FIRST HQ

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FIRST Organization
FIRST HQ
Finance
Registration

• Regional Director
• Senior Mentor
• VISTA Volunteer

• Team Support
• KOP Engineering

Independent Chartered Affiliates Not
common (e.g., SBPLI/LI-FIRST, FiM, Mid-Atlantic)

• Off-Season Staff
• Event Organizer
• Head Referee
• Field Staff

• Regional Executive Advisory Board
• Regional Planning Committee

• School Administration
• Board of Education
• Superintendent
• Principal
• Dept Heads
• Business Dept
• Custodians/Security

• Local Teams
• Adult Leaders
• Student Leaders
• Shipping
• Mentors

• Sponsors
• VIPs
• Mentors
• Parent Employees

Official FIRST sources
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FIRST HQ

• Founder-Dean Kamen
• FIRST HQ
• Board of Directors, Walter Havenstein-Chairman
• Executive Advisory Panel (incl. Dr. Woodie
  Flowers, David Lavery)
• President Jon Dudas
• VP Finance Terry Durkin
• VP Field Operations Roseann Stevens
• VP of Programs (FLL, FTC, FRC, FIRST Place)
  Steven Chism
• FRC Director Bill Miller
• FRC Deputy Director Frank Merrick
• FRC Program Staff
• FRC Game Design Committee (GDC)
• FRC KOP Engineering Manager Kate Pilotte
• FRC Game Field Design/Construction
• FRC Volunteer Resources Manager Dennis Howland
• FRC Volunteer Resources Coordinators
• Registration managed through the online TIMS
• Finance events are registered through the
  online TIMS, and paid through TIMS or directly
• Team Support handles other team issues, both
  technical and administrative

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Local Area

• Regional Director
• Local assistance, responsible for organizing
  local events, event fundraising, and supporting
  the development and continuation of teams.
• Senior Mentor identify, recruit, and support
  teams, mentors and coaches (not all areas have
  one)
• VISTA Volunteer - work in underserved areas
  e.g., low-income individuals and communities (not
  all areas have one)
• Other Team Liaison, Trainers, On-call Mentors,
  Grant assistance (there is some variation in
  regions volunteers)
• Independent Chartered Affiliates
• Regional Executive Advisory Board
• Fund
• Regional Planning Committee
• Staff organize the local FRC Regional event
• Separate committees for each FIRST program-FRC,
  FTC, FLL
• Regular Season Competition Staff
• FTA/Field Staff, Lead Robot Inspector, Head
  Referee, Pit Administration/Team Registration,
  Judges, Volunteer Coordinator, Event Manager
• Other Local Teams
• Local Off-Season Events

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Team

• Team
• Leaders
• Students
• Mentors
• Parents
• School Administration
• Board of Education
• Superintendent
• Principal
• Dept Heads
• Business Dept
• Custodians/Security
• Sponsors
• VIPs
• Mentors
• Parent Employees