Betsy Frederick
Betsy Frederick ( ) was one of the designers of the educational computing program for Albuquerque Public Schools as it moved from mainframe to a personal computer focus. She is a Director of Network New Mexico, an organization providing support for 'grassroots' networking solutions for schools. Global Education and Multimedia are special interests. She is the President of SIG/Tel, the Special Interest group for Telecommunications, part of the International Society for Technology in Education. Through the New Mexico Network for Women in Science and Engineering Betsy has directed Expanding Your Horizons workshops that encourage the participation of young women in math, science, technology and engineering.

Currently, Betsy is a Program Manager for the Supercomputing Challenge through Los Alamos National Lab. She has been both a participant and facilitator with the Adventures in Modeling (AIM), an NSF ITEST project through MIT and the Santa Fe Institute. She has a degree in Dance from Mills College and maintains an active interest in the Fine Arts. Her Master's degree is With Honors from the University of New Mexico.

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Hal Scheintaub
Hal Scheintaub ( ) is a science teacher at Governor’s Academy in Byfield, Mass. and a researcher with the Teacher Education Program at MIT. He has a doctorate in cell physiology and biophysics from SUNY at Buffalo, and was a public health research scientist. He has been a public and private high school science teacher for more than 20 years

Hal says, "Biology students who learn about parts often have difficulty picturing how those parts come together to form living things. With StarLogo simulations students discover that interactions are just as important as actions in determining how living systems work. “

Hal is doing exciting work with his physics students, and the Starlogo development team at MIT, in a new programming environment called StarLogo,The Next Generation (TNG). TNG is designed to rapidly engage students in game and simulation development in the context of science and programming classes. The team believes that there is a productive overlap between games and models. They have seen student game-makers become student model-builders, building and using scientific models to enhance their content learning. Their work is driven by the vision of many students using StarLogo TNG to program exciting 3D video games driven by scientifically sound models.

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Paige Prescott
Paige Prescott ( ) is a rarity in education: a bilingual science teacher who can teach all levels, 7-12. Last year at Monte del Sol she taught 9th grade Physical Science and 8th grade Earth Science. She has taught Science in the Espanola Middle School, at the Gallup, NM high school and at the International School in Guadalajara, Mexico. Additionally, Paige spent two years in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic. Her B.A. is from Bowdoin College and her M.S. in Science Education is from the University of New Mexico. Paige sits on the Governing Board of Monte Del Sol Charter School.

Paige is a past recipient of the Santa Fe Institute Teacher Award for Outstanding Science Teaching.

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Irene Lee
Irene Lee ( ) is the Project GUTS’ Principal Investigator and coordinator. In this position, she plays many roles; she organizes Project GUTS workshops, develops the curriculum, manages the program, works on the research component of Project GUTS, and shares our findings with the community and funding institutions.

As a science specialist for the Santa Fe Public Schools Afterschool Enrichment Program, Irene saw first-hand the opportunities that afterschool and summer science programs can provide. Since 1998 she has been involved with the Santa Fe Institute / Massachusetts Institute of Technology Adventures in Modeling Program (NSF-ITEST), first as a participant and later as the lead facilitator. Irene currently also manages the Santa Fe Institute Summer Internship Mentorship (SIM) Program for high school students and enjoys mentoring students working on their Supercomputing Challenge projects.

Irene Lee received her BA in pure mathematics from the University of Chicago and her EdM in technology in education from Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She has designed and programmed educational and video games for Electronic Arts and Theatrix Interactive/Berkeley Learning Technologies.

Irene is a past president and executive director of the Swarm Development Group. She serves on the board of the Supercomputing Challenge and as a member of the Math and Science Advisory Committee of the New Mexico Public Education Department.