Building Resilience: Team Sustainability, FMC 2026

by | Aug 22, 2026 | Uncategorized

Presenters: Amanda Little and Elise Cronin-Hurley (Team 1902 Exploding Bacon, FL)

Thank you for joining us at the 2026 FIRST Mentor Conference, California for Building Resilience: Team Sustainability.

 Elise Cronin-Hurley: FIRST@elisech.com   |   Amanda Litte: BaconFRCLead@gmail.com  

A step by step resource for developing and implementing team continuity. The presenters walked through a process to help you unpack your team’s current available information, discover what else you might want to develop, and build a living document that is easily transferable to a next generation.

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About the Presenters:

Laurie Shimizu (FIRST Senior Mentor) and Elise Cronin-Hurley (Team 1902 Exploding Bacon)

Laurie's Story

  • Volunteer Experience
    • 1902 team mentor since 2013: 
      • 1902 Current Team Lead
      • various business teams
      • Treasurer
      • Board member
    • FIRST LEGO League Volunteer: 
      • FLL Mentor
      • Tournament Director
      • Judge
    • 4-H Volunteer, Lead & Chaperone 
  • Work Experience
    • Business Owner, service 
    • Business Owner, previous event planning

Elise's Story

  • Volunteer Experience
    • Event Organizing since 1988
    • FIRST & 4-H Mentor since 2011 (Team Lead for Hall of Fame team,
      4-H Exploding Bacon Robotics 1902, 2016-2019) 
    • Communications Director for Orlando and Tallahassee Regionals,
      in Florida
    • FIRST Hall of Fame Chair and FIRST Mentor Conference Planning
      Committee and presenter - 3 years in a row
  • Work Experience
    • Graphic Design since 1985/Website Design since 2000
    • Professional consulting experience: assisting organizations develop and recover digital assets.
  • Education
    • Bachelors: Organizational Communication 1990
    • Masters: Public Admin w/focus on Non-Profits 1994

Tip

Protect your legacy, provide access to the documentation to people  who can continue the efforts.

About the Author

Serving as a mentor since 2011, Elise Cronin-Hurley also served as a Team Lead of 4-H Exploding Bacon Robotics Team 1902 for the 2016 - 2019 seasons.  She volunteers at numerous FIRST events, on regional planning committees, mentor conferences and currently serves as the chair of the FIRST Hall of Fame. She has conducted numerous workshops on imagery, chairman's and team organization. By day she is a freelance web and graphic designer. Read More about Elise