Chair
Victoria Novak
Director of Workforce and IT Innovation – Metropolitan Community College
Problem
The strength and impact of the Omaha STEM Ecosystem requires a diverse and engaged group of community stakeholders to be successful in building a STEM talent pipeline. At present, STEM programs providers, families/students, business, and community partners are not connected and often time operating in a silo. Currently there was not an overarching structure to bring community partners together.
Solution
The Diverse and Engaged Stakeholder Committee is building capacity of collaborations and impacting consistent engagement to bring community partners together to advance STEM learning as a priority of the Omaha STEM Ecosystem. This includes the six sectors of: Families, Non-Profit, Education, Government, Business, and Science Centers/Museums.
Members
Chair:
Victoria Novak Metropolitan Community College
Steering Committee Advisers:
Karlus Cozart Omaha Public Schools
Laurie Zagurski Omaha Public Power District
Members:
Robin Arens Advantage Technology
Jessica Barrett Nebraska Scientific
Charlie Cuddy Omaha Public Schools
Gina Halbom HDR Architects
David Hopp OPSCompass
Vickie K. Kauffold Catholic School Office
Sundiata Menelik Tuskegee Airmen/MCC
Dawn Nizzi Westside 66
Megan Thiemann 1st Natl Technology Solutions
Omar Valentine AIM Institute
