About Us
The Tech Challenge, a signature program of The Tech, is a key part of our mission to inspire the innovator in everyone. Each year, we present a new design challenge inspired by a real-world scenario. To date, over 40,000 students have honed their creative problem-solving and teamwork skills as part of this annual program. Participants’ efforts are recognized and celebrated.
The challenge takes place over several months as participants form a team, design, build and test their project. Teams document every step of their process including testing, brainstorming, and most importantly what they learn through experimentation and failure. The challenge culminates in a Final Showcase, where the teams present their project to judges in front of family, friends and community members.
Executive Committee
John Heinlein PhD, Chair
Sonatus
Greg Brown
STEM Consultant
Dan Christman
Marvell Technology, Inc.
John Decker
EY
Chris DiGiorgio
The Tech Board
Aymeric Gisselbrecht
Tsavorite
Bill Heil
The Tech Board
Brendan Ittelson
Zoom
Sheila Rohra
Hitachi Vantara
Theodore Lamour
formerly Hitachi Vantara
Courtney Blum
PwC
Lindo St. Angel
Amazon Lab126
Staff
Abby Longcor
Senior Director
alongcor@thetech.org
Leah Koldewyn
Program Manager
1-408-795-6133
lkoldewyn@thetech.org
Matthew Nissen
Coordinator
1-408-795-6210
mnissen@thetech.org
Public relations inquiries:
Katie Barrow
Senior Manager, PR & Marketing Communications
1-408-795-6198
kbarrow@thetech.org
Supporter opportunities:
Linda Antonopoulos
Corporate Relations Consultant, Development
1-408-795-6155
lanton@thetech.org
Volunteer opportunities:
Kristen Calderon
Community Relations Manager
People, Cultural and Community
1-408-795-6193
kcalderon@thetech.org