Member Directory
Our Members
LA STEM is comprised of more than 100 STEM organizations from across Greater Los Angeles, ranging from large science museums to university programs; from local businesses to non-profits and community-based organizations.
View our full member roster and contact info below. Members are listed in alphabetical order by organization.
5 Gyres Institute: Trash Academy
9 Dots Community Learning Center

Contact: Bianca Tucker, (213) 733-4598
AltaSea
Contact: Alan Hill, (424) 210-4973
Apple Pi Education
Contact: Earl Turner, (310) 800-2242
America On Tech
Contact: Selene Sandoval, (818) 208-4304
Amgen Biotech Experience (LA Promise Fund)
Contact: Karin Steinhauer
Aquarium of the Pacific
Contact: Alicia Archer, (562) 951-5359
Arts Bridging the Gap
Contact: Kyle Denman
Audubon Center at Debs Park
Contact: Debs Park Team, (323) 221-2255
BEAM: Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics
Contact: Josephine Ochoa, (888) 264-2793
Bewilder
Contact: Yvonne Leow, (206) 769-4393
Black Girls Code
Contact: Rob Robinson, (917) 653-1461
The Bolsa Chica Conservancy

Contact: Brooke Anderson, (714) 846-1114
B-RELYT Math Collective
Contact: Nedelle Torrisi, 323-620-2887
Brick Tech
Contact: Matt Silver, (415) 250-8159
Building College Success (LA Promise Fund)
Contact: Roc’kale Bowman
California Science & Engineering Fair
Contact: Chris Gould
California Science Center
Contact: Magaly Monroy
Snap Inc. Institute for Technology & Education
at CSU Dominguez Hills
Contact: Mike Karlin, PhD, (913) 208-2818
Center for Collaborative Education
Contact: Brandon Rodriguez
Cesar Chavez Foundation
Contact: Roque Pech, (310) 864-1397
Change the Tune
Contact: Charli Kemp, (213) 709-9315
Children’s Maritime Museum
Contact: Alice Taylor, (310) 833-6055
City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
Contact: Gordon Dupree, (213) 202-2700
Climate Interactive
Contact: Katherine Markova
Code Your Chances
Contact: Ella Roberts
Columbia Memorial Space Center
Contact: Benjamin Dickow, (562) 231-1205
info@downeyspacecenter.org
Community Services Unlimited
Contact: Cristian Marroquin, (213) 746-1216
Descanso Gardens
Contact: Lina Swislocki
Discovery Cube (LA and OC)
Contact: Tina Rolewicz, (714) 263-3846
DIY Girls
Drones4Kids
Contact: Joanne Kim, (949) 278-6623
Emerald Bay Outdoor Academy
Contact: Alix Fulham, (310) 693-4883
Employ California

Contact: Jen García, (213) 632-9388
EnCorps
Contact: Ashley Lentz
The Energy Coalition
Contact: Tess Hooper, (949) 701-4646
Engineer Factory
Contact: Audrey Thompson, (310) 625-3710
Environerd
Contact: Katie Pelon, (818) 523-2198
FIRST Robotics
Contact: Aimee Beck
Friends of Ballona Wetlands
Contact: Carolyn Everhart, (310) 306-5994
Friends of the Los Angeles River
Contact: Candice Dickens-Russell, (818) 730-5302
Frost Equity Initiative
Contact: LaRhonda “Ronnie” Frost, (747) 222-6177
FTC Team 3526 The Marlbots
Contact: Community Outreach Department
Full Circle Compost
Contact: Cecilie Stuart, (310) 871-0061
Genfinity Cyber Academy
Contact: Deshawn Edwards, (404) 519-1960
Girls IN Focus
Contact: Dunya Djordjevic, (323) 377-5407
Girls Who Code
Contact: Cristina Delgado
Grades of Green
Contact: Anjuli Koentopp
Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation
Contact: Aly Moore
Growth Sector
Contact: Gabe Hanzel-Sello
Hands-On Science
Contact: Steve Yoo
Heal the Bay Aquarium
Contact: Jenna Segal, (310) 393-6149 ext. 206
Heal the Bay Outreach Program
Contact: Meredith McCarthy, (310) 393-6149 ext. 203
Heart of Los Angeles
Contact: Brittany Mejia
The Hidden Genius Project
Contact: Kayla Mason
Hip Hop Science
Contact: Maynard Okereke
Horizon Marketing, Inc.
Contact: Adam De La Torre
Human-I-T
Contact: Charles Pellicane, (888) 268-3921
I.M.A.G.E. Makers Academy
Contact: Cedric Nelms (310) 999-2722
Inner Spark Learning Lab
Contact: jacob adams (706) 288-5705
Innoplaytion
Contact: Chi Ni, (626) 869-6764
It’s Bigger Than Us
Contact: Education Department
Kidspace Children’s Museum
Contact: Lisa Clements, (626) 449-9144
LA Conservation Corps
Contact: Da’Lana Walker, (323) 343-8906
LA Promise Fund
Contact: Leslie Aaronson
LaunchBot
Contact: Sarah Siegel
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Contact: Anthony Quan, (562) 922-6896
Los Angeles Education Partnership
Contact: Austin Williams
Los Angeles Maritime Institute
Contact: Alice Taylor, (310) 833-6055
Los Angeles Mission College
Contact: Carlos Figueroa Arroyo
Los Angeles Public Library
Contact: Vivienne Byrd, (213) 228-7552
Los Angeles Zoo
Contact: Jess Kohring, (323) 644-4219
Madrona Marsh
Contact: Nikki Chambers, (310) 782-3989
Marine Mammal Care Center
Contact: Jennifer Kolbauer, (310) 702-6146
MOSTe
Contact: Nicole Fisher, (213) 537-9157
Move the World
Contact: Cecilie Stuart, (310) 871-0061
Museum of Neon Art
Contact: Corrie Siegel, 818-696-2149
National Marine Mammal Foundation
Contact: Celeste Parry, (877) 360-5527
National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA

Contact: Tiffany Ellerbeck, (310) 971-4462
NSBE Professionals Los Angeles
Contact: Tynesha Bonds
Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County
Contact: Milena Acosta, (213) 763-3466
Nature Nexus Institute
Contact: Stacey Vigallon, (323) 481-4037
Nonscriptum LLC
North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA)
Contact: Meghan Reilly, (203) 255-4686
NPower
Contact: Rocio Romero
The Nucleus
Contact: Srikar Kolluru
Pacific Marine Mammal Center
Contact: Kirsten Donald, (949) 494-3050
Parker-Anderson Enrichment
Contact: Jacob Ockwood
Partnership for Success
Contact: Jessica Pérez del Toro, (626) 437-1007
Petersen Automotive Museum
Contact: Micaela Dempsey, Education Manager
Planet in Mind
Contact: Tauna Carson, (213) 500-8829
PS Science
Contact: Julie Olds, (424) 227-4606
Rainbow Labs
Contact: Tommy Purdy, (213) 557-0980
Rediscover Center
Contact: Jonathan Bijur, (310) 393-3636
Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains
Contact: Marilyn Brody French
Roots & Shoots

Contact: Erin McCombs, (310) 393-3636
Roots of Success
Contact: Raquel Pinderhughes, (510) 470-0803
Roundhouse Aquarium
Contact: Grace Adams, (310) 379-8117
Santa Monica Mountains Fund
Contact: Deanna Armbruster, (818) 693-1144
The Scholar Angels Inc.
Contact: Ashley Hurjak
Science of Sport
Contact: Carly Stevens
SoCalREN’s Kits for Kids Program
Contact: Melissa Godfrey, 213-312-1737
Sound of Earth
Contact: Jess Santos, MPH
The SoLa Foundation
Contact: info@thesolafoundation.org, 323-306-4645
South LA Robotics
Contact: Jennifer Lashley, (424) 352-1931
Special Needs Network, Inc.
Contact: snnla.org
STEAM:CODERS
Contact: Raymond Ealy
STEM Careers Unlocked
Contact: DeNea Conner, (213) 915-6017
STIIX
Contact: Alex Reader (480) 747-7852
Swaliga Foundation
Contact: info@swaligafoundation.org
Teach to Reach LLC
Contact: AyEsha McLaughlin, (213) 304-8335
Think Tank
Contact: Elad Offer, (310) 650-2140
Tinker the Robot
Contact: Kay Yang, (909) 295-2701
TreePeople
Contact: Olivia Bailey, (818) 753-4600
trubel&co
Contact: Nick Okafor
Two Bit Circus Foundation
Contact: Leah Hanes, (310) 710-9906
TXT Labs
Contact: Chris Temblador, Business Development Manager
Unearth and Empower Communities
Contact: Sara Bomani, 310-625-9571
Urban TXT (Teens Exploring Technology)
USC Joint Educational Project

Contact: Dr. Dieuwertje “DJ” Kast, (213) 740-1837
USC Sea Grant

Contact: Leah Shore, (310) 347-2751
USC Viterbi K-12 STEM Center

Contact: Darin Gray, (213) 740-1999
VSEDC, South LA Best Buy Teen Tech Center
Contact: Thai Buckman-Jordan
Visuino
Contact: Boian Mitov, (805) 322-8008
Waterfront Education
Contact: Chentae (Sharky) Reid, (310) 561-3206
Water Replenishment District
Contact: Monica Sijder, (562) 275-4234
We Are Science
Contact: Tyrie Mitchell
West Basin Municipal Water District
Contact: (310) 660-6253
Wildwoods
Contact: Dwain Wilson, (213) 989-1955, ext. 1
Wonderful Idea Co.

Contact: Ryan Jenkins (805) 358-4787
WOW! That’s STEM
Contact: Katelyn Liu, (626) 688-4432
























































































































