The Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP)

IBParticipation is committed to supporting future scientists as they make their way through their education and careers. In particular, our focus is on making an education and career in science more accessible to women, people of color, and first generation college students. In addition, we hope to support the work of faculty and administrators as they work to successfully include students from a variety of backgrounds in their programs. It is our goal to foster an on-going exchange of ideas and resources between individuals and institutions who have discovered strategies for success and are willing to share with those who are working to navigate their future in the STEM fields.

Read more about Institute for Broadening Participation programs at www.IBParticipation.org

P.O. Box 607
Damariscotta, ME 04543
1-866-593-9103
Contact us by email

For more information contact:

Ashanti Johnson, Executive Director of IBP; MS PHD'S Director

Sandra Thomas, Senior Administrator

Susie Valaitis, Associate Director

Liv Detrick, Assistant Director

Chris Cash, Student Assistance Programs Director

Rebecca Fowler, Student Assistance Programs Manager

Leslie Fuller, Resources Coordinator

Allyson Fauver, Policy Analyst, Media Specialist

Christopher Brehme, Research Scientist

Dana Saywell, Content Systems Manager

Cynthia Charles, Database Specialist

David Siegfried, Content Systems Administrator

Charlie Witherell, Database Programmer

Lois Ricciardi, MS PHD'S Coordinator

Vivian Whitney, MS PHD'S Evaluator and Professional Development Specialist

Warner Ithier Guzman, Ph.D.Candidate & MS PHD'S Professional Development Program Assistant Coordinator

LaTanya Turner, MS PHD'S Assistant Project Coordinator

Inetha Sheffield, Virtual Classroom and Community Engagement Mentoring Program (VCCEMP) Coordinator

Board Members

DiOnetta Jones, Associate Dean and Director, Office of Minority Education, Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education

Leslie Lerea, Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Director of SPIRE

Stefan Pakulski, Community, Economic, and Organizational Development

Keivan Stassun, Combining scholarly practices in research, teaching, and outreach