Meet the Steering Committee
Steering Committee members advise on program activities and introduce funding and collaboration connections where possible. They also complete a variety of other roles to help our program best serve West Virginia!
Sophie Saint Georges
Program Director
Green Bank Observatory
Coordinates and leads Steering Committee meetings, Fall Training, and Spring Summit. Advises scheduler, updates SPOT management documentation, compiles a yearly evaluation report, updates social media, develops recruitment posters and emails, programs advertisement to teachers, designs and updates website, updates presentations
Sue Ann Heatherly
Assistant Director
Green Bank Observatory
Seeks funding and grant opportunities
Kelsey Brooks
Fiscal Coordinator
Green Bank Observatory
Receives and records travel stipends from participating schools and organizations
Mark Barnes
Fiscal Coordinator
Green Bank Observatory
Pay orders for Ambassadors, invoices to funding members, fiscal reporting
Campus Advisors
These members recruit and certify ambassadors. Develop course work/ academic integration, restock SPOT kits and assist with presentation preparation.
Eugene Shakirov
Marshall University
Deb Hemler
Fairmont State University
Sytil Murphy
Shepherd University
Tobi Odeleye
West Virginia University
Tracey DeLaney
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Jerod Caligiuri
Davis & Elkins College
Hannah Payne
West Virginia State University
Amanda Francis
West Liberty University
Scott Brothers
Bethany College
Research Members
These members develop or have developed presentations and activities
Weichao Tu
West Virginia University
Sarah Burke-Spoloar
West Virginia University
Piyush Mehta
West Virginia University
Kathryn Williamson
West Virginia University
Melanie Page
NASA WV Space Grant Consortium
Candy Cordwell
NASA WV Space Grant Consortium
Josh Revels
NASA Katherine Johnson IV&V
Jeff Northey
NASA Katherine Johnson IV&V
Jess White
NASA Katherine Johnson IV&V
Maura McLaughlin
NANOGrav
West Virginia University
Duncan Lorimer
West Virginia University
Eric Meriam
Appalachian Fresh Water Initiative
West Virginia University
Adri Persad
West Virginia University