collaborative council
Board of Directors Executive Team
Chair: Lucinda Presley, ICEE
Secretary: Amanda Upton, NSTA
Treasurer: Kathi Levin, NAEA
Implementation Team
Executive Director: Lucinda Presley
Strategic Advisor: Jonathan Katz, former CEO, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Visibility Director: James Palmarini
Executive Director: Lucinda Presley
Strategic Advisor: Jonathan Katz, former CEO, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Visibility Director: James Palmarini
Board of Directors
Advisory Council
- Sharon Delesbore, President, Association for Multicultural Science Education; Asst. Principal, LV Hightower High School, Ft. Bend, TX
- Donna DiBartolomeo, Associate Vice President of Exhibits, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
- Deborah Gaston, Director of Education and Interpretation, National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA)
- Wendy Hancock, Senior Program Manager, Professional Development, Association of Science - Technology Centers (ASTC)
- Michael Jay, President, Educational Systemics
- Jonathan Katz, Professor of Practice in Cultural Policy and Arts Management, George Mason University
- Kathi R. Levin, Collaborative Treasurer; Project Consultant, National Art Education Association (NAEA)
- * Roger Malina, Distinguished Professor of Art and Technology, University of Texas at Dallas; Executive Editor, Leonardo Publications, MIT Press
- Bernnell Peltier-Glaze, Interim Dean and Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, College of Education, Texas Southern University
- * Lucinda Presley, Collaborative Founder, Chair, and Executive Director; Executive Director, ICEE Success Foundation (ICEE)
- Tricia Shelton, Chief Learning Officer, National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)
- Juliana Texley, Adjunct Professor, Science Education, Lesley University
- Amanda Upton, Collaborative Secretary; Sr. Manager, Shell Programs, National Science Teaching Association (NSTA
- Andrew D. Watson, Fine Arts Instructional Specialist, Alexandria City Public Schools, Virginia
- Hope E. Wilson, Assistant Professor, Department of Foundations and Secondary Education, University of North Florida; Research Network Chair, National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
Advisory Council
- Lance Bush, President and CEO, Challenger Center
- Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD, Distinguished Professor and Chief Director, Center for BrainHealth, University of Texas at Dallas
- Amy Holt Cline, High School Science and Art Educator, AIM Academy, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
- Melissa Collins, Second Grade Chair and Teacher, Memphis, TN, City Schools; Mentor, National Board Professional Teaching Standards
- Amy D’Amico, Division Director of Professional Services, Smithsonian Science Education Center
- Katie Dawson, Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Theatre and Dance; Director, Drama for Schools, College of Fine Arts, the University of Texas at Austin
- Leslie Diamond, Culture & Engagement Coordinator, Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME)
- Jennifer Edelyn, Director, Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, Wolf Trap
- Mary Dell’Erba, Senior Project Manager, Arts Education Partnership
- Richard Embrick, CTE PLTW Engineering and STEM Instructor, David Crockett Middle School, Richmond, TX; District STEM/Robotics Facilitator, Ft. Bend ISD, Sugarland, TX
- * Kathryn Evans, Senior Lecturer in Music; Head, Vocal and Choral Music, University of Texas at Dallas
- Julie Fry, President and CEO, Cal Humanities
- Ginger Head Gearheart, Co-Director, Imagine Quest
- Alex Hesse, Executive Director, The Leonardo museum
- Paula Hooper, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Masters of Science in Education Program, Northwestern University
- Gabriela Kane, Executive Director, Latinitas
- Sharon Klotz, Executive Director, Design for America
- Merrie Koester, Director, Project Draw for Science, Center for Science Education, University of South Carolina
- Denise Kopecky, Director of Education, Challenger Center
- Viondette Lopez, Policy Director, US Government
- Susan McGreevy - Nichols, Executive Director, National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)
- * Katherine Moriwaki, Director, MFA Design + Technology Program; Assistant Professor of Media Design, School of Art, Media and Technology, Parsons the New School for Design
- Jim Palmarini, CEO, Visibility Director, Palmarini Arts Education Consultancy
- Lillian Poats, Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, College of Education, Texas Southern University
- Jeff Poulin, Managing Director, Creative Generation
- David Pyle, Art/science Marketing and Business Development Expert
- Jie Qi, Co-founder and CEO, Chibitronics
- Patty Raun, Director, Center for Communicating Science; former Director, School of Performing Arts, Virginia Tech
- Kim Richards, Founder kdrpr.com and STEAM Insight
- Jasmine Sadler, CEO, The STEAM Collaborative
- Wendy Saul, Professor of Education, University of Missouri, St. Louis
- Leah Silverberg, Project Manager, Afterschool Alliance
- Brian Smith, The Honorable David S. Nelson Chair and Associate Dean for Research, Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College
- Florentia Spires, STEM Instructional Leader, Prince George’s County Public Schools
- Ed Spitzberg, Founder and Principal, Spitzberg Advisors
- Cheri Sterman, Director of Education, Crayola
- Vignesh Subbian, Representative, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC); Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, The University of Arizona
- Ralph Tillinghast, Lab Director, Collaboration Innovation Lab, US Army
- Christi Wilkins, Executive Director, DesignMakeLearn.org
- * Original SEAD members