Home About Project Team

Our Team

Learn about AAAS team members and the partners who are leading key aspects of the REC’s work.

Team Members

AAAS

The management of the S-STEM REC was awarded to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) through a competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) proposal process. AAAS has four partners who are leading key aspects of the REC’s work.

Travis York

Principal Investigator

Michael Feder

Co-Principal Investigator

Tara King

Center Coordinator

Jamila Blake

Senior Project Manager

Julius Najab

Research Manager

Rachel Keen

Project Manager

Jeunice Lim

Event Operations Manager

Erika Wood

Event Operations Coordinator

AIR

American Institutes for Research (AIR) reviews the impact of all programs in the S-STEM portfolio.

Amanda Parsad

Managing Director

Joseph Taylor

Principal Researcher

Ellena Sempeles

Researcher

QEM

The Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network provides connections and support to institutions that are underrepresented in the S-STEM Network.

Mercy Mugo

Executive Director

Taylor Lightner

Research Associate and Program Coordinator

MNA

MN Associates, Inc. (MNA) provides evaluation technical assistance support to current and prospective S-STEM awardees.

Kavita Mittapalli

Chief Executive Officer

Nina de las Alas

Senior Research Associate

External Evaluators

CERSE at the University of Washington

The Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE) at the University of Washington is the REC’s external evaluator.

Elizabeth (Liz) Litzler

Director

Daniel Mackin Freeman

Research Scientist

Advisory Committee

David Brown

Emeritus Professor of Chemistry

Southwestern College

Edward Conroy

Senior Director, Communications

National College Attainment Network

Nicholas DiTommaso

Technical Solutions Engineer

Epic Systems Corp.

Ruthe Farmer

Founder & CEO

Last Mile Education Fund

Caesar Jackson

Professor, Mathematics and Physics

North Carolina Central University

Wes Hall

Senior Vice President of Philanthropy and Education

Battelle Education

Yvette E. Pearson

Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives & Effectiveness and Accountability

University of Texas at Dallas

Eve Riskin

Dean of Undergraduate Education and Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Stevens Institute of Technology

Ileana Vasu

Senior Lecturer, Mathematical Sciences

Smith College

Get the S-STEM REC Newsletter

Sign up to receive a monthly S-STEM REC newsletter containing resources and upcoming events!

Join the Scholars Community

Are you an S-STEM Scholar or Alumni? Sign up to receive information and resources to support your success in STEM careers!