Our Board Members

Meet The Board Members of Tennessee Valley Robotics:

Richard is the President of TNVRobotics and an electrical engineer with a PhD from Vanderbilt University. He has served as an adjunct professor at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and at Chattanooga State Community College. He was employed as Chief Scientist at Heartland MicroPayments until his retirement in 2009 and has taught robotics to middle school students for Chattanooga State’s summer enrichment program. He has been involved in FIRST robotics since 2011 both as a mentor/coach of FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams as well as head referee for local FIRST Lego League (FLL) competitions and serves as a FIRST Senior Mentor.

Tracy is the Vice President of Tennessee Valley Robotics. She is a long-time employee of TVA for 32 years. She is presently the SR consultant to the SR VP of TVA's Generation Projects & Fleet Systems group. She has a master's degree in organizational management and also serves on the board of the Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House and has been involved in TN Valley robotics programs for 11 years.

Scott is the Secretary of Tennessee Valley Robotics and serves as an Affiliate Partner for First Lego League and Lego League Jr. He is a STEM Teacher for Hamilton County and teaches at Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts.. Scott began coaching FLL and FLL Jr in 2008 and VEX IQ in 2016. He has served as Tournament Director, Head Referee, Judge Advisor and Lead FLL Robotics Coach & REC VEX IQ tournament director for competitions in Chattanooga, providing training and support for new coaches and teams through summer camps, workshops and ongoing mentoring.

Charley is the Treasurer of Tennessee Valley Robotics. He retired from TVA in 2014 after almost 40 years at TVA. He has masters' degrees in economics, finance, and education. He travels throughout the TN Valley region visiting schools and competitions promoting STEM and robotics across the TN Valley.