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

Angie Mason-Smith

Program Director – Pathways to Credentials & Careers

Blair Peterson, CPA

Director of Finance

Gloria Jordan

Director of Communications

Jayme Shoun

Director of Policy & Government Affairs

Jenée Myers Twitchell, PhD

Chief Impact Officer

Josh Apata

Policy Manager

Katie Schott

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

Lacie West-Wilder

Chief Strategy & 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 Portfolio Manager

Raeshawna Ware

Partnership Manager

Ryan Beard

Senior Program Officer for Career Pathways

Scott Dalessandro

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Shaterra Overton

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

Susan Huynh

Project Manager for Pathways to Credentials & Careers

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 | Senior Fellow, Microsoft Corporate, External & Legal Affairs

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, & 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