Founded in 2011, Portland Metro STEM Partnership is a regional STEM Hub serving the greater Portland Metro area. We have a talented team with specific expertise in NGSS, Mathematics, K-8 School Support, Computer Science, High School Science, and research & assessment. An Executive Leadership Team provides strategic direction and voice to our region.
Our Team
Kristen Harrison, MTE - Executive Director
Kristen.Harrison@pdxstem.org
(503) 725-6578
Jerian Abel, PhD - Director of Research & Assessment
Jerian.Abel@pdxstem.org
(503) 725-6982
Leah Plack - Project Coordinator for Early Learning STEM & K-8 Math Leadership
Leah.Plack@pdxstem.org
(503) 725-6564
Tiffany Windle Hanson - Project Coordinator for K-8 School Support
Tiffany.W.Hanson@pdxstem.org
Anna Ross - Operations & Project Coordinator
Anna.Ross@pdxstem.org
Katie Windle - Transaction Specialist
Katie.Windle@pdxstem.org
Colleen Litzenberger - Project Coordinator for STEM Beyond School & Collaboratory
Colleen.Litzenberger@pdxstem.org
Susan Holveck - Project Coordinator for High School Science
Susan.Holveck@pdxstem.org
David Strayer - Project Coordinator for Computer Science for All
David.Strayer@pdxstem.org
Bradford Hill - Project Coordinator for Mathways
Bradford.Hill@pdxstem.org
Executive Leadership Team
We are governed by an Executive Leadership Team backed by a larger Council of Advisors representing our diverse stakeholders. The Executive Leadership Team (ELT) assures the Partnership achieves its goals by:
Setting and maintaining coherence to the strategic direction of the Partnership
Providing regular feedback and problem solving on strategy and operations
Certifying financial and progress reports to fiscal / program sponsors
Overseeing the engagement of the Council of Advisors to ensure appropriate voices are part of the decision-making process
Evaluating and supporting the PMSP Executive Director
ELT Members
Stephanie Salomone, Ph.D. - ELT Chair
Chair of Mathematics
University of Portland
Jennifer Basham
Outdoor School Senior Program Administrator
Multnomah ESD
Kendra Johnson
Deputy Director
Impact NW
Begoña Rodriguez Liern
Program Director
Early Learning Washington County
Gayathri (GD) lyer, M.S.
Program Dean of Computing & Engineering
Portland Community College at Sylvania Campus
Travis Reiman and Brooke Nova
Superintendent and Associate Superintendent
Hillsboro School District
Tong Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University
