Marta Biarnes (she/her) is the Founder and CEO of STEMSpark. For nearly 20 years, Marta has been at the forefront of the intersection of STEM, child development, and inquiry-based learning practices used in museum education, and best practices in early childhood education. Marta’s passion and unique research, experience, and expertise led to the creation of STEMSpark, a dynamic company that directly meets the needs of children, caregivers, and community organizations such as museums, libraries, schools, and universities. Marta is a chemist by training and spent time conducting research on the bench in academia, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. She has extensive experience at the Museum of Science in Boston where she led community outreach efforts for Greater Boston families, developed engaging early childhood exhibits and programming, and created quality professional development experiences for informal science educators and university researchers. Marta co-founded Living Laboratory — a framework for museum-university collaborations that aims to communicate on-going research to the public through fun, hands-on research experiences — and served as PI and co-PI of various National Science Foundation grants, including the broadly implemented National Living Laboratory initiative.  She has earned various honors, has a number of scientific publications, and can be found on the lecture and conference circuit delivering key notes and running workshops to the education and scientific community.

Marta received her Ed. M. in Human Development and Psychology at Harvard University and holds degrees in Chemistry and Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University.

Noelle Campagna is an expert in curriculum and school design, with over a decade of experience in creating innovative educational frameworks that meet diverse student needs. Her work has transformed schools across various districts, focusing on sustainable practices and inclusive learning environments. Noelle's strategic vision will guide the overarching curriculum development process, ensuring that our approach is both comprehensive and responsive to stakeholder input. Noelle’s professional work as an educator quickly evolved into a commitment to urban communities in Philadelphia. Her experience includes work at Philadelphia’s magnet, charter, neighborhood and private schools, where she has served as a teacher, a coordinator of middle school teams and dual enrollment programs, a designer of curriculum, an advisor and a coach. She was a founder at Wissahickon Charter School and led the design and launch of Revolution School in Philadelphia. Her role as Director of Employer Partnerships & Outreach allowed her to focus her creativity and effort on breaking down the walls between learning and life so students have the tools to succeed on the paths they forge.

Natasha Chlebuch is a data scientist and researcher earning her Ph.D. at Michigan State University. She earned her B.A. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania before serving as a Youth and Family Advocate at the Montgomery County Youth Center. Natasha served as the lab manager of the Scientific Thinking and Representation (STAR) Lab at Villanova University prior to being hired as the department administrator for the philosophy department at the University of Pennsylvania.

Miriam Krause has spent over fifteen years helping children, parents, and teachers find joy in the science that surrounds us. She delights in helping children and adults ask and answer their own questions. She is currently the Early Childhood STEM Manager at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where she is responsible for both in-museum and outreach programs for preschool and early elementary audiences. Miriam has extensive experience at Maryland Science Center in Baltimore where she created professional development for preschool teachers and developed engaging, hands-on early childhood exhibit spaces. When Miriam is not doing science she can be found gardening, making jam, and playing board games. Miriam holds both a Bachelors and Masters degrees in Early Childhood Education.

Wendy Furry (she/her) has been a progressive science educator for 20 years. Designing engaging experiential learning has been her specialty. She has led STEM explorations for students ranging from K-11th grade, with a special place in her heart for the formative years of middle school. She is the president of GeoVentures, an outdoor programming business serving schools, townships and local communities with a mission of helping people of all ages find a deeper connection to and understanding of nature science. She delights in creating programs that break down the usual walls around students and gets them involved in their world.

Janna Doherty (she/her) For more than a decade Janna has been designing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) experiences for people of all ages, with a focus on children birth to 8 years and their caregivers. Janna’s background is rooted in informal education techniques such as inquiry-based learning, Visual Thinking Strategies, immersive play, and visual media. She has extensive experience leading early childhood STEM education efforts in museums and is passionate about creating inclusive and accessible experiences. Throughout her work, Janna aims to use research-based practices to create innovative tools for teaching and learning.