Leadership
Coach Alisha Bennett
Alisha is an educator with the Rutherford County School District. She enjoys bridging the gap between high school and elementary students by combining STEM and literacy learning activities through mentoring programs. She has had 8 years of FIRST robotics experience combined in FLL and FRC, but this is her first year as lead mentor. Alisha has a passion for showing kids that they can have a career in whatever field they dream, they just have to work hard and not let anyone steal their imagination and curiosity.
Our Co-Captains
Tony
Tony is a senior at our local early college who will be graduating with an Associates in arts. He's in his 5th year on the team but has been involved with FIRST for around 8 years. Not only is he captain but he's also our build lead and a big part of the coordination of our outreach.Tony is planning on furthering his education and achieving a mechatronics degree.
Amaka
Amaka is a senior at our local early college who will be graduating with an Associates in science. This is her 4th year on the team and her second year being a captain as well as the business lead for our team. Amaka along with Tony are also the main coordinators in our outreach events. She's committed to CofC and is planning to major in either Chemistry or Business.
Jonas
Jonas is a senior at our local early college who will be graduating with an Associates in science. He's been on the team for 5 years but has 9 years of FIRST experience under his belt. While balancing the responsibilities of captain he also takes on the role of design lead. After graduating he's going on to pursue a PhD in nuclear engineering.