Executive Director

Ruth Kermish-Allen, Ph.D.

MMSA Title: Executive Director. Ruth Kermish-Allen joined Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance as Executive Director in November 2014. She has extensive experience in STEM education research, project development, implementation, and evaluation. She has served as principal investigator for a variety of NSF, EPA, and USDA funded STEM education projects that integrated innovative technologies with place-based environmental education in ...
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Staff

Sue Allen, Ph.D.

MMSA Title: Senior Research Scientist. Sue Allen is a Senior Research Scientist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, where ...
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Jennifer Atkinson

MMSA Title: Research Associate II. Jennifer Atkinson joined MMSA in January 2015 as its first Research Assistant. She graduated cum ...
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Alexandria Brasili

MMSA Title: Research Associate Alexandria Brasili joined MMSA in April 2017 as a Research Associate. She holds a Master’s degree ...
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Stefany Burrell

MMSA Title: STEM Education Specialist. Stefany joined MMSA in October  2014. She has a B.S. in Landscape Horticulture from the ...
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Scott Byrd, Ph.D.

MMSA Title: Researcher Scott Byrd joined MMSA in January 2017 as a researcher.  He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from ...
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Cindy Caverly

MMSA Title: Staff Accountant. Cindy joined MMSA in August of 2011. She is very happy to be working at an ...
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Renee Charette

MMSA Title: Education Specialist Renee Charette joined MMSA in March of 2017 as Experiential Math Specialist. Her focus is in ...
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Perrin Chick

MMSA Title: STEM Education Specialist. Perrin joined MMSA in March of 2016. She currently serves as the project manager on ...
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Lynn Farrin

MMSA Title: STEM Education Specialist. Lynn Farrin is a STEM Education Specialist at Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, where she ...
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Kate Kastelein

MMSA Title: Research Associate Kate joined MMSA in November 2015. She has a B.A. in Humanities from the University of ...
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Tom Keller, Ed.D.

MMSA Title: Senior Research Scientist. Tom Keller is a Senior Research Scientist who joined MMSA in September, 2011. He was ...
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Laurie Larsen

MMSA Title: Administrative Coordinator. Laurie Joined MMSA in January of 2007 as administrative assistant to the executive director and project ...
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Hannah Lakin

MMSA Title: STEM Education Specialist. Hannah Lakin joined Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in January 2016 as a STEM Education ...
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Gary Lewis

MMSA Title: STEM Education Specialist & Communications Coordinator. Gary joined MMSA in December 2015.  Gary is a passionate, enthusiastic and ...
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Lisa Marchi

MMSA Title: STEM Education Specialist. Lisa joined MMSA in July of 2010 as a STEM Education specialist. She was initially ...
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Joyce Tugel

MMSA Title: STEM Education Specialist Joyce Tugel is a K-12 STEM Education Specialist at the MMSA. Her work is primarily ...
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Brenda Wilkins

MMSA Title: Finance & Operations Director. Brenda's first involvement with MMSA was as an accounting services consultant.  She came on ...
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Jan Mokros, Ph.D.

MMSA Title: Senior Research Scientist Dr. Jan Mokros joined MMSA in September 2008. She is a developmental psychologist who studies ...
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Other staff

Dan Michael