The STEP UP Ambassadors are a group of STEP UP teachers and members who are committed to empowering fellow teachers to inspire young women to pursue physics.
This second cohort is comprised of 28 returning ambassadors and 51 new ambassadors!
Yusuf Albasri^
American School of Brasilia
Brasília, DF - Brazil
Bree Barnett Dreyfuss*
Amador Valley High School
Pleasanton, CA
Brian Bealer
Auburn High School
Auburn, NY
Suzanne Beckham
Atlanta Girls' School
Atlanta, GA
Angela Benjamin
Woodrow Wilson HS
Washington, DC
Bryn Ann Bishop
Canyon Crest Academy High School
San Diego, CA
Penny Blue
Lyons High School
Lyons, KS
Cherie Bornhorst
Teach@Mines
Golden, CO
Joseph Calmer
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
City of Industry, CA
Charles Anthony Canestaro
Cortland Senior High School
Cortland, NY
John Edward Clark
Deltona High School
Deltona, FL
Natasha Collova
Northern Highlands Regional High School
Allendale, NJ
Danelix Cordero-Rosario
Residential Center of Educational Opportunities of Mayagüez
Mayagüez, PR
James Deane
Ottawa High School
Ottawa, KS
Meghan DiBacco
Cinco Ranch High School
Katy, TX
Amy Douglas
Captain Shreve High School
Shreveport, LA
Daniel Dreyfuss
Saint Andrews School
Boca Raton, FL
Amanda Early
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Batavia, IL
Patricia Ego
Grand Oaks High School, Conroe ISD
Spring, TX
Colleen Epler-Ruths*
Shikellamy High School
Sunbury, PA
Mike Fetsko
Godwin High School
Richmond, VA
Luci Finucan
Green Bank Observatory
Green Bank, WV
Jennifer Gimmell
Benet Academy
Lisle, IL
Melissa Girmscheid
West Point HS
Avondale, AZ
Dan Gray
Forest Grove High School
Forest Grove, OR
Shannon Swilley Greco
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory/Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Alisa Grimes*
Roaring Fork High School
Carbondale, CO
Matt Harding
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, IA
Travis Hartberger
Woodrow Wilson High School
Washington, DC
Nicole Harvey
Rockwall-Heath High School
Rockwall, TX
Michael Haskins
Greenhill School
Addison, TX
Denise Michele Hicks
Arizona State University CTE/STEM with Westview High School
Avondale, AZ
Elizabeth "Betsy" Hondorf
Oak Ridge High School
Oak Ridge, TN
Victoria Honetschlager
Shakopee High School
Shakopee, MN
Emily James
Brewster Academy
Wolfeboro, NH
Jolene Johnson*
Edison High School
Minneapolis, MN
Brian Kays*
The Webb Schools
Claremont, CA
Kristina Kimble
Alta High School
Sandy, UT
Mariel Kolker
Morristown High School
Morristown, NJ
Elegan Kramer
Parkway North High School
St. Louis, MO
Gloria Kreischer-Gajewicz
Bowling Green High School
Bowling Green, OH
Frank Lock
Georgia State University
Gainesville, GA
Savannah Lodge-Scharff
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
Boston, MA
Vanessa Logan Wentzloff
Avondale High School
Auburn Hills, MI
Holden Lombard
Intrinsic Schools
Chicago, IL
Laura Lusardi
University of Wisconsin River Falls
River Falls, WI
Ben MacBride
St. Paul's School
Concord, NH
Michael Madden
Canandaigua Academy
Canandaigua, NY
Susan Miller-Hendrix
The Public Schools of Robeson County
Lumberton, NC
Dana Molloy
Dobbs Ferry High School
Dobbs Ferry, NY
Joe Muise^
St. Thomas More Collegiate
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nicole Murawski
Royal Oak High School
Royal Oak, MI
Thomas "TJ" Noviello
Leominster High School
Leominster, MA
Vivian O'Brien
Plymouth Regional High School
Plymouth, NH
Stephanie Ordaz
Bentonville High
Bentonville, AR
Monica Owens
La Porte High School
La Porte, IN
Angie Leigh Parkes
Columbia Public Schools: Muriel W. Battle High School
Columbia, MO
Silja Paymer
Evergreen Valley High School
San Jose, CA
Sonia Pietrzyk
Niles North High School
Skokie, IL
Praisy Poluan
Edison High School
Huntington Beach, CA
Fran Poodry
Vernier Software & Technology
Beaverton, OR
Alma Robinson*
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Deborah Roudebush
Quarknet
Fairfax, VA
Alison Ryder
Whitney Young Magnet High School
Chicago, IL
Jeremy Secaur
Elyria High School
Elyria, OH
Katherine Seguino*
Naperville Central High School
Naperville, IL
Robert Sheffield
Laurens District 55 High School
Laurens, SC
Kathleen Shreve
Homestead High School
Cupertino, CA
Laura Sloma
East Kentwood Freshman Campus
Kentwood, MI
Kathryn Snider
Discovery Canyon High School
Colorado Springs, CO
Nichole Spencer
Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ
Jason Sterlace
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Jason Sullivan
Montgomery High School
Skillman, NJ
Sarah Tarbox
John Carroll Catholic High School
Birmingham, AL
Jamie Taube
Da Vinci Science High School
El Segundo, CA
Carlos Villa
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Tallahassee, FL
Michael Wadness*
Medford High School
Medford, MA
Ashley Webb
DeSoto Central High School
Southaven, MS
Ryan West
North Central High School
Spokane, WA
Shane Wood
Mounds View Public School
New Brighton, MN
Daphne Wu
W.H. Adamson High School
Dallas, TX