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Meet the staff
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Meet the legends that make this competition happen.

These are just a few of the people who help make this competition possible. Not shown are the hundreds of others that dedicate their time and expertise to help us make a world-class competition happen. 

Jill Zande

Jill Zande

Executive Director

Matt Gardner

Matt Gardner

Competition Technical Manager

Tawni Gott

Tawni Gott

MATE Operations Manager

Jody

Jody Patterson

Network Development Director & Registrar

Chelsea-Bladow

Chelsea Bladow

MTS/MATE Communications Manager

Sarah Epley

Sarah Epley

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Quintin-MATE

Quintin Folkner

SeaMATE Store Operations Coordinator

JamesHotard

James Hotard Jr.

Oceaneering Liaison and Lead Safety Inspector

Scott Fraser

Scott Fraser

Technical Team & Lead Safety Inspector

 

 
Jim Mcdonnel

Jim McDonnell

Engineering Instructor and School Mentor

Greg Mulder

Dr. Greg Mulder

Community College Network Mentor

Rick Rupan

Rick Rupan

"The Talent" Livestream Commentator

Carol Rivera

Carol Rivera

Marketing Display Judging Coordinator

Mike Pesavento

Mike Pesavento

Livestream Grand Poobah

Patrick Rowe

Patrick Rowe

Livestream Technical Team & Team Play by Play

Zach-Bladow

Zach Bladow

Livestream Crew

Nicholas Fish

Nicolas Fish

Livestream Crew

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers DRL/ITEST 1312333, DUE/ATE 1104310, and DUE/ATE 1502046. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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