Leadership:
Pavithra Lakshminarayan
Creator & Chief, Mindbytes
pavithra.lakshminarayan@gmail.com
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Asst. Director, 21st Century STEM Program, Camden County College
erodriguez1@camdencc.edu
Michelle Riordan
STEM Director, Police Activities League of Egg Harbor Township & Atlantic County
michelle.riordan@ehtpal.org
Who We Are
The South Jersey STEM Ecosystem is a diverse community of individuals, institutions and industry. We collaborate to ensure an inclusive STEM culture that champions access to innovation, opportunity, equity, and lifelong learning. We are making South Jersey the “Go-To” place for STEM Talent.
Our mission is to grow and align assets and efforts to develop, implement, replicate and take to scale evidence-based, interdisciplinary innovations that will better prepare all learners within the region for the 21st Century’s rapidly evolving STEM economy.
Stakeholders include AtlantiCare, Atlantic Cape Community College, Atlantic City Electric, Atlantic City School District, Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City, Camden County College, Camden City School District, Mindbytes, Puratos, Rowan College of South Jersey, Rowan University, Rutgers University Camden, Salem Community College, Siemens, Stockton University, Our Lady Star of the Sea Regional School, Ideal Institute of Technology, South Jersey Industries, Exelon Corporation, the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce, and the Atlantic County Workforce Development Board.