A FIRST Chesapeake Alumnus is anyone that graduated from a FIRST Program in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia. A FIRST Chesapeake alumnus can also be a FIRST Alumnus that has moved to the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia and wants to be a part of the alumni association.
The goal of the FIRST Chesapeake Alumni Association is to help our alumni connect with other FIRST alumni, FIRST teams and students, as well as give them the tools to succeed in today’s global economy.
FIRST Chesapeake Alumni are eligible to receive invitations to alumni events, information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities, and job and internship postings.
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FIRST Alumni are invited to join this cohort of leaders to help influence future generations of students!
Being a part of this group will allow you:
Network with other FIRST alumni
Participate in educational training
Build your social capital in a competitive market
Engage with business leaders and networks
Secure grant funds for a team you help support
Meet the 2023-2024 Cohort sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton
The FIRST Chesapeake Alumni Ambassador Program Sponsored by
Booz Allen Hamilton is back for 2024 with team grants and expanded opportunities to volunteer
–an exclusive opportunity for FIRST Alumni!
FIRST Chesapeake represents the FIRST FTC and FRC community in DC, Maryland, and Virginia and highly values the contributions of FIRST alumni as volunteers, mentors, and community advocates. In 2020, FIRST Chesapeake launched a new program that gave FIRST alumni opportunities to:
connect with other FIRST alumni across the region;
gain unique professional networking opportunities with FIRST supporters;
receive training in FIRST volunteer leadership positions such as judging (21 and older), refereeing, FTA, robot inspector, etc.
give back to the FIRST community.
Who are Alumni Ambassadors?
FIRST Chesapeake Alumni Ambassadors are:
a new generation of technical and trained competition volunteers (graduated from high school within the past ten years);
models of Coopertition® and Gracious Professionalism®;
mentors and volunteers who support FIRST Chesapeake teams, especially new teams and teams in high-need areas;
advocates who can explain FIRST and speak to its impact at community events.
Thanks to the generosity of Booz Allen Hamilton, we have this opportunity to highlight the contributions of FIRSTalumni, while ensuring we have a cohort of experienced, committed alumni volunteers to support the next generation of FIRST teams. The 2024 cohort of Alumni Ambassadors will be selected in late November 2023, and will be given the necessary training to assume more complex volunteer roles, be publicly acknowledged for their role as FIRST alumni representatives, and will be eligible for grants of $1,000 to the FIRST team or program of their choice.