Board Of Directors

Lauren Monroe serves as President to Technocopia and is one of the founding members on our Board of Directors. Lauren was the founder of Worcester Think Tank, a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) educational center established in 2008 and one of the three founding organizations that moved to form the present makerspace Technocopia downtown today. Lauren oversees many of the operations and programs, mentors staff and volunteers, and participates heavily in the organizations grant writing and reporting. Lauren received a BS from UMASS Amherst in 2002. Before Worcester Think Tank and Technocopia Lauren spent a lot of her time traveling and teaching science abroad and in Massachusetts, in alternative, non-profit, and private schools. In her free time, Lauren enjoys singing and song writing, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Email: lauren.monroe@technocopia.org

Board Of Directors Member

Kevin Harrington is also one of the Founders of Technocopia and currently serves on the Board of Directors. He holds a B.S. in Robotics Engineering from WPI. Kevin was an entrepreneur for the last 12 years and is now works during the day as the Robotics Engineering Labs Manager at WPI. In the evenings and on weekends he can be found at Technocopia building robotic and animatronics puppets and toys, willing to informally teach anyone interested. Look for updates on his projects on his YouTube channel here.
Email: kevin.harrington@technocopia.org.

Board Of Directors Member

Joe Forjette is a software and audio engineer. After graduating with a degree in Music from UMass Lowell in 1999, Joe worked in New York as an audio editor on various MTV and HBO shows while recording friend's bands and projects on the side. He returned to earn a degree in Computer Science at Worcester State University and spent the subsequent 13 years working in the local information technology industry developing networking, network security and storage systems. He has served several years as a judge in the annual Massachusetts State Science Fair at MIT, was a founding member of Technocopia, and in October 2013 he founded Curiosity Hacked Worcester. His passions include analog audio, turntables, playing with his kids and any funny looking circuits that go bleep. Joe is currently pursuing a graduate degree in engineering management at WPI and lives in Worcester, MA with his wife and two sons.
Email: joe.forjette@technocopia.org.

Glass Shop Steward / Community Manager

Molly Jackson is Technocopia's Glass Shop creator, shop steward, primary glass artist, trainer and instructor. She studied flameworking for five years at The Worcester Center for Crafts under Sally Prasch. She started teaching flameworking in 2003. Molly has taught at The Worcester Center for Crafts and Snow Farm. Since 2003 her glass jewelry has been featured in: international and domestic magazines (Vogues, Women’s Wear Daily, Harper's Bazaar, Glass Quarterly, Modern Bride and many more); runways from Manhattan’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week to Osaka, Japan; celebrities (Britney Spears, Ozzy Osborn and more); and sold in boutiques around the globe. 2015 brought her into a new venture of glass sculpture, installations and housewares. Most recently her pieces were accepted into the “Now! New Works, New Artists” exhibit.

CNC Router Instructor

Peter McKone moved to Worcester to study furniture making in the Professional Studies at the Worcester Craft Center and has over 30 years of experience making furniture and teaching woodworking. As a craftsman Peter has sold furniture in craft shows, on commission and through galleries in Washington DC, Baltimore and Boston. As a teacher he has had the pleasure of teaching hundreds of students from 1st graders to adults how to build with wood. A graduate of Clark University’s environmental program, he enjoys designing and building with sustainable materials. Peter is Technocopia’s Shopbot CNC Router instructor.
Email: peter.mckone@technocopia.org