Minnesota STEM Ecosystem Leadership
Leveraging collective expertise to promote collaboration and partnerships in STEM learning throughout Minnesota.

The Minnesota STEM Ecosystem is a statewide STEM Network. It was created through a cross-sector, cross-system collaboration of business, education, government, afterschool programs, museums, non-profit and community organizations, policy leaders.
The MN STEM Ecosystem operates as part of the MN Service Cooperatives and has the capacity to act as both an LEA and a nonprofit. While there are 9 service cooperatives and we work with all of them, our program is housed in the Southeast Service Cooperative.
Steering Committee

Kari Denissen Cunnien, Executive Director
Ignite Afterschool

Steven Walvig, Program Officer, Community Impact
Greater Twin Cities United Way

Vic Drier, Executive Director
SciMathMN

Joseph Adamji, Director, The Center for Equity and Systems Change
Science Museum of Minnesota

Katie Staub, Principal Program Manager
Seagate Technology

Jessica Aleshire, Senior Manager, Global Community Engagement
Boston Scientific

Sarah Carter, STEM and Computer Science Integration Specialist
Minnesota Department of Education

Tim Barrett, Trade and Industry Specialist
Minnesota Department of Education

Sarah Ness, Program Manager, STEM Forward
Southeast Service Cooperative
Staff
