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 Amy McGeever, STEM Coordinator.

Community Chair

Victoria Hernandez
Program Manager, AFCEC

Immediate Past Community Chair

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

View Joshua’s leadership profile.

Upcoming National Webinars

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  July 16, 2026

  Webinar

  Brave New World: Bid Protests in 2026 and Beyond

  Any industry insider can tell you that bid protests have become – for good or for ill – an inevitable feature of many procurements. For that reason, successful contractors know how to both successfully assert a protest challenging a competitor’s improper award, and successfully defend against baseless protests brought by their own disgruntled competitors.

Related TME Articles – K-12 STEM Outreach

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  Leveraging Geophysical Technology for Military Munitions Remediation

  January 26, 2023

  At a densely forested and protected area within the Camp Croft Formerly Used Defense Site, advanced geophysical classification is being used to implement a large-scale, complex military munitions remedial action.
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  Rethinking How PFAS Data is Presented

  January 26, 2023

  Utilizing knowledge-dense figures for sites impacted by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances allows for a more comprehensive assessment, improves understanding of sources and distribution, and better informs cleanup decisions.
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  Advancing Public Health Through Access to Clean Water

  January 26, 2023

  Utilizing skills learned as a member of U.S. Public Health Service, an engineer traveled as part of Engineers Without Borders to the Dodoma region of Tanzania and helped carry out a project that will provide safe drinking water for the rural village of Chamhawi.
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  Determining the Presence of PFAS in Coated Bentonite Pellets

  January 24, 2023

  A recent study, which investigated the potential for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to leach from coated bentonite pellets commonly used during environmental monitoring well construction, also revealed the extent of consequences derived from false positives during site samplings.