A National Visiting Committee is vital to the success of BATEC and reports to the National Science Foundation (NSF) regarding our progress. As set forth by NSF, this committee works with the Center to help them achieve their goals and objectives. Committee members provide advice to the project staff and serve as advocates for effective models. They also assess the plans and progress of the work and report to NSF and the center leadership.
Chair
Peter Saflund, Principal
The Saflund Institute
(253) 630-5326
peter@saflund.org
Members
Gordon Snyder, Director
NCTT c/o STCC
One Armory Square
Springfield, MA 01102
(413) 731-3151
gsnyder@stcc.edu
Isa Kaftal Zimmerman, Senior Fellow, The PK-16 STEM Initiative
University of Massachusetts President’s Office
UMass Donahue Institute and Academic Affairs
225 Franklin Street, 12th floor
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 287-7060
izimmerman@umassp.edu
Joyce Plotkin, President Emerita
Mass Tech Leadership Council
250 Hammond Pond Parkway #1611 N
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 694-7309
joyce@masstlc.org
Lucy Baney, President
Access Technologies Group
P.O. Box 1558
New Canaan, CT 06846
(203) 966-8572
lucyb@atghome.com
Lou Piazza, Principal
Suffolk Technology Partners
(978) 808-5778
lou.piazza@comcast.net
Joyce Malyn-Smith, Strategic Director
Education Development Center, Inc.
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458-1060
JMSmith@edc.org
