ABOUT US
Information on our leaders, our mentors, and our history.
OUR FIRST ®
PRIORITY
The W.A.R. Lords are from Francis Parker School in San Diego, California. As part of our FIRST® involvement, we are dedicated to spreading our message on a national and international scale. We are determined to provide our team members with the skills they need to succeed in future STEM endeavors.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP
One of our Team 2485's philosophies is to be "student led, mentor guided." This means that everything we do is student-driven. Our student leadership exists to manage our various projects, from the robot to outreach.
IZZY
Build and Design Department Head
IZZY
ADITYA
Software Department Head
ADITYA
LUCA
Business and Outreach Department Head
LUCA
BRETT
Strategy Department Head
BRETT
SPENCER
Director of Design
SPENCER
JACK
Director of Drive Team
JACK
BUILD AND DESIGN
Carly | Build Trainings Director
Dylan | Shop Director
Tess | Safety Captain
Max | Quartermaster
SOFTWARE AND STRATEGY
Mark | Robot Code Director
Jayna | Control Systems Director
Ian | Electrical Director
Jonathon | Strategy Training Director
Ashveen | Strategy Interface Director
BUSINESS AND OUTREACH
Chisato | Awards Director
Vivian | Public Relations Director
Kaia | WOW Director
Kai | Media Director
MENTORS
Our mentors come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and work to provide student members of Team 2485 with workforce-level advice and guidance, learned from their experiences, throughout our season.
RYAN GRIGGS
Head Faculty Mentor
RYAN GRIGGS
"I’m the Francis Parker Robotics Coordinator and the faculty member responsible for the inception of Team 2485 in 2008. I’m responsible for maintaining and growing Francis Parker Robotics programs, especially those connected to FIRST®. I strive to give all members of our team the opportunity to be exceptional and seek to grow and inspire the next generation of technology leaders. I am blessed to be surrounded by remarkable people."
TOM WETHERALD
Build and Design Department Head Mentor
TOM WETHERALD
STUART BRITTON
Software and Strategy Department Head Mentor
STUART BRITTON
JAY GERMAN
Business and Outreach Department Head Mentor
JAY GERMAN
OTHER MENTORS
Robin Seay
Marilyn Tobin
Madeleine Nawrocki
J.P. Pierce
Jim Reed
Jamie Rhodes
Kalpana Rhodes
Stephanie Hszieh
Jason Khoury
Richard Lemoine
Mike Maunu
Deidre MacKenna
Dori Cage
Jim Cage
Jimmy Chan
Anthony Dominguez
Rosalia Erwinasari
Karen Berglas
Rick Berglas
Denise Fujimoto-Britton
Stuart Britton
Mamta Buch
TEAM HISTORY
Since our rookie year, we have come quite far as a team. Our awards and accomplishments over the years can be found below.
2020*
Regional Gracious Professionalism Award
Regional Finalist
2019
Regional Hard Hat Award
Regional Engineering Inspiration Award
Regional Safety Award
Regional Chairman's Award
Champion Subdivision (Roebling) Finalist
2018
Regional Chairman's Award
Regional Engineering Inspiration Award
Regional Hard Hat Award
FIRST Dean's List Finalist Award
2017
Championship Hard Hat Safety Award
Championship Gracious Professionalism Award
Regional Chairman's Award
Regional Safety Award
2016
Regional Engineering Inspiration Award (x2)
Regional Hard Hat Award
Championship Industrial Design Award
2015
FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award
Regional Innovation in Control Award
Regional Excellence in Engineering Award
2014
Regional Winner
Regional Finalist
Regional Excellence in Engineering Award
Woodie Flowers Finalist Award
FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award
Regional Quality Award
2013
Regional Winner
Regional Finalist
Regional Excellence in Engineering Award
Regional Creativity Award
2012
Regional Imagery Award
Regional Quality Award
2011
FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award
Regional Innovation in Control Award
Regional Excellence in Engineering Award
2021*
Industrial Design Award
*impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic