Champions Board

Board members are selected to give the project a balance of desirable expertise and regional representation, including industry representatives, informal learning educators, gender equity experts, science and mathematics education representatives, and educational policy experts. The Board meets once per year at a central site.

• Michele Dischino
  Technology and Engineering Education
  Central Connecticut State University
• Hank Gruner
  Vice President of Programs
  Connecticut Science Center
• Merle Harris
  Former President
  Charter Oak College
• Carolyn Kelley
  STEM Curriculum Specialist
  The Center for 21st Century Skills @ EDUCATION CONNECTION
• Ann S. Pollina
  Head of School
  Westover School
• Myrna E. Watanabe, Ph.D.
  Adjunct Instructor
  Math and Science Division, Naugatuck Valley Community College
• Karen Wosczyna-Birch
  Executive Director
  College of Technology, CT Community Colleges Center for Next Generation Manufacturing
• Teresa Younger
  Executive Director
  Permanent Committee on the Status of Women