FIRST HQ Finance Registration Team Support KOP Engineering Regional Director Senior Mentor VISTA Volunteer Local Teams Adult Leaders Student Leaders Shipping Mentors Regional Competition Staff Event Manager FTA Lead Robot Inspector Head Referee Off-Season Staff Event Organizer Head Referee Field Staff Official FIRST sources School Administration Board of Education Superintendent Principal Dept Heads Business Dept Custodians/Security Sponsors VIPs Mentors Parent Employees FRC Team Leaders Students Mentors Parent Boosters Independent Chartered Affiliates Not common (e.g., SBPLI/LI-FIRST, FiM, Mid-Atlantic) Regional Executive Advisory Board Regional Planning Committee FIRST Organization

 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  Approves key volunteers – Judge Advisor, Key Technical, Field, team registration, game design & rulings  Subcontractors/vendors-FMS, Event A/V, shipping, etc. FIRST HQ

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

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