Our Team

Jason Arms

Executive Director

Eric J. van Gemeren

Chief Technology Officer

Honeywell

Kazique Prince

Global Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging

NI

Amy Bates

Educational Consultant

S3 Strategies

Stefanie Breyer

Vice President of Product Planning

NI

Jeff Fleece

Chief Technology Officer, Digital Technology

Baker Hughes Company

Shawn Preston

Assistant General Counsel, Lubricants & Specialties

HF Sinclair Corporation

Len Rucinski

Executive Director of Crude Supply and Trading

Valero Energy Corp

Steve Schaffer

Advisor, Investor, Entrepreneur, STEM advocate

Cindy Stong

Chief Judge Advisor, FIRST Robotics Competition

FIRST

Rich Wells

Vice President of Operations, U.S. Gulf Coast Site Director, Texas Operations President & CEO

Union Carbide Corporation - The Dow Chemical Company

Jason Arms

Executive Director

Jane Taylor

Director of Education and Outreach

Jess Jankowitsch

Director of Impact & Evaluation

Kyle Jackson

Communications Manager

Jessica Mejia

Grants Manager

Juan Salinas

Operations Manager - FTC / FRC Program

Dr Dee Wallace

Operations Manager - FLL Program

Lucia Sevcik

State Volunteer Coordinator / Operations Manager

SueAnn Wade-Crouse

Grants Writer

Joseph Beckman

FIRST Tech Challenge Coordinator

Central Region

Sammy Rivera

FIRST Tech Challenge Coordinator

South Region

Sharon Sledge

FIRST Tech Challenge Program Delivery Partner

East Region

Bryan Melton

FIRST Tech Challenge Program Delivery Partner

East Region

Valeria Rosales

Corporate Engagement Specialist

Heather Sherrill

FIRST Tech Challenge Coordinator

West/Panhandle Region

Yolanda Woods

FIRST LEGO League Coordinator

Central Region

Julie Mitchell

FIRST LEGO League Assistant Coordinator

Central Region

Marisa Solomon

FIRST LEGO League Program Coordinator

North Region

Brenda Gray

FIRST LEGO League Coordinator

East Region

Gabby Gandara

FIRST LEGO League Program Delivery Partner

West Region

Virgilio Gonzales

FIRST LEGO League Program Delivery Partner

West Region

Seth Lara

Events Specialist

Joe Varnell

FIRST Senior Mentor

North Region

Garrett Smith

FIRST Senior Mentor

West/Panhandle Region

Patsy Morehead-Potts

FIRST Senior Mentor

East Region

Mike Henry

FIRST Senior Mentor

Central Region

Jorge Perez

FIRST in Texas Mentor

South Region