Who we are

Washington STEM is a dynamic team of educators, data scientists, communicators, leaders, creative problem solvers, connectors, and lifelong learners.

Our Staff
Angie Mason-Smith
Program Director – Career Pathways
Blair Peterson, CPA
Director of Finance
Gloria Jordan
Director of Communications
Jayme Shoun
Director Of Policy And Government Affairs
Jenée Myers Twitchell, PhD
Chief Impact Officer
Josh Apata
Policy Manager
Katie Schott
Program Officer, P-12 STEM/Pathways to Credentials and Careers
Lacie West-Wilder
Chief Strategy and Operations Officer
Laura Rose
Director of Development
Lynne K. Varner
Chief Executive Officer
Masiel Bluher
Senior Accountant
Megan Madamba
Program Coordinator
Megan Nadan
Operations Manager
Mikel Poppe
Impact Data Manager
Min Hwangbo, PhD
Impact Director
Rachel Tavolacci
Impact Data Specialist
Raeshawna Ware
Partnership Manager
Ryan Beard
Senior Program Officer for Career Pathways
Scott Dalessandro
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Shaterra Overton
Program Officer for Early Learning & P-12 STEM Education
Susan Huynh
Career Connect Washington Project Manager
Tana Peterman
Interim Senior Program Officer for Early Learning & P-12 STEM Education
Therese Williams
WSI Partnerships Manager
Tricia Pearson
Development Operations Manager
Our Board
Mary Snapp
Board Treasurer | Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Office of the President, Microsoft
MIchelle Judson
Board Chair | 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, and Human Sciences, WSU
Katherine Morgan
Adjunct faculty member and PhD candidate, Gonzaga University
LIz Tinkham
Former Senior Managing Director, Accenture | Professor, University of Washington Foster School of Business
Mary Wagner
President, MK Wagner and Associates, Inc.| Former Senior Vice President of Global Product Innovation, Food Safety and Quality, Starbucks Coffee Company
Mia Tuan
Dean, University of Washington College of Education
pedrito maynard-zhang, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, Amazon Future Engineer, Amazon