The Center’s Leadership Team provides strategic oversight and expertise in PreK-12 STEM education and learning and community building.

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) leads the Center in close partnership with NSF and two partner organizations: Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and the University of South Carolina (USC).

Sonica Dhillon
Principal Investigator
Dr. Jessaca Spybrook
Co-PI, Capacity Building Lead
Amanda Merritt
Co-PI, Community and Connection Lead
Treshonda Rutledge
Co-PI, Broadening Participation Lead
Laura Checovich
Project Director
Katharyn Peterman
Communications Lead
Robert Schwarzhaupt
Evaluation Lead