Executive Director
The Executive Director (ED) is responsible for the administration of the Society’s business operations. The ED works very closely with all other key members of the organization to ensure they can carry out their duties.
Our current executive director is Philippe Manseau (philippe.manseau@firstalberta.ca).
FIRST Senior Mentors
FIRST Senior Mentors (FSM) are official FIRST HQ employees, highly skilled and talented technical and non-technical individuals who focus on recruiting, supporting, and expanding FIRST programs within Alberta.
Northern Alberta: Logan O. Arcilla (logan.arcilla@firstalberta.ca)
Southern Alberta: Mitchell Way (mitchell.way@firstalberta.ca)
Program Manager
Program managers are official FIRST HQ representatives (Program Delivery Partner, or PDP) who oversee and manage the program in Alberta. Program managers are in constant communication with FIRST HQ to ensure our team has what they need locally to be successful, and are also responsible for the larger events for their program.
FIRST® LEGO® League
Northern Alberta: Tamara Raison (tamara.raison@firstalberta.ca)
Southern Alberta: Paula Andrea Rivadeneira Ojeda (paula.rivadeneira@firstalberta.ca)
FIRST® Tech Challenge
Northern Alberta: Dave Stork (dave.stork@firstalberta.ca)
Southern Alberta: Joshua Alvares (joshua.alvares@firstalberta.ca)
FIRST® Robotics Competition
Aaron Williams (aaron.williams@firstalberta.ca)
League Coordinators (LC)
League coordinators are taking care of a subset of teams (about 20 teams each), supporting them as their primary FIRST Alberta contact and managing local events before teams qualify for the next level of the event.
FIRST® Tech Challenge
Will be updated once the new season starts.
Other Key Program Contacts
FIRST® Robotics Competition Program Mentor
Louis Batonyi (louis.batonyi@firstalberta.ca)
Main Coordinators
In addition to program people, we also need key volunteers to support the organization. Below is a list of our current coordinators supporting FIRST Alberta. If you think you have some expertise and we could benefit from your talent in a new coordinator role, please connect with us!
Volunteer Coordinator: Jen Milroy (jen.milroy@firstalberta.ca)
Communication Coordinator: Samson Hua (samson.hua@firstalberta.ca)
Alumni Engagement Coordinator: Michelle Pitre (michelle.pitre@firstalberta.ca)
Audio/Visual Coordinator: Taylor Amy (taylor.amy@firstalberta.ca)