Staff & Leadership

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

Michelle Judson

Chair, Board of Directors & Acting CEO | VP Resource Appraisal BP (Retired)

Lacie West-Wilder

Chief Strategy & Operations Officer

Jenée Myers Twitchell, PhD

Chief Impact Officer

Scott Dalessandro

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Angie Mason-Smith

Program Director – Pathways to Credentials & Careers

Jayme Shoun

Director of Policy & Government Affairs

Blair Peterson, CPA

Director of Finance

Min Hwangbo, PhD

Impact Director

Laura Rose

Director of Development

Tana Peterman

Interim Senior Program Officer for Early Learning & P-12 STEM Education

Gloria Jordan

Director of Communications

Josh Apata

Policy Manager

Katie Schott

Program Officer for P – 12 STEM/Pathways to Credentials & Careers

Masiel Bluher

Senior Accountant

Megan Madamba

Program Coordinator

Megan Nadan

Operations Manager

Mikel Poppe

Impact Data Manager

Rachel Tavolacci

Impact Portfolio Manager

Shaterra Overton

Program Officer for Early Care & Education & P-12 STEM Education

Susan Huynh

Project Manager for Pathways to Credentials & Careers

Raeshawna Ware

Partnership Manager

Therese Williams

WSI Partnerships Manager

Tricia Pearson

Development Operations Manager

Ryan Beard

Senior Program Officer for Career Pathways

Our Board

Mary Snapp

Board Treasurer | Senior Fellow, Microsoft Corporate, External & Legal Affairs

Michelle Judson

Chair, Board of Directors & Acting CEO | VP Resource Appraisal BP (Retired)

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

Corporate Board Director, Town & Country Markets

Karen Thomas-Brown, PhD

Dean, College of Education, Sport, & Human Sciences, WSU

Katherine Morgan

Adjunct Faculty Member & PhD Candidate, Gonzaga University

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