Life Members
Robogals Global has named 4 people as "Life Members" to date. This is an honorary title that recognises outstanding service to Robogals over a sustained period of time. This page only lists those who have been named as Life Members of Robogals Global, but individual chapters may also name people as Life Members of their chapter.
Kelly Chiu
awarded 25 November 2011
Kelly was a member of the founding team of Robogals in July 2008. She served initially as the Secretary of Robogals, then as President when Robogals founder Marita was on exchange, then later as Marketing Manager of Robogals Melbourne in 2010 and finally as President again of Robogals Melbourne in 2011. Kelly was always very dedicated and persistent, even through hard times, and believed in Robogals even when we were very young and very small. After graduating with a Masters degree in mathematics and statistics, she now works at the Australian Bureau of Statistics in Canberra.
Hannah Rachmat
awarded 25 November 2011
Hannah joined Robogals in 2009 as the Schools Manager, but also branching out into other roles such as promoting the Largest Robot Dance Guinness World Record attempt, which saw Hannah interviewed in newspapers, TV and radio! She was subsequently the President of the Melbourne chapter in 2010, and then the first Regional Director of Robogals Australia & New Zealand, which was also the first time anyone had been a Regional Director of any region! Hannah is recognised for pioneering many aspects of Robogals including our first Science Fair, and the role of a Regional Director. She graduated with a double-degree in mechatronics engineering and computer science, and now works at ABB.
Mun-Xin Lee
awarded 25 November 2011
Mun-Xin joined Robogals when we began in 2008, and hasn't stopped volunteering since. Several Schools Managers have cited Mun-Xin as their favourite volunteer due to her willingness to be pulled into school visits at the last minute and unstoppable eagerness to attend as many school visits as possible. In addition to having taught robotics to more girls than any other Robogals volunteer in the world, Mun-Xin in 2011 & 2012 ran the Robogals Science Challenge. She continues as a team member today.
Professor Jamie Evans
awarded 23 March 2012
Jamie provided Marita with the initial inspiration for founding Robogals while he was Head of Electrical Engineering at the University of Melbourne. He continues to be a Board Member of Robogals Global and is a great mentor for the team, despite his unfortunate defection to Monash University.
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