Meet Fernanda From FRC 5887 and FTC 23651
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? I discovered FIRST a year ago, on the FRC season "Charged UP". Since I was little I had been interested in STEM areas, and although as a child I could not continue much due to economic reasons, when I entered...
Meet Delaney from FTC 5115 Escape Velocity!
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? My name is Delaney Kintz and I am on team 5115 out of Windsor High School in Windsor, Colorado. This is the second season I will be in FIRST. Last season I enjoyed my experience and I can’t wait for this...
Meet Amyra From FTC X Bots!
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? Hi! My name is Amyra Taneja, I am a high school senior and have been in FTC for three years. One of the projects I am most proud of in FTC is the m.e. FIRST initiative, which aims to spread awareness of...
Meet Kaylena Pham, FTC 4628 Alumni!
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? My name is Kaylena Pham and I am currently studying Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California! I was involved in FIRST from 2019-2023 as a member of team FTC #4628 Suitbots and was a...
Meet Marin with FTC 18240 #FIRSTLikeAGirl Ambassador Series
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? My name is Marin, I am a senior in high school and this season will be my second but final year in FTC as a student. Although I haven’t done FTC for too long, I have done other robotics related activities in...
Meet Maddie, #FIRSTLikeAGirl Ambassador!
Tell us about yourself and how you are involved in FIRST: My name is Maddie and next season will be my fifth and final year of robotics as a student. I've been involved since middle school and I'm going into my senior year. I have been the electrical captain for the...
Meet Priya Padmanabhan, Software Engineer at American Express and #FIRSTLikeAGirl Inspire Series Speaker
When did you first become interested in your field? I became exposed to web development in middle school through Neopets, which allowed profiles to be created and edited with HTML/CSS. This sparked an immediate interest and I would spend hours learning and coding up...
Meet Zoe Hurtado, Business Process Analyst at Genentech and #FIRSTLikeAGirl Inspire Series Speaker
When did you first become interested in your field? I have been interested in medicine from a very young age. I originally wanted to become a veterinarian or a pediatrician, but realized that I was very good at math as well, so I ventured further into physics and...
Meet Naviya, #FIRSTLikeAGirl Alumni
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? Hello! My name is Naviya, and I have been involved in FIRST since 2010. I mentor FLL and FTC teams and graduated from on FRC Team 2473, in Portland, Oregon as well! I have always enjoyed playing with Legos...
Meet Erica Perez, HQ member, mentor, and judge!
Tell us about yourself and how are you involved with FIRST? Howdy from Houston, Texas. My name is Erica Perez and I am a FIRST LEGO League Jr. Coach, FIRST LEGO League project judge volunteer, a member of the FIRST HQ Development team, and a member of the FIRST...