Staff
Administrative Staff
Shawna L. Young
Executive Director, MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs
shawnay@mit.edu
Julian S. Green
Program Coordinator
jsgreen@mit.edu
Sandra Tenorio
Administrative Assistant
stenorio@mit.edu
Brenda Perez Alvarado
SEED Saturday Student Coordinator
brendapa@mit.edu
Profiles
Shawna L. Young 
Executive Director, MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs
shawnay@mit.edu
Shawna Young is the new executive director of the Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (OEOP) at MIT. Over the past year she has developed a close relationship with the OEOP as the instructor for the MITES Genomics Course and counselor for the SEED Academy Life Mastery course. At the same time, Shawna served as the administrator for the Diversity Initiative and Educational Outreach Program at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Before joining the Broad, Shawna worked at the Educational Development Center as an online curriculum developer/facilitator and she also taught science for several years in North Carolina. Shawna received a BS in Chemistry from Howard University and MAT in Science Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .Shawna has a great deal of experience working with students and helping them prepare for college and careers in science. She is really excited to share her expertise in her new role.
Julian S. Green
Program Coordinator, SEED Academy & C.O.R.E Program
jsgreen@mit.edu
Julian Green holds a B.A. degree from Brandeis University, where she double majored in English and American Literature and African/Afro-American Studies, with a minor in Journalism. Also an alumna of Columbia University, she earned a Masters degree in Human Rights Studies with a concentration in Conflict Resolution in May 2006. Her prior professional work has focused on research, advocacy and educational volunteerism. Her passionate interest in the development of communities of color on the domestic and international level has led her to volunteerism with non- profit organizations focused on educational and leadership development for students and peacebuilding initiatives for conflict zones. Her volunteerism ranges from activities at the United Nations, non-profit organizations and a political campaign. Currently, in addition to coordinating SEED Academy, she also coordinates the SEED C.O.R.E Program which stands for Confronting Obstacles and Realizing Excellence Program.
Sandra
Tenorio
Administrative
Assistant
stenorio@mit.edu
Sandra (Sandy) Tenorio joined the Office of Engineering Special Programs in November 2002 from the Headquarters of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science where, among her countless other administrative responsibilities, she coordinated the successful Lattice 2002 Conference. Sandy is no stranger to undergraduate and pre-college education. Before joining LNS, she spent four years with the Department of Athletics with responsibility for the Intramural Sports Program and the MIT Summer Day Camp. Also, Sandy speaks Spanish, and has a reputation for her warmth, efficiency, and skill.
Brenda Perez Alvarado
SEED Saturday Student Coordinator
Instructional Staff - Profiles
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Marc M. Graham, Ph.D.
In addition, Marc has worked as a Mechanical Design Engineer for Corning , a Thermal Test Engineer for General Motors, a Mechanical Engineer for TRW, a co-founder of Goso, LLC, a Senior Design Engineer for Stryker Development, and now works in technology development at TIAX, LLC. Also, he has written a book, Journey of the Lost Souls , and produced an accompanying audio CD. Marc received his B.S., S.M., and Ph.D. from MIT in Mechanical Engineering. |
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Ernesto Lopez Ernesto Lopez was born in Houston, Texas but raised in the home of the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas. Recognized as a National Hispanic Scholar in high school, he went on to study mechanical engineering at the University of Oklahoma; earning his Bachelors in 2002. At OU, his desire to teach grew and he decided to pursue a doctorate in mechanical engineering at Northeastern University of Boston. At NU, he has worked with the GK-12 program in the Boston Public School system to bring engineering concepts and research into high school level classrooThe GK-12 program further developed his desire to |
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John Pope John is a graduate student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also attended MIT for his undergraduate education. His current work deals with using artificial intelligence to create educational systems for science and math. |
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Aaron Rucker He is currently a junior at MIT pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is interested in artificial intelligence and has programming experience in Python, C++, and JAVA. Since high school he has been very enthusiastic about programming and computer science. He is also interested in robotics. He has built and programmed a few robots in summer programs and classes. He enjoys writing, playing chess, and drawing in his free time. He looks forward to working with SEED Acadamy and hopes to be a positive influence throughout this semester of SEED. |
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Joy Johnson Joy is a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering. She previously attended North Carolina State University where she graduated with degrees in Electrical & Computer Engineering. She is an Intel GEM PhD She also has a passion for community service as seen through her involvement with many non-profit organizations, campus advocate groups, as well as being an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,Inc. Joy's goal is engage in meaningful research to create technologies that will enhance the lives of those in her own community as well as abroad. |
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Manuel "Manny Cabral Manuel Cabral is a sophomore at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Although new to SEED Academy, he has been involved in the Office of Engineering Outreach Programs before as a student in the MITES summer program. He was born in the Dominican Republic but has lived in New York City for most of his life. Among his many other goals in life, he dreams of |
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Kevin A. Foster 12th & 11th Grade Life Mastery Instructor & LEAF Counselor Kevin is a graduate of Washington University with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Policy. He earned his Masters of Business Administration from the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University . He is a seasoned business strategist with experience in leading cross-functional, multi-national teams as well as global projects from concept development to successful implementation. He has extensive experience working with executive levels of management from several Fortune 500 companies as either an employee or as a partner. He is currently the Global Alliances Marketing Manager for Novell. As a Life Mastery Instructor & LEAF counselor, he will work with seniors and juniors and take the lead on planning and facilitating the Life Mastery course for our sophomores, juniors and seniors. |
Rhonda Jordan Rhonda Jordan, a native of the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, is a third year PhD student in MIT's Engineering Systems Division. She has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, and she is now researching power system development in Tanzania, utilizing a cocktail of traditional as well as dynamic models of power systems and its agents. Rhonda is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and recently earned a Xerox Fellowship. |
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