Meet Our Team

SCITECH INSTITUTE LEADERSHIP

Jeremy Babendure

Executive Director

Claire Conway

STEM Ecosystem Director 

Steve Zylstra

President & CEO



SCITECH INSTITUTE STAFF

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Sharae Basnight

Bookkeeper

Angelina Castro

Development Manager

Lynette Clark

Coconino County STEM Hub Coordinator

Taylar Cook

CSO AZ Program Manager

Sarah Cundiff

CSO International Program Manager

Anahi Espinoza

STEM for All Kits Assistant

Ashton Grove

CSO International Program Director

Tifanie Lewis

SciTech Festival STREET Team

Bailey Lozevski

Salesforce Integration Specialist

Destiny Madaje

STEM Events & Resources Manager

Amanda Rincon

STEM Ecosystem Program Coordinator

Antonio Salazar

Communications Coordinator

Yvonnda Shelton

Workforce Development Specialist

Brittany Sweeney-Lawson

Marketing & Communications Manager

Vanessa Thompson

Director of Finance & Operations

Ciara Ware

STEM for All Kits Coordinator

Tom Wilson

Workforce Development & Post-Secondary Education Coordinator

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Community Outreach Mascot

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Jeremy Babendure

Executive Director

Claire Conway

STEM Ecosystem Director 

Steve Zylstra

President & CEO
Sharae B. (1)

Sharae Basnight

Bookkeeper

Lynette Clark

Coconino County STEM Hub Coordinator

Taylar Cook

AZ CSO Cabinet Coordinator

Sarah Cundiff

CSO International Program Coordinator

Anahi Espinoza

STEM Little Free Libraries Assistant

Ashton Grove

AZ CSO Program Manager

Eileen Healy

CSO International Program Director

Tifanie Lewis

Individual Giving Assistant

Makenna Littell

Event Coordinator

Bailey Lozevski

Salesforce Integration Specialist

Destiny Madaje

STEM Events & Resources Manager

Amanda Rincon

AZHACS Program Coordinator

Antonio Salazar

Communications Coordinator 

Yvonnda Shelton

Workforce Development Coordinator

Brittany Sweeney-Lawson

Marketing & Communications Manager

Vanessa Thompson

Finance Administrator

Ciara Ware

Office Support Specialist & Little Free Libraries Coordinator

Tom Wilson

Workforce Development & Post-Secondary Education Coordiantor

Murphie

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Community Outreach Mascot

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