North Star STEM Alliance Leadership

Karen Kaivola
Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Augsburg University

Colleen Greer
Dean of Arts & Sciences
Bemidji State University

Gretchen Hofmeister
Associate Dean
Carleton College

Monica Ramirez
Dean of STEM
Century College

Stephanie Hammitt
VP of Finance/Administration
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Russell Swagger
Dean of Student Services
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Vikki Howard
Dean of Academics
Leech Lake Tribal College

Amy Gort
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs
Metropolitan State University

Gail O'Kane
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Margaret Anderson Kelliher
President & CEO
Minnesota High Tech Association

Mary Pease
MHTF board member
Minnesota High Tech Association

Jennifer Godinez
Associate Executive Director
Minnesota Education Equity Partnership

Brian Martensen
Dean, College of Science, Engineering and Technology
Minnesota State University Mankato

Aaron Budge
Associate Dean
Minnesota State University Mankato

Daniel Gregory
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
St. Cloud State University

Dale Buske
Interim Associate Dean
St. Cloud State University

Mary Walczak
Dean of Natural Science and Mathematics
St. Olaf College

Alison Brown
President & CEO
Science Museum of Minnesota

Janet Schrunk Ericksen
Vice Chancellor and Dean
University of Minnesota Morris

Erik Brown
Associate Vice Chancellor
University of Minnesota Duluth

Marc Seigar
Associate Dean, Swenson College of Science and Engineering
University of Minnesota Duluth

Michael Goh, Principal Investigator
Interim Vice President for Equity and Diversity
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Rebekah Dupont
Director, STEM Programs
Augsburg University

Miriam Rios Sanchez
Geology and space sciences faculty
Bemidji State University

Deborah Gross
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Carleton College

Joann Pfeiffer
Chemistry faculty
Century College

Courtney Kowalczak
Director, Environmental Institute
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Lori Barrow
STEM coordinator
Leech Lake Tribal College

Kate Ries
Chemistry faculty
Metropolitan State University

Thomas Williamson
Interim Dean of Infotech & Science
Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Becky Siekmeier
Director, SciTechsperience Internships
Minnesota High Tech Association

Jennifer Godinez
Associate Executive Director
Minnesota Education Equity Partnership

Tracy Stokes-Hernandez
Academic Advisor
Minnesota State University Mankato

Nancy Sundheim
Faculty, Engineering technology
St. Cloud State University

Brian Greening
Director, SSS/TRiO Programs
St. Olaf College

Robby Callahan Schreiber
Manager, Alumni & Internships
Science Museum of Minnesota

Joseph Alia
Chemistry faculty
University of Minnesota Morris

Susana Pelayo Woodward
Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
University of Minnesota Duluth

Robert McMaster
Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Sean Garrick
Associate Vice Provost, Office for Equity and Diversity
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Moin Syed
Associate Professor of Psychology
College of Liberal Arts
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Ronald Anderson|
Senior Vice Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs
Minnesota State University Mankato

Kim Lynch
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Senior System Director for Educational Innovations
Minnesota State University Mankato

Paul Strykowski
Associate Dean, College of Science and Engineering
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

John Ward
Associate Dean, College of Biological Sciences
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Michael White
Associate Dean, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Ascan Koerner
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts
University of Minnesota Twin Cities