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
Senior Director of Programs
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
Senior Program Manager – P-12 STEM
Therese Williams
WSI Partnerships Manager
Rachel Tavolacci
Impact Portfolio 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
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