Advocate Class of 2019-2020

Lead Advocates

  • Charmain Brammer, SUCCESS Academy DSU (St. George, UT)
  • Jennifer Claudio, Oak Grove High School (San Jose, CA)
  • Andrea Cobb, George Mason University (Manassas, VA)
  • Cynthia Hopkins, Kaffie Middle School (Corpus Christi, TX)
  • Vincent Joralemon, Frank McCourt High School (New York, NY)
  • Deborah Morgan, South Sevier High (Monroe, UT)
  • Lorraine O’Shea, Grand Forks Public Schools (Grand Forks, ND)
  • Heather Overkamp, Portsmouth Public Schools (Portsmouth, VA)

The Advocates

  • Melba Acantilado, Bernalillo High School (Rio Rancho, NM)
  • Eulette Arrington-Harris, Ogden International School (Chicago, IL)
  • McKenzie Baecker, Two Rivers Public Charter School (Washington, D.C.)
  • Janice Barton, Wareham Middle School (Wareham, MA)
  • ScottiAnn Benton, Jasper County Middle School (Monticello, GA)
  • Cheyenne Branscum, Shawnee Middle School (Shawnee, OK)
  • Celia Castellanos, Foshay Learning Center (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Linda Chisholm, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, TX)
  • Philip Clarke, Centennial High School (Gresham, OR)
  • Alan Daugherty, Melrose Municipal Schools (Melrose, NM)
  • Jennifer Donnelly, Union City High School (Scotch Plains, NJ)
  • Robin Driver, Eisenhower High School (Yakima, WA)
  • Samuel Ebong, Southside ISD (San Antonio, TX)
  • Creighton Edington, Media Arts Collaborative Charter School (Albuquerque, NM)
  • Conrad Faine, American Senior High School (Hialeah, FL)
  • Frederick Feraco, Walt Whitman High School (Huntington Station, NY)
  • Gennifer Goode , Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)
  • Albert Harrold, Strength and Honor Mentoring and Tutoring (Ferguson, MO)
  • Loree Harvey, Monte Vista High School (Monte Vista, CO)
  • Laura Hassan, CCA Baldi Middle School (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Meghan Hess Shamdasani, SouthTech Academy (Boynton Beach, FL)
  • Madison Hope, Del Valle High School (Del Valle, TX)
  • Katye Howell, Travis High School/High School Research Initiative (Austin, TX)
  • Patricia Huntington, Farb Middle School (San Diego, CA)
  • Reshawndra Hutchins-Trapp, Elite Scholars Academy (Jonesboro, GA)
  • Merridith Joly, Washington Technology Magnet School (St. Paul, MN)
  • Jeremy Jonas, Tucson High Magnet School (Tucson, AZ)
  • Kehkashan Khan, CCA Academy (Chicago, IL)
  • Patrycja Krakowiak, Arkansas School for Math, Sciences, and the Arts (Hot Springs, AR)
  • Richard Lapworth, Felix Varela High School (Miami, FL)
  • Shana Lee, Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)
  • David Lockett, Bok Academy (Lake Wales, FL)
  • Samuel Loftus, New Orleans Charter Science & Math High School (New Orleans, LA)
  • Brian Matherne, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)
  • Reny Mathew, Greyhills Academy High School (Tuba City, AZ)
  • Daniel Matthews, Kauai High School (Lihue, HI)
  • Pumtiwitt McCarthy, Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD)
  • Keri Meador, Central High School (Louisville, KY)
  • Jennifer Nilvo, School of Dreams Academy (Los Lunas, NM)
  • Rajendram Rajnarayanan, New York Institute of Technology (Jonesboro, AR)
  • Christopher Reeves, Camdenton High School (Camdenton, MO)
  • Jeanne Richardson, Graham Junior High School  (Graham, TX)
  • Kimberly Ring, Eureka Jr/Sr High School (Eureka, KS)
  • Devon Riter, Lower Brule Research Institute (Lower Brule, SD)
  • Brenda Rubenstein, Brown University (Providence, RI)
  • Rachel Sanders, Global Impact STEM Academy (Springfield, OH)
  • Brandy Todd, University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)
  • Kyra Walker, TC Williams High School (Alexandria, VA)
  • Carolyn Walling, Iowa City West High School (Iowa City, IA)
  • Melissa Warrender, Albany Medical College (Albany, NY)
  • Robin Wilson, Emmett High School (Emmett, ID)

From the Blog

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Loree Harvey conducting field research with a student.
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