Meet the 2023-24 Advocates
The Society is proud to work with all of our incredible Advocates for 2023-2024! To learn more about who they are and what inspires them, click here.
2023-2024 Advocates
Lead Advocates
- Christina Campos, West Oso Junior High School (Corpus Christi, TX)
- Loree Harvey, Monte Vista High School (Monte Vista, CO)
- Merridith Joly, Gordon Parks High School (St. Paul, MN)
- Mary Kennedy, Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Cleveland, OH)
- Edwina Kinchington, Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Gaurang Limachia, GoSTEM (Chicago, IL)
- Ben Martin, St. Clair High School (St Clair, MO)
- Eual Phillips, Hill-Freedman World Academy (Philadelphia, PA)
- Andre Pineda, Canyon Day Junior High School (Whiteriver, AZ)
- Heather Sims, Hobart High School (Hobart, OK)
- Melissa Sleeper, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy (Vero Beach, FL)
- John Wiley, Challenge School (Aurora, CO)
- Jean Yoo, Almeria Middle School (Fontana, CA)
2023-24 Advocates:
- Roy Adsit, Saipan Southern High School (Saipan, MP)
- Lance Atkinson, Eisenhower High School (Rialto, CA)
- Iesha Baldwin, Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
- Aishat Balogun, Bloomington High School North (Bloomington, IN)
- Stephen Beall, City High School (Tucson, AZ)
- Rachana Bhonsle, Colleton County High School (Walterboro, SC)
- Humberto Bracho, Peralta Hacienda Historical Park (Oakland, CA)
- Karen Bruening, Pensacola High School (Pensacola, FL)
- Jerry Cantrell, Seminole High School (Seminole, FL)
- Jeffrey Charles, Del Valle Middle School (Del Valle, TX)
- Janirette Chaves, River Springs Middle School (Orange City, FL)
- Gemma Clarke, Chesapeake Math & IT Academy High School (Laurel, MD)
- Philip Clarke, Centennial High School (Gresham, OR)
- Rachel Collins, Woodbridge Middle School (Woodbridge, VA)
- Renee Cordes, Flathead High School (Kalispell, MT)
- Ann Marie Cowan, Hiram High School (Hiram, GA)
- Kelly Cox, Forest Grove Middle School (Worcester, MA)
- Steven Craig, Southeast High School (Bradenton, FL)
- Laura Cruz-Gomez, Fannin Middle School (Grand Prairie, TX)
- Jennifer Dahlstrom, Bronx Lab School (Bronx, NY)
- Emily Dawson, Mark Bills Middle School (Peoria, IL)
- Geizi, Dejka, San Juan College High School (Farmington, NM)
- Marifi Doculan, Marianas High School (Saipan, MP)
- Elizabeth Donaldson, Marfa High School (Marfa, TX)
- Michele Drayton, Richard T Crane Medical Preparatory High School (Chicago, IL)
- Chance Duncan, Russellville High School (Russellville, AR)
- Patricia Dunne, Baldi Middle School (Philadelphia, PA)
- Ryne Emerick, Lebanon High School (Lebanon, MO)
- David Esparza, Transmountain Early College High School (El Paso, TX)
- Velicia Everett, Sampson Middle School, (Clinton, NC)
- Susie Fisher, Tongue River Middle School (Ranchester, WY)
- Shauna Garbe, Barratt Elementary School (American Fork, UT)
- Alaina Garza, Clear Brook High School (Friendswood, TX)
- Jennifer Gentry, Vanderbilt Collaborative for STEM Education and Outreach (Nashville, TN)
- Kimberly Gonzalez, Westminster High School (Westminster, CA)
- Christina Griffis, Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences (Palatka, FL)
- Jennifer Gwilt, Glenn W. Levey Middle School (Southfield, MI)
- Cameron Hall, Caddo Parish Magnet High School (Shreveport, LA)
- Sondra Harris, Indiana Math and Science Academy West (Indianapolis, IN)
- Samuel Hartpence, Pathfinder High School (Lander, WY)
- Jennifer Hatch, Medomak Valley High School (Waldoboro, ME)
- Dede Henderson, South Hamilton Jr./Sr High School (Jewell, IA)
- Toni Ireland, Centennial High School (Ellicott City, MD)
- Sunday Iwalaiye, Laurel High School (Laurel, MD)
- Kaleena Jedinak, Tybee Island Maritime Academy (Tybee Island, GA)
- Carter Johnson, Hilsman Middle School (Athens, GA)
- Patricia Jolliff, Richardson PREP HI Middle School (San Bernardino, CA)
- Winnie Jones, Meridian Public School District (Meridian, MS)
- Stephanie Jones, Central Gwinnett High School (Lawrenceville, GA)
- Andrea Jydstrup-McKinney, West Career and Technical Academy (Las Vegas, NV)
- Michele Karnbach, Woodbridge High School (Woodbridge, VA)
- Jean Karst, John Jay Science and Engineering Academy (San Antonio, TX)
- Jeannine Lanphear, North Brunswick Township Public Schools (North Brunswick, NJ)
- Lori Linkins, Neely’s Bend Elementary School (Madison, TN)
- Nathaniel Lohmann, Palmer High School (Colorado Springs, CO)
- Ashley Long, Undercroft Montessori School (Tulsa, OK)
- Jensine Lucas, Octavia E. Butler Magnet (Pasadena, CA)
- Demvia Maslian, New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell, NM)
- Kristi Mathiesen, Monte Vista Middle School (Monte Vista, CO)
- Brittany Mendez, Harmony School of Innovation (Brownsville, TX)
- Donna Misthos, Austin Science Education Foundation (Austin, TX)
- Jessica Mitchell, McNeil Middle School (Wichita Falls, TX)
- Joy Mordica, Equity Research Group (Atlanta, GA)
- Lalitha Murali, Glen Hills Middle School (Glendale, WI)
- Pamela Nagafuji, University of Colorado – Denver (Denver, CO)
- Bree Oatman, Lower Brule High School (Lower Brule, SD)
- Alfredo Olivas, INSIGHTS Science & Discovery Center (El Paso, TX)
- Vilma Orduna, Porter Early College High School (Brownsville, TX)
- Brenda Perez-Goodrum, New Liberty Innovation School (Salem, MA)
- Damaris Ponciano-Jackson, M.E.T.A.S. STEM, LLC (Frederick, MD)
- Tyrikia Porter, Magnolia Middle School (Meridian, MS)
- Garrick Purdie, Duplin Early College High School (Kenansville, NC)
- Liliana Ramos, Ronald W. Reagan Doral Senior High School (Doral, FL)
- Laura Rosado, Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola (San Juan, PR)
- Wanda Rosario, Northeast High School (Oakland Park, FL)
- John Ruhl, Toms River Intermediate North (Toms River, NJ)
- Alfred Santos, Harvest Preparatory Academy (Yuma, AZ)
- Tabatha Schacht, Montwood High School (El Paso, TX)
- Jake Schofield, Yonkers Partners in Education (Yonkers, NY)
- Delois Scott, Murphey Middle School (Augusta, GA)
- Zulaika Shamshieva, Tallahassee School of Math and Science (Tallahassee, FL)
- Adrienne Shilling, Idaho Virtual Academy (Meridian, ID)
- Audrey Smeltzer-Schwab, Muhlenberg High School (Reading, PA)
- Katie Southard, Salem High School (Salem, AR)
- Bradley Spencer, North Park Elementary School (Roy, UT)
- Jennifer Stover, Lufkin High School (Lufkin, TX)
- Sergio Torres, Native American Community Academy (Albuquerque, NM
