Over the past year, the Office of Research Experiences & Education (OREE) first advisory board has helped guide and inform the office's strategic direction and programmatic initiatives.
With their unmatched experience and knowledge across the education and research continuums, these inaugural advisory board members have each individually, and as a collective, graciously given their time, input, and passion to OREE’s mission since the board was first established in 2023.
Chair Sally Creel, Ed.D.
Head of Partnerships; For The Win Robotics
Creel brings more than 30 years of K-12 experience to the OREE Advisory Board. For nearly two decades, she spearheaded science and STEM programs for the 32nd largest school district in the U.S., fostering collaboration with teachers, administrators, and community partners to develop thriving, self-sustaining STEM ecosystems. Creel also serves on UL Research Institutes’ Advisory Board to the Chief Research Officer as a representative of OREE.
Jacquie Genovesi, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for STEAM Equity; The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Genovesi has more than 35 years of experience working in informal STEM learning environments and leads The Academy of Natural Sciences’ Center for STEAM Equity as its founding executive director. She uses her experience and academic knowledge as a practitioner to inform and guide her research into practice projects.
Janelle M. Johnson, Ph.D.
Director, Colorado STEM Education and Professor of STEM Education, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Johnson is the co-editor of “STEM21: Equity in Teaching and Learning to Meet Global Challenges of Standards, Engagement, and Transformation” (2018). In her current role, her focus is professional development for interdisciplinary, inclusive STEM teaching and learning. She taught math and earth science to multilingual students in Guatemala and Arizona for eight years in elementary, middle, and high school, and did research with Indigenous teachers in Guatemala and Mexico on the outcomes of U.S.-based professional development.
Nicole Norfles, Ed.D.
Director of Program Practice and Innovation; Council for Opportunity in Education
Norfles has more than 25 years of experience — nationally and internationally — working on the expansion of educational opportunities for low-income and first-generation-to-college individuals. Her work began with policy research before encompassing STEM programming and professional development supporting precollege, undergraduate, and graduate college access and completion; technology use and access; student financial aid; and general indicators of educational opportunity. She holds a bachelor’s degree in public health education, a master’s in adult education, and a doctorate in higher education administration with a focus on policy and international education.
Tiffany Reardon
Director of Transfer Preparation Programs; University of California at Berkeley
Reardon has more than 24 years of experience working to change the face of STEM through her work with community college and university math, science, and engineering programs. Her work focuses on connecting students to undergraduate research opportunities, including her establishment of REUFinder.com, a blog designed to expose nontraditional students to paid research opportunities.