Meet our Chair
Committed to the Cause

Nicholas Vitebsky
Founder and President
A freshman at Vanderbilt, 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.
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 freshman at Syracuse, 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.