Our Team

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Board Members Executive Director Program Delivery Team Office Staff FLL Program Delivery Partners FTC Program Delivery Partners Key Volunteers – FRC Key Volunteers – FLL Key Volunteers – FTC

Board Members

Eric van Gemeren, Former Chief Technology Officer - Honeywell, Executive Chairman
Eric van Gemeren
Former Chief Technology Officer - Honeywell, Executive Chairman
Cindy Strong, Chief Judge Advisor, FIRST Robotics Competition
Cindy Strong
Chief Judge Advisor, FIRST Robotics Competition
Steve Schaffer, Advisor, Investor, Entrepreneur, STEM advocate
Steve Schaffer
Advisor, Investor, Entrepreneur, STEM advocate
Amy Bates, Educational Consultant - S3 Strategies
Amy Bates
Educational Consultant - S3 Strategies
Len Rucinski, Executive Director of Crude Supply and Trading - Valero Energy
Len Rucinski
Executive Director of Crude Supply and Trading - Valero Energy
Julian Alvarez, Sr Vice President of Business Development - Lonestar National Bank
Julian Alvarez
Sr Vice President of Business Development - Lonestar National Bank
Priya Ramachandran, Senior Director of Product Research & Development - NI
Priya Ramachandran
Senior Director of Product Research & Development - NI
Shawn Preston, Assistant General Counsel, Lubricants & Specialties - HF Sinclair Corporation
Shawn Preston
Assistant General Counsel, Lubricants & Specialties - HF Sinclair Corporation

Executive Director

Eric van Gemeren, Former Chief Technology Officer - Honeywell, Executive Chairman
Eric van Gemeren
Former Chief Technology Officer - Honeywell, Executive Chairman
Natasha Wilkerson, Executive Program Director
Natasha Wilkerson
Executive Program Director

Program Delivery Team

Dee Wallace, Program Leader - FLL
Dee Wallace
Program Leader - FLL
Emily DeMille, Program Leader - FTC
Emily DeMille
Program Leader - FTC
Patrick Michaud, Program Leader - FTC
Patrick Michaud
Program Leader - FTC
Lucia Sevcik, Program Leader - FRC
Lucia Sevcik
Program Leader - FRC
Juan Salinas, Program Leader - FRC
Juan Salinas
Program Leader - FRC
Erika Diggs, Program Leader - FIRST Access
Erika Diggs
Program Leader - FIRST Access

Office Staff

Alexxis Ferguson, Communications
Alexxis Ferguson
Communications
Kjeil Lease, Information Technology
Kjeil Lease
Information Technology
Joe Varnell, FIRST Senior Mentor
Joe Varnell
FIRST Senior Mentor
Mike Henry, FIRST Senior Mentor
Mike Henry
FIRST Senior Mentor

FLL Program Delivery Partners

Garrett Smith, FTC Program Delivery Partner - Panhandle
Garrett Smith
FTC Program Delivery Partner - Panhandle
Sara Brown, FLL Program Delivery Coordinator - North
Sara Brown
FLL Program Delivery Coordinator - North
Damaris Rivera, FLL Program Delivery Partner - South
Damaris Rivera
FLL Program Delivery Partner - South
Patsy Moorehead-Potts, FLL Program Delivery Partner - East
Patsy Moorehead-Potts
FLL Program Delivery Partner - East
Krystal Morris, FLL Program Delivery Coordinator - Central
Krystal Morris
FLL Program Delivery Coordinator - Central

FTC Program Delivery Partners

Lon Cherryholmes, FTC Program Delivery Partner - North
Lon Cherryholmes
FTC Program Delivery Partner - North
Sammy Rivera, FTC Program Delivery Partner - South
Sammy Rivera
FTC Program Delivery Partner - South
Garrett Smith, FTC Program Delivery Partner - Panhandle
Garrett Smith
FTC Program Delivery Partner - Panhandle
Matt James, FTC Program Delivery Partner - Central
Matt James
FTC Program Delivery Partner - Central

Key Volunteers – FRC

Michael Reffler, Senior Lead Robot Inspector
Michael Reffler
Senior Lead Robot Inspector
Tim Ehrlich, Senior First Tech Advisor
Tim Ehrlich
Senior First Tech Advisor
Kevyn Hollowell, Senior Head Referee
Kevyn Hollowell
Senior Head Referee
Miranda Rodriguez, Senior Judge Advisor
Miranda Rodriguez
Senior Judge Advisor

Key Volunteers – FLL

Terita Brent, Senior Volunteer Coordinator
Terita Brent
Senior Volunteer Coordinator
Srinath Madasu, Senior Judge Advisor
Srinath Madasu
Senior Judge Advisor
Jay Jordan, Senior Head Referee
Jay Jordan
Senior Head Referee

Key Volunteers – FTC

William Scheidegger, Senior Head Referee
William Scheidegger
Senior Head Referee