Our Board of Directors

• Carolyn Bauer, President & Hub Director
• Mike Orf, Vice President
• Judith Schlesinger, Secretary
• Lois Walton, Treasurer
• Jose Lopez, Member at Large & Executive Director
• Summer Aateli, Member at Large
• Ryan Pendleton, Member at Large

RM BEST BOD Org chart – January 2023

Our Hub Program – Steering Team

Our Hub Program manages the annual Game and Events –  Kickoff, Practice Day and Game Day. These activities are planned, managed and implemented by the Steering Team. 

RM BEST HUB Steering Team Org chart – March 2022

Our Teacher/Mentor Institute (TMI) Program

Our Teacher/Mentor Institute training program manages our 3-day training program, which is one way we help prepare teachers and mentors for their role as coaches of BEST teams. In 2020 we provided reading and viewing material for teachers to review before class. During class teachers build mini-robots and create a modified Engineering Notebook. Teachers can apply for 3.8 CEUs for attending our TMI. 

Our Outreach Program

Our Outreach program is planned, managed and implemented by the Outreach team. We attend a few activities that blend well with our goals and objectives, including the Colorado Science Conference organized by the Colorado Association of Science Teachers and Aerobotics at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum.

Our New Hub Development Program

Our New Hub Development Program manages the effort of helping create new BEST hubs in Colorado. We have facilitated the creation of these hubs – primarily by facilitating New Hub Workshops and significant mentoring – Front Range BEST, SoCo BEST @Trinidad State and Golden Plains BEST.

Our Denver BEST Regional Championship Program

Our Denver BEST Regional Championship Program manages the 23day Denver BEST Regional Championship event.  See the tab Regional for information about this dramatic addition to our programs. These activities are planned, managed and implemented by the Hub Steering Team, Front Range BEST Hub and additional RM BEST volunteers.