Mid-Hudson Valley
Engineers Week

District School Coordinator E-Mail Address

Arlington Arlington High School OPEN msperlin@us.ibm.com

Arlington Beekman Elem. OPEN msperlin@us.ibm.com

Arlington Lagrange MS Peter Fatzinger fatz@us.ibm.com

Arlington Arthur S. May Elem. Angel Merchan aamercha@us.ibm.com

Arlington Noxon Elem. Mike Todd todd@us.ibm.com

Arlington Noxon Elem. Patrick Bell patrick.bell@onsemi.com

Arlington Overlook Elem. Stephanie Lehrer schaum@us.ibm.com

Arlington Titusville IS Uma Srinivasan umasrin@us.ibm.com

Arlington Traver Road Brian Berry Brian.Berry@kyndryl.com

Arlington Unionvale MS Dan Jacobs dhjacobs@us.ibm.com

Arlington Vail Farm Elem. Clay Beattie cbeattie@us.ibm.com

Arlington Vail Farm Elem. Monimala Mukherjee mmukher@us.ibm.com

Beacon Glenham Elementary Kyle Giamportone Kyle.Giamportone@ibm.com

Beacon HS/MS/Elementaries Laura Sperling lmdaniel@us.ibm.com

Brewster,Somers High School JoAnn Ragozzino-Higgins jo@us.ibm.com

Carmel Carmel Schools Donna Stenger dsimone@us.ibm.com

Cornwall Cornwall Schools Nicole D'Ambrosio nicole.dambrosio@ibm.com

Danbury,CT Danbury High School Brandon Tyndale Brandon.Tyndale@ibm.com

Dover Dover Schools Ruth Murphy rumurphy@us.ibm.com

Hendrick Hudson Julie Katsev julie.katsev@onsemi.com

Highland Highland High Joanne Crimi crimi@us.ibm.com

Highland Highland Middle Laurie Ward lward@us.ibm.com

Highland Highland Elementary Tanya S Buchanan tanyana@us.ibm.com

Hyde Park Hyde Park Schools Deborah Odell debbyt@us.ibm.com

Kingston Kingston Schools (co) Justin Spotts jmspotts@us.ibm.com

Kingston Kingston Schools (co) Matthew Pisano MatthewPisano@ibm.com

Mahopac Fulmar Elementary Ekta Misra emisra@us.ibm.com

Mahopac Mahopac High George Samuels George.Samuels.II@ibm.com

Marlboro Marlboro High Jake Mazza jacob.mazza@onsemi.com

Marlboro Marlboro Middle John J. Cantone jcantone55@gmail.com

Middletown Middletown Schools OPEN msperlin@us.ibm.com

Milbrook Milbrook Schools Brian Erwin erwinb@us.ibm.com

Montgomery Montgomery Elementary John Paulus John.Paulus@onsemi.com

New Paltz New Paltz Schools Thomas Hawkins tomh@us.ibm.com

Newburgh Balmville Kyle Villano Kyle.Villano@ibm.com

Newburgh Meadow Hill Pasquale Catalano pacatala@us.ibm.com

Newburgh Newburgh Schools OPEN msperlin@us.ibm.com

Onteora Onteora Schools Rob Overton overton@us.ibm.com

Pawling Pawling Schools OPEN msperlin@us.ibm.com

Peekskill Peekskill Schools OPEN msperlin@us.ibm.com

Pine Plains Cold Spring Elementary Seth Knickerbocker sknicke@us.ibm.com

Poughkeepsie Krieger Elementary Tanya Buchanan tanyana@us.ibm.com

Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie Schools Ade Owolabi Adeoye.O.Owolabi@ibm.com

Red Hook Linden Middle Joseph Bostian jbostian@us.ibm.com

Red Hook HS, Mill Rd. Elem. Megan Boyd megboyd@us.ibm.com

Rhinebeck Chancellor Livingston Lisa Heller cranton@us.ibm.com

Rondout Rondout Schools Michael Gerhart mgerhart@us.ibm.com

Saugerties Elementary Schools Lisa Case lisacase@us.ibm.com

Saugerties Saugerties Middle/High Alex Feinberg feinberg@us.ibm.com

Sherman, CT Sherman School John Tarby jtarby@us.ibm.com

Spackenkill Hagen Elementary Zhiying Chen Zhiying.Chen@ibm.com

Spackenkill Nassau Elementary Kevin McKenzie kmckenzi@us.ibm.com

Spackenkill Todd Middle + HS Mark Demarie mldemarie@us.ibm.com

Wallkill Plattekill Elementary Keila Camacho Martinez kymc@us.ibm.com

Wallkill Wallkill Schools Pasquale Catalano pacatala@us.ibm.com

Walden Walden Elementary Elaine Krakower adamsea@us.ibm.com

Wappingers Brinkerhoff OPEN jedrummond@us.ibm.com

Wappingers Evans Elem. Eric Rossman edrossma@us.ibm.com

Wappingers Fishkill Elem Kavita Sehgal sehgal@us.ibm.com

Wappingers Fishkill Plains Di Phan di@us.ibm.com

Wappingers Gayhead Elem. Raymond Wong raywong@us.ibm.com

Wappingers John Jay Melissa Keefe Melissa.Keefe@ibm.com

Wappingers Ketcham HS Wynter Chen Wynter.Chen@ibm.com

Wappingers Myers + Junior High Alexandra Echegaray torresal@us.ibm.com

Wappingers Oak Grove Jayshree Shah shahj@us.ibm.com

Wappingers Sheafe Elem. Mike Gildein megildei@us.ibm.com

Wappingers Van Wyck JHS Travis Menard Travis.Menard@ibm.com

Wappingers Kinry + Vassar Rd. Michael Sperling msperlin@us.ibm.com

Wappingers Lead John Drummond jedrummond@us.ibm.com

Washingtonville Elementary Jeanette Bender jeannette.bender@ibm.com

Westbury Westbury HS Alex Zavala alex.vazquez.zavala@ibm.com

Woodstock Woodstock Day Luke N Buschmann lnbuschm@us.ibm.com

private Gathering Church David Robertson d.roberts@ibm.com

private Faith Christian Alexandra Scolaro alegar@us.ibm.com

private Harmony Christian Kevin Anderson kevin.anderson2@ibm.com

private Regina Coeli Mike Bubel bubel@us.ibm.com

private Soundview Preperatory Ruth Murphy rumurphy@us.ibm.com

private Oakwood Friends Aaron Pincus apincus@us.ibm.com

private Holy Trinity Eric Lehner eric.lehner@onsemi.com

private Holy Trinity Robert Dunn strmbrgr@us.ibm.com

private St. Martin de Porres Amy Hirst aspurdy@us.ibm.com

private St. Marys - Fishkill Jennifer M Kozak jkozak@us.ibm.com

Contact sharonsp@us.ibm.com or msperlin@us.ibm.com to get materials/giveaways, preferably in the afternoon

Video overview of Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC0eEfjcXHc

Project Handout for Younger Kids (3rd to ~6th):
https://1drv.ms/w/c/c43b9e42efce6b00/EaU309hjSK9ImwNwpkjbArUBtS9QDjJZf3A9QcLEH0Sapg?e=wMMOJX

Project Handout for Older Kids (~7th grade +):
https://1drv.ms/w/c/c43b9e42efce6b00/EVXdzV-izuVCridvnTT27uoBshKAEEqVgpMt5ndVoSI2ig?e=fRyp9o

Material Worksheet for Planning a Visit:
https://1drv.ms/x/c/c43b9e42efce6b00/ESfRiHiszRNNgZB-XjEz5b8BXfRdH92YA5hGq0d0qVQI6Q?e=e8diib

IBM Benevity Volunteer Hour Tracking:  https://ibm.benevity.org/volunteer/5841
 

IBM Academy of Technology Initiative: https://w3.ibm.com/ibm/open-innovation-community/initiatives/67a199e05ef7ff0f83e11d04

Photo Album to put pictures in: https://photos.app.goo.gl/7fx6b8nFiCNoyyZaA

After your visit, please put # of students and volunteers here:
https://1drv.ms/x/s!AgBrzu9CnjvEeT8kn5SSocoFqjA?e=EgLxGo

Tips for Duck-a-pult Project:

• Set up two tables with a space between them so that they need to cross the gap

• Hands/fingers can't be part of the structure. They can only hold the structure itself

• 5/6th grade and younger - go for the "goal posts"; 6th/7th+ can hit the target

• Project takes 6th graders 20-25 minutes if you give out materials. Slightly longer if they have to buy materials

• Ask for rubber bands, spoons and popsicle sticks if you're using them back so we can re-use materials

• Ducks can break! Bring extra or buy some from amazon so you can give out to students

• Key message:  Engineering is creative, collaborative and solves important problems in the world

• If you're in a high school setting, you may want to skip the project and just talk to the students about college & engineering jobs

Hoop Glider for K-2

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AgBrzu9CnjvEgRjruZMxl8n1OMej?e=t1L7uM

https://1drv.ms/p/s!AgBrzu9CnjvEgTw_2eF3y8P2I11e?e=wUozPl

Sample text to send to teachers/principals:

Hello <insert name>,

My name is <your name> and I am the volunteer coordinator for your <district/school> for National Engineers Week here in the Hudson Valley.

We are looking to get back to the classrooms this year, so I was hoping to schedule a good day sometime this Spring. As you may remember, we usually visit one class at a time, explaining what Engineering is and then doing a quick hands-on collaborative project with the students. The total time per class can be from 45 minutes up to an hour. All we need to know is a schedule that works for you. 

If you have any questions please feel free to reply back. 

Thank you for your time and we look forward to seeing you again this Spring!

<your_name>

Sample Visit Request Email from Coordinator to High School:

Hello School Principal Name,

My name is coordinator name, and I am the National Engineers Week (DiscoverE) IBM coordinator for the XXX School District. 

                       Last year, we visited your X grade classes during time period. As always, your students were a pleasure to work with!

                                                    or

                       Unfortunately, we have not been able to work out a visit date with your school in the past, and are hoping to change that this year!  Ideally, we would like to meet with the Juniors in Math, Science, or Computer Science classes to talk with them about college in general, and majors/future careers in the fields of math, science, and engineering in particular. Recruiting students into these majors is highly beneficial to both the students and the industry!

DiscoverE is designed to spark an interest in math and science in our community's youth to help them become the engineers of tomorrow. This year's activity should take about an hour of classroom time to complete.  Please let me know whether YYY School would be interested in participating in the 2025 Mid-Hudson Valley National Engineers Week (officially February 18-21, but dates are very flexible).  If so, please also provide a tentative date and approximate number of classes participating.

Thank you for your time!

Sample Visit Request Email from Coordinator to Middle/Elementary School:

Hello School Principal Name,

My name is Coordinator name, and I am the National Engineers Week (DiscoverE) IBM coordinator for the XXX School District.  Last year, we visited grades Y-Z at School Name in Time Period. As always, your students were a pleasure to work with!

DiscoverE is designed to spark an interest in math and science in our community's youth to help them become the engineers of tomorrow. This year's activity, "Marble Jump", should take about an hour of classroom time to complete.  Please let me know whether YYY School would be interested in participating in the 2025 Mid-Hudson Valley National Engineers Week (officially February 18-21, but dates are very flexible).  If so, please also provide a tentative date and approximate number of classes participating.

Thank you for your time!