven member since 2020. Matt's interest include cooking, woodworking, computer programming…

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William Banick

Billy is a systems architect, fabricator, and the owner of Banick by Design LLC. Diagnosed autistic later in life and active in his own recovery…

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Elli Fotopoulou

My name is Elli Fotopoulou and I am a sound sculptor, born and raised in Athens, Greece. Coming from a family of musicians, I have received classical…

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Jahkel Robin

Jahkel is a software engineer and machine learning practitioner with experience building practical AI systems, automation tools, and user-facing…

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Luis PerezLorenzo

Background in aerospace engineering, and plenty of energy to design and build all sorts of instruments and devices

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Rose Simpson

Rose has spent many years as a librarian, teaching people of all ages how to make creative projects. She managed the makerspace at the New Haven Free…

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Courtney Mumma

Hi! I'm Courtney and I have been crafting in the fiber arts for the majority of my life. I have a particular passion for teaching new fiber artists…

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Kendall Buck

Kendall is a hobby artist and crafty creator with a background in neuroscience and experience teaching art in a variety of settings. She enjoys…

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