
Alejandra Cruz

Alejandra Cruz
Teaches at the Learning Bus, a mobile outreach program of the Marin County Free Library, and has a dream that all children grow up with books.

Anna Guardiola

Anna Guardiola
Manages initiatives for the Tinkering Studio, leading teams to playfully collaborate while creating transformative learning experiences.

Anya Kamenetz

Anya Kamenetz
Explores learning and the future as an author and NPR correspondent.

Betty Zan

Betty Zan
Develops curriculum materials and professional development for teachers of children ages three years through second grade and teaches at the University of Northern Iowa.

Bradley Amorosino

Bradley Amorosino
Designs and illustrates across multimedia in Oakland, CA.

Casey Federico

Casey Federico
Works with early childhood educators in the Bay Area, supporting children and adults with tinkering, STEAM learning, home language, community, and identity.

Catherine Haden

Catherine Haden
Studies how the interactions children have with their parents can influence developmental changes in learning and remembering and teaches at Loyola University Chicago.

Claudia Caro Sullivan

Claudia Caro Sullivan
Develops learning experiences that are meaningful and joyful for children and adults, as a member of the Tinkering Studio team at the Exploratorium.

Danielle Lansing

Danielle Lansing
Diné faculty member at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, a tribal college located in Albuquerque, NM.

Deanna Gelosi

Deanna Gelosi
Designs and facilitates learning experiences at the Tinkering Studio that explore art, science, and technology.

Delia Meza

Delia Meza
Directs early childhood STEAM projects at the New York Hall of Science with teachers, families and students.

Elizabeth Rood

Elizabeth Rood
Advises, researches, and writes on education with a focus on family and out-of-school-time learning.

Ernest Aguayo

Ernest Aguayo
Supports Tinkering Studio programs and events by managing budgets, scheduling, logistics, and supplies.

Ihuoma Iheukwumere

Ihuoma Iheukwumere
Leads a preschool center in San Francisco and is a master teacher and coach specializing in early learners.

Janella Watson

Janella Watson
Creates content and experiences for families that center equity, engender a sense of belonging, and spark joy.

Jeanne Gonzalez

Jeanne Gonzalez
Believes tinkering broadens children’s minds and is an educator in the Quartz Valley Indian Reservation.

Julie Zamora

Julie Zamora
Teaches children through a play-based curriculum at her home-based business and describes tinkering as hands-on learning through fun.

Karen Wilkinson

Karen Wilkinson
Co-founded the Tinkering Studio and directs the tinkering-based educational programs at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA.

Kurt Keppeler

Kurt Keppeler
Directs and independently produces documentaries about arts, science and education.

Linda Kekelis

Linda Kekelis
Works to ensure that all youth, particularly girls and underrepresented youth, have access to opportunities in STEM.

Lisa Brahms

Lisa Brahms
Leads CraftStudies and has spent her career supporting people to learn through creative processes.

Luigi Anzivino

Luigi Anzivino
Designs, documents, and disseminates rich learning experiences, with the goal of creating physical, cultural, and social spaces that are safe for trying out tentative ideas and developing a sense of belonging.

Maggie Garcia

Maggie Garcia
Teaches children to learn through play-based curriculum as a business woman in the home child care field for over twenty-one years.

Maribel Giron

Maribel Giron
Conducts community outreach and teaches preschool children as a member of the mobile Learning Bus program at the Marin County Free Library.

Melissa McCloud

Melissa McCloud
Enjoys hand-on learning with children ages three to twelve in the Quartz Valley Indian Reservation and supports them to make discoveries for themselves.

Mike Petrich

Mike Petrich
Directs the Informal Learning Cluster and co-founded the Tinkering Studio at the Exploratorium in San Francisco CA.

Molly Campbell

Molly Campbell
Works as a Digital Content and Communication Specialist with the pre-K12 educator group at the Exploratorium.

Natalie Nielsen

Natalie Nielsen
Focuses on improving opportunities and outcomes for young people from historically underserved groups as an independent research, evaluation, and writing consultant.

Osnat Zur

Osnat Zur
Studies children's cognitive development, focusing primarily on the development of mathematical and scientific reasoning and serves as lead researcher at WestEd.

Paula Hooper

Paula Hooper
Researches children's understanding of computational ideas from a sociocultural perspective and studies ways to support educators to engage young people in learning through making.

Raemona Little-Taylor

Raemona Little-Taylor
Manages ten library branches and the two mobile vehicles, including the learning bus and a book mobile at the Marin County Free Library.

Ryan Kurada

Ryan Kurada
Advocates for project-based learning and serves as a STEAM instructional coach with the Sonoma County Office of Education.

Ryoko Matsumoto

Ryoko Matsumoto
Designs and facilitates learning experiences through the Tinkering Studio which explore art, science, and technology.

Sam Tumolo

Sam Tumolo
Coordinates the Makerspace at the New York Hall of Science.

Sharon Nelson-Barber

Sharon Nelson-Barber
Researches how the sociocultural contexts in which students live influence the ways they make sense of schooling in mathematics and science and serves as a lead researcher at WestEd.

Steph Muscat

Steph Muscat
Designs and facilitates museum education through tinkering activities with the Tinkering Studio team and has a background in science and art.

Suellen Liang

Suellen Liang
Works as a trilingual coach and trainer supporting family childcare educators and center-based teachers to promote children’s STEAM learning and development.