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Christine Schnittka is an Assistant Professor of STEM education at the University of Kentucky. She is the Chair of the 2012 Best Practices in K-12 and University Partnerships panel for the ASEE K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Division.

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Elizabeth Parry is an engineer and consultant in K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) curriculum and professional development and the Coordinator of K-20 STEM Partnership Development at the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. For the past 15 years, she has worked extensively with students from kindergarten to graduate school, parents, and pre-service and in service teachers to both educate and excite them about engineering. As the Co-PI and Project Director of a National Science Foundation GK-12 grant, Parry developed a highly effective tiered mentoring model for graduate and undergraduate engineering and education teams, as well as a popular family STEM event offering for both elementary and middle school communities. Projects include providing comprehensive professional development, coaching, and program consulting for multiple elementary engineering schools in several states, serving as a regional professional development partner for the Museum of Science, Boston’s Engineering is Elementary curriculum program, and participating in the Family Engineering project. She currently serves as the chair of the American Society for Engineering Education K-12 and Pre-college Division and is on the executive board of the Triangle Coalition for STEM Education. Other professional affiliations include the International Technology Education Association, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the National Science Teachers Association. Prior to joining NCSU, Parry worked in engineering and management positions at IBM Corporation for 10 years and co-owned an informal science education business.

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Lizette Day is the STEM Coordinator at Rachel Freeman School of Engineering in Wilmington, N.C. She has more than 17 years of experience working with at-risk students in K-12 public education.

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Augusto Macalalag, Jr., is the Assistant. Director of STEM Education Research at Stevens Institute of Technology's Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE). He is responsible for developing and teaching courses, as well as conducting teacher workshops and research as part of the National Science Foundation's MSP Program. His research interests include enhancing K-12 science and engineering education through teacher pre-service and in-service programs. He received his Ed.D in science education from Rutgers University. Before joining CIESE, he taught different levels of high school physics and chemistry for seven years.

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Albert Padilla, Jr., has been teaching for eight years middle school science. He has a B.S. in biology and an M.A. in biomedical science.

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Malinda Zarske is a is a former high school and middle school science and math teacher with advanced degrees in teaching secondary science from the Johns Hopkins University and in civil engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is a First-year Projects Instructor at CU, Boulder, on the development team as well as a content editor for the TeachEngineering.org digital library, and has co-created and co-taught engineering courses for both high school and undergraduate students through CU, Boulder’s Integrated Teaching and Learning Program. Her primary research is on the impacts of project-based service-learning on student identity, recruitment, and retention in K-12 and undergraduate engineering.

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Patty Quinones is the Principal of Skyline HS in the St. Vain Valley School District. She has a master's in education leadership and has been a business entrepreneur, consultant, Athletic Director, and a Division I Volleyball Head Coach. The STEM Academy focus began in 2009 and has a full curriculum focused on engineering/computer science.

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