Portwine Represents Wisconsin at National STEM Advocacy Conference

Class of 2023 WHS and Ferradermis Alum Daniel (Peter) Portwine spent three days in Washington DC for the National Advocacy Conference sponsored by SASA (Student Association for STEM Advocacy).

Daniel had the opportunity to meet Chris Moore, the CEO of FIRST Robotics on his first day in DC.

On Tuesday, Daniel was able to meet with staffers for Senator Tammy Baldwin, Senator Ron Johnson, and Representative Scott Fitzgerald to discuss the importance of STEM education.

Daniel has been passionate about the impact of the FIRST Robotics program on students for a long time, but a new fire was kindled when he was one of five Ferradermis members to participate in the Wisconsin Advocacy Day at the State Capitol in February.

Daniel represented Wisconsin along with alumni from FRC Team 8701 Graffiti from Greendale and FTC Team 4706 Supposable Thumbs from New Berlin.

More information on the conference can be found at https://mysasa.org/national-advocacy-conference.

Article Submitted by Laura Masbruch
Whitewater High School Robotics Advisor and Banner Volunteer
lmasbruch@wwusd.org
Photos Courtesy of Daniel Portwine