NeoSTEM Announces Planning Group for Cleveland Cavaliers’ STEM Day 2022

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 Assistant Administrator 

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.

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