2015 Afterschool STEM Summit

Hosted by the Noyce Foundation and Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the inaugural Afterschool STEM Summit brought together leaders from STEM industries, higher education and afterschool organizations, policymakers and philanthropists from all 50 states with a focus on nurturing existing public-private partnerships, and generating new ones. Participants explored new and creative solutions to the challenge 
of expanding afterschool STEM learning for all young people. Speakers included Dr. Jo Handelsman, Associate Director of Science, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Dr. John King, Acting Secretary of Education; Victor Cruz, NY Giants; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (NH); Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20); Rep. Katherine Clark (MA-5); Rep. Christopher Gibson (NY-19); Elaina Watley, Victor Cruz Foundation; Jim Gordon, Group Vice President of Corporate Brand and Reputation, Time Warner Cable; Maggie Johnson, Director of Education and University Relations, Google; Diana Oo, Senior Director of Global Public Policy, Comcast NBCUniversal; Kevin Washington, CEO and President of YMCA of the USA; Reginald McGregor, Manager, Engineering Employee Development, Research & Technology Strategy at Rolls-Royce Corporation; Nona Carroll, Program Director, Maryland Business Roundtable for Education; Colleen McCreary, Managing Director, CCKPartners; State Sen. Adam Morfeld (NE); and Jodi Grant, Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance.