One of the central goals of FIRST is to maintain a close connection with local industry. In this way we can insure the program is impacting students in the most effective way. To this end, the following leaders volunteer their time as members of the Oregon Executive Advisory Board:

Autodesk
Buzz Kross
Sr. VP Manufacturing Solutions

ESCO
Jodi Walder-Biesanz
VP Marketing and Communications

FLIR 
Paul Zaninovich
VP Human Resources

Intel
Jill Eiland
Director Corporate Affairs

Mentor Graphics
Dean Freed
VP General Counsel

SAO
Chris Brooks
President, TechStart Education Foundation

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Don Krahmer
Attorney

State Government
Brad Avakian
Commissioner Bureau of Labor and Industry

Steamfitters/Pipefitters UA Local 290
Jerry Moss
Director of Training

Xerox
Erin Isselmann
Community Relations Manager/Corporate PR
503-685-4493
  
ITT-Tech Institute
Wayne Matulich
Director

Oregon Institute of Technology
David Woodall
Interim President

Oregon State University
Don Heer
Educational Research & Development Coordinator

Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium
Jack Higginbotham
Director Oregon Space Grant

State Superintendent’s Office
Tom Thompson
Specialist, Industrial and Engineering Systems

Nancy Frisch
Psychotherapist and Real Estate Developer
Friend of Dean Kamen  

FLL Partner
Bruce Schafer, ORTOP
Director, Industry Affairs Oregon University System

FRC Planning Committee Chair
Bill Buskirk
President, ImTech

FIRST
Debra Mumm-Hill
Pacific NW Regional Director
503-715-6365