NGCP is “championed” by a prestigious group of professionals invested in closing the gender gap in STEM at all levels. This diverse team of leaders includes industry representatives, informal learning educators, gender equity experts, STEM education representatives, and educational policy experts. Champions Board members connect NGCP on a national level to opportunities that benefit the organization, spread the word about NGCP activities in their realms, and support NGCP within their own organizations.
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John Baek, Senior Education Evaluator
NOAA Office of Education -
Tom Baker, Education Manager Industry Solutions
Esri, Inc. -
Melissa Ballard, Director of Programs
Association of Science and Technology Centers -
Karen Bartleson, 2017 President and CEO
IEEE -
Jake Baskin, Executive Director
Computer Science Teachers Association -
Jenn Behrens, Partner, EVP Privacy
KUMA -
Jennifer Breslin, Executive Director and Founder
Futuristas -
Tiffany Brown, Executive Director
NOMA -
Terri Burns, Principal
GV (Google Ventures) -
Michael Conn, Executive Director
Student Research Foundation -
Kendrick Davis, Chief Research Officer & Associate Professor of Research
University of Southern California
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Sarah EchoHawk, Chief Executive Officer
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) -
Mo-Yun Lei Fong, Executive Director
Stanford Technology Ventures Program -
Paris Forest, Senior Director of IT
The Boeing Company -
Barbara Gault, President
Social Equity Strategies -
Olivia Pavco-Giaccia, Founder
LabCandy -
Judith Iriarte-Gross, Professor of Chemistry & Director, WISTEM Center
Middle Tennessee State University -
Heidi Ham, Chief Operating Officer
National AfterSchool Association -
Jennifer L. Hardy, Sr. Business Development Manager
EDR/LightBox -
Karen Harper, Executive Coordinator
Building Engineering & Science Talent (BEST) -
Daniel Hatcher, Director, Community Partnerships
Alliance for a Healthier Generation -
Mary Anne Jeffers, Analytics and Modeling Senior Manager
Accenture Federal Services -
Caeley Looney, CEO and Founder
Reinvented Magazine
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Megan Murphy, Executive Director
National Coalition of Girls’ Schools -
Chris Neitzey, Director of STEM Initiatives
Afterschool Alliance -
Illana Raia, Founder & CEO
Etregirls.com -
Lisa Regalla, CEO
Regallium Consulting, LLC -
Tere Riley, Sr. Manager Brand Strategy
Redwire Space -
Stephanie Rodriguez, Workforce and Training Fellow
STEM NEXT -
Lucy Sanders, CEO and Co-Founder
National Center for Women & Information Technology -
Jessi Smith, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Professor of Psychology
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs -
Ruth Sweetser, Immediate Past President
American Association of University Women (AAUW) -
Jose Antonio Tijerino, President and CEO
Hispanic Heritage Foundation -
Samantha Walters, VP of Online Strategies
Colocation America