FIRST Inspires: My Story

Extending hands-on STEM beyond the Project Lead the Way classroom
Brian Martin
FIRST Educator & Mentor

FIRST ® & Qualcomm: A Pioneering Partnership to Inspire Young Innovators
Qualcomm Incorporated
FIRST Strategic Partner

FIRST taught me how to solve problems that don’t have neat answers
Ajay Penmatcha
FIRST Alum & Donor

With Apple and FIRST, we’re bringing robotics to every student
Zandra Jo Galván
Superintendent, Greenfield Union School District, Greenfield, California

Making our community a better place
Rogue Robotics
FIRST Robotics Competition team

Tesla invests in FIRST to support workforce development and future engineers
Melanie Sanchez
FIRST Alum & Mentor; Tesla Workforce Development & Education Programs Intern

FIRST helped me land a high-tech internship
Nicole Martindale
FIRST Alum, Volunteer & Mentor

High school robotics team innovates to help the U.S. Air Force
Knob Noster High School
FIRST® Robotics Competition Team 6424 “Stealth Panther Robotics,” Knob Noster, Missouri

I learned to thrive in ever-changing environments
Jillian Bejtlich
FIRST® Alum & Volunteer

My career path started with FIRST
FIRST Alum Joe Polin
FIRST Alum, Volunteer, & Donor
I create innovative automated solutions as a software developer
Michael Hodson
FIRST Alum & Mentor

Bringing STEM engagement to disadvantaged youth through community-based organizations
STEM Equity Grantees
FIRST Youth-Serving Organizations

Gaining exposure and access to higher education
Carrie Ruddle
Pendleton County (West Virginia) 4-H

Bringing schools together for STEM success
Heather Naviasky
Regional Manager of School Partnerships, the Y of Central Maryland

Robotics opens doors for rural young women
Carolyn White
Grant and Public Support Manager, Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming