
Linda G. Blevins
Deputy Assistant Director, Engineering Directorate, NSF, National Science Foundation
Linda G. Blevins joined the National Science Foundation (NSF) as the Deputy Assistant Director of the Engineering Directorate in December 2017. For the decade prior to joining NSF, she was...Read More

Quincy Brown
AAAS Program Director, EHR and Lead for HBCU Making & Innovation Showcase, AAAS
Quincy Brown is a Program Director for STEM Education Research at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Her project portfolio includes the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program...Read More

Livia Schiavinato Eberlin
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Austin
Livia Schiavinato Eberlin was born and raised in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Her passion for mass spectrometry started as an undergraduate student. During her sophomore year at the State University...Read More

Sanna Gaspard
Founder and CEO, Rubitection Inc., Rubitection Inc.
Sanna Gaspard, Founder and CEO, Rubitection Inc. Sanna Gaspard earned her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering (BME) at the University of Miami in 2004. Sanna went on to complete her...Read More

Yolanda S. George
Former Deputy Director and Program Director, AAAS EHR, AAAS
Yolanda Scott George served as the Deputy Director and Program Director for STEM education at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for more than 30 years. Prior...Read More

Johnathan Holifield
Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Appointed Executive Director in October 2017, Holifield is a recognized expert in economic and education inclusion and competitiveness, focusing on public-private partnerships and community system-building. Prior to his appointment, he...Read More

Rush Holt
CEO AAAS and Executive Publisher, Science, AAAS
Rush D. Holt, Ph.D., became the 18th chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and executive publisher of the Science family of journals in...Read More

Ayanna Howard
Linda J. and Mark C. Smith Professor and Chair of the School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech
Ayanna Howard, Ph.D. is the Linda J. and Mark C. Smith Professor and Chair of the School of Interactive Computing in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of...Read More

Barrington Irving
Barrington Irving, Founder, Experience Aviation, Experience Aviation
Captain Barrington Irving has traveled to 50 countries, conducted more than 30 STEM expeditions, and successfully challenged middle school students to build a car faster than a Ferrari 430 and...Read More

Ashanti Johnson
Co-Founder, Sportin’ the Grades Nonprofit Organization, President and CEO, Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success Professional Development Institute, and Chief Executive Officer, Cirrus Academy, Sportin’ the Grades Nonprofit Organization; Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success Professional Development Institute; and Cirrus Academy
Ashanti Johnson is an internationally recognized expert and speaker on STEM professional development, diversity and women in STEM topics. In her interview “Women Exploring Oceans”, Johnson reveals how she initially...Read More

Shaun Kane
Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Colorado at Boulder
Shaun Kane, Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder Shaun Kane is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO....Read More

Maureen Kearney
Chief Program Officer, AAAS
Maureen Kearney, AAAS Chief Program Offi cer, joined AAAS in February 2018. Kearney brings an extensive mix of academic, management and public engagement experience to the center’s programs. Prior to...Read More

Jonathan Lambright
Professor, Former Dean of Colleges of Sciences and Technology, Savannah State University, Savannah State University
Jonathan Lambright is a professor in the department of Engineering Technology at Savannah State University. Lambright served as the Dean of the College of Sciences and Technology at Savannah State...Read More

Kelly Mack
Vice President and Executive Director, Project Kaleidoscope, Office of Undergraduate Science Education, AAC&U
Kelly Mack is the Vice President for Undergraduate STEM Education and Executive Director of Project Kaleidoscope at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Prior to joining AAC&U, Mack...Read More

Shirley M. Malcom
Senior Advisor, and Director of SEA Change, AAAS
Shirley M. Malcom, Senior Advisor, and Director of SEA Change at AAAS, has served as a program officer in the NSF Science Education Directorate; an assistant professor of biology, University...Read More

Karen Marrongelle
Assistant Director, NSF EHR, National Science Foundation
Karen Marrongelle is the Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) for Education and Human Resources (EHR). She leads the EHR directorate in supporting research that enhances learning and...Read More

Omar Alberto Movil-Cabrera
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
Omar Alberto Movil-Cabrera is an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR). He received his doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the University of Puerto...Read More

Deonnia N. Pompey
PhD Candidate, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Deonnia N. Pompey is a second-year master’s student in the Biostatistics program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) with the intention of pursuing a PhD. Pompey obtained her...Read More

Claudia Rankins
Program Director, HRD, NSF, National Science Foundation
Claudia Rankins is a Program Officer in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources at the National Science Foundation, where she manages the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program...Read More

Sohi Rastegar
Head, Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities (EFMA), Directorate for Engineering, National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation
Sohi Rastegar is Senior Advisor and the Head of the Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities (EFMA) at the National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Engineering. He joined NSF...Read More

Willie Rockward
NSBP President-Elect, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Dual-Degree Engineering, Morehouse College, Morehouse College
Willie Rockward is the President-Elect of the National Society of Black Physicists. He received a B.S. degree in Physics, cum laude, from Grambling State University. While completing a M.S. degree...Read More
Keith Shoates
VP, Office of CEO, Vista Equity Partners, Vista Equity Partners
Keith Shoates joined Vista Equity Partners in 2018. Shoates is responsible for integrating strategic planning, operations, corporate communications, and corporate initiatives in support of the firm’s Chairman and Chief Executive...Read More

James Stith
Vice President Emeritus, American Institute of Physics (AIP), American Institute of Physics
James H. Stith is Vice President Emeritus for the American Institute of Physics (AIP). An officer of the Institute, he has oversight responsibilities for AIP’s Magazine Division, the Media and...Read More

Richard Tapia
Mathematician and Professor, Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University, Rice University
Richard Tapia was born in Los Angeles, California to parents who emigrated from Mexico. In 2011 he was awarded the National Medal of Science, the highest honor bestowed by the...Read More

Iris R. Wagstaff
ERN Conference Lead and NSF PI, STEM Program Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), AAAS
Iris R. Wagstaff, PhD, is a scientist, educator, mentor, researcher and STEM advocate. She currently serves as a STEM Program Director in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Department of AAAS...Read More

Isa Watson
CEO & Founder, Envested, Envested
Isa Watson is the Founder and CEO of Squad by Envested, a data-driven software company revolutionizing how people create meaningful connections across their work-life experience. Named in Inc Magazine’s “30...Read More

Kaaba White
Engineer, Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Sea Systems Command
Kaaba White received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Virginia State University in 2015, going on to complete his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering concentration in System...Read More