Director
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Darby FeldwinnChemistry and SciTrek; UCSBDarby is the director of the SCSP and director and founder of SciTrek. At UCSB she teaches classes in both the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, as well as Education. As director of SciTrek she is often seen in local 2nd - 6th grade classrooms helping carry out long-term science investigations. In her free time, she can be found hanging out with her dogs, gardening, or corralling her chickens, turkeys, and geese. |
SCSP Coordinator
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Sammi LambertChemistry; San Marcos High SchoolSammi graduated with her M.A. in Chemistry and an emphasis in Chemical Education from UCSB in 2020. As her Masters project, she worked with Darby and the SciTrek program writing 6th grade curriculum and teaching science in elementary school classrooms. Sammi is currently a chemistry teacher at San Marcos High School (Go Royals!). She loves hanging out with her beardie, Avogadro, and going to Disneyland. |
Teacher Leaders for 2024 Summer Institute
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Kandie White2nd Grade; La Patera Elementary School, GoletaKandie has taught many different grade levels and has assumed a variety of leadership roles in the Goleta Union School District over the years. She is very curious, and she loves to learn new things. In her free time, Kandie enjoys walking her dog, adventuring with her daughters, pursuing creative outlets, and marveling at the oddities of her backyard chickens. |
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Kyla Rightmer5th Grade; Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Santa Barbarakylar@mountcarmelschool.netKyla teaches fourth grade at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. She enjoys watching her two boys play soccer and flag football on the weekends! |
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Ashley GriffinK & 1st Grades; Goleta Family School, GoletaAshley received her teaching credential and masters degree from UC Berkeley. She teaches Kindergarten and 1st grade at Goleta Family School. She enjoys teaching kids how to read and also to love being in nature. When Ashley is not at school, she enjoys reading, knitting, hiking, and listening to her kids talk about their LEGOs. |
Former Teacher Leaders
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Janis Spracher jspracher@gmail.com
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Laura Spracher;lspracher@gmail.com
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Ryan Helsel rhelsel@sbunified.org
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Kyla Rightmer kylar@mountcarmelschool.net
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Patty Malone pmalone@hopeschooldistrict.org
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Hortencia Corral hortenciagarcia@gmail.com
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Kim Castagna kimdcastagna@gmail.com
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Lauri Dahlin sbla.dahlin@gmail.com
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Sue Johnson sjohnson@education.ucsb.edu
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Rodney Lee rlee@rivieraridge.org
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Lisa Lisle ulvaeusmj@yahoo.com
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Marta Ulvaeus ulvaeusmj@yahoo.com
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Mandi de Witte mdewitte@cusd.net
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Nicole Gee ngee@sbunified.org
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Nichole Hughes nicholehughes.ndh@gmail.com