Meet Our Team

Steve Zylstra

President & CEO

Jeremy Babendure

Executive Director

Lynette Clark

Coconino County STEM Hub Coordinator

Claire Conway

STEM Ecosystem Director

Taylar Cook

AZ CSO Cabinet Coordinator

Sarah Cundiff

CSO International Program Coordinator

Kaci Fankhauser

STEM Ecosystem Support

Ashton Grove

AZ CSO Program Coordinator

Eileen Healy

CSO International Program Manager

Aleksey Hicks

Yavapai County STEM Hub Coordinator

Tifanie Lewis

Individual Giving Assistant

Makenna Littell

Event Coordinator

Jake Lounsbury

Director of Global Partnerships

Bailey Lozevski

Salesforce Integration Specialist

Destiny Madaje

STEM Events & Resources Manager

Mark Paulsen

Workforce Development Coordinator

Amanda Rincon

AZHACS Program Coordinator

Lisa Ristuccia

Festival STREET Team Member

Antonio Salazar

Communications Coordinator 

Brittany Sweeney-Lawson

Marketing & Communications Manager

Vanessa Thompson

Finance Administrator

Ciara Ware

Office Support Specialist & Little Free Libraries Coordinator

Tom Wilson

Pima County STEM Hub Coordinator

Murphie

Office Mascot

Nova the Gecko

Community Outreach Mascot