About Us

CISTEM B's mission is to inspire students in Bloomington through the exposure of science, technology, engineering and math by creating and sustaining robotics teams throughout Bloomington. Bloomington students will expand their confidence, knowledge, and leadership skills to prepare them better for life after high school.

The purpose of this corporation is:

• to foster the creation of FIRST robotics teams throughout Bloomington

• to financially support teams by helping with start-up costs

• to provide educational resources for coaches/teams

• to expose children in Bloomington to FIRST

Our board members are:

Sharon Rauenhorst

• Parent of past student on Kennedy FRC team 3081 and Jefferson FRC team 2470

• Office Manager at AAUW Minneapolis

Paul Lindemann

• Parent of past student on Kennedy FRC team 3081

• Retired Environmental and Safety Manager

Samantha Tarnowski

• Alumni of Kennedy FRC team 3081

• Editor and Content Creator at FUN Robotics Network

Ryan Sjostrand

• Alumni of Kennedy FRC team 3081

• Senior Cloud Developer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)