Curriculum Advisors
Henrietta Gomez, Tribal elder/speaker
Henrietta is a living treasure in Taos serving as a cultural specialist for so many organizations and projects. She has a unique gift of sharing traditional knowledge while seeking new ways to create intercultural bridges of understanding and communication. Henrietta is a speaker for the BioSTEAM Youth Program and shares her personal experience and knowledge in our INTERview series.
Dr. Greg Cajete, author, native science advisor
Greg is an educator dedicated to honoring the foundations of indigenous knowledge in education. Dr. Cajete is a Tewa Indian from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. He has served as a New Mexico Humanities scholar in ethno botany of Northern New Mexico and as a member of the New Mexico Arts Commission. Dr. Cajete has authored five books including “Native Science: Natural Laws of Interdependence”.
Bettina Sandoval, Director, Taos Pueblo Education and Training Division
Bettina is from Taos Pueblo and has always had a passion for education. She has 10 years of progressive experience in the education field and is Director of the Taos Pueblo Education & Training Division. In the past two years she has successfully grown and maintained the programs she oversees; building relationships with schools, alternative educators, and all stakeholders involved in education, employment, and training.
Sheryl Romero, Cultural specialist /speaker
Sheryl advises on the cultural knowledge exchange for the BioSTEAM Youth Program and is a speaker for our public programs. Sheryl is a Taos Pueblo Tribal member, with a passion for reclaiming the agricultural heritage of Taos Pueblo and to restore its traditional food systems. Sheryl is a curriculum advisor and shares her personal experience and knowledge in our INTERview series.
Tiana Suazo, Executive Director, Red Willow Farms
Tiana is Executive Director at Red Willow Farm at Taos Pueblo, whose mission is to reclaim the agricultural heritage of Taos Pueblo and to restore its traditional food systems. They incorporate ancient and modern sustainable farming practices, offer hands-on educational programs, and run the Red Willow Farmers Market. Tiana is a curriculum advisor and shares her personal experience and knowledge in our INTERview series.
Kaila Dicky, Teacher, Anansi Charter School
Kaila is a creative and innovative seventh and eighth grade math and science teacher at Anansi Charter School and also teaches at Upward Bound Math and Science in the summer. She has been implementing the STEMarts Curriculum Tools in her classroom since 2016 and is now advising on the BioSTEAM platform and curriculum interface.
Dr.Nicole Lloyd-Ronning, Astrophysicist, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Nicole is an astrophysicist at Los Alamos National Lab, where she studies the black holes created in the deaths of massive stars, and leads the outreach efforts on behalf of the Center for Theoretical Astrophysics. She is also on the faculty of the University of New Mexico, Los Alamos where she teaches physics. She is a science advisor and guest instructor in BioSTEAM projects.
Dr. Steven Goldfarb, physicist, ATLAS Experiment at CERN.
Dr. Steven Goldfarb is an experimental particle physicist working for the University of Melbourne on the ATLAS Experiment at CERN. He chairs the International Particle Physics Outreach Group, coordinates University of Michigan undergraduate research programs at CERN, serves on the QuarkNew Advisory Board, and is a fellow of the American Physical Society, serving on the Committee for Informing the Public. Steve frequently gives public talks on science, discovery and international collaboration, co-wrote a popular TED Ed video “The basics of the Higgs boson” and, most importantly, fronts the world-famous Canettes Blues Band.
