Moonshot Thinkers of tomorrow

9 Annu 201 al Re 18- po 20 rt “The unknowns were rampant.”

That was how Neil Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11 and the first person to set foot on the moon, characterized landing the lunar module during a 2001 interview for NASA’s Johnson Space Center Oral History Project.

It was a sentiment Armstrong and others conveyed often when discussing the moon landing: from cooling the pressurized space suits to walking in them, from how much lunar dust would cover the surface to whether it would combust when brought into the shuttle. Though undoubtedly one of the greatest achievements in human history, the moon landing was, for those who actually achieved it, an enormous unknown.

We call our students the moonshot thinkers of tomorrow because they carry on our nation’s legacy of stunning STEM achievement and, in doing so, overcome their own fears and embrace the unknown.

• Our students in the Competition Series prepare all year to solve problems they will have never seen. Some do so in front of a live audience during the Countdown Round. National competitor Alan Kappler—one of the brightest young mathematicians in the country—captured this feeling of nervous exhilaration when he exclaimed “OK, this is so scary” during his Countdown Round match-up.

• Our Math Video Challenge students pour their creativity into their projects and post them for all to see—not knowing how their videos will be received. Those who advance to the finals present live for more than 200 of their peers.

• Many of our students participate in MATHCOUNTS even though—and because—math scares them a little. Experiencing math club meetings helps them see math in a different light and appreciate the uncertainty of problems they cannot initially solve.

• Many of our students participate in MATHCOUNTS even though—and because—liking math can be socially risky. Navigating becomes easier with mentors and supportive peers at math team practices.

Our students will go on to do great things because they—like the engineers, mathematicians and scientists who risked so much to get us closer to the stars—have cultivated the attitude [I want to] be able to encourage they need to achieve their goals. And they equally deserve to be celebrated.

other students around the world, So please join us as we honor our moonshot thinkers of tomorrow, and thank the teachers, volunteers, sponsors, alumni and advocates who helped them become the bright, brave especially other girls and kids problem-solvers they are today. growing up in places where they aren’t provided with many opportunities, to learn and enjoy John Daegele Kristen L. Chandler math, as well as even out the ethnicity Chair Executive Director MATHCOUNTS Board of Directors MATHCOUNTS Foundation and gender balance in the STEM f ield.

KAYLEE J., 2019 MATHCOUNTS Amari May and Maia Pope of Georgia NATIONAL COMPETITOR present at the Math Video Challenge Finals. 2 | MATHCOUNTS Foundation 2018-2019 Annual Report | 3 MATHCOUNTS Joins 2018-2019 MATHCOUNTS U.S. Department of Defense Consortium Executive Roundtable of STEM Education Programs Year 1 Impact Project: I See Future Me

n March 2019, MATHCOUNTS was selected to join the U.S. Department of Defense’s n 2018, the MATHCOUNTS Executive Roundtable launched the I See Future Irecently-launched Defense STEM Education Consortium (DSEC). IMe (ISFMe) initiative to increase the number of diverse STEM professionals In the future, I would who volunteer and speak at MATHCOUNTS chapter and state competitions. By MATHCOUNTS then This multi-year effort with 15 partner organizations supports STEM enrichment connecting role models with Mathletes from various backgrounds, ISFMe aims to programs for students and educators, outreach to students traditionally like to develop a challenge preconceived notions about STEM professionals and inspire students encouraged me to underrepresented in STEM professions, STEM workforce engagement and program new technique that as they find their paths to math. pursue math even evaluation. will predict natural Thanks to the efforts of Roundtable members, sponsors and volunteer coordinators more, and looking DSEC funding for the MATHCOUNTS Foundation will support outreach activities and around the country, more than 4,300 students at 32 MATHCOUNTS competitions disasters with precision programming, including the Math Video Challenge, workshops for math teachers back, it is the primary met 45 ISFMe role models this year. ISFMe will continue to expand next year, with and extra resources for new coaches and low-income schools. to give people time a greater focus on chapter-level events. reason I will pursue to evacuate the area. engineering in college.

WILLIAM W., Employees from , including REVATI A., MATHCOUNTS board member Charles 2019 MATHCOUNTS Wampler (second from left) and MATHCOUNTS ALUMNA NATIONAL COMPETITOR roundtable member Paul Krajewski (far right) volunteer at the Michigan State Competition.

Johnny Sevilla, Karol Lopez Valadez, Isaias Barrera and Jamie Clemons of are interviewed by MATHCOUNTS executive director Kristen Chandler at the Math Video Challenge Finals.

Organizations Represented on the 2018-2019 Roundtable

Art of Problem Solving National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Bentley Systems Incorporated National Society of Professional Engineers CNA Insurance NextThought General Motors Northrop Grumman Foundation National Council of Examiners for Raytheon Company Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Instruments Incorporated

2018-2019 Annual Report | 5 2019 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition

he eleventh year of Raytheon Company’s title sponsorship, the 2019 National Competition commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Tmoon landing—celebrating both the history of American STEM achievement and future moonshot thinkers.

Massachusetts took top honors in both the team and individual competitions for the first time since 2013. National Champion Daniel Mai ounded in 1983, the MATHCOUNTS Competition Series makes math exciting and (pictured with his parents below) won the $20,000 Donald G. Weinert College Scholarship, and each member of the team Fsocial, while building the critical thinking and problem-solving skills students won a $2,000 scholarship and a trip to U.S. Space Camp. need to reach their full potential in mathematics. This year, about 90,000 U.S. middle It is not an exaggeration The 2019 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition took place in Orlando, FL, bringing school students participated in competitions across the country. to say MATHCOUNTS together 224 students representing every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and overseas schools affiliated with the U.S. Departments of fundamentally This year’s program launched in August 2018, and educators began coaching student competitors using the 2018-2019 MATHCOUNTS School Handbook, which also was Defense and State. On May 12, students took the Written Competition and the following changed my life, in available online as a free math resource for every middle school in the country. In day, the 12 students with the highest written scores competed in the Countdown terms of my character December 2018 and January 2019, having spent the fall preparing with their coaches, Round, which was hosted for the second time by actor, author and audiobook Mathletes participated in school competitions, with top students then representing narrator Wil Wheaton. and my future. their schools at chapter competitions throughout February. Top students from each chapter competition advanced to one of 56 state competitions in March, where they PRASTIK M., vied for the opportunity to compete at the 2019 National Competition, which took MATHCOUNTS place in May. ALUMNUS

Vanessa An, GiannaMaria Stangeland, Megan Zhu and Sampada Nepal represent South Dakota at the 2019 National Competition Winners National Competition. 2019 National Champion Countdown Round Quarterfinalists 2nd Place Team – Daniel Mai, MA William Chen, CA Wesley Chen, Aaron Hu, Razzi Huaye “Jeff” Lin, MA Masroor, Karthik Vedula; 2019 Written Competition Jessica Wan, PR Pushpa Kurian, Coach Champion Rich Wang, TX Huaye “Jeff” Lin, MA 3rd Place Team – Countdown Round Participants William Chen, Alan Lee, Eric Countdown Round Runner-Up Ram Goel, OR Shen, Andrew Wen; Peta- Suyash Pandit, OR Alan Kappler, OR Gaye Robinson, Coach Eric Shen, CA Written Competition Runner-Up Karthik Vedula, FL Three-Time National Competitors Daniel Mai, MA Joy An, WA 1st Place Team – Massachusetts Siddharth Doppalapudi, AL Countdown Round Semifinalists Kaylee Ji, Huaye “Jeff” Lin, Daniel Edward Guthrie, MT Samuel Wang, VA Mai, Max Xu; Josh Frost, Coach Justin Pan, AL Ethan Zhou, VA Anshul Rastogi, NH Nolan Severance, ND Kenichiro Suzuki, MS Yunrui “Ryan” Yang, CT Ethan Zhou, VA

6 | MATHCOUNTS Foundation 2018-2019 Annual Report | 7 MATHCOUNTS Conducts Outreach Math teachers participate in a Activities to Support Teachers workshop.

he PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. awarded MATHCOUNTS a Reimagine ith support from the Northrop Grumman Foundation, MATHCOUNTS provided free TGrant this year to support outreach activities in the greater , DC W resources to nearly 3,400 schools and extracurricular groups through the National Math Club this year. Registered clubs received It’s hard for me to area. As part of that work, on April 27, 2019, MATHCOUNTS hosted a workshop for 20 a Club in a Binder with games designed to work for groups of any size and make learning math fun for students at every level of skill math and special education teachers in Baltimore, some of whom were affiliated with Morgan development. imagine my life State University’s Center for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Education. if MATHCOUNTS Clubs registered throughout the year and received the binder, plus access to an app and other online materials. More than 400 clubs On July 18, 2019 MATHCOUNTS partnered with Public Schools (CPS) to conduct a two- achieved Silver Level Status in recognition of their students’ active participation; 165 clubs earned Gold Level Status, awarded to clubs hadn’t been a session workshop for 57 CPS math teachers. This was the fifth time MATHCOUNTS provided that completed a collaborative project. Silver and Gold Level clubs earned pennants, banners, pencils, certificates and entry into prize part of it and professional development opportunities for CPS teachers. Employees from CNA Insurance, a drawings. founding sponsor of MATHCOUNTS, volunteered at the event. I’m grateful for 2019 Grand Prize Drawing Winner In addition to workshops, this year MATHCOUNTS started an initiative to provide extra support having such an for first-time coaches and low-income competition schools. Coaches received guided lessons The Gold Level club at Stonewall Middle School in Manassas, VA won the Grand Prize: opportunity for team meetings, access to video explanations of math problems and advice from outreach a $500 gift card, plus an all-expenses-paid trip for four students and the club leader to staff and veteran coaches. A portion of these efforts was funded by 3Mgives, which also to mature as a attend the 2019 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition as distinguished guests. provided free registration and subscriptions to the OPLET math problem database for low- Students Alexander Murphy, Pishoy Elias, and Purnika Adhikari and club leader Kate student and as income schools in 10 states where 3M has a facility. Roscioli were presented their Gold Level banner (all pictured on pg. 8) during the event.

a teammate. The MATHCOUNTS Foundation will continue to support educators in underserved areas as part of its commitment to giving all students equal access to TYLER P., meaningful learning opportunities. MATHCOUNTS ALUMNUS

Gold Drawing Winners Silver Drawing Winners

Bluffs Middle School, Scottsbluff, Christian Chapel Academy Portage Park School, Chicago, NE; Shelby Aaberg, Club Leader Middle School, Columbia, MO; IL; Marisa Volpe, Club Leader Mary Skyvalidas; Club Leader Challenger School - Middlefield, Ringgold Middle School, Palo Alto, CA; Pragna Landstuhl Middle School, Monongahela, PA; Krista Dusankar, Club Leader Landstuhl, Germany (Dept. Klorczyk, Club Leader of Defense); Kara Stolee- Desert Ridge Middle School, Kiefer, Club Leader Saint Ambrose, Latham, NY; Albuquerque, NM; Judy Lily Spera, Club Leader Moore, Club Leader Memorial Middle School, Spotswood, NJ; Stefanie Sparkman Middle School, Eden Christian Academy, Bromberg, Club Leader Toney, AL; Kala Jo Grice- Sewickley, PA; Dawn Dobbins, Club Leader Butterworth, Club Leader Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High School, Nashua, NH; Traverse City East Middle Seminole Science Charter Patricia Spear, Club Leader School, Traverse City, MI; Above: Stonewall Middle School’s School, Lake Mary, FL; Robert Sagan, Club Leader math club is presented its Gold Megan Lown, Club Leader Oceanside Adventist Elementary Level banner. Right: The Gold Level School, Oceanside, CA; Phyllis Project created by students from the Watson, Club Leader Whitnall Middle School math club.

8 | MATHCOUNTS Foundation 2018-2019 Annual Report | 9 2019 First Place Video “Algenite” by Team Switcharoo Crew, GA

Robert Hardy, Emily Ramirez, Jordan Adeyemi and Naima Johnson (pictured at right with Kristen Chandler) tudent filmmakers and team advisors participating in this year’s Math Video Dr. Valerie Camille Jones, Team Advisor; Junior Bernadin, Co-Advisor Challenge created 266 videos that explained the solution to a MATHCOUNTS S When four students accidentally switch minds with each other and get trapped problem in a real-world setting. Four-person teams, led by educators serving as It was through inside the video game Algenite, they must work together to create a potion that team advisors, registered for free throughout the fall and winter. Using the 2018- will switch everything back to normal. Will their problem-solving skills succeed or MATHCOUNTS that 2019 Math Video Challenge Playbook, plus numerous online resources, teams will their “switcharoo” become permanent? I really developed a created original videos and posted them to the Math Video Challenge website. After advancing through general public voting and two rounds of scoring by a panel of passion and excitement expert judges, four teams advanced to the contest finals. for mathematics and problem- 2019 Math Video Challenge Finals 2019 Finalist Videos “Going Home” by RMSPG2018, IL solving in general. Sixteen finalist students and four team advisors received an all-expenses-paid trip What I would like to to the 2019 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition to present their videos WILLIAM W., Isaias Barrera, Jamie Clemons Richardson, Karol Lopez Valadez, Johnny Sevilla accomplish in the to the 224 national finalists in the Competition Series, who voted to determine the MATHCOUNTS ALUMNUS Bruce Williams, Team Advisor winner. On a stage styled like a Hollywood movie premiere, MATHCOUNTS executive future is to create a director Kristen Chandler interviewed each team about the behind-the- In the year 2036, four space adventurers on an expedition to Mars realize they will robot that can identify scenes effort that went into their video. not have enough fuel to return home if they stick to their planned course. Using geometry, the crew plots a shorter course that solves their fuel problem and gets and recycle pollutants The video “Algenite,” created by seventh graders them home safely. and plastic waste Jordan Adeyemi, Robert Hardy, Naima Johnson and Emily Ramirez, won First “Remainder” by the Remainders, GA anywhere on Earth on Place. The team members each won Sanai Edwards, Haley Jones, Amari May, Maia Pope any terrain, while also a $1,000 college scholarship. Junior Bernadin, Team Advisor; Dr. Valerie Camille Jones, Co-Advisor appearing eco-friendly Two teams of castaways on a reality TV show, “The Remainder,” compete in a and not disrupting challenge to get one step closer to winning a million dollars. Both teams must use proportional reasoning skills to come up with a winning strategy…but which team the overall beauty will be the Remainder? of the landscape. “#VI Strong” by BCB Blazers, VI SAMPADA N., Malik Francis, Ciara Malik Francis, Taragee Gumbs, Gloria Lugo, Ciara Rodney 2019 MATHCOUNTS Rodney, Gloria NATIONAL COMPETITOR Mark Joseph Sy, Team Advisor Lugo and Taragee Gumbs of the U.S. Virgin Islands are BCB Middle School took in students from a neighboring school that was destroyed presented their by back-to-back Category 5 hurricanes. In need of funding, BCB’s educators must finalist plaques by Kristen calculate the overall increase in the school’s enrollment to get support from FEMA Chandler at and the local government. the Math Video Challenge Finals.

10 | MATHCOUNTS Foundation 2018-2019 Annual Report | 11 Mal and Linda DePonte Christopher and Dr. Valerie Camille Jones Blessing Onaiwu Chetna Sivamurthy Rebecca Cobb 2018-2019 Donald and June Feith Donna Juselis Jeffrey and Janet Maura Sleevi Robert and Margaret O’Sullivan Michael and Marianne Olivia Justynski James Smith Fenwick Conger Roberta Pallasch and Kakani Family Foundation Danielle Rubel Dianna Sopala Organization donors Erica Garcia-Pittman Yingjie Cui Don Del Grande Kavitha Kakarala Qing Pang Lucille Steffes Dr. and Mrs. James Gates Teri Dempster George Kalarickal Suvarna Pathy Ashley Stratton Lauritzen David Hruska Sean Doolittle Emma Kerwin Emalee Patterson Title Sponsor Official Sponsors Eric Kennedy Roger Stube David Dumas Sanaa Kholfi Lani Pena Sameer Keole Deidra Sullivan Raytheon Company Google Edward Early Stephanie and David Klein Nick Peng Solamuthu Martheswaran Shino Sullivan Dawn Edgell Aaron Kock Leslie Peoble National Council of Examiners for Gary and Jeanne Neel Sundaresan Brian Edwards Gloria Koshio Robert Perlmutter National Sponsors Engineering and Surveying McDonald Lisa Swick Betty Eldridge Ken Krehbiel Benjamin Pernezny Northrop Grumman Foundation Vijay Menon and Emily Shannon Synan The PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. Menon Bender Merritt Eto Paul Kriloff Gaylon Pinc Alanna Tempest U.S. Department of Defense STEM Eric Newman Aijaz Fakhruddin David Kronenfeld Shiho Pingali Allison and Louis Kural Ralph Thielking National Society of Professional Engineers Additional Sponsors Belinda Nixon John Fay Joseph Plevelich Wendy Pomerantz Lik Chee Kwong Guy Thompson BAE Systems, Inc. Alan Feyerherm Deborah Pollak CNA Insurance Holger Sieg Patricia Fisk Linda Landau Maxine and Martin Karen Toth Pomerantz 3Mgives Noblis, Inc. Marshall Smith Mackenzie Fitzpatrick The Layman Family Walter Tseng Emalee Socolosky Robert Foglesong Jason Lee Maria Poon Susan Ullman Incorporated Founding Sponsors Frank Story Matt Frankenbery Charlotte Lent Alexander Price Michael Vargas Joseph Quinn Phillips 66 Cris Turner Essence Fredericks Charles Lepple Kerry Walzl National Society of Professional Engineers Aimee Racine Donald Weinert Klara and Leo Fritsch Lorinda Leshock Aiqun Wan Art of Problem Solving Wei Li Sudha Rathore National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Betsy and Brad Westgate Jing Fu Ge Wang Ziran Xiao Xiang Li Elliot Rauba NextThought CNA Insurance Jan Funkhouser William Warrender Xinyu Yang Emily Loftus Bhaskar Ray Victor Garcia Stephanie Woerner Dr. Xiaolan Ye Kathy Genter Holley Ricardo Lopez Nikhita Reddy Sanikommu Executive Sponsors Paul Wrayno Jay Gentille Qin Lu Lynn Reed Ming-Wei Wu Bentley Systems Incorporated Additional Gifts David and Jean Peter Lund Timothy Reichart Ruilian Wu General Motors Anonymous (19) Giandomenico Annette Lynch James Reppell Anonymous Raytheon Erin Goodwin Teresa Macobin Maggy Reynolds Yang Wu and Nick Zhu Employees (2) Joe Gormley Lakshmi Maddirala Karen Robinson Jing Xue Brian Abbey Jim Greathouse Tracy Maiko Mary and Rob Robitaille Madhuri Yadlapati Cole Abernathy Allie Groll Christina Manning Joseph Rochefort II Ping Yan Viren Amin Jeffrey Grotte Jessica Marsh Amy Rod Yanli Yang Christine Ausnit-Hood Jonith Grundmann Hermine and Sumner Neal Rosenstein Sri Yarlagadda Jonathan Baethge Lin Gui Marshall Evan Sable Vibhakar Yashaswi John Baker James Gumberg Rebecca Mason Bruce Sakowitz Yan Yi Chapter coordinator Eve Egelhof Lynette Barresi Suraj Gunjal Julie Mazenko Tejinder Sandhu Maribeth Younger (left) with a volunteer at the Kim Bartak Karin Hacker Shannon McCarthy Rohit Sawant Chunrong Zhang Manhattan Chapter Competition. Caryn Berardi Elliott Hamilton George Mchugh Robert Schad Rebecca Black Michael Hardy Bob McWilliams Nancy Blackwell John Harms Miriam Melnick Steven Blasberg Susan Metrick 2018-2019 Daniel Harn Holly Blum Lindsey Haynes Chad Meyer Jon Bock Margaret Hecht Kimberly Miller One day, I’d love to use my problem Individual Donors Steven Bradbury Janet Henderson Roland Minton solving and math skills to create Chris Bright John Hendricks Thomas Mouch John Daegele Bhupinder and Elite Prep Cupertino Craig Volden $15,000 Abbie Brown Steve Holland Jayasree Mukkamala a mathematical model to find a Nat Edmonds Sabina Singh Richard and Case/ Pam Erickson Ron Wasserstein Nathan Brown Susan Holtzapple Joe Mullin way to minimize medicinal side CASERVE Foundation Susan Eltringham Justin Steil Gerran Geyser Pam Wickham Michele Burgess Xiang Dong Hou Meghan Murphy Michael Gintz John Thacker effects for an individual patient, Tracey Gray Timothy Buss Annie Hu Amanda Naar $10,000-$14,999 James and Melissa Charles Wampler $250-$499 based on their specific DNA, so Raymond Holmer Lixin Cao Yi Hu Deepa Narayanan The 2A Foundation Holzhauer Lisa and Robert Wilcox Anritsu Company Mary Jones Harry Carpenter Jr. Yusong Huang Mary Nash they can live their best life. Edward Schmidt Randall Lewis Syed Ashrafulla Paul Karlin Warren Carter Amy Hutchins Hiten Negandhi McAdams Foundation $500-$999 DEETYA N., 2019 MATHCOUNTS Kim Lacker Xavier Barrett John Casey Vimala Iyer Tai Nguyen $5,000-$9,999 Robert Miller Anonymous (1) NATIONAL COMPETITOR Frances Lo Jannel Black Samidh Chakrabarti Brian Nix Emily Glendinning Leon Pallasch Katharine Abraham and David Izraelevitz Graham Horkley Jim Myers Khrystina Campana Whitney Chamberlain Cara Norton Andrei Gnepp Dale Philbrick Sunil Jha Ansley Browns Piersol Foundation Thomas Carlisle Ganesh Chelliah Deanna Zhang Chris Stone Heidi Pomerantz David Johnson Gwenn Oakes Roy and Marilyn Schmidt Christy Canida Yuliy Pisetsky Andrew Carroll Naiqiu Zhang Randall Rogers Melissa Chen Kera Johnson Stephanie Oh Michael Sestak Randell Sedlacek Kristen Chandler Xianggang Zhang $1,000-$4,999 Richard and Vanessa Leah Conlee Dana Choi Michael A. Johnson Dominique Olbert Anita Shah Ken Baron Rusczyk Santanu Das Kayla and Ben Straub Russell Collins Arthur Chotin Robert Johnson Carolina Olivieri Douglas Sheets Xiyu Zhou Mr. and Mrs. David Case Sulaksh Shah Ross Dugas Tyson Tuchscherer Austin Decker Brad and Anne Clifton Tanya Johnson Webb Garrett Olszewski Craig Shelden Jeffrey Zickus

12 | MATHCOUNTS Foundation 2018-2019 Annual Report | 13 2018-2019 Coordinators 2018-2019 MATHCOUNTS Robert Burdick, P.E. Seth Dawson Julia Gee, P.E. Criss Haynes, P.E. Savannah Hutchins Teresa Burgess, P.E. Felicia Dean, P.E. Lisa Gellner Thomas Headley, P.E. Stephanie Hyder Coordinators Bill Burkland, P.E. Samuel DeLeeuw, P.E. Howard C. Gibbs, III, P.E. Monique Heathcock, P.E. Christopher Iacono, P.E. Christopher Butler, P.E. Ryan Delmotte, P.E., CFM Graig Gilbertson, P.E. Laurie Heick Frank Iwanicki, P.E. Melanie Caillouet, P.E. George Dendinger Connie Gipson, P.E. Ike Heitlinger, P.E. Jimmy Jackson, P.E. Rebekah Campbell, Trey DeRoche, P.E. Nancy Glazzard Kevin Heitz, P.E. Lucia Jacobson P.E., CFM New Resources Created for Coordinators Ken Discenza, P.E. David Godfread Gerald Hendricks Colleen Jaltuch, P.E. Jane Cao Bruce Dockter, P.E. Eric Gogola Tyler Hendrickson, P.E. Jeric Jamarillo Jamie Carden, P.E. This year, MATHCOUNTS introduced new resources to help coordinators plan and run chapter and state competitions. Among the Steve Dodge, P.E. John Golde Doug Hendrickson, P.E. Brad James, P.E. Tanner Casey, P.E. resources were a revamped 2018-2019 Coordinator Manual, with extra samples and templates, plus expanded sections on school Kelly Dodson, P.E. Becky Golden, P.E. Rachel Henkhaus, Katie Jamieson Whitney Chamberlain, EIT Ph.D., P.E. recruitment and fundraising. MATHCOUNTS also hosted webinars about the WINNER blueprint for a successful competition and Martin Dolphin, P.E. Samuel Gonzalez, P.E. Janet Jaspers, P.E. Caren Chambers, P.E. Vernard Henley Cammy Dooley, P.E. Laurie Good Jeanie Jensen Competition Day logistics. In addition to these new resources, the I See Future Me initiative will help coordinators recruit engaging Mike Chancey, Milton Hernandez Chuck Drake, P.E. Stuart Goodpaster Jerry Jesky, P.E. guest speakers and volunteers to enrich the local MATHCOUNTS events they coordinate. P.E., LEED AP William Hernandez, Krystal Chanda, P.E. Seena Drapala Audrey Goodrich Ph.D., P.E. Aaron Jewett Michael Drewyor, P.E. Chad Gordon, P.E. Barb Hettich Lexi Johnsen More than 600 volunteers, most of whom are affiliated with the National Society of Professional Engineers, donate countless hours and James Chandler, P.E. Nitaya Chayangkura, P.E. Eve Drucker-Egelhof William Gorman, P.E. Randall Hilburn, P.E. Becky Johnson, P.E. resources to put on hundreds of chapter and state competitions. MATHCOUNTS is incredibly grateful for the generosity and passion of Cong Chen Jon Dueck Jonathan Gotwald, P.E. Jacob Hinson, P.E. David Johnson, P.E. these hardworking coordinators, without whom the MATHCOUNTS Competition Series simply would not be possible. Ashlie Childers, P.E. Tyler Duncan George Goza, P.E. Dean Hinton, P.E. Matthew Chinault, P.E. Steve Dunrud Martin Graf, P.E. Jodi Hintz Mark Durbahn, P.E. Jaime Graham State Coordinators Harry Clark, P.E. Bob Clegg Jason Eatherton Karen Graham, Ph.D. Frank Eckwright, P.E. Steve Grant, P.E. Rick Adelsohn, P.E. Marisa Egbert, P.E. Lisa Jones Jesse Morris, P.E. Andrew Roberts, P.E. Noelle Cochran, P.E. Neil Coffman, E.I. Marisa Egbert, P.E. Tyler Gratton, P.E. Jeffrey Anderson Abraham El Betty Jean Jordan, P.E. Dan Munson, P.E. Ludence Romney Seth Collie Jeff Eidsness Linda Green Paul Bannon Marcie Fisher Todd Kinney, P.E. Katherine Norris, P.E. Holly Ross Angela Colomaio Dale Ekstrom Donna Greene Malinda Battey Brenda Gajan Claire Kohatsu Karl Obergh Joy Schiele, M.S. Angela Comstock, P.E. Jim Ellingburg, P.E. Kristin Greene Patricia Behrens, P.E. Elizabeth Gayle, P.E. Curtis Krausman Richard Olsowy, P.E. Justin Scott Gregg Comstock, P.E. Paul Elliott Daryl Greer, P.E. Diana Bittle Howard Gibbs, Joe Kudrle Joel Oppenheimer, P.E. Laura Slomka P.E., F.NSPE Robert Conder, S.E., P.E. Gee Eng, P.E. Daniel Greisen, P.E. Paul Brady Kiersten Lee, P.E. Juan Ortiz Tait, P.E. Trish Smith, CAE Connie Gipson, P.E. Ruth Conwell Elizabeth Eschenbach, Jonith Grundmann, P.E. Jason Bricker Sophia Lee Brian Palmiter Boyd Snowden, P.E. Ph.D. Becky Golden, P.E. Jason Cooper, P.E. Caixing Gu, Ph.D. Kevin Campbell, P.E., PTOE Josh Lehmen Laura Pellizzi, P.E. Gary Staats, P.E. Dan Eulberg Jake Greear, P.E. Courtney Corbell, EIT Elizabeth Gugliotti Laquita Chmielowski Sean Everett, P.E. Michael Haid Meghan Lester, P.E. Leona Penner Claire Staten Daniel Corliss, P.E. Maggie Gutierrez, P.E. Noelle Cochran, P.E. Gabe Faggard, P.E. Michael Hardy, P.E. Drew Lillis, P.E. Nhut Pham Shane Steiner, P.E. Alejandro Coronado Carri Hales Wendy Coffin, P.E. Lisa Farmer, P.E. John Hayden, P.E. Jason Littleton David Phipps, P.E. Jennifer Summers Dan Cory Don Hallman, Ph.D., Gregg Comstock, P.E. Michael Feller P.E., CHP Doug Hendrickson, P.E. Mona Livdahl Gaylon Pinc, P.E. Kiersten Thompson Natalie Cotton Adrianne Covington Anne Fernando, Ph.D. Phil Hammar, P.E. Graham Ashley Henry-Saorrono Nancy McClain, P.E. Benjamin Pratt, P.E. Jeanne Marie Tokunaga Jeffrey Cottrell, P.E. Kevin Ferry, P.E. Lynne Hamrick Stefanie Dedmon Wanda Howell Marguerite McClam, P.E. Eric Prive, P.E. Natalya Vinogradova, Ph.D. Kimberly Cottrell, Greg Fief, P.E. Donny Hanjaya-Putra Connie Dempster Jill Huntley Laura McGovern, P.E. Courtney Pruitt Julie Wall P.E., QEP, C.M. Aaron Finders David Hansen, P.E. Gabriel Echandi, P.E. Katie Jamieson Brian Meyers, P.E. Lauren Ramsey Matthew Ware, P.E. Adrianne Covington Graham Jim Fischer Tracy Hanzal Frank Eckwright, P.E. David Johnson, P.E. Terry Moran, P.E. Nancy Rierson Marc Worth, P.E. David Cowan Andrew Fisher, E.I. David Haralson Michael Hiras, P.E. Chris Cox, Ph.D., P.E. Kyle Fisher, P.E. Ann Marie Hardin Sherlock Hirning Students at the Michigan State Competition Eric Crantz Thomas Fisher, P.E. Kerry Hardin Ham Hodgman Chapter Coordinators listen during a STEM professional’s Gerald Croll Beth Hodgson, P.E. Kellie Fissinger, E.I. Michael Hardy, P.E. presentation as part of I See Future Me. Andy Abrams Ryan Athy, P.E. Maryella Begley , P.E. Boyd Blackburn Sherrie Bransky Doug Curry, P.E. April Flore Mark Harpole, P.E. Mark Hogge, EIT James Aiello, P.E. Mark Austin, P.E., Marty Behrens, P.E. John Blake, P.E. Walter Bray, P.E. Mike Curtis, P.E. Ronnie Flowers Mark Harpole, P.E. Leanne Holder Jodi Johnson F.NSPE, PWE Olga Cuzmanov, P.E. Kevin Holland, P.E. Cheyenne Alabanzas Patricia Behrens, P.E. Patrick Bleck, P.E. John Brome, P.E. Pamella Ford Lester Harris, P.E. Garrett Johnston, Chad Bacas, P.E. Peter Dahlberg, P.E. Susan Holtzapple P.E., CFM Jennifer Aldridge, E.I., CFM Christopher Bejar Luanne Blickenstaff Dawn Brook, P.E. Katie Fowler Justin Harrison, P.E. Josh Baird Virginia Dailey, P.E. Amy Hooper Devin Jones, P.E. Steve Alexanderson, P.E. Avon Benjamin Beth Blumberg Ben Brown, P.E. Mark Frederick, P.E. Christian Harvey Daniel Barbuto Jessica Dais, P.E. Lee Hooper, P.E. Betty Jean Jordan, P.E. Erin Allison Doug Benner, P.E. Corey Bond Jason Brown, P.G. Monica French, P.E. Natalie Harvill, Kelley Barnes Michael Danburg, P.E. Mark Frost P.E., LEED AP Sean Huck, EIT Vandana Kadam Courtney Allyn, P.E. Joshua Barrett, P.E. Casey Berend, P.E., CFM Juanita Boneque Scott Brown, P.E., S.E. David Daniels, P.E. Kevin Fry, P.E. Cory Hasiak, P.E. Dan Humes Kathy Kallio Chris Anderson, P.E. Michael Bartusek, P.E. Andrew Berge Carl Bonner, P.E. David Broyles, P.E. Drake Danley, P.E. Brandon Fujishige, James Hatfield Justin Humke Eric Kamm Deb Anderson John Batchelder Calisto Bertin, P.E. Tim Boron, P.E. Priscilla Brubeck Fred Dargahi, P.E. P.E., CFM Joe Hauber Elizabeth Hunter, P.E. Susann Karnowski, P.E. Kamae Anderson Avolt Baumbach Lauren Bingham Mark Borst, P.E. Travis Bruemmer Peale Davidson, P.E. Amber Gartner, P.E. Audra Hayden, P.E. Mike Hunter, Ph.D. Glenn Keates, P.E. Bill Angeloni, P.E. Tim Baumgartner, P.E. Peter Bingham Len Bradley, P.E. Jason Bruhn, P.E. Jennifer Davis Erin Gates Cork Hayden Melissa Huppert, Ph.D. Seth Keene Robert Ardis, P.E. Archie Becher, P.E. Diana Bittle Paul Brady Laura Buchanan, P.E. Chad Davison Joseph Gaus, P.E. John Hayden, P.E. Rebecca Huss Patrick Kenney, P.E.

14 | MATHCOUNTS Foundation 2018-2019 Annual Report | 15 2018-2019 Coordinators 2018-2019 Coordinators William Kent, P.E. Martha Ann “Marty” Ed Manning, P.E., PLS Jodi McFarland Ryan Mumm, P.E., S.E. Robin Philipp, P.E. Tony Schacher, P.E. Warren Strand Tiphaine Ketch, P.E. Larkin, Ed.D. Tara Marhefka-Steiner William McGee, P.E. Dan Munson, P.E. David Phipps, P.E. Jon Schapekahm, P.E. Jennifer Strickland Carol Kieson Becky Larson, Ph.D. Mike Marin, P.E. Laura McGovern, P.E. Douglas Murray Kelly Pierce Joy Schiele, M.S. Keenan Sukits, P.E. Phillip King, P.E., Jeremy Larson Ronald Marlow, P.E. Angela McKinstry, P.E. Bryan Myers Gaylon Pinc, P.E. Charles Schiltz Anna Suprunenko, Ph.D., MBA Susan Larson Andrea Martin, EIT Matthew McLeer, P.E. Stephanie Mygrant, P.E. Rosa Plesner, P.E. Linda Schlittenhard EIT Todd Kinney, P.E. Peter Lautensack Jack Martin, P.E. Kevin McMeel, P.E. Corey Napier Samantha Pomeroy Darnell Schmidt Michael James Kirkwood, P.E. Swanson, P.E. Michael Lee Stephen Martin, Ed.D. Harry McNally, Jr., Vikas Navani Josh Pope, P.E. Jeri Schmidt Cameron Klos, P.E. P.E., MBA Donald Swygert, Sophia Lee Tasha Martin Pari Nayak, Ph.D., P.E. Raymond Powell, P.E. Laurie Schoening P.E. Allison Kmett Patti McNaughton, M.S. Robert LeGrano, II, E.I. Alfredo Martinez, P.E., CFM Jim Nelson Laura Prakel-George James Schultz Randall Syrstad John Knecht, P.E. Michael Melvin, P.E., PMP Josh Lehmen Gerardo Mata, EIT John Nett, P.E. Benjamin Pratt, P.E. Charles Schulz John Tardy, P.E. Claire Kohatsu Victor Mendoza, Sr., Patrick Lewis, P.E. Dan Matonak, P.E. Gilbert Nicholls, P.E. Susan Prescott Coreen Schumacher Loni Thilmony Nick Koos, P.E. P.E., F.NSPE Lin Li, P.E. Kevin Matson, EIT Peter Nimrod, P.E. Kristine Prince Gary Schumacher Roxann Tietz Sally Kovar Jeff Mercer Spencer Lindley, EIT Jessica Mattingly Jasmine Noriega Roy Pruett, P.E. Gregory Schumacher, P.E. J. David Tillman, P.E. Sandy Koza, P.E. Mark Metzger, P.E. Natalie Little, P.E. Janie Mauter, P.E. Marshall Norris, P.E. Marlys Pryor Thomas Scott, M.S. Richard Tomlinson, P.E. Jerry Kraim, P.E. Brian Meyers, P.E. Jason Littleton Kevin Maxwell Tammy North Michael Purol, P.E. David Semnoski, P.E. Jon Toong Gerald Kraus, Ph.D. Krista May, P.E. Amy Miller Mike Quaine, P.E. Peter Livingston, P.E. Astrid Northrup Joaquin Serrano David Topolenski Paul Krause, P.E. Bryan McCabe, P.E. Jim Miller Jezelle Rabbath Atul Shah, P.E. Don Lokey, P.E. Steve Nowaczyk Joe Tormoehlen Curtis Krausman Tim McCarthy, P.E. Ray Miller Denis Radecki, P.E. Pallavi Shah Chelsea Loomis Jo Oehrlein Tracy Torres Elizabeth Mamczarz of Guam gets ready to start Joey Krefft, P.E. Larry McCaslin, P.E. Wendy Miller Karthik Ramani, Ph.D. Vatsal Shah, P.E. Andrea Lopez Lennie Okano- David Tschantz, P.E. the Written Round at the National Competition. Dave Krenek Nancy McClain, P.E. Michael Millraney, P.E. Kendrick, P.E. David Ramirez Tommy Sherard, P.E. Robert LoPinto, P.E. Robert Turnage Rich Kresge, P.E. Marguerite McClam, P.E. Justin Mills Derek Olinger, P.E. Sandra Raskell, P.E. Shawn Shuler, P.E. Ann Lotti Jason Unruh Jonathan Wheeler, P.E. Marc Worth, P.E. Sheila Krohse, P.E. Myesha McClendon, Kelly Misner Christopher Oliver Matthew Redmon, P.E. Ginny Shultz Rob MacPherson, P.E. Derek Van Heuveln, P.E. Robert Wheeler, P.E. Brian Yavarow Joe Kudrle LEED AP Marty Mobley, P.E. Dan Oliver Nancy Reiser Brian Simmons, P.E. Tim Maharry, Ph.D. Robert Varner, P.E. Gregory Whittle Lan Yokota Daisy McCoy Elizabeth Moczynski Brian Lack, Ph.D. Scott Olson David Rhodes, P.E. Kirk Slusher, P.E. Paula Wiles, P.E. John Maloney, P.E. David McCullough, Jason Vaughn, P.E. Sharon Young Joe LaCroix, P.E. John Modlin, P.E. Richard Olsowy, P.E. John Rhodes, P.E. Cody Smith Pamela Maloney, P.E. P.E., F.NSPE Arun Verma, Ph.D. Tim Wiles, P.E. John Molander, P.E. Leonard Zabilansky, P.E. Anthony Ladd Joel Oppenheimer, P.E. Jennifer Rice Mike Smith, P.E. Scott Wilhelm, P.E., CFM Sam Vernon, P.E., CFM Sandy Zahn Dawn Lamb Paul Montoia, P.G. Bryan Osborn Sara Richardson, P.E. Chris Snowdeal, P.E. Diego Villareale, P.E. Jason Williams, P.E. Frank Moore Jason Osiek, P.E. Casey Ries, P.E. Boyd Snowden, P.E. Lori Zahradka Natalya Vinogradova, Ph.D. George Willis, P.E. Deanna Morey Michael Owen, P.E. David Ritter, P.E. William Snyder, P.E. Mark Zastoupil Robby Voigt Samuel Wilson, Eric Mountz, Leon Pallasch, P.E. Mark Ritter Jeff Soesbe P.E., F.NSPE Dan Zemke Brian Vokal, P.E. P.E., PTOE Evangelina Paoluccio, P.E. Aurea Rivera, P.E., MBA Marthes Solamuthu Tyler Wilson, E.I. Ahmet Zeytinci, Brad Volker, P.E. Carl Muench, Stephen Parent, P.E. Andrew Roberts, P.E. Aijun Song, Ph.D. Ross Winglovitz, P.E. P.E., F.NSPE P.E. Linda Wagner Jeffrey Parris, P.E. Bill Roberts, P.E. Alex Sopin Jennifer Wirsing Ziliang Zhou, Ph.D. William Walker Kalyn Partin Joshua Roberts Cindy Spencer Joseph Witkowski, Ph.D. Dan Zrallack Travis Wambeke, P.E. Ashley Pasakarnis, P.E. Nathan Roberts Jacy Spencer Kevin Wood Yvonne Zubovic Stephen Wanders, P.E. Drew Pearson, P.E. Tyler Robinson Susan Sprague, P.E. Dale Wanner Mike Peleschak, P.E. Rusty Rodke Daniel Stark, P.E. Krishnaiah Pelleti Noel Rodriguez Wayne Stark, P.E. Rodney Ward John Watson, P.E. Laura Pellizzi, P.E. Mark Rogers, P.E. Eric Stauffer I would like to use my Leona Penner Maxine Rognlien Katie Steele Monica Watson mathematical skills to help colonize Clayton Pennington Frank Roma Justin Steil David Weaver, P.E. Dave Perkins Sammy Romero, EIT Alice Steimle, Ph.D. Matt Weber, P.E. places other than Earth, to ensure Benjamin Chad Rucks James Steinhauser, Dr. Trey Wehrum, P.E. the existence of humanity into Pernezny, P.E. Brandon Rudy, EIT Brian Stepanek, EIT Brian Weiss , P.E. Andrew Jeffrey Ruhde Brandon Stevens, P.E. David Welter, P.E. the future, and hopefully use the Petersen, P.E. Maria Ruiz, P.E. Ned Stewart Mark Wenner things we learn there to improve Randy Petersen, P.E. Amit Sachan, P.E. Jennifer Stines, P.E., PTOE Patrick Wensing life on Earth and beyond. Bert Peterson, Mandy Saito, P.E. Greg Stoewer, P.E. Alan Werner, P.E. P.E. David Salas, P.E. Eric Strack Justin Westbrook, P.E. ALEX C., 2019 MATHCOUNTS Nhut Pham Grace Sallar Christopher Strand Tom Wheat, P.E. NATIONAL COMPETITOR

Yunrui Yang and Adeethyia Shankar of Connecticut at the Countdown Round. 16 | MATHCOUNTS Foundation 2018-2019 Annual Report | 17 2019 Alumni Scholarship Winner Meena Boppana Financials

Audited Financials August 1, 2017 - July 31, 2018 TEMPORARILY eena Boppana, pictured at right, UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL Mof Somerville, MA won the 2019 I discovered a deep MATHCOUNTS Alumni Scholarship, a REVENUE $3,000 award given to an alumnus/a whose Contributions and Grants $1,150784 $875,000 $2,025,784 passion for teaching academic and professional journey was School Registration Fees $1,073,807 $1,073,807 math, as well as for significantly influenced by his or her time in Coaching Materials Revenue $102,384 $102,384 MATHCOUNTS. leveling the playing National Competition Revenue $46,756 $46,756 Sale of Trophies and Promotional Items $22,948 $22,948 field in education A Harvard graduate who grew up in City, Meena was a member of the New York State Team at the MATHCOUNTS National Investment Income $150,512 $150,512 by race, gender and Competition. The experience inspired her to start her own MATHCOUNTS team at Girls Miscellaneous Income $150 $150 income. The experience Prep in Lower Manhattan to help increase female participation in MATHCOUNTS. Net Assets Released from Restrictions $600,000 ($600,000) Last year, after spending a few years as a software engineer, Meena returned to Total Revenue $3,147,341 $275,000 $3,422,341 showed me that if Harvard to pursue her passion of becoming a math teacher in Public Schools. I saw an injustice, EXPENSES 2019 Runner Up: Karen Ge PROGRAM SERVICES I could take direct The National Math Club $221,438 $221,438 steps to be the change MATHCOUNTS also awarded a $1,500 scholarship to runner-up Karen Ge, pictured at right, of Naperville, IL. A senior in high school, Karen already has served as a College and Outreach Programs $185,876 $185,876 I wanted to see. MATHCOUNTS coach, founded her own non-profit tutoring organization Math Video Challenge $117,100 $117,100 and even published her own book about her MATHCOUNTS Volunteer Support $246,672 $246,672 MEENA BOPPANA experiences. She said, “MATHCOUNTS has brought so Curriculum Development $113,164 $113,164 much light into the lives of young adults struggling with National Competition $926,974 $926,974 themselves and their place in the world; MATHCOUNTS School Recruitment $263,610 $263,610 has given them a home, as it did for me.” Production of Coaching Materials $52,368 $52,368 School Registration and Materials $494,805 $494,805 Coordinator Convention $167,271 $167,271 Total Program Services Expenses $2,789,278 $2,789,278

SUPPORT SERVICES General and Administration $189,895 $189,895 2019 Scholarship Finalists Fundraising $170,972 $170,972 Annette Belleman, Erin Melton, WI Collin Van Cuyk, WI Total Support Services Expenses $360,867 $360,867 Dept. of Defense Prastik Mohanraj, CT William Wang, KS Total Expenses $3,150,145 $3,150,145 Christina Bingham, ND Anusha Murali, NH Lucy Ward, UT Jude Flynn, FL CHANGE IN NET ASSETS ($2,804) $275,000 $272,196 Alexander Kalbach, PA Tyler Phung, NV Catherine Ye, NY MATHCOUNTS, The National Math Club, Math Video Challenge and Mathlete are registered trademarks of the MATHCOUNTS Foundation. Arjun Krishna, AR Annie Shen, WA Saba Zerefa, AZ Photos on pg. 2, 4, 7, 8 (Stonewall Middle School), 10, 11, 16 and 17 – Credit: Damian Strohmeyer Photography. Isabella Mahal, CO Sonal Sinha, MN Michelle Zhu, IN Photos on pg. 5 and 15 – Courtesy of General Motors. Photo on pg. 6 – Credit: Raytheon Company. Photo on pg. 12 – Credit: Hechler Photographers.

18 | MATHCOUNTS Foundation 2018-2019 Annual Report | 19 2018-2019 MATHCOUNTS Board & Staff Honorary Chairman Thomas A. Kennedy Chairman and CEO of Raytheon Company*

Board of Directors John Daegele Emily Glendinning Heidi Pomerantz Chair BAE Systems, Inc.* Texas Instruments, Inc.* Northrop Grumman* MATHCOUNTS Alumna Tracey Gray Cris Turner Raytheon Company* Sulaksh Shah Vice Chair PwC* Dell, Inc. Michael Hardy, P.E., F.NSPE Black Oak Engineering Justin Steil David M. Case Past President of the National Society PineBridge Investments Treasurer of Professional Engineers*^ MATHCOUNTS Alumnus MATHCOUNTS Volunteer Coordinator MATHCOUNTS Volunteer Coordinator Charles W. Wampler, Ph.D. Immediate Past Chair Valerie Camille Jones, Ed.D. Chris Stone, P.E. General Motors* Ron Clark Academy Clark Nexsen National Council of Teachers of Past President of the National Society Kristen L. Chandler Mathematics^ of Professional Engineers*^ Secretary Math Video Challenge Team Advisor MATHCOUNTS Richard P. Case, P.E. Kimberly Lacker Honorary Director Andrew Carroll CNA Insurance*^ Facebook MATHCOUNTS Alumna Robert S. Miller, III, P.E., F.NSPE MATHCOUNTS Alumnus Honorary Director Jason Lee MSA, P.C. Santanu Das Association of Fundraising Past President of the National Society Bentley Systems Incorporated* Professionals of Professional Engineers*^ Nathaniel Edmonds Jennifer Novak Donald G. Weinert, P.E., F.NSPE Paul Hastings LLP Howard County Public School System Board Member Emeritus MATHCOUNTS Alumnus President of the Maryland Council of Co-Founder of MATHCOUNTS Victor Garcia Teachers of Mathematics National Geographic Partners National Council of Teachers of Mathematics^ Gerran Geyser CNA Insurance*^

*Sponsor ^Founding Sponsor

National Staff

Kristen Chandler Matt Freeman Kera Johnson Executive Director Registration & Accounting Coordinator Senior Manager of Education Chris Bright Molly Gormley Amanda Naar Program Manager Communications Manager Deputy Director & Director of Strategy David Dumas Allie Groll Cara Norton Senior Manager of Development Coordinator Manager of Outreach Information Technology

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