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Patricia DePra, Regional Director
Patricia DePra was born and raised in southwestern PA, and is a Juniata College alum with a Ph.D. in chemistry from Northwestern University. Her experience includes industrial research, human resources and communications, management, teaching college-level organic and biochemistry (received tenure, Westfield State College), and collaborative science education grants. Patricia chaired two American Chemical Society Local Sections, and has enjoyed leading and working with volunteers from industry and academia at numerous events.
"I'd been seeking a position in which I can integrate my creativity and enthusiasm with my management experience in a way that is fresh, energizing, and helps to improve lives. Working with FIRST provides tremendous opportunities to do this. And I feel doubly fortunate to be with FIRST right here in Pittsburgh!"
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Gabriel Goldman, Planning Committee Chairman
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David Dujmic, School/Team Development and Support
David Dujmic volunteers with several aspects of the Pittsburgh Regional Division of FIRST. His rookie year was 2008 with Team 1708, McKeesport PA as a mentor, then he became Lead Robotics Inspector for Pittsburgh in 2009, and now has taken on the post of Chairman of Team Development and Support. Dave is honored to provide support and resources to FIRST Teams in the Pittsburgh area. He would like teams to feel free to contact him with any of their needs.
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Jess Jankowitsch, Volunteer and Judges Coordinator
Jess Jankowitsch became active in FIRST in 2001 as a student member, and later president, of the Championship Chairman Award winning Cybersonics Technology Team 103. Upon moving to Pittsburgh in 2005 to begin her undergraduate education at Carnegie Mellon University, she dedicated herself to aiding local teams and the regional, eventually taking on the roles of Volunteer and Judges Coordinator and local FIRST Senior Mentor. She is entering her third year as a Volunteer Coordinator at both the Pittsburgh Regional and Championship Event in Atlanta, Georgia. Jess is currently working towards her PhD in Developmental Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, but is still dedicated to FIRST in Pittsburgh. Please contact Jess if you are interested in volunteering at the Pittsburgh Regional!
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Ali Marinari, Volunteer Coordinator
Ali first became involved with FIRST in 2003 as a student member, and later a team leader, of national award-winning Team 341, Miss Daisy. She is currently a junior at the University of Pittsburgh, studying Political Science and Economics, and has been volunteering at the regional and national level since 2008 and volunteering with FLL since 2003.
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