Cynthia Randall,
FIRST Place
Cynthia Randall is the Manager of FIRST Place, an R&D science and technology facility and the national headquarters for the non-profit organization FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), home of the nationally acclaimed high school Robotics Competition and FIRST LEGO League.
Cindy has broad experience with various educational topics including engineering and learning styles; behavioral motivation of both students and engineers who participate in FIRST programs; strategies for increasing participation of women and minority groups in the science, math, engineering and technology arenas; mentoring processes. Cindy graduated from the University of Arizona, Tucson, with a degree in archaeology and paleoenvironment reconstruction studies.