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BATEC National Visiting Committee

A National Visiting Committee is vital to the success of BATEC and reports to the National Science Foundation (NSF) regarding our progress. As set forth by NSF, this committee works with the Center to help them achieve their goals and objectives. Committee members provide advice to the project staff and serve as advocates for effective models. They also assess the plans and progress of the work and report to NSF and the center leadership.

Chair:

Peter Saflund, Principal

The Saflund Institute
(253) 630-5326
peter@saflund.org

Members include:

Gordon Snyder, Director

NCTT c/o STCC
One Armory Square
Springfield, MA 01102
(413) 731-3151
gsnyder@stcc.edu

Isa Kaftal Zimmerman, Senior Fellow, The PK-16 STEM Initiative

University of Massachusetts President’s Office
UMass Donahue Institute and Academic Affairs
225 Franklin Street, 12th floor
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 287-7060
izimmerman@umassp.edu

Joyce Plotkin, President Emerita

Mass Tech Leadership Council
250 Hammond Pond Parkway #1611 N
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 694-7309
joyce@masstlc.org

Lucy Baney, President

Access Technologies Group
P.O. Box 1558
New Canaan, CT 06846
(203) 966-8572
lucyb@atghome.com

Lou Piazza, Principal

Suffolk Technology Partners
(978) 808-5778
lou.piazza@comcast.net

Joyce Malyn-Smith, Strategic Director

Education Development Center, Inc.
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458-1060
JMSmith@edc.org

John Jeanetta, Vice President

Aim Institute
1905 Harney Street
Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 345-5025 ext. 127
john@aiminstitute.org