Board of Directors
David Hartnett
Chairman of the Board (Founding)
Tjuan Dogan, PhD
Board Member since 2019
Jason Hoch
Founding Board Member
Jamal Jesse
Board Member since 2019
Cheryl Kortemeier
Board Member Since 2019
Melanie Lawrence
Board Member since 2021
Susan Lozier, PhD
Board Member since 2021
James Ward, Jr.
Board Member since 2021
Jason Wellman
Board Member since 2019
Operations Team
AJ Chestnut
Director of Student Success, Georgia Chief Science Officers
Audra Davidson
Content Manager, Science Scene Calendar
Danielle Freeman
Head Volunteer Coordinator
Eric Knapp
Program Director, Georgia Chief Science Officers
Jason Raines
Project Manager, STEM Professional School Partnership (SPSP)
Misael Romero-Reyes
ITF Coordinator
Special Thanks
Melody Richardson (Expo Chair), Gigi Burke, Bill Christian, Shira Colsky
Advisors
- Donna Barrett, Ph.D., Georgia Science Teachers Association
- Tim Cairl, Metro Atlanta Chamber
- John Childs, Mental Fitness
- Ann Cramer, Coxe, Curry & Associates
- Kyle Frantz, Ph.D., Georgia State University
- Ariel Fristoe, Out of Hand Theater
- Robert Gaines, Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
- Brian Garrett, PhD, SMASH Morehouse
- Evans Harrell, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
- Diley Hernandez, Ph.D., GoSTEM, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Natalie King, PhD, Georgia State University
- Caitlin Kokenes, Knarr
- Mike Lalle, UPS
- Jennifer Leavey, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
- Leigh McCook, Georgia Tech Research Institute
- Errika Moore, Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta
- Tokiwa Smith, SEM Link
Professional Services
- Marketing and Media Relations: Lenz Marketing, Inc. (James Richards, Rachel Cushing, Mike Killeen, Christine Mahin, Anna Laura McGranahan, Jon Waterhouse)
- Evaluation: Georgia Tech Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (Meltem Alemdar, Emily Beck)
- Expo Management: Destination South Meetings & Events (Cynthia Alford, Sarah Yarnell, Tamara Racic, Gina Carellas)
- Creative: Lenz Marketing, Inc. (Ben Barnes, Scott Sanders), Daniel Murdoch, GSU Motion Design Students
- Legal: Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta (Lori Shapiro)
- Website: Lenz Marketing, Inc. (Ricky Pattillo, Lizzi Skipper), Ideas United
- Community Distribution: Urban Enterprises
- Accounting: Cherry Bekaert, LLP, Swing Accounting