Organizing Committee
Members of the 2026 C-STEM Conference Organizing Committee & Contributing Partners
Dr. Joey Adame, Superintendent, Gonzales USD
Dr. Teresa W. Aldredge, Board of Directors, Umoja Community Education Foundation
Renita Angus, STEAM Coordinator, Antioch USD
Caitlin Arakawa, Program Specialist, STEAM & Innovation, San Bernardino City USD
Gilbert Barraza, Executive Director K-12, Hacienda La Puente USD
Melissa Bassanelli, Superintendent, San Juan USD
Dr. Ramona E. Bishop, President/CEO, ELITE Public Schools
Krysta Bradley, Coordinator of Innovation, Salinas City ESD
Stephen Callan, Coordinator, Educational Technology, STEM Programs, San Joaquin COE
Lora Carey, Educational Administrator-Math, Monterey County Office of Education
Brittany Casey, Math TOSA, New Haven USD
Dr. Harry Cheng, Professor and Director, UC Davis C-STEM Center
Dr. Suzie Dollesin, Education Programs Consultant, CDE
Jason Farrel, Principal, Rex Fortune ES, Center Joint USD
Tammy Fleming, Director of MTSS, Fontana USD
Winnie Fletcher, Coordinator I, Fresno USD
Rod Garcia, Program Coordinator II, Computer Science & DL, Monterey County Office of Education
Katherine Goyette, Content Specialist for Instructional Technology and STEM, Fresno USD
Nathan Haley, Administrator of CTE and STEM, Stockton USD
Jeff Hescox, Education Service Manager, UC Davis C-STEM Center
Dr. Larry Lagerstrom, Chief Academic Officer, Barobo, Inc.
Mikey Mckelvey, Director of K-12 Instruction, New Haven USD
Dr. Nancy McTygue, Executive Director, Center for Public Service & Education, UC Davis
Crystal Meyer, Coordinator, Career Education, Orange County Department of Education
Greg Miller, C-STEM Resource Teacher, UC C-STEM Certified Educator, Orange USD
Stephanie Morgado, Program Manager of STEAM, Solano COE
Dr. Christina Murdoch, Executive Director, Center for Applied Policy in Education (CAP-ED), UC Davis
Joe Nguyen, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Travis USD
Maria Parker, Educational Administrator, STEAM, Monterey County Office of Education
Michele Romero, TOA, MTSS-Academic Intervention, Fontana USD
Dr. Binsen Qian, General Manager & Principal Engineer, Barobo, Inc.
Deepika Srivistava, Director of STEAM, Pajaro Valley USD
Rob Schwandt, Asst. Director of Educational Technology, Alvord Unified School District
Joanne Tucker, Instructional Support Specialist, Trinity COE
Dr. Fred Uy, Professor and Director of Department of Educator Preparation & Public School Programs, CSU Office of the Chancellor
Dr. David Vujovich, Principal, Independence School/Valley Robotics Academy
Dr. Annette Roberts Webb, Dean of UC Merced Extension
Alesha Williams, Principal, ELITE Public Schools
Lindsay Wisely, Director of Educational Services, Antioch USD