694 Ronald Kunicki 2016
For a decade now, Ronald Kunicki has been the secret ingredient in Team 694’s recipe for success. It’s a simple formula: take students with a spark of curiosity, leave them with Ron for four years – and voila! – you have passionate engineers. He is the perfect blend of cheerfulness, enthusiasm and wisdom. An engineering […]
2102 Dr. John Gaby
No one knew at the time, but the future of the FIRST Team 2102 (Team Paradox) programming group changed for the better in early September 2013 when Dr. John Gaby joined as the lead programming mentor. John came to Team Paradox with more than 6 years of experience with FIRST, having served as the programming […]
5803 Stephanie Morrison
We are nominating Stephanie (Steph) Morrison, the head coach and founder of 5803 Apex Robotics, as an exceptional and versatile mentor. She began her FIRST adventure as a member of Raisbeck Aviation High School’s robotics team, 1983. She went on to graduate from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts with a full ride FIRST scholarship, and […]
1678 Steve Harvey
By Elise Wong For Steve Harvey, mentoring goes beyond advising students and helping us learn about robotics. He fosters connections with students, inspires us to become independent thinkers, and provides invaluable resources for us to grow. He creates an environment that combines peer teaching with mentor experience, giving members the chance to reach their full […]
604 Maggie Best
Maggie Best is unquestionably the most active volunteer and ‘best’ chaperone in town. After working at IBM for 20 years and with a strong background in engineering, no task is too complex for her. She has been mentoring Team 604 since 2007, when her son joined the team. But that wasn’t the beginning of her […]
4639 Alexander Millan
“There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere” (Isaac Asimov). Great scientists, mathematicians, and engineers around the world contribute to this concept daily through their studies and occupations; people that display exceptional diligence, passion, and wisdom. Through his tireless work to impart his expertise and provide […]
3847 Suanne Bouvier
For the past 5 years, Suanne Bouvier has been a mentor of Spectrum. Mrs. Bouvier started out being just a parent of one of the team’s students but quickly became an integral mentor of Spectrum. From being the team’s lead Chairman’s mentor to organizing all social media to wishing students happy birthday, Mrs. Bouvier has […]
4201 Dr. Fazlul Zubair
Dr. Fazlul Zubair, Fuzz, is the lead mentor and father of our family. Literally, as he founded our team and works to recruit and maintain our student body. Figuratively, as he walks into the shop and gives everyone a fist bump, beaming smile and genuine inquiry of how we are doing. Fuzz spends hours training […]
604 Jim Mori
Jim Mori can be spotted at FIRST events with his signature SF Giants hat covered with FIRST pins from as far back as 1999. He is known as the Godfather of FLL robotics in San Jose, as he started coaching FLL during the very first FLL challenge and has run many FLL tournaments. A dedicated […]
694 Rafael Colón
In 2007, we almost killed him. Our coach, Rafael Colón, was helping us in the lab when he was cut. His wound eventually got infected, landing him in the hospital deathly ill for over a month. Despite his near death experience, he called us every day from the hospital to see how the team was […]
