Champions Board

Board members were 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. Current Board members are:

• Susan Dahl
  Education Specialist
  Fermilab Education Office
• Carol Davids
  Director, VOIP Lab & VOIP Activities
  Illinois Institute of Technology
• Suzie Garfield
  Director of Stories Count
• Linda Henning-Cohen
  AAUW-Illinois State President
• Diane Hickey, Ph.D.
  Director of Sales & Marketing
  Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc.
• Sandee Kastrul
  I .C. Stars
• Cathie Kozik
  Corporate Vice President
  Information Technology, Integrated Supply Chain
  Motorola
• Tracy Miller
  Program Coordinator for Statewide Student Initiatives
  Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Mary Nalbandian
  Director of Science
  Chicago Public Schools, K-12 (Retired)
• Betty Shanahan
  Executive Director and CEO
  Society of Women Engineers
• Lynn Reha
  Director, Center for Specialized Professional Support
  Illinois State University, College of Education
• Sarah Shirk
  Project Coordinator
  Center for Research on Women & Gender
  National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health
• Emily Stanley
  Outdoor Program Manager
  River Bluff Council Girl Scouts
• Nancy Stickney
  Central Region Director, Sales and Marketing
  Microsoft Corporation
• Ruth Sweetser
  Director, Professional Learning and Business Relations
  Illinois Institute of Technology
• Bethany Thomas
  Education Coordinator
  Children’s Discovery Museum
• Toni Washington
  Director, Project Management Office
  Integrys Energy Services, Inc.