ABOUT US
Our Mission
ROC Code is an organization meant to make learning and teaching computer programming accessible to students of all ages and genders. Our mission is to provide our generation the opportunity to learn coding, which is essential to our era. We are accomplishing this through our one-on-one classes, library events, speaker events, blog, and fundraising programs.
Why We Are Unique
We strongly believe all students, no matter financial status, should be able to learn the crucial skill of programming and therefore have positioned ourselves as a nonprofit organization. We are also very accessible because of our virtual capabilities to teach one-on-one. Our classes are interactive, not just videos, so students can express concerns and questions throughout lessons and will receive answers and feedback right away. Most importantly, because programming requires continuous learning more than other fields, our courses set students up to continue their programming journey independently.
Meet The Team
Vinay Pendri
Founder
Vinay has taken numerous online programming courses through Khan Academy and Coursera. He enjoys practicing his public speaking through Mendon's Debate Club and Model United Nations Club. He has also been very passionate about violin since age nine. He is one of the co-organizers of TEDxPittsfordMendonHighSchool and is devoted to supporting the voices of the Rochester community.
Angel Tang
Founder
Angel is currently taking the AP Computer Science Principles class at Mendon High School and has participated in many computer-related camps outside of school regarding topics such as cybersecurity and Java. She has also taken part in many coding competitions such as USACO and Google’s coding contests Code Jam and Kick Start. She wants to major in computer science and psychology in college. Outside of ROC Code, Angel is part of her school’s Model UN club and enjoys writing poetry.
Vishnu Pendri
Founder
Vishnu is recent graduate from the University of Rochester and plans on taking a gap year while applying to medical school. Although his passion lies in medicine, he has found numerous ways to integrate computer science through his research endeavors. In his his free time he enjoys spending time outside at some of the local parks in Rochester.
Meet the Teachers of the Month!
Teha Upal
Event Coordinator
My name is Teha and I'm a sophomore at Sutherland High School. I've been programming since I was ten years old. I also love baking and I'm a member of the Pittsford Crew team.
Howard Tang
Teacher
Hello! I am Howard Tang, an eighth-grader at Barker Road Middle School. I am on the Mendon JV tennis team.
Michael Yu
Teacher
I am a freshman at Pittsford Mendon High School, and I can play three different instruments!
Trevor McLaughlin
Teacher
I play on the tennis team and I also like to yo-yo.
Ashaaz Imroz
Teacher
Hey! My name is Ashaaz and I am entering 11th grade at Sutherland High School. I enjoy playing table tennis and I am also on the Sutherland track team.
Salman Umar
Teacher
I am a Senior in Sutherland High School.
I play soccer and am a member of the Debate Club.
Sara Davies
Teacher
I am a junior at Sutherland High School. I enjoy playing piano & saxophone.
