The STEM Education Coalition

The STEM Education Coalition is a 501C4 non-profit organization whose mission is to raise awareness amongst policymakers at every level about the critical role that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education plays in enabling the U.S. to remain the economic and technological leader of the global marketplace of the 21st century. The Coalition believes that our nation must improve the way our students learn STEM and that the business, education, and STEM communities must work together to achieve this goal.

Membership

The STEM Education Coalition represents the broadest and most unified voice in advocating for policies to improve STEM education at all levels. As an alliance of more than 600 business, professional, and education organizations, our Coalition works aggressively to raise awareness in Congress, the Administration, and other organizations about the critical role that STEM education plays in enabling the U.S. to remain the economic and technological leader of the global marketplace of the 21st century.

Our Members

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James Brown, Executive Director

Prior to joining the Coalition, James Brown was Director of Advocacy at the American Chemical Society. A nuclear engineer by training, he previously worked as a Legislative Aide for Rep. Doc Hastings of Washington, was Director of Policy and Development at the Consumer Energy Council of America, and began his career as an engineer with Newport News Shipbuilding, working on aircraft carrier construction. He received a B.S. from the University of New Mexico and an M.S. from Penn State, both in nuclear engineering. He also holds an MBA from George Washington University.

Austin Hall, Director of Policy

Austin Hall is Director of Policy, focusing on government relations, research, and member advocacy initiatives for the coalition. Hall has previous experience working on the federal government research and STEM education portfolio; computer science education; higher education pathways in STEM; informal STEM learning; workforce development; and career and technical education. Hall interned in the Washington D.C. office of Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and was elected to serve as a delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention, where he represented children and education interests during the Texas delegation platform deliberations. Austin is a graduate from the University North Texas.

Board of Directors

  • Board Member, Chair

    Executive Director

    National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools

  • Senior Congressional Affairs Specialist Battelle

  • President, Collective for Youth Empowerment in STEM & Society (CYESS)

    Afterschool Alliance

  • Director of Government Affairs

    Semiconductor Industry Association

  • Associate Director, Office of Government Relations

    American Mathematic Society

  • Executive Director

    National Science Teaching Association

  • Director of Global Government Affairs

    American Chemical Society

  • Board Member

    Chief Executive Officer

    Society of Women Engineers

  • Senior Director of Education Policy and Programs

    Microsoft

  • Executive Director

    National Council of Teachers of Mathematics