[Jon Stratis]

We have a lot of leadership positions on our team. In fact, it's possible for just about everyone to be a leader. However, that doesn't mean they're at every leadership meeting. Some of our positions:
- Co-captain - two captains, in charge of everything
- Deputy captain - a junior who is supposed to learn what the captains do while helping them lead the team. She almost always is a captain the following year, and helps to provide continuity from one year to the next.
- Sub-team captains - in charge of each subteam. Organizes training, assigns tasks, etc.
- Various other positions - for example, photographer, webmaster, FLL organizer, FTC organizer, etc

When we have our first meeting every summer, the mentors, co-captains and deputy captain are present. It's up to the mentors to set expectations for the captains, and for the captains to set expectations for the mentors and the other team leaders.

What you need to do is figure out how your team needs to be run. Create a handbook and business plan, and clearly state the roles and responsibilities for everyone, both students and mentors. As part of this, you need to work with your mentors to ensure that you and the other student leaders get the training you need. There's a lot that the previous head mentor did for your team last year that you want to transition to student roles... ask him to start walking students through those different tasks and helping them learn how to handle it successfully. Even if you're sure you can handle something, including him in an advisory capacity can help him handle the fact that you can do it just as well as he can.