K-12 STEM Outreach Community

Community Mission

The K-12 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Outreach Community of Interest’s mission is to promote and support pathways to STEM degrees and STEM careers for K-12 students as part of the national strategic effort to produce more STEM professionals for the nation.

Vision

The K-12 STEM Outreach Committee provides for the security of the nation by ensuring a robust STEM workforce.

Scope

K-12 students need to be exposed to STEM activities, degrees, and careers as they move up the academic ladder. The committee will work with the network of Posts, individual members, sustaining members, service branches, and strategic partners to increase opportunities for STEM exposure for K-12 students. The COI will also promote the Society’s STEM programming at local, regional, and national events, as resources allow.

Activities

Categorize different examples of how the Post/individuals support K-12 STEM at the local level
Identify and provide guest speakers/webinars on relevant topics
Serve as a clearinghouse of STEM information
Provide a calendar of STEM (SAME/Post and external) events and points of contacts

To learn more about the K-12 STEM Outreach Community of interest, contact a member of the Steering Committee, or reach out to Jeannine Finton, STEM Coordinator.

Community Leaders

Community Chair

Joshua Graham, P.E., PMP, F.SAME
Project Manager, HDR

View Joshua’s leadership profile.

Immediate Past Community Chair

Liza Grudin, PE, ME, ENV SP
President, NovelEsolutions Inc.

View Liza’s leadership profile.

Community Structure

Vice Chair, Strategic Alliance: Jeffrey Leonard, PE, CFPS, F.SAME

Vice Chair Programs: Lexi Lessaris

Vice Chairs, Communications and Outreach: Zayda Shavkatova and Roger Minyami

Vice Chair, Awards and Recognition: Traci Dewar

Watch the video of SAME K12 Outreach Monthly Meeting August 2023 on YouTube.

SAME National Webinars

The K-12 STEM Outreach COI hosts its monthly call on the third Wednesday of each month, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET.

You can join any of our Communities of Interest by logging into your member profile and finding “Communities of Interest” within your Community Hub, then selecting a COI.

Read an interview with Chair Liza Grudin, P.E., on how the K-12 STEM Outreach Chair is collaborating with other organizations to develop STEM professionals, how it is meeting challenges to engage today’s youth with STEM, and how her own STEM journey inspires her to give back to the next generation of leaders.