The 2025 STEMarts Ambassadors represent a growing network of youth leaders from across New Mexico and our international partner communities. These students are changemakers in training—collaborating on immersive SciArt installations, exploring emerging technologies like AI and AR, and amplifying youth voices through global cultural exchange. As ambassadors, they serve as XR experience guides, creative contributors, and peer mentors, applying STEAM skills in real-world settings at festivals, schools, and public events. Each brings a unique voice and vision to the STEMarts mission: empowering youth and communities to imagine a more connected, equitable future through art, science, and technology.
Youth Ambassadors
Youth Ambassadors
Ambassadors 2025
Shaylee Mirabal
UNM Albuquerque | Taos Pueblo Training Division | Director Assistant
Taylor Streit
Taos High School | Taos, New Mexico
Zion Flores
Cimarron High School | Eagle Nest, New Mexico
Sirena Quezada
Los Alamos High School | Chamisal, New Mexico | Intern
Shintaro McFarland
Taos High School | Taos, New Mexico
Juliana Lucero
Santa Fe Indian School | Santo Domingo Pueblo | Apprentice
Flora Mack
Taos High School | Taos, New Mexico | Apprentice
Samara Elling
Santa Fe High School | Santa Fe | Apprentice
HattieRose Briddell
Sora High School | Los Ojos, NM | Intern
Feliciana Mitchell-Gonzales
New Mexico School for the Arts | Vadito, NM | Intern
Tulasi LoPriore
Homeschooled | Taos, New Mexico | Apprentice
Wyatt Wade
La Cueva High School | ABQ, New Mexico
Victor Quezada
Los Alamos Middle School | Chamisal, New Mexico
Una Maitri
Santa Fe School for the Arts | Dixon, New Mexico | Intern
Emma Allen
Mesa Vista High School | Ojo Caliente, New Mexico
Emma Allen
Nicklaus Brown | Kirtland Central High School | Kirtland, NM
Captain Kireev
Accelus Academy | Carson
Kenn Dejan
Jemez Valley High School | Jemez
International Ambassadors
Joana D’Arc Moreira
Since 2020 | Janaúba, Brazil
Carol Estrela Spiller
Since 2022 | International Coordinator | Guadalajara, Mexico
Rafael Balao
Since 2021 | International Coordinator | Lisbon, Portugal
Amina Abdrazakova
Since 2020 | Ambassador | Vancouver, British Columbia
Santiago Valadez
Since 2023 | Ambassador Coordinator | Guadalajara, Mexico
Caroline Assuncao
Since 2021 | Ambassador | Northeast, Brazil
Luara Dias
Since 2021 | Ambassador | Poções, Brazil
Ramsés Vázquez del mercado Sánchez
Preparatoria UDG San Jose del valle | Ambassador | Jalisco, MX
Claudia Angelina Diaz Grano
Graduate of Centro Universitario de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (UDG) | Guadalajara, Mexico
Cesar Pamaz
Preparatoria UDG San Jose del valle | Guadalajara, Mexico
Alumni Spotlight
Amelia Martinez joined the STEMarts Ambassador and Apprenticeship Program in 2022 as a freshman, diving headfirst into immersive sci-art experiences that shaped her academic and professional journey. In 2025, she was named a LANL Scholar—one of the most prestigious STEM awards in New Mexico—and graduated as her high school’s Valedictorian.
Amelia is now pursuing a future in civil engineering, inspired by her hands-on internship at a local engineering firm, where she taught herself AutoCAD Civil 3D. Her leadership extends beyond academics: she served as president of the National Honor Society, participated in the Social Justice and Diversity Club, and volunteers with the NM Acequia Association to deepen her understanding of water issues in Northern New Mexico.
Amelia’s story is a powerful testament to how early mentorship, hands-on learning, and interdisciplinary exploration through STEMarts can empower youth to become leaders and change makers. Her success inspires us—and future alumni—to imagine what’s possible when art, science, and technology come together to shape the future.
