Davie County STEM Education Leadership Team

Background: During the summer of 2009, Davie County was selected to participate in the NC STEM Community Collaborative.  The NC STEM Community Collaborative is a STEM education initiative funded through MCNC and made possible by the generosity of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Davie County was selected by NC STEM on the basis of 3 strengths vital to success in innovation for STEM education:

• Significant evidence of innovation in education
• Well established local partnerships
• A strong desire to prepare students for the education and economic demands of the future

Leadership: An “Innovation Design Team” for STEM education in Davie County has been established and is working hard to lead our local efforts under the auspices of the state-wide NC STEM Community Collaborative.   Members of the Davie County Innovation Design Team are:

Dr. Linda Bost – Assistant Superintendent Davie County Schools
Butch Rooney – Director of Technology Davie County Schools
Ann Graham- Director of Accountability and Testing
Terry Bralley – President, Davie County Economic Development Commission
Chris Anderson – Chairman, Davie County Commissioners
Terry Renegar – Chairman, Davie County Board of Education
Dr. Mary Rittling – President, Davidson County Community College
Beth Dirks – Manager, Davie County
Christy Forrest – Associate Dean, Academic Programs, Davie Campus, DCCC

Larry Colbourne – President, Mebane Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Ann Lambros – Assistant Dean for Medical Education, Director, Center of Excellence for Research, Teaching & Training, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Dr. Stan Hill – Assistant Director, Research Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University Health Sciences ( CERTL )
Doug Atkinson – President, Atkinson Collaborative Enterprise, LLC

The well established local partnerships are evident once again as Davie County government, education and community leaders have come together in this important collaborative effort.