Mentors

We give a warm thanks to all the mentors that participated and helped the participants with their projects during the hackathon weekend. Our mentors are a mix of people from academia and industry.

Mentors for the Fashion Tech Hackathon 2023 will be posted closer to the event date.

Mentors for the Fashion Tech Hackathon 2021

• Bethany Adjekota
  Kent State University Fashion Design
• Naser Al Madi
  Colby College
• Abe Avnisan
  Kent State University
• Julie Becker
  Eastern Michigan University
• Dinu Bodiciu
  LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
• Elena Brake
  Reutlingen University
• J.R. Campbell
  Kent State University
• Chanjuan Chen
  University of North Texas
• Sooah Choi
  Dankook University
• Gregory Climer
  California College of the Arts
• Paula Dancie
  Kent State University
• Melissa Dawson
  Rochester Institute of Technology
• Sarthak Dayal
  Reagan High School
• Ron Dear
  Electronics & Computing Expert
• Lillian Denning
  Versapay
• Ramnik Dhillon
  Pearl Academy
• Nabil el Hilali
  ESCA em Casablanca
• Luiza Ferronatto
  Felini Brand
• Daniel Fladung
  Kent State University
• Koren Grinshpoon
  echoAR
• Maria Hwang
  Fashion Institute of Technology
• Sarika Khurana
  Pearl Academy
• Paul Loveman
  Knit Engine
• Archana Mehta
  Kent State University
• Harsh Moradiya
  DDU
• Holly Mosher
  Eastern Michigan University
• Krish Munot
  Freight Tiger
• Sheilla Odhiambo
  Hogeschool Gent
• Yash Patel
  Ahmedabad University
• Sahil Rahman
  eMoment India Pvt LTD
• Krissi Riewe
  Kent State University
• Alyssa Robinson
  Kent State University
• Kirsten Schaefer
  Ryerson University
• Stelle Simonlatser
  Tillskärarakademin i Göteborg
• Mike Starkey
  Enventys Partners
• Neil Tagner
  InnovaKnits
• Robin Vande Zande
  Kent State University
• Marji Wachowiak
  Kent State Fashion School
• Tanya Wade
  Manufacturing Solutions Center
• Jennifer Whitty
  Parsons School of Design
• Sue Yoder
  Kent State University School of Fashion
• Julie Young
  Loyola University of Chicago