Our Team
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.
The Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network is providing connections and support to institutions that are underrepresented in the S-STEM Network, MN Associates, Inc. (MNA) is providing evaluation technical assistance support to current and prospective S-STEM awardees, American Institutes for Research (AIR) is reviewing the impact of all programs in the S-STEM portfolio, and the Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE) at the University of Washington is the REC’s external evaluator.
Team Members
AAAS

Travis York

Iris R. Wagstaff

Michael Feder

Tara King

Jamila Blake

Julius Najab

Rachel Stivers

Jeunice Lim
AIR

Elisabeth (Lyzz) Davis

Joseph Taylor

Tia Clinton
QEM

Mercy Mugo

Taylor Lightner
MNA

Kavita Mittapalli

Nina de las Alas
External Evaluators
CERSE at the University of Washington

Elizabeth (Liz) Litzler

Daniel Mackin Freeman

Marianne Kellogg
Advisory Committee

David Brown
Southwestern College

Rima Brusi
Northern Arizona University

Edward Conroy
New America

Nicholas DiTommaso
Epic Systems Corp.


Reginald McGregor
Rolls-Royce North America, Inc.

Yvette E. Pearson
University of Texas at Dallas

Eve Riskin
Stevens Institute of Technology

Ileana Vasu
Holyoke Community College

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