
Wesley Cuadrado-Castillo, PhD
PhD, Candidate Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez
Wesley Cuadrado-Casllo, nished his bachelors in Mechanical Engineering at University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez (UPRM) in December 2011. On January 2012, Wesley started his master’s of science in Mechanical Engineering with...Read More

Davina P. Durgana
AAAS IF/ THEN Ambassador & Adjunct Instructor, School of International Service, American University
Davina P. Durgana, PhD is an award-winning international human rights statistician who has developed leading global models to assess risk and vulnerability to modern slavery. Durgana is a report co-author...Read More

Huda Elasaad
AAAS Lemelson Invention Ambassador & CTO of PV Pure, AAAS
Huda is a social entrepreneur and consultant with extensive academic and applied background in the water and sanitation field. She has professional experience internationally, including Mexico and the Middle East,...Read More

Crystal Emery
Founder & CEO, URU The Right To Be, Inc. and AAAS IF/ THEN Ambassador,
Crystal Emery is known for producing narratives aimed at creating a more equitable society. She is the Founderand CEO of URU The Right To Be, Inc., a nonprofit content production...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

Monica Golgi
PhD Candidate, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
Monica Golgi is completing an MBA/PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Her research focuses on understanding the genetic causes of autism. She is...Read More

Sylvia James
Deputy Assistant Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), NSF
Sylvia M. James is currently the Deputy Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR). The mission of EHR is to “…provide the...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

Camille A. McKayle
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas and St. Croix
Camille A. McKayle is Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). Previous to this, she served as Dean of the College of...Read More

Sudip Parikh
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher, Science Journals, American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS
Sudip Parikh, PhD, became the 19th chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and executive publisher of the Science family of journals in January...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

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

Dawn Tilbury
Assistant Director, Directorate for Engineering (ENG), National Science Foundation
Dawn Tilbury leads the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG), which supports engineering research and education critical to the nation’s future and fosters innovations that benefit society. Tilbury...Read More

John Urschel
PhD Candidate, Department of Mathematics, MIT and Author, Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football, MIT
John Urschel is a mathematician and a former NFL offensive lineman. Urschel attended Penn State University, where he played football and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics. While...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

Neela White
Project Director, AAAS
Neela White is a Project Director at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She currently works on programs including the AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador Program, the AAAS Marion...Read More

Sacoby Wilson
Associate Professor, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health,, University of Maryland-College Park
Sacoby Wilson is an Associate Professor with the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Maryland-College Park. Wilson has...Read More