STEM Engagement Committee Members

Juan Amador
Executive Director, Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)

Ron Ottinger
Executive Director, STEM Next Opportunity Fund

Jo Webber, Ph.D.
Founder and CEO of Pod and President of STEMconnector

Daniel Dumbacher
Executive Director. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Darryl Williams
Senior Vice President of Science and Education, The Franklin Institute

Julia Ross, Ph.D.
Dean, Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering

Erika Shugart, Ph.D.
Executive Director, National Science Teaching Association

Contacts

Executive Secretary
Dr. Tara Strang
Assistant Program Manager, Performance and Evaluation
Phone: 216-410-4335
Email: tara.m.strang@nasa.gov     

STEM Engagement Meeting Agenda, Minutes and Reports

November 2024 Meeting

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces that the planned meeting on November 15, 2024, of the STEM Engagement Committee is cancelled. This meeting was announced in the Federal Register on October 23, 2024. The cancellation of this meeting is due to NASA administrative priorities. NASA will announce the new dates for this meeting in a future Federal Register notice.

June 2024 Meeting

June 18, 2024 (Meeting)
June 18, 2024 (Agenda)

July 2023 Meeting

July 20, 2023 (Meeting)
July 20, 2023 (Agenda)

September 2022 Meeting
 September 30, 2022 (Meeting)
 September 30, 2022 (Agenda)

August 2022 Meeting
The NAC STEM Engagement Council meeting scheduled for August 1, 2022 2PM ET has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. A new date will be set soon. Please check back here or in the Federal Register Notice.

February 2022 Meeting
February 17, 2022 (Notes)
NASA Advisory Council STEM Engagement Committee Presentation 2022

October 2020 Meeting
 October 1, 2020 (Agenda)
 October 1, 2020 (Notes)

May 2020 Meeting
May 12, 2020 (Agenda)
Discuss/Finalize Findings and Recommendations
NASA Advisory Council STEM Engagement Committee Presentation

March 2020 Meeting
March 26, 2020 (Agenda)
Note: The March meeting was postponed.

October 2019 Meeting
October 29, 2019 (Agenda)
October 29, 2019 (Notes)
Mike Kincaid, Associate Administrator for NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement
Kris Brown, Deputy Associate Administrator NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement
NASA Office of STEM Engagement Update
Apollo 50th Anniversary and Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM)
NASA Advisory Council Sparking STEM Interest Forum Findings and Items for Consideration
Bev Girten and Diane DeTroye
NASA Office of STEM Engagement: STEM Partnerships, Apollo’s 50th, Next Gen STEM
Mike Kincaid and Rob LaSalvia
NASA Advisory Council STEM Engagement Committee National STEM Update

May 2019 Meeting
May 28, 2019 (Agenda)
May 28, 2019 (Notes)
May 2, 2019 (Revised Agenda)
May 2, 2019 (Agenda)
Meeting Minutes
Mike Kincaid, Associate Administrator for NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement
NASA Office of STEM Engagement Update
NASA Office of STEM Engagement Updates
Rick Gilmore, Program Evaluation and Performance Assessment  
NAC Recommendation NASA’s Role in Sparking STEM Interest

December 2018 Meeting
December 4, 2018 (Agenda)
Meeting Minutes
Mike Kincaid, Associate Administrator for NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement
NASA Office of STEM Engagement Update
Dr. Beverly Girten, Director, Institutional Engagement, NASA Headquarters
Space STEM Forum Update
Forward to the Moon Initiative
NextGen STEM Update
Kris Brown, Deputy Associate Administrator for NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement
BSA Map and Strategy
Aimee Kennedy, Vice President, Education STEM Learning & Philanthropy, Battelle Memorial Institute
NAC Briefing
Rick Gilmore, Program Evaluation and Performance Assessment 
Performance Evaluation
Sandra May, OSTEM IT Systems and Investments Group 
Super Search Engine Website Update

August 2018 Meeting
August 28, 2018 (Agenda)
Meeting Minutes
Mike Kincaid, Associate Administrator for NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement
NASA Office of STEM Engagement Update
Rob LaSalvia, Division Chief, Office of Education, NASA Glenn Research Center
FY 19/20 Performance Measurement Strategy, Framework, and Measures
Dr. Beverly Girten, Director, Institutional Engagement, NASA Headquarters
STEM Education Advisory Panel: Federal 5-Year Strategic Plan and Space STEM Forum Aug. 2018 PDF

March 2018 Meeting
March 21, 2018 (Agenda)
Rob LaSalvia, Division Chief, Office of Education, NASA Glenn Research Center
Briefing: Assessing the Impact of NASA’s STEM Engagement Investments: Development of External & Internal Performance Measures
Mike Kincaid, Associate Administrator for NASA Education and Kris Brown Deputy (Acting)
NASA Office of Education Update
Meeting Minutes

November 2017 Meeting
November 13, 2017 (Agenda)
Rob Lasalvia, Division Chief, Office of Education, NASA Glenn Research Center
Status Briefing: NASA Education Evaluation and Performance Monitoring Activities

July 2017 Meeting
July 25, 2017 (Agenda)
July 19, 2017 (Agenda)

March 2017 Meeting
March 27, 2017 (Agenda)
March 13, 2017 (Agenda)

July 2016 Meeting
Anita Krishnamurthi, Chair, Ad Hoc Task Force on STEM Education
NASA Advisory Council, Task Force on STEM Education, Observations, Findings and Recommendations

June 2016 Meeting
June 29, 2016 (Agenda)
Dr. Beverly Girten, Executive Secretary, Ad Hoc Task Force on STEM Education, NASA Advisory Council
Update on Follow-up to Observations from the NAC Task Force on STEM Education
Joeletta Patrick, Minority University Research and Education Project Manager
MUREP Broadening Participation in STEM Fields
Daniel Tenney, Deputy Associate Administrator for Mission Support
Business Services Assessment Education and Outreach
Andrew Hubbard, NASA Office of Education Budget Manager
NASA Education Budget Overview

March 2016 Meeting
March 24, 2016 (Agenda)
Anita Krishnamurthi, Chair, Ad Hoc Task Force on STEM Education
Update to the NASA Advisory Council From Task Force on STEM Education
Dr. Beverly Girten, Executive Secretary, Ad Hoc Task Force on STEM Education, NASA Advisory Council
Proposed Follow-up to Observations from the NASA Advisory Council Task Force on STEM Education

December 2015 Meeting
James L. Stofan, Chair, Ad Hoc Task Force on STEM Education
NASA Advisory Council Task Force on STEM Education December 2, 2015

​November 2015 Meeting
Nov. 19, 2015 (Agenda)
Office of Inspector General Report on NASA Education

September 2015 Meeting
Sept. 22, 2015 (Agenda)
Patricia Moore Shaffer, Evaluation Manager, NASA Office of Education
NASA Education Program Evaluation Requirements for Awardees
Beverly Girten, Ph. D. Senior Advisor to the Associate Administrator for Education
NASA Education Implementation Plan Update
Shelley Canright, Ph.D., Director, STEM Education and Accountability Program Office of Education
The Power of Story

July 2015 Meeting
July 16, 2015 (Agenda)
Patricia Moore Shaffer, Evaluation Manager, NASA Office of Education
Introduction to NASA Education Performance Measurement
Beverly Girten, Ph. D. Senior Advisor to the Associate Administrator for Education
NAC NASA Education Implementation Plan Update

April 2015 Meeting
April 3, 2015 (Agenda)
James L. Stofan, Chair, Ad Hoc Task Force on STEM Education
NAC Presentation J Stofan Task Force Membership
NAC Presentation April 2015 J Stofan Topics
Dr. Roosevelt Johnson, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Education
NAC Presentation April 2015 R Johnson Collaborations
Donald James, NASA Associate Administrator for Education
NAC Presentation April 2015 D James Introduction-Overview
NAC Presentation April 2015 D James Fed 5 Yr Plan
Beverly Girten, Ph.D, Senior Advisor to the Associate Administrator for Education
NAC Presentation April 2015 B Girten 2014 NASA Strategic Plan – Education
NAC Presentation April 2015 B Girten NEIP Update