Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENGINEERS, INVENTORS, INNOVATORS, ENTREPRENEURS AND LEADERS.
THE FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION (FRC) PROGRAM DIRECTLY SERVED APPROXIMATELY 2000 STUDENTS WORKING WITH APPROXIMATELY 600 MENTORS ON 68 HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAMS IN NORTH CAROLINA. DURING THE WINTER BUILD SEASON, TEAMS DESIGNED, PROTO-TYPED, BUILT, TESTED AND PROGRAMMED ROBOTS TO COMPETE IN THE FIRST "INFINITE RECHARGE" GAME AND SEASON. EACH TEAM WAS SCHEDULED TO COMPETE IN AT LEAST TWO QUALIFYING COMPETITIONS WITH 32 TEAMS ADVANCING TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. THE SEASON WAS INTERRUPTED AND 4 OF THE 6 EVENTS WERE CANCELLED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. TEAMWORK, GRACIOUS PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE AND COMMUNICATION ARE THE KEY COMPONENTS THAT MAKE FIRST "MORE THAN ROBOTS."
THE FIRST LEGO LEAGUE JR. PROGRAM (FLL JR.) DIRECTLY SERVED APPROXIMATELY 3800 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-4 WORKING WITH APPROXIMATELY 800 MENTORS IN NORTH CAROLINA. TEAMS LEARNED ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITIES DURING THE "BOOMTOWN BUILD" SEASON AND BUILT MODELS AND SHOW-ME POSTERS TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR LEARNING AND WORK. EIGHT EXPOS WERE HELD ACROSS THE STATE TO SHOWCASE THE TEAMS AND THEIR WORK.
THE FIRST LEGO LEAGUE DISCOVERY EDITION PROGRAM DIRECTLY SERVED APPROXIMATELY 600 STUDENTS IN GRADES PRE-K TO 1 WORKING WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS AND YOUTH CENTERS. THIS PROGRAM ENGAGES STUDENTS IN PLAY-BASED LEARNING TO BUILD EXCITEMENT FOR STEM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Marie E Hopper | PRESIDENT | 50 | $83,407 |
| Paul Yanik | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dan Stancil | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tristan Springmeyer | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Alex Seidita | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Laurie Schaefer | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mark Rohlinger | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bob Nelson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Merwan Mehta | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Glenn Kleiman | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Herman Holt | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| James Conrad | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Claudia Anderson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ramesh Akkiangadi | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Deborah Porto | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| David Kaiser | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Wittner | CHAIR-ELECT | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Widmann | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Gordon | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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