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Schneider Electric
FIRST Canada Youth Council Members Ishan B and Michelle D had the pleasure of interviewing Schneider Electric employees Amrit Takhar, Human Resources Business Partner & Talent Management Specialist, and Parmita Chakrabarti, Offer Marketing Specialist, to learn more about Schneider Electric and give some advice about future career prospects in the STEM domain. CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE DETAIL ABOUT
FIRST Canada Senior Mentor Spotlight Sheri Lynn Koscielski
Our final Senior Mentor Spotlight is with Sheri Lynn Koscielski who works in the Southwestern Ontario region. You will quickly see that for Sheri Lynn FIRST is a family affair with all her children and her husband supporting our community. I think her dog may also get involved in the fun! Read on to hear about Sheri Lynn and her
FIRST Senior Mentor Spotlight Melissa Douglas
We are excited to share some of Melissa’s stories about being a FIRST Senior Mentor and how she spends some of her free time since COVID-19 hit. Q: What is your role as a FIRST Senior Mentor (FSM)? Melissa: My role as an FSM is to work with all the program leads to assist them as needed, as well, I
FIRST Canada Senior Mentor Paul Keenan
We caught up with Paul after watching his exhausting Cirque de Soleil practice to learn more about the man behind the SWAG! Q: What is your role as an FSM? Paul: All the FSMs in North America have the same roles really. We are here to help mentors, support teams, start teams, raise money, provide technical support to teams and
FIRST Canada Senior Mentor Spotlight Phil Homerski
After hiking and biking on many arduous trails we were able to catch up with Phil and learn more about his adventures in FIRST and the outdoors. Read on to hear the amazing work he is doing as a FIRST Senior Mentor in the Greater Golden Horeshoe! Q: What is your role as a FIRST Senior Mentor (FSM)? Phil: Primarily
FIRST Canada Senior Mentor Spotlight Sarah Sils
Sarah has been supporting the FIRST Community for the past 12 years. Learn more about what she does both inside and outside of FIRST! Q: What is your role as a FIRST Senior Mentor(FSM)? Sarah: I aim to support FIRST coaches, mentors, team members, alum and volunteers in the Greater Toronto West area. I support all the FIRST programs
FIRST Canada Senior Mentor Spotlight Heather Kelso
We caught up with FIRST Canada’s Senior Mentor Heather Kelso to learn more about her and her journey with FIRST Canada Here is what she had to say! What is your role as a FIRST Senior Mentor (FSM)? A: My main role is to support any Northern Ontario teams in all progressions, although I usually gear more towards FIRST LEGO
FIRST Canada Update – August 2020
The Coop
The SpICE girls an all-female robotics team from North Bay created The Coop, a cage that goes on the end of the intake pipe to prevent organic matter from getting in. Interested in trying it out? Fill out the survey at bit.ly/2Cp4KMC
MakeShift Supporting Health Care Workers
MakeShift mentors and students have been working hard for the last couple of months to support our health care workers by providing face shields, ear-savers and hand therapy barriers. So far, over 550 of our colourful face shield assemblies are in use at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton. We are now fulfilling requests at long term care facilities, chiropractors, dentists