Transcript FRC Organizational Chart

FIRST Organization
FIRST HQ
Finance
Registration
Regional Director
Team Support
• Senior Mentor
• VISTA Volunteer
• KOP Engineering
Independent
Chartered Affiliates
Off-Season Staff
Not common
(e.g., SBPLI/LI-FIRST, FiM, Mid-Atlantic)
FRC Team
•Regional Executive Advisory Board
•Regional Planning Committee
• Event Organizer
• Head Referee
• Field Staff
• Leaders
• Students
• Mentors
• Parent Boosters
School Administration
Regional Competition
Staff
• Event Manager
• FTA
• Lead Robot Inspector
• Head Referee
Local Teams
• Adult Leaders
• Student Leaders
• Shipping
• Mentors
Sponsors
•Board of Education
•Superintendent
•Principal
•Dept Heads
•Business Dept
•Custodians/Security
• VIPs
• Mentors
• Parent Employees
Official FIRST sources
FIRST HQ
 Founder-Dean Kamen
 FIRST HQ
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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
 Approves key volunteers – Judge Advisor, Key Technical, Field, team registration,
game design & rulings
 Subcontractors/vendors-FMS, Event A/V, shipping, etc.
Local Area
• Regional Director
Local assistance, responsible for organizing local events, event fundraising, and supporting the
development and continuation of teams.
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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
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FTA/Field Staff, Lead Robot Inspector, Head Referee, Pit Administration/Team Registration, Judges, Volunteer
Coordinator, Event Manager
– Other Local Teams
– Local Off-Season Events
Team
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Leaders
Students
Mentors
Parents
• School Administration
• Board of Education
• Superintendent
• Principal
• Dept Heads
• Business Dept
• Custodians/Security
• Sponsors
• VIPs
• Mentors
• Parent Employees