Program Director:
Irene Lee
lee@santafe.edu
Irene Lee is the Project GUTS’ Principal Investigator and coordinator. In this position, she plays many roles; she organizes Project GUTS workshops, develops the curriculum, manages the program, works on the research component of Project GUTS, and shares our findings with the community and funding institutions. As a science specialist for the Santa Fe Public Schools Afterschool Enrichment Program, Irene saw first-hand the opportunities that afterschool and summer science programs can provide. Since 1998 she has been involved with the Santa Fe Institute / Massachusetts Institute of Technology Adventures in Modeling Program (NSF-ITEST), first as a participant and later as the lead facilitator. Irene currently also manages the Santa Fe Institute Summer Internship Mentorship (SIM) Program for high school students and enjoys mentoring students working on their Supercomputing Challenge projects. Irene Lee received her BA in pure mathematics from the University of Chicago and her EdM in technology in education from Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She has designed and programmed educational and video games for Electronic Arts and Theatrix Interactive/Berkeley Learning Technologies. Irene is a past president and executive director of the Swarm Development Group. She serves on the board of the Supercomputing Challenge and was a member of the Math and Science Advisory Committee of the New Mexico Public Education Department. She was recently appointed to serve as an alternate on the New Mexico Technology in Education Council.
Regional Coordinators:
Paige Prescott
paigeaprescott@gmail.com
Paige is the Regional Coordinator for Santa Fe. She is a rarity in education: a bilingual science teacher who can teach all levels, 7-12. Last year at Monte del Sol she taught 9th grade Physical Science and 8th grade Earth Science. She has taught Science in the Espanola Middle School, at the Gallup, NM high school and at the International School in Guadalajara, Mexico. Additionally, Paige spent two years in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic. Her B.A. is from Bowdoin College and her M.S. in Science Education is from the University of New Mexico. Paige sits on the Governing Board of Monte Del Sol Charter School. Paige is a past recipient of the Santa Fe Institute Teacher Award for Outstanding Science Teaching.
Betsy Frederick
betsy.frederick@gmail.com
Betsy Frederick is the Regional Coordinator for Albuquerque and points South of Santa Fe. She was one of the designers of the educational computing program for Albuquerque Public Schools as it moved from mainframe to a personal computer focus. She is a Director of Network New Mexico, an organization providing support for 'grassroots' networking solutions for schools an serves as the President of SIG/Tel, the Special Interest group for Telecommunications, part of the International Society for Technology in Education. Through the New Mexico Network for Women in Science and Engineering Betsy has directed Expanding Your Horizons workshops that encourage the participation of young women in math, science, technology and engineering. Currently, Betsy is a Program Manager for the Supercomputing Challenge through Los Alamos National Lab. She has been both a participant and facilitator with the Adventures in Modeling (AIM), an NSF ITEST project through MIT and the Santa Fe Institute. She has a degree in Dance from Mills College and maintains an active interest in the Fine Arts. Her Master's degree is With Honors from the University of New Mexico.
maureenpd@gmail.com
Maureen Psaila-Dombrowski is the Regional coordinator for points North of Santa Fe.
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Senior Staff / Facilitators:
Nick Bennett
Thomas Christie
Avri Coleman
Sue Gibbs
John Paul Gonzales
Scott Larson
Aaron Mitchell
Jason Morgan
Janet Penevolpe
Josh Thorp
