Meet the 2024-25 Advocates

The Society is proud to work with all of our incredible Advocates for 2024-2025! Learn more about who they are and what inspires them.

2024-25 Lead Advocates

  • Stephen Beall, City High School (Tucson, AZ)
  • Christina Campos, Antonio E. Garcia Center (Corpus Christi, TX)
  • Rochelle Darville, West St. John High School (Edgard, LA)
  • Chance Duncan, Russellville High School (Russellville, AR)
  • Susie Fisher, Tongue River Middle School (Ranchester, WY)
  • Dede Henderson, South Hamilton Middle and High School (Jewell, IA)
  • Kaleena Jedinak, Tybee Island Maritime Academy (Tybee Island, GA)
  • Ben Martin, McCluer High School (Florissant, MO)
  • Maria Martinez, Harmony School of Excellence Laredo (Laredo, TX)
  • Joy Mordica, Equity Research Group Inc (Brookhaven, GA)
  • Eual Phillips, Spring-Ford Area High School (Royersford, PA)
  • Jennifer Stover, Lufkin High School (Lufkin, TX)
  • Paul Timm, Lyons-Decatur Public Schools, (Lyons, NE)

2024-25 Advocates:

  • Rachel Acuna, Alta Vista Early College High School (Anthony, NM) 
  • Jakara Bachua, STEM NOLA (New Orleans, LA) 
  • Carmen Bird, Alfredo Andrews Elementary School (Kingshill, VI) 
  • Ronald Brillantes, Porcupine School (Porcupine, SD) 
  • Aja Brown, The Metropolitan Soundview High School (Bronx, NY) 
  • Karen Bruening, Pensacola High School (Pensacola, FL) 
  • Glen Bybee, Los Angeles Academy Middle School (Los Angeles, CA) 
  • Janirette Chaves Rodriguez, River Springs Middle (Orange City, FL) 
  • Tanya Chiarella, Billerica Public School (Billerica, MA) 
  • Jacob Contreras, Tornillo High School (Tornillo, TX) 
  • Patrice Cooley, Indiana Math and Science Academy North (Indianapolis, IN) 
  • Ann Cowan, Hiram High School (Hiram, GA) 
  • Keishla Crespo, Escuela con Causa Rosalina C. Martinez (Guaynabo, PR) 
  • Jane Cunningham, Cass Technical High School (Detroit, MI) 
  • Susan Curtis Flores, Truman Middle (Fontana, CA) 
  • Lakshmi Darbha, Aavanee.org (Clarksburg, MD) 
  • Geizi Dejka, San Juan College High School (Farmington, NM) 
  • Harry Dittrich, Pathway School of Discovery (Dayton, OH) 
  • Marifi Doculan, Marianas High School (Saipan, MP) 
  • Susan Dougherty, Stamford High School (Greenwich, CT) 
  • Roger Dowdney, Thomson-McDuffie Middle School (Thomson, GA) 
  • Colleen Duda, Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics (Bronx, NY) 
  • Velicia Everett, Sampson Middle School (Clinton, NC) 
  • Terica Gagophien, Vicksburg High School (Vicksburg, MS)  
  • Shauna Garbe, Barratt Elementary School (American Fork, UT) 
  • Genevieve Garcia, Kotlik School (Kotlik, AK) 
  • Jennifer Gentry, Ph.D., Critical Reasoning Science Partners (Nashville, TN) 
  • Cameron Hall, Caddo Parish Magnet High School (Shreveport, LA) 
  • Sondra Harris, Indiana Math and Science Academy West (Indianapolis, IN) 
  • Sam Hartpence, Pathfinder High School (Lander, WY) 
  • Jennifer Hatch, Medomak Valley High School (Waldoboro, ME) 
  • Brigette Hernandez, Woonsocket High School (Woonsocket, RI) 
  • Rebecca Hiatt, Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk (Houston, TX) 
  • Matt Hinchley, Liberty Bell Junior-Senior High School (Winthrop, WA) 
  • Tracyee Hogans Foster, Dogwood Middle School (Richmond, VA) 
  • Stacie Hopple, New Lexington Middle School (New Lexington, OH) 
  • Sunitha Howard, Lincoln High School (Yonkers, NY) 
  • Rania Ibrahim, Dana Middle School (Arcadia, CA) 
  • Oktay Ince, Horizon Science Academy Columbus High School (Columbus, OH) 
  • Jasmine Jones, Skyline High School (Dallas, TX) 
  • Carol Jones, Pine Ridge Middle School (West Columbia, SC) 
  • Pamela Joslyn, Susan Clark Junior High (Muscatine, IA) 
  • Abraham Kamara, Memorial Middle School (Owasso, OK) 
  • Michele Karnbach, Woodbridge High School (Woodbridge, VA) 
  • Sarah Kim, Magnolia Science Academy 6 (Los Angeles, CA) 
  • Olivia Kuper, North Greene High School (Greeneville, TN) 
  • Valerie Ledford, Columbia High School (Lake City, FL) 
  • Brianne Loya, Bioscience High School (Phoenix, AZ) 
  • Jeniffer Madrid, Rice Intermediate School (San Carlos, AZ) 
  • Abigail Marshall, Browning High School (Browning, MT) 
  • Demvia Maslian, New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell, NM) 
  • Justice Mason, Little Rock Southwest High School (Little Rock, AR) 
  • Kristi Mathiesen, Monte Vista Middle School (Monte Vista, CO) 
  • Sumitra Miriyala, AT Still University (Kirksville, MO) 
  • Shawn Mithell, DuVal High School (Lanham, MD) 
  • Pamela Nagafugi, University of Colorado (Denver, CO) 
  • Sam Northey, SPPS Online High School (St. Paul, MN) 
  • Stephen Nye, Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development Academy (Jacksonville, FL) 
  • Wayne Oelfke, Ft. White High School (High Springs, FL) 
  • Sharon Okoye, Albemarle Road Middle School (Charlotte, NC) 
  • Tara Olenja, Hughes Academy of Science & Technology (Greenville, SC) 
  • Alfred Olivas, INSIGHTS Science Discovery (El Paso, TX) 
  • Sellah Owiti, Colleton County High School (Waterboro, SC) 
  • Suneetha Panda, Northeast High School (Macon, GA) 
  • Brenda Perez-Goodrum, New Liberty Innovation High School Salem (Salem, MA) 
  • Garrick Purdie, Duplin Early College High School (Kenansville, NC) 
  • Liliana Ramos, Ronald Reagan / Doral Senior High School (Doral, FL) 
  • Jacquelyn Rondhuis, Parkrose High School (Portland, OR) 
  • Laura Rosado, Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola (San Juan, PR) 
  • Christine Sanfratello, Lindenhurst Senior High School (Lindenhurst, NY) 
  • Zulaika Shamshieva, Tallahassee School of Math and Science (Tallahassee, FL) 
  • Latasha Sheffield, Athol High School (Athol, MA) 
  • Katie Southard, Salem High School (Salem, AR) 
  • Quinton Spikener, XyayX the Movement (Brooklyn, NY) 
  • Jason Cyril Tajores, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School (St. Thomas, VI) 
  • Mashika Tempero Culliver, RB Hudson STEM Academy (Selma, AL) 
  • Kaneka Threatt, Lowndes County Career Tech Center (Hayneville, AL) 
  • Julie Throne, Cedar Shoals High School (Athens, GA) 
  • Romalyn Ubaldo, Santa Rosa High School (Santa Rosa, NM) 
  • Carol Unterreiner, Milwee Middle School (Longwood, FL) 
  • Lizbeth Valera, San Luis Middle School (San Luis, AZ) 
  • Jeanettra Watkins, Homewood Flossmoor High School (Flossmoor, IL) 
  • Aisha Weaver, Johnnie Colemon Academy (Chicago, IL) 
  • Candice White, Turning Point Secondary School (Arlington, TX)
  • Yolanda Whitted, Girls Global Academy (Washington, DC) 
  • Jill Wood, Independence High School (Coal City, WV) 
  • Heather Wygant, Santa Cruz County Office of Education (Santa Cruz, CA)

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