
Our Team
The students become the teachers...
Our founding team originated from a group of high-schoolers meeting online to train one another through cybersecurity competitions. Each of us competed in the National Cyber League (NCL) or AFA CyberPatriot, and found ourselves wanting to share our knowledge with a broader community. Soon afterwards, local middle-schoolers joined us online, and we walked them through competition-like questions. Feeling proud and eager to help more students, we formed Echelon Catapult, inspiring everyone to be the best and accelerating towards the future. Thank you for supporting our mission, and welcome to Echelon Catapult!

Charles Sander
Chief Executive Officer

Kate Cockerton
Chief Financial & Operating Officer

Norah Zhou
Chief Communications Officer

Divya Rao
Chief Business Development Officer

Nayeli Kojima
Chief Informations Officer

Shelby Rickards

Ali Zaidi

Alex Bertran

Jonah Reynolds

Kinnera Tirumala

Nikil Krish

Isa Gutierrez

Andrew Maulino

Siena Benvenuti

Yogja Singla

James Randall

Samantha Rickards

Kai Padilla

Lizzy Gibbons
Board Members

Julie O'Brien D.D.S

David Sander PhD
Mayor of Rancho Cordova

Thomas E. Jones
Executive Director of the Aerospace Museum of California

Justin Tsai
Jesuit High School Faculty and Cybersecurity Coach

Joerg Spantzel
Biotechnology Professional