Below are the individuals that participated in the in-person Storybook STEM convening in December 2019.
Collectively, the group represented a broad range of learning contexts, professional roles, audience focus areas, and STEM discipline expertise.
Click on each name to learn more about the participant’s background and expertise, their interest in storybooks and STEM, and links to resources from their own work.
![Jessica Andrews](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/07/Jessica_Andrews_Headshot.jpg)
Jessica Andrews
WGBH
![Maureen Callanan](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/05/headshot_blank.gif)
Maureen Callanan
University of California Santa Cruz
![Rachel Castro-Diephouse](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/07/Rachel_Castro-Diephouse_Headshot.jpg)
Rachel Castro-Diephouse
Franklin Institute
![Catherine Haden](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/05/headshot_blank.gif)
Catherine Haden
Loyola University Chicago
![Claudia Haines](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/07/Claudia_headshot.jpg)
Claudia Haines
Homer Pubic Library
![Laura Huerta-Migus](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/05/headshot_blank.gif)
Laura Huerta-Migus
Association of Children's Museums
![Anna Hurst](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/05/headshot_blank.gif)
Anna Hurst
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
![Deborah Kelemen](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/07/Deborah_Kelemen-_Headshots.jpg)
Deborah Kelemen
Boston University
![Marlene Kliman](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/07/headshot_kliman.jpg)
Marlene Kliman
TERC
![Gigliana Melzi](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/07/Gigliana_Melzi-_Headshot.jpg)
Gigliana Melzi
New York University, Steinhardt
![Elissa Milto](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/05/headshot_blank.gif)
Elissa Milto
Tufts University
![Lauren Moreno](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/05/headshot_blank.gif)
Lauren Moreno
Catalysis, LLC
![Julia Plummer](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/07/Julia_Plummer_Headshots.jpg)
Julia Plummer
Penn State University
![Merredith Portsmore](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/05/headshot_blank.gif)
Merredith Portsmore
Tufts University
![David Purpura](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/07/David_Purpura-_Headshot.jpg)
David Purpura
Purdue University
![Michelle Rodriguez](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/07/Michelle_Rodriguez-_Headshot.jpg)
Michelle Rodriguez
Lawrence Hall of Science
![Carrie Tzou](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/05/headshot_blank.gif)
Carrie Tzou
University of Washington, Bothell
![Marijke Visser](https://www.terc.edu/storybookstem/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/07/Marijke_Visser_Headshot.jpg)
Marijke Visser
American Library Association