A new star is born: the Colorado Collaborative for Girls in STEM

The Colorado Collaborative for Girls in STEM (CoCoSTEM) is bringing together leaders from academia, industry, government and nonprofits around the state to create collaborations that work to increase gender equity in STEM. At our information meeting for northeastern Colorado in March 2012, 75 representatives of organizations affirmed the need for CoCoSTEM. 

STATEWIDE KICK-OFF WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2012

On November 28, 2012, from 9 am - 3 pm, at Metropolitan State University of Denver, CoCoSTEM will hold a kick-off that will provide professional development training and information about mini-grants to about 200 attenders from around the state. The Equity Assistance Center at MSU is sponsoring the use of the on-campus facility, St. Cajetan's Center.  For more information, email cocogirls.stem at gmail.com or visit our Facebook page.

As the director of Cool Girls Science and Art Club, I attended the first national conference of the National Girls Collaborative Project in 2010. The vision of the NGCP is to bring together organizations throughout the United States that are committed to informing and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). With funding from the National Science Foundation, NGCP has created 28 regional collaboratives serving 38 states to strengthen the capacity of girl-serving STEM programs to effectively reach and serve underrepresented girls in STEM. Since 2002, NGCP has served more than 5.5 million girls in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Cool Girls is the convening organization for the new Colorado Collaborative for Girls in STEM (CoCoSTEM).  

COCOSTEM LEADERS

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CHAMPIONSHIP BOARD

Chair:  Connie Hoon-Barclay, Patent Agent; former Facilitator for Discovery Research / Innovation, DSM Nutritional Lipids / Martek Biosciences, Boulder

Bryan DeBates, Education Director, Space Foundation, Colorado Springs

Dr. Margaret Eisenhart, Professor of Education, University of Colorado, Boulder

Violeta Garcia, STEM Coordinator, Colorado Department of Education

April Giles, Executive Vice President, Colorado BioScience Association, Denver

Shannon Golden-Schubert, Technology, Science & e-Commerce Attorney, Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti, Boulder

Dr. Vicki L. Golich, Provost and Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Dr. Cher Hendricks, Research Scientist II, CEISMC, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta;      

            Georgia STEM Girls Collaborative Project, Leadership Team Member 

Jennifer Jirous, Career and Technical Education Program Director for STEM, IT, and Fine Arts, Colorado Community College System, Colorado Springs

Lauren K. “LJ” Jones, CTE-Career Guidance Specialist & Trainer, Colorado Community College System, Denver

Kevin G. MacCary, Vice President & General Counsel, United Launch Alliance, LLC­, Centennial

Terry Morreale, Associate Director, NCWIT, Boulder

Dr. Pendred Noyce, Chair, Tumblehome Learning, Inc., Weston, MA

John Sepich, STEM Education Advocate, Littleton

Gully Stanford, Director of Partnerships, College in Colorado, Boulder

Dr. Jacquelyn Sullivan, Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado, Boulder

Jud Valeski, CEO, Gnip, Inc.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Co-Chair: Mary Golden, Director, Cool Girls Science and Art Club, Boulder

Co-Chair: Dr. Patty Quinones, Principal, Skyline High School, Longmont

Dr. Donna Charlevoix, Director, Education and Community Engagement, UNAVCO, Boulder

Dr. Stacey Forsyth, Director, CU Science Discovery, Boulder

Kristen Jensen, Coordinator of Extended Learning Opportunities, Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Dr. Heidi Loshbaugh, Dean, Center for Math and Science, Community College of Denver

Rachel Greenberg Matz, K-12 Alliance Manager, National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), Boulder

Kathy Rigsby, Director, Region VIII Equity Assistance Center, Metropolitan State University, Denver

Dr. Mary Ann Roe, Co-Director, Colorado Coalition for Gender & IT (CCGIT); Coordinator, Workforce Education, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Denver

Beth Ryan, Program Services Manager, Girl Scouts of Colorado, Denver

Janet Lynn Yowell, Associate Director of K-12 Engineering Education, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder 

ALSO PARTICIPATING

Stephanie Cross, Constituent Services Advocate for Senator Mark Udall, Denver

Sue Windels, District Education Advocate for Congressman Jared Polis, Boulder