Chair 

Johannes is Software Architect at Cadence Design Systems. This is the third year of chair / co-chair for Tyee Programming Competition Club.

Sr. Student Coach

Allen is a senior at Newport High School. He began coding with Python in fifth grade and learned Java the summer before 7th grade, where he started basic competitive programming. He has been a member of Tyee Programming Competition Club since 7th grade, and has actively participated in competitive programming starting in around March 2021 (where he started to use C++). As a coach, he hopes to help others and himself learn. In his free time, Allen plays piano, tennis, basketball, practices for competition math (yay!) and competitive programming, and helps out in clubs.

Sr. Student Coach

Ethan is a senior at Newport High School. He has been programming in Python in 3rd grade and C++ in 7th grade. In his free time, he likes to play badminton, do math and programming, and play video games.

Sr. Student Coach

Lewis is a senior at Interlake High School. He started learning Python in 6th grade, and began doing competition programming in 7th. Lewis prefers C++ but is also proficient in python (for ML), java, and full stack languages. As an active member since 7th grade and coach since 9th, he hopes to guide and inspire other middle schoolers to begin their programming journeys. During his free time, he enjoys long distance running, programming, physics, playing the oboe, and spending time with friends. He’s also a turtle lover.

Sr. Student Coach

Ryan is a senior at Newport High School. He began coding in 6th grade and knows Python, Java, and Javascript. He joined the club in 8th grade, and now hopes to improve and expand the club as a coach. In his free time, he enjoys playing the clarinet, learning about tech, playing video games, and studying cybersecurity.

Past Student Coach (2019-2022)

Alex is an incoming freshman at the University of Washington, studying Computer Science. He enjoys coding, watching NBA games, and playing golf. As the first student volunteer for the Tyee Programming Competition Club, Alex hopes that the club continues to succeed in future years.

Past Student Coach (2019-2023)

Sophie is the CEO and founder of Taschen Bags. She also founded Bellevue Bites to support the local restaurants and community during the COVID-19 pandemic as seen on national TV. She enjoys competing in hackathons and using computer science to solve social issues. Sophie is a junior at Newport High School.

Past Student Coach (2020-2022)

Terence is an incoming freshman at the University of Washington, studying Engineering. In his couple years of experience, he has gathered a diverse understanding of programming, from digging deep with assembly language to writing high level scripts with Python. Having tutored in subjects such as physics and calculus, he hopes to make complex topics easy, fun, and interactive to engage with. Beyond his passion for inspiring exploration into the wide programming world, Terence's pastimes include electronics and chess.

Past Student Coach (2020-2022)

Ryan is an incoming student at Washington State University, studying Computer Science. He began programming (in Java) in the summer of 7th grade, and he is silver rank in the USA Computing Olympiad (USACO).