Executive Board 2025/2026

Executive Team
Meet the current UM Rocketry Executive Board

Jake Mifsud
President

Martina Caruana
Vice President

Rhys Pace
Secretary General

Daniel Attard
Chief of Operations

Karl Dazzi
Technical Director

Deborah Grech Hardie
Financial Officer

Josef Xerri
Structures Lead

Rachel Mizzi
Aerodynamics Lead

Thomas Muscat
Propulsion Lead

Mohamed Alouzi
Avionics Lead

Lea Vilhjalmsson
Marketing Lead

Kylie Bonnici
Public Relations Officer

Rylan Agius Schembri
Safety Officer

Mihail Milanoff
Payloads Lead

Nicky Samut
Recovery Lead

"You only fail when you stop trying" - Jake
Jake Mifsud
President

"When the simulations failed and the designs broke, we reminded ourselves: rockets don’t rise without resistance" - Martina
Martina Caruana
Vice President

"Rocketry is the art of turning equations, epoxy, and sleepless nights into flight" - Rhys
Rhys Pace
Secretary General

"Proud to be empowering the team that continues to redefine what's possible in the Maltese STEM space"- Daniel
Daniel Attard
Chief of Operations

"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard" - John F.Kennedy
Karl Dazzi
Technical Director

"Rocket science is tough, but rocket scientists are tougher" - Deborah
Deborah Grech Hardie
Financial Officer

"If you think the price of winning is high, just wait till you get the bill from regret" - Tim Grover
Josef Xerri
Structures Lead

"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars" - Norman Vincent Peale
Rachel Mizzi
Aerodynamics Lead

"Man belongs wherever he wants to go" - Wernher von Braun
Thomas Muscat
Propulsion Lead

"Against all odds" - Mohamed
Mohamed Alouzi
Avionics Lead

"We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated" - Maya Angelou
Lea Vilhjalmsson
Marketing Lead

"We’re not just building a rocket, we’re making history. Let's be the first in Malta to make this happen. Let’s make Malta proud <3" - Kylie
Kylie Bonnici
Public Relations Officer

"Safety is like breathing - if you don't do it you'll die" - Jerry Smith
Rylan Agius Schembri
Safety Officer

"I think we’re going to the moon because it’s in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It’s by the nature of his deep inner soul… we’re required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream" - Neil Armstrong
Mihail Milanoff
Payloads Lead

"The walls of history are tough. If you want something carved into them, don’t complain when you feel resistance. Resilience is your chisel" - Nicky
Nicky Samut
Recovery Lead
