Meet our Chair

Nicholas Vitebsky

Founder and President

A senior at Mendham High School, an avid programmer, an aspiring jazz musician, and the son of a single immigrant mother, Nicholas founded Steam Forward with the hope of being able to give back to the world what his hard-working mother gave to him.

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Awards/Impact: PPM Prize for Social Change, Tomoro Tech Scholar, Best IoT Hack at hackMSCT III, 4-time public speaker about tech

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Publications: If Coding, Then Happy on Amazon (distributed at STEAM Forward workshops)

Austin Fitzpatrick

Director of Media, Event Photographer

Austin joined Steam Forward Inc. with the vision and drive to improve the quality of our charity events, including our Charity Barn concert. As a senior at Mendham High School, he contributes to his community through his successes in competitive swimming and viola performance. He is very familiar with service, since he devotes a large amount of his time to firefighting for his community and is certified in everything from advanced firefighting to inspection.

Student Volunteers

Grassroots

Huge thanks to our student volunteers who help make this all possible! From Anusha E. in Red Bank High School to Matt W. in Williams College, our student volunteers span a vast network of people passionate about tech, music, and community service. In addition to their own community leadership and tech/music projects, they've devoted their time to developing communities near them with coding and music workshops.