STEM Ambassadors 2019

The Pennsylvania STEM Ambassador Program is made possible through PSAYDN, with training support from the Education Policy and Leadership Center (EPLC) and STEM Education Coalition, and sponsorship from the Afterschool Alliance and Overdeck Family Foundation.

The 2019 Pennsylvania STEM Ambassadors will focus on shaping the future of STEM education in the commonwealth by targeting vital policy conversations to legislative leadership in the areas of STEM Learning ecosystems, computer science, apprenticeships, state and federal policy for formal and informal education, and workforce needs.

“With Governor Wolf’s commitment to the PAsmart initiative, workforce development realignment through career programming and bipartisan support for essential workforce needs, PA STEM Ambassadors are essential to increasing STEM opportunities in the commonwealth,” Saccente said. “The PA STEM Ambassadors will be a vital part in shaping these policies.”

Press Release

• Sergio Anaya, Director of Teaching, Learning and Innovation, Delaware County Intermediate Unit
• Jamie Barron, Executive Director, Club of Somerset County, Inc.
• Stephanie Beadle, Teacher, C.E. McCall Middle School
• Amber Cesare, STEM Outreach Specialist, Penn State Center for Science and the Schools
• Noelle C. Conover, Founder and Executive Director, Matt’s Maker Space
• Ann Czeponis, School Science and Math Teacher, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School
• Tanya Dynda, Instructional Technology and STEM Specialist, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit
• Kenneth R. Edwards, High School Assistant Principal, Commonwealth Charter Academy
• Sherry Gillooly, Business Education Teacher, Garnet Valley School District
• Ronysha Henderson, Statewide Apprenticeship Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeships
• Jason Henry, Secondary Curriculum Supervisor, Parkland School District
• Jenni Hoffman, STEM Integration Teacher and Integration Coach, Oley Valley School District
• Matthew LaVerde, Assistant Executive Director, Riverview Intermediate Unit
• Aubree Lockard, Teacher, Columbia Borough School District
• Carrie Longstreth, Professional Studies Program Coordinator, Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School
• Richard Mackrell, Assistant Director of STEM and of Innovative Practices, Luzerne Intermediate Unit
• Christine Matey-Ochola, CEO, Coatesville Charter School of Innovation
• Emily M. McGady, K-12 Science Curriculum Specialist, Philadelphia School District
• Jeff Nesbitt, K-12 STEM Coordinator, Haverford Township School District
• Christopher Oakes, Curriculum Supervisor, Marple Newtown School District
• Jessica Perfetto, Applied Engineering and Technology Education District Curriculum Coordinator, Pennsbury School District
• Cassie F. Quigley, Associate Professor of Science Education, University of Pittsburgh
• Zubeen Saeed, President and CEO, Building Blocks Learning Center
• Patrice Semicek, Project Consultant, County Intermediate Unit
• Colleen Smith, STEAM Outreach Coordinator, Penn State New Kensington
• Nancy Stahlschmidt, STEM Curriculum Specialist, Intermediate Unit 1
• Betsy Stein, Director of Academic Programming, Boy and Girls Clubs of Western PA
• Charles Trovato, Program Administrator, Berks County Intermediate
• Joel Walker, CEO, Industrial Resolution/Pubforge
• Melissa Whitman, Technology Integration Specialist, Nazareth Area School District, Nazareth Intermediate School
• Beth Zigmont, Supervisor of Secondary Education, Great Valley School District