Program Staff


P.A. d'Arbeloff

Cambridge Science Festival Director

Helping people understand the relevance and value of science and math is what PA finds professionally exciting and satisfying. After having worked in journalism, media relations, event & program management, and fundraising, PA became the Director of the Cambridge Science Festival and its statewide year-round outreach initiative, Science on the Street. PA’s passion for baseball has enabled her portfolio at the MIT Museum to expand to include directing the MIT Science of Baseball Program. “My goal is to help middle school kids add math, science, and winning to their lists of favorite things they do during their summer vacations!”

Brenda Blais

Cambridge Science Festival Events and Logistics Coordinator

Brenda Blais is the Administrative/Financial Assistant for the Cambridge Science Festival/Science Festival Alliance at the MIT Museum. Brenda has been at MIT for over 20 years and enjoys meeting and working with everyone across the MIT community. When not working at MIT, you can find Brenda either at the beach or enjoying her creative side of making cards, jewelry and other mixed media projects. Being a true blue Mass native, her team is, of course, the Red Sox.

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