[title Crew biographies, photos and mission patch – November 4th]
Jen Carver-Hunter
Jen Carver-Hunter is a 5th grade teacher at a Title 1 School in Salt Lake City, Utah. Carver-Hunter is the crew commander for the Spaceward Bound Utah program at the Mars Desert Research Station. She is also an alumni member of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Teacher Innovator Institute and a current member of Space Center Houston’s SEEC Crew.
Alexander Rowe
Alex is a Digital Learning Coach from Salt Lake City School District. He has been in education for 18 years, in many capacities. When the opportunity to be a part of this experience arose, his inner child was ecstatic. He has dreamt of space travel since he was in elementary school.
Jake Paszko
My name is Jake Paszko. I am a 6th grade science teacher. I enjoy most things that get me outside from photographing wildlife to trail running. I look forward to sharing what I experience at the Mars Desert Research Station.
Dianea Phillips
Dianea Phillips is a lifelong learner and an informal educator from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is the education director of the Montreal Aviation Museum, a youth life coach, an entrepreneur, and the owner of STEM/STEAM programs known as Science Yourself! No G’s About It. She is a longtime presenter at JSCH and the SEEC Conference and is a member of the SEEC Crew. She works as a global educator, crossing our little blue marble to bring STEM/STEAM education to underserved communities. Her motto! Dream it! Design it! Manifest it! Get it done!
Yishan Lee
Yishan Lee is an 8th grade Earth & Space Sciences teacher from Queens, New York! She loves rocks, board games, reptiles, and traveling. Her mission as an educator is to make science accessible to all students and inspire them to be curious about the world that we live in.
Parker Ellison
I’m a 6th grade science teacher who’s been teaching for 14 years in Salt Lake City. My life apart from teaching is my wife Tori and my two cats.
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