Members

Jessica Church

Library Consultant

Erie and Crawford County Public Libraries

Dr. Camille Dempsey

Director of PennWest Center for AI and Emerging Technologies

Jenna Gaston

Assistant Superintendent

Punxsy

Amanda Kanouff

4-H Educator

Penn State Extension Jefferson County

Wendy Kedzierski

Allegheny College

Creek Connections

Brad Lashinsky

DuBois Area SD

Ready Program Director

Jesse Maine

Warren County SD

Assistant Principal

Andrea Maitland

Marketing Specialist 

Matric Group

Amy O'Donnell

Academic Coach

Warren County SD  

Lorraine Shaffer

Founder of

Kid's Innovation Playground  

Slippery Rock, PA

Jen Toney

Sharpsville Area SD

STEM Educator

Kelcy Marini

NWPA Environmental Literacy Coalition

Rebecca Schauffele

NWPA Environmental Literacy Coalition

Tami Adams

NWPA Chapter National Tooling and Machining Assoc.

Executive Director

Allegheny Lab for Innovation and Creativity @ BESSEMER

Allegheny College

Daniel Armour

The Constructive

Asbury Woods

Out-of-School Learning

Ben Barrett 

Valley Grove SD

Elementary STEM

Jeremy Berkowski

Moniteau SD

Teacher

Hannah Bequeath

Clarion Conservation District

Outreach Coordinator & Ag Conservation Tech

Angela Bigelow

Warren Forest Higher Education Council

School to Work Coordinator

Meggi Brown

Gifted/STEM Teacher

Warren County SD

Kaitlyn Carlson

French Creek Valley Conservancy

Outreach Coordinator

Creek Connections

Serving all counties in NWPA STEM Ecosystem

CSTA Pittsburgh 

Nicole Dafoe

Slippery Rock University

Dean, College of Engineering and Science

DuBois Area SD

Bradley Dutchcot

K-6 Technology STEM Teacher

Erie Day School

ExpERIEnce Children's Museum

Out-of-School Learning

Amber Frazier

K-6 STEM Educator

Penncrest SD

French Creek Valley Conservancy

Angela Gerber

Fairview  School District

STEM Teacher

GEMS

Girls Excelling in Math and Science

Amy Godwin

Crawford County K-12 Career Education Alliance

Lynzie Grubbs

Elementary STEM

Warren County SD

Michelle Hardt

Science & STEM

Redbank Valley SD

Tim Heffernan

President & CEO of  II4T

Nicole Hill

DuBois Area SD

Director of Instructional Tech & Innovation

Scott Hutchison

General McLane Elem

STEAM 5th-8th Grade

Innovation Institute for Tomorrow 

Franklin, PA

Laura Jones

Founder & Retired Director of GEMS

Kids Innovation Playground

Slippery Rock, PA

Varun Kasaraneni

Gannon University

Professor Environmental Science & Engineering

John Knox

Harborcreek SD

STEM/Robotics

Kristen Landers

Redbank Valley

Elementary Computer Teacher/ Instructional Tech Specialist

Lawrence Mercer Manufacturers Coalition

Kelcy Marini

Mercer  County Conservation District

Environmental Education Coordinator

Christin McNeil

Clarion Elementary

STEM Teacher

Joe McClellan

Warren County SD

STEM Academy Facilitator

Raquel McFarland

North Clarion SD Elementary STEM/Gifted

Sarah Murphy

PennWest Edinboro Student

Dr. Brandon Packard

Computer Science 

PennWest Clarion

Laryssa Remmick

Jefferson County Conservation District

Resource Technician

JG Resig

Oswayo Valley SD

STEM Teacher/ 

PAECT NC Regional Director

Byron Rich

Allegheny College Assistant Provost

Cheryl Rush Dix

STEM Equity Alliance

Dominic Salvucci

History Teacher 

New Brighton SD

Christina Sanders

Northwest Tri-County IU5

Educational Facilitator

Rebecca Schauffele

Northwest Tri-County IU5

Educational Facilitator NWPA ELIT Hub Lead

Sealed by Nature

Serving Erie/Crawford Counties

Calli Shekell

Penn West Clarion

Assistant Professor

Megan Simpson

Clarion-Limestone

STEM Teacher K-6

Colleen Smith

CodeJoy

Partnerships, Network, and Engagement Consultant

Ryan Smith

Keystone SD

Tech Integration/ STEM/ Robotics/ eSports

Jolene Smock

Penncrest SD

Technology/STEM teacher

Stephanie Staub

Titusville Area SD

Assistant Principal

Kelly Stringer

DuBois Area SD

Science Teacher

Amanda Jean Strode

CodeJoy

Emma Trippi

PennWest Edinboro Student

Talkin' Tech Tinkering

Lorraine Shaffer

Erin Whitaker

FluxSpace

Educational Innovation Specialist

Lee Wookwon

Gannon University

Professor of Electrical and Cyber Engineering

WQED

Pittsburgh's Local PBS Station

Spencer Yost

Regional Manager INTAG