Meet the Team

The MaRS "Mission Control" Team is made up of faculty and staff from Smith College's Department of Mathematical Sciences, Department of Early Childhood and Education, and the Jandon Center for Community Engagement. Take a look below to meet the Mission Control team!

The MaRS Boosters include Junior and Senior students who serve as mentors to Rockets. They are involved in undergraduate math outreach, Being Human in STEM (HSTEM; Bennell, 2021) research to identify and foster math resilience-building STEM practices, and they help develop the faculty workshop.

Rockets are first and second year students; they develop and implement math activities for middle school students. Some of these students continue their research as summer projects, facilitating activities during a local summer camp session.

2024 - 2025 BOOSTERS

Jourbienthia PaulSenior, Biochemistry Major

Rachel ReinkingSenior, Statistical and Data Sciences Major

AINA ENDOJunior, Architecture & Urbanism Major w/ Minor in Engineering

BELLA BANDURASophomore, Astronomy and Physics Major

KEONA EDWARDSJunior, Studio Art and Mathematics Major

DILLON SMITHSenior, Geoscience and Spanish Double Major

ALINA YILDIRIMJunior, Computer Science Major

SARAH THIELERJunior, Geosciences Major

2023-2024 BOOSTERS

Jourbienthia PaulJunior, Biochemistry

Janice SalazarSenior, Computer Science Major

Rachel ReinkingJunior, Statistical and Data Sciences Major

JC LandiJunior, Studio Art and Mathematics Major

Gracia BaretiSenior, Statistical and Data Sciences Major

Dayeon KangSenior, Chemistry Major

MISSION CONTROL

Christophe GoléPrincipal InvestigatorProfessor of Mathematical SciencesFaculty Director of the Clark Science Center

Shannon AudleyCo- Principal InvestigatorAssociate Professor of Education and Child StudyChair of Education and Child Study

Asli AliSTEAM Outreach CoordinatorJandon Center for Community Engagement

Denys CandyMission Control Team MemberDirector, Jandon Center for Community EngagementCo-Director, Community Engagement and Social Change Concentration

Nancy Zigler-JimenezMission Control Team MemberDirector of Programs and Partnerships,Jandon Center for Community Engagement

Charlotte LjustinaMaRS Program CoordinatorJandon Center for Community Engagement

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