Who we are

Washington STEM is a dynamic team of educators, data scientists, communicators, leaders, creative problem solvers, connectors, and lifelong learners.

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Our Staff
Jenée Myers Twitchell, PhD
Chief Executive Officer | Interim Chief Impact Officer
Lacie West-Wilder
Chief Operations Officer
Angie Mason-Smith
Program Director – Pathways to Credentials & Careers
Scott Dalessandro
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Jayme Shoun
Director of Policy & Government Affairs
Blair Peterson, CPA
Director of Finance
Min Hwangbo, PhD
Impact Director
Tana Peterman
Interim Senior Program Manager for Early Learning & P-12 STEM Education
Gloria Jordan
Director of Communications
Josh Apata
Policy Manager
Katie Schott
Program Manager for P – 12 STEM/Pathways to Credentials & Careers
Masiel Bluher
Senior Accountant
Megan Madamba
Program Coordinator
Megan Nadan
Senior Operations Manager
Mikel Poppe
Impact Data Manager
Shaterra Overton
Program Manager for Early Care & Education & P-12 STEM Education
Susan Huynh
Project Manager for Pathways to Credentials & Careers
Raeshawna Ware
Partnerships Manager
Therese Williams
WSI Partnerships Manager
Rachel Tavolacci
Impact Portfolio Manager
Tricia Pearson
Development Operations Manager
Ryan Beard
Senior Program Manager for Career Pathways
Kat Freeman
Outreach Manager
Our Board
Michelle Judson
Board Chair | VP Resource Appraisal BP (Retired)
Mary Snapp
Board Treasurer | Senior Fellow, Microsoft Corporate, External & Legal Affairs
Ashley Ruiz
Governance Committee Co-Chair | Vice President of Social Impact, McKinstry
Christine Johnson, PhD
Board Secretary | Retired, Chancellor, Community Colleges of Spokane
Damien Pattenaude, EdD
Governance Committee Co-Chair | Superintendent, Renton School District
Jennifer Daquiz Hare
Executive, Managing Director, Advisory Services
Karen Thomas-Brown, PhD
Dean, College of Education, Sport, & Human Sciences, WSU
Liz Tinkham
Former Senior Managing Director, Accenture | Professor, University of Washington Foster School of Business
Mary Wagner
President, MK Wagner & Associates, Inc.| Former Senior Vice President of Global Product Innovation, Food Safety & Quality, Starbucks Coffee Company
Mia Tuan
Dean, University of Washington College of Education
pedrito maynard-zhang, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, Amazon Community Impact