领导委员会

STEM Ed’s 领导委员会 supports and expands the Institute’s impact by building its reputation as a national leader in STEM Education, 注重学生的成绩, 包容的实践, 劳动力准备.

Information on 领导委员会 members can be found below.

西蒙风炮

从1998年到2014年，博士. Cannon held various engineering and management positions, becoming a global leader at ExxonMobil.  She worked in research and engineering, 航空燃油营销, 海上运输优化, 物流, 业务发展, 环保合规, 和精炼. 在离开ExxonMobil之前，Dr. Cannon was named Americas Compliance Advisor she set the strategic direction in managing the quality and regulatory compliance of clean and renewable fuels.

2014-2018年，博士. Cannon served as General Manager for fuel 物流 and quality assurance for Delta Air Lines.  She led the acquisition of crude oil vessels and created the jet fuel automation system.  She served as Jet Fuel Quality Compliance Advisor for multiple aviation agencies including the FAA and IATA, 领先的全球原油策略师 & Marine Charterers in Delta Air Lines

帕特里克•杜林

帕特里克•杜林 is Plant Manager at Corning Incorporated in Canton, New York. He served there also for 2 years as Operations Manager. Previously, Patrick was Plant Manager at Novolex, in Lebanon, Tennessee. 帕特里克只得了B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University. He has coordinated support from Corning Incoporated Foundation to the Clarkson Discovery Challenge-Space program, which helped North Country K-12 students develop their own projects for NASA’s Student Spaceflight Experiments Program Mission 16.

米歇尔·彼得斯

研究和教育主任

米歇尔·彼得斯 joined the ZERO-G team in early 2007 and currently works as the Director of 研究 & Education, having completed more than 200 flights and 5,000 parabolas. Her experience further includes supporting NASA research missions as the ZERO-G safety lead, managing the Weightless Lab research program, 开展教育活动, 和更多的.

Dedicated to the highest standards of excellence in every aspect of her ZERO-G career, Michelle continues to aid thousands of clients from ages 8 to 80 to achieve their Weightless Experience® goals. Whether advancing scientific investigations and STEM studies or ensuring a safe and exciting experience onboard G-FORCE ONE®, Michelle remains firmly committed to ZERO-G’s mission of making the experience of weightlessness available to everyone.

约瑟夫Dragone

Dr. 约瑟夫·P. Dragone received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Education degrees from The College of St. 玫瑰, 获得理学硕士学位, Certificate of Advanced Study and Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration and Policy Studies from the University at Albany, 纽约州立大学. Dr. Dragone has extensive experience in school district leadership related to school and district improvement planning, 教学技术, 数据分析, building organizational and instructional capacity, commitment to 21st Century Skills and extensive capital improvement projects.

自2017年11月起，博士. Dragone has served as Senior Executive Officer of the Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). In this role he leads seven divisions that provide programs and services including special education, 职业技术教育, 成人教育, 教育支援服务, 信息技术服务, management services and engagement and development services to over 80,000 students and twenty-four school districts from throughout the Capital Region and to over 150 districts across New York State. He has led the development of programs in collaboration with partners in business, industry and higher education to help fuel the workforce pipeline in manufacturing, 娱乐技术, 电信, 卫生事业, 信息技术, and various new adult workforce training programs. In collaboration with partners and service providers he has implemented a regional model to scale co-located mental health clinics in schools, co-developed and supported the growth of shared services throughout the region and led the development of three new regional educational facilities.

在此任命之前. Dragone served as Superintendent of the Ballston Spa Central School District since 2008.

米歇尔•蒙哥马利

米歇尔•蒙哥马利 is Program Director at Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). 自2019年以来, her work has focused primarily on the annual MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge (M3 Challenge), a free contest for high school juniors and seniors in the U.S., and sixth form students in England and Wales. Michelle also develops resources for students and teachers to help them realize the value and importance of math in their lives, and to see the excitement and viability of studies and careers in STEM fields.

In 2006, Michelle helped SIAM to organize the founding M3 Challenge competition, and has since grown it from a New York-based program to an annual international contest. With a background in corporate marketing, she previously held various positions at SIAM, with responsibilities in membership, 期刊和书籍出版物, 会议, 以及拓展项目.