STEM Consultant Team


Jan Morrison

Executive Director, TIES

Executive Director, Envision Excellence in STEM Education

Senior STEM Consultant, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Covering: Statewide and national STEM Initiatives, STEM industry and business partnerships, Federal, state and local STEM Advocacy, Design and implementation of STEM Networks globally, Global Health and STEM, Project-based Learning


Raymond “Buzz” Bartlett

Senior Consultant, TIES

Former Director of Corporations and Foundations, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Covering: Empire State STEM Initiative, STEM Business and Industry


Marc Siciliano

Senior Consultant, TIES

Former STEM Consultant, ISA in New York City

Former teacher, Young Woman’s Leadership Academy

Covering: North Carolina STEM Schools Technical Assistance and National STEM


Anne McClellan

Senior Consultant, TIES

Chief Strategic Growth Officer, YES Prep Texas

Former Director of STEM Academies, T-STEM Initiative

Covering: National STEM work


Shannon Jewitt

Executive Assistant and Grants Coordinator, TIES


Barbra Skarzynski

Director Technology and Research Support, TIES

Covering: Web-site design, development and research for organization

TIES Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM