Meet Our
Team and Partners
Team Directory

Dr. Karen Sanzo
Executive Director

Dr.Gary Skeen
Associate Director

Dr. Rachel S. White
Director, Aerospace Academy of the Eastern Shore

Rachele Hirsch-Brooks
Program Lead, STEM Academy at Booker T. Washington

Dr. Helen Sapieka
Director, SmithTech – School for Computer Science, Innovation, & Design

Ms. Tirzah Sarro
Program Administrator- Maritime Engineering and Environmental Studies Academy

Ms. Kaitlyn McCoy
Program Manager - Maritime Engineering and Environmental Studies Academy

Ms. Alecia Stancil
Program Manager-SmithTech-School for Computer Science, Innovation, and Design

Stephen Croffie Djan
Graduate Assistant

Huyen Nguyen
Graduate Assistant

Mabel Annobil
Graduate Assistant

Vaishnavi Lashkar
Graduate Assistant
ODU Faculty Affiliates
Rapidly changing education one innovation at a time
Early Development: From the beginning, ODU recognized the importance of creating a supportive network for lab schools, involving teachers, administrators, students, and other stakeholders in the co- design and implementation of these schools.
