I serve as the Director of STEM Programs through support of DoDEA funding to enhance educational opportunities and to increase achievement of students, including military impacted students attached to the 10th Mountain Division. My prior experience as a STEM educator in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul and greater Boston regions has helped me realize the significant differences in educational opportunities available to students across the nation. It has become my mission to work to bring enhanced opportunities to students who currently lack such access, particularly in STEM fields. A lack of opportunity often equates to significant barriers to higher education and ultimately gainful employment.