Community leaders planning engaging STEM activities for 1,500
CLEVELAND – As planning for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2022 STEM Day continues, education, industry, and community leaders throughout northeast Ohio have assembled to help guide NeoSTEM Ecosystem’s efforts.
Representatives from several organizations, including the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cuyahoga County Public Libraries, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, the City of Cleveland Department of Public Utilities, Baldwin Wallace University, the Great Lakes Science Center, StartSOLE, Youth Opportunities Unlimited, MyCom, the Ohio Invention League, Hands-on Health, Warrensville City Schools, Lorain County Community College, ASM Materials Foundation, Transformative Solutions, Soap Box Derby, DigitalC and others have joined NeoSTEM’s STEM Day planning committee.
The planning committee has been working to mobilize the region’s resources to create a fun-filled day of STEM-focused learning exhibits showcasing the intersection of science and sports. Students and families from across northeast Ohio will be invited to the event, and receive tickets to watch the Cavs take on the Detroit Pistons that evening.
“The northeast Ohio community is teaming up to expose young people to what the future of STEM can be,” said Claire Levin, senior executive specialist for Youth Opportunities Unlimited, a workforce nonprofit development organization in Cleveland. “While STEM is valuable in every aspect of life, the Score with STEM event is an embodiment of how STEM can be integrated into sports. Sports rely on STEM careers to bring the game to life, from statisticians to team doctors, [and] STEM professionals allow us to celebrate our passion from the court to our TVs.”
Score with STEM is scheduled for March 19, 2022, at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The planning committee’s members are:
| NAME | TITLE ORGANIZATION |
| Katie Adkins | Director of STEM Initiatives Baldwin Wallace University |
| Ramses Clements | City of Cleveland Department of Education and Outreach Manager Public Utilities, Division of Water |
| Tricia Conn | Group Events Specialist Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Jessica Cotton | GIS Technician Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer |
| District | |
| Samone Cummings | StudentCleveland Early College High School |
| Gabriella Espiritu | Student Laurel School |
| Haowen Ge | Executive Director International Student Services |
| Mark Gerberich | President & CEO Soap Box Derby |
| Katie Grootegoed | Strategic Projects Director Digital C |
| Marissa Gutierrez | Intern (Youngstown State
University)NeoSTEM |
| Robin Hilsmeier | Executive Director Ohio Invention League |
| Lauren Hoefling | Intern (Providence College) NeoSTEM |
| Ebony Hood | Community RelationsNortheast Ohio Regional Sewer District |
| Me’lani Labat Joseph | Principal Transformative Innovations |
| Alyssa Lenhoff-Briggs | Director NeoSTEM |
| Alexander Leslie | Director of Data, Research, and
Community ExpansionMyCom Cleveland |
| Claire Levin | Senior Executive Specialist Youth Opportunities Unlimited |
| Aimee Lurie | Information and Technology
Literacy ManagerCuyahoga County Public Library |
| Jennifer Macklin-Brown | Founder Hands-On Health |
| Jessica Macklin | Founder Hands-On Health |
| Kirsten Mahovlich | Curriculum and Instruction
Cleveland Metropolitan School Content Manager District |
| Jeff McClellan | Founder StartSOLE |
| Kayla Merritt | Associate Scientist Cleveland Diagnostics, Inc. |
| Jan Morrison | FounderTeaching Institute for Excellence in STEM |
| Jason Panella | Director Aspire2050 |
| Joan Perch | Marketing and CommunicationsLorain County Community College |
| Ruth Ray | STEAM Coordinator Warrensville City Schools |
| Kimberly Rodriguez | StudentFacing History New Tech High School |
| John Roszczyk | Communications NeoSTEM |
| Jeremy Shorr | Communications NeoSTEM |
| Karyn Torigoe | Senior Manager of STEM
Programs and EvaluationGreat Lakes Science Center |
| Carrie Wilson | Executive DirectorASM Materials Education Foundation |
NeoSTEM is a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working to improve STEM education opportunities for students, particularly underserved students of color, throughout the region.