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Team Members

David Shaw

David Shaw

Chief Inspiration Officer

A former participant, David is a mechanical engineer with a passion for inspiring the next generation of STEM professionals

Tommy Gantz

Tommy Gantz

Regional Coordinator (Pacific North West)

Tommy Gantz is responsible for all our events and activities in the Pacific North West of the United States

Bill Allen

Bill Allen

Regional Coordinator - Mid West Events

Bill is so busy setting up and running events he hasn't completed his bio yet!

Hannah Rens

Hannah Rens

Emeritus Engineer At Large

Hannah is an aerospace engineer, working as a systems engineer when not inspiring the next generation of space professionals. Her professional work commitments preclude full time support for InSimEd; she acts in an advisory capacity relating to our engineering and STEM offerings.

Ty White

Ty White

Chief Education Officer + Regional Coordinator (South Western USA)

Ty is a high school teacher with an extensive background in supporting students in in-class and extra-curricular STEM endeavors.
He has been involved with Design Competitions for 5 years, and is a founding board member of InSimEd.

Barbara Kennedy

Barbara Kennedy

Regional Coordinator - Rocky Mountains

Barbara is a seasoned aerospace professional, currently responsible for our activities in the Rocky Mountain region

Logan Hanssler

Logan Hanssler

Regional Coordinator - Great Lakes Events

Logan is a competition alumn and student at the University of Chicago. He is responsible for coordinating all events in the Great Lakes Region and assisting other events around the country.

Hayley Spears

Hayley Spears

Chief Content Officer + Regional Coordinator (Central USA)

Hayley is a chemical engineer, with a diverse career and background. As a safety and mission assurance engineer, she provides real world aerospace experience to the InSimEd team, and to our student participants!

Nahuel de Bittencourt

Nahuel de Bittencourt

Regional Coordinator - LATAM

Nahuel will get to his bio once he's finished his next amazing education pursuit!

Adam Moss

Adam Moss

Emeritus Educator At Large

Adam Moss is an educator with almost 20 years of experience teaching science. Adam is based in Iowa and was instrumental in establishing our organization. He now acts in an advisory capacity relating to student and education directives.

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