Our Board of Directors
Leaders representing industry, education,
and youth voice across Oregon
Board Officers
President
Cara Turano, Chief Community Engagement Officer of the Technology Association of Oregon
Secretary
Jackie Wirz, PhD, Executive Director of Saturday Academy
Treasurer
Kyle Ritchey-Noll, Education & Workforce Policy Director at Oregon Business Council
Board Members
Representing Oregon STEM Hubs
Myronda Schiding, Director of Northwest STEM Hub
Karla Clark, CC4A/STEAM Project Manager at Southern Oregon ESD
Heidi Larwick, Director of Connected Lane County
Representing Industry
Donna Maleki, Social Impact Project Manager at Intel in Portland, Oregon
Kyle Ritchey-Noll, Education & Workforce Policy Director at Oregon Business Council
Hema Sundaram, Chief Data Officer at Portland General Electric
John Underwood, President & CEO of HRDynamics Online in Southern Oregon
Representing Education
Jared Cordon, Superintendent of Roseburg Public Schools
Matt Seimears, PhD, Dean of the College of Education at Eastern Oregon University
Christy Christopher, Director of Columbia Gorge STEM Hub and board member of Gorge Tech Alliance
Representing Youth Voice
Isabel Lastiri, High School Student at Vale High School and STEM Intern at Malehur ESD
Representing Nonprofit & Government
Heather Ficht, Executive Director at East Cascades Works
Rusty White, Program Director at Southwest Oregon Children's Foundation