STEM Next Opportunity Fellows

STEM Next deploys Fellows in high-impact placements with Federal Agencies to:

Respond to the urgent opportunities to advance STEM and out-of-school time learning.

Establish channels of communication between local communities and the federal government.

Disseminate important funding opportunities to out-of-school networks and programs, breaking down language barriers and best practices for the field.

Meet the Fellows

Karen Andrade, PhD

Office of Science and Technology Policy Fellow

Quincy Brown, PhD

Director of Space STEM and Workforce Policy in the National Space Council

Patti Curtis

Robert Noyce/Ellen Lettvin Informal STEM Education Fellow

Sheronda Witter, PhD

Out-of-School Time Advisor

Ashley Huderson, PhD

Advisor, STEM and CS Equity

Eve Khadijiah Boyle, Ph.D., Se

Senior Policy Advisor, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Emily Kuehn, Ph.D.

Deputy Director of DoD STEM

Jennifer O. Leshnower

Bridging & Democracy Fellow

Holly Miller, PhD

Advisor for Afterschool and Summer Learning

Tasha Owens-Green, M.Ed. & MFT

School-Aged and Early Care Fellow

Stephanie Rodriguez, PhD

Workforce and Training Policy Fellow

Philip Steigman

OST & Early Education Policy Fellow

Terra Wallin

Expanded Learning Partnerships Fellow at AmeriCorps