Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What are the dates of the 2019 AZ SciTech Festival?
A: The 2019 Season runs from Saturday, January 26th through Sunday, May 31st.
Q: Are there other key dates we should know of?
A: Keep an eye out for the dates of our Thank You Event and 2019 Kickoff Conference!
Q: What regions are involved in the festival? Are there collaborator festivals?
A: There are over 60 regions statewide (Yuma to Prescott, Navajo County to Globe, and everywhere in between!) that participate in the Arizona SciTech Festival. Within our 2-month season, there are over 2,000 STEM events put on in all regions of Arizona by hundreds of organizations around the state.
Traveling outside of Arizona? Be sure to check out our following Sister Festivals hosted by world leading organizations: Science Festival Alliance, Bay Area, Cambridge Science Festival, Flagstaff Festival of Science, Las Vegas Science Festival, NC Science Festival, Philly Science Festival, San Diego Science Festival, Seattle Science Festival, and St. Petersburg Science Festival.
Q: How do I get involved with the Festival?
A: Contact Marisa Ostos, Director of the Arizona SciTech Festival, to get involved!
The SciTech Festival Street Team
The Arizona SciTech STREET Team is the team that helps to support the Festival each year both during and outside of Festival season, especially our Signature Events. Our team is made up of full-time educators, homeschool parents, college students, scientists, and STEM professionals who all passionately work toward one common mission: to promote STEM and show that Arizona truly is a leader of STEM!
Cindy Ruedy
STREET Team Lead
Dana Rasmussen
STREET Team Lead
Denise Hicks
STREET Team Lead
Destiny Madaje
Administrative Assistant, STREET Team Lead
Dominique Browning
STREET Team Lead
Don Ruedy
Tucson Liaison, STREET Team Lead
Enrique Garcia
STREET Team Lead
Lian Lorono
Jr. STREET Team Lead
Simon Lorono
Jr. STREET Team Lead
Meet the Rest of the Foundation Team!
The SciTech Institute, formerly known as the Arizona Technology Council Foundation, is the Foundation that encompasses multiple top STEM programs including the Arizona SciTech Festival and the Chief Science Officers Program. Meet the rest of the team!
Jeremy Babendure
Executive Director
Kelly Greene
Chief Operations Officer, Director of Student Success
Marisa Ostos
Director of the Arizona SciTech Festival
Kindra Maples
Director of Mentor Outreach
Jasper Peña
Digital Systems Manager, STREET Team Lead
Kaci Fankhauser
STEM Ecosystem Coordinator, STREET Team Lead
Program Collaborators
Our AZ SciTech Collaborators have enthusiastically agreed to help us spread the word about the festival to family, friends, colleagues, and institutional contacts; host, organize, or coordinate one or more festival events; support the Festival through other means; volunteer; or all four!
- Agua Fria Union High School District
- Arizona Center for Nature Conservation
- Arizona College Prep - Erie Campus
- Arizona Coyotes
- Arizona Museum of Natural History
- Arizona Parenting Magazine
- Arizona Renaissance Festival
- Arizona Science Bowl
- Arizona Science Center
- Arizona State University
- Avondale Public Library
- Basha High School
- Beaver Creek School
- C.O. Greenfield School
- Canyon Ridge School
- Canyon Springs School
- Casa Grande Union High School
- Chandler Unified School District
- Children's Museum of Phoenix
- Children's Museum Tucson
- Circle Cross Ranch K-8 STEM Academy
- City of Avondale
- City of Buckeye
- City of Casa Grande
- City of Chandler
- City of El Mirage
- City of Glendale
- City of Scottsdale
- City of Surprise
- City of Tempe
- Cortina STEAM Committee
- Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
- Deer Valley Unified School District
- Eastern Arizona College
- Education Empowers
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Glendale Public Library
- i.d.e.a. Museum
- LA Galaxy
- Luke Air Force Base
- Maricopa Ak-Chin STEAM Foundation, Inc.
- Maricopa Community Colleges
- McDowell Sonoran Conservancy
- Mesa Public Schools
- Mesquite High School
- Metcalf Elementary School
- New World Learning Academy
- Paradise Valley Community College
- Paradise Valley Community College - Black Mountain Campus
- Paradise Valley Schools
- Phoenix Public Library
- Phoenix Zoo
- Pueblo Grande Museum
- Salpointe Catholic High School
- Sahuarita Unified School District
- Sierra Verde Elementary School
- Southwest Maker Fest
- Strong TIES
- Town of Queen Creek
- UA BIO5 Institute
- University of Arizona College of Science
- University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
- USDA-ARS, Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center
- Verde Valley Archaeology Center
- Villago Middle School
- West-MEC