


Meet Our Team
We’re teachers, students, parents, artists, programmers, game designers, activists, engineers, and tinkerers. We believe the future of learning is in hands-on creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving. We ask our young engineers to imagine, prototype, build, and improve their designs every day. And that’s our team approach too. Have an idea or a question about hands-on STEAM learning or MakerState? Connect with us below!
Stephen Gilman
Founder & Executive Director
Stephen Gilman
Founder & Executive Director
- Email:stephen@maker-state.com
Marie Valencia
Operations Coordinator
Marie Valencia
Operations Coordinator
- Email:marie@maker-state.com
Denise Hermano
Partner Coordinator
Denise Hermano
Partner Coordinator
- Email:denise@maker-state.com
Axel Perez
Curriculum Coordinator & Maker Fellow Coach
Axel Perez
Curriculum Coordinator & Maker Fellow Coach
Masteries: curriculum design, design thinking, industry, materials, ergonomy, aesthetic studies teaching mainly with STEAM design and PBL methods
- Email:axel@maker-state.com
Aqsa Syeda
Curriculum Coordinator & Maker Fellow Coach
Aqsa Syeda
Curriculum Coordinator & Maker Fellow Coach
Masteries: Instructional design, STEM trainer, project-based lesson planning, career counseling and development
- Email:aqsa@maker-state.com
Adam Ali
Partner Coordinator
Adam Ali
Partner Coordinator
- Email:adam@maker-state.com
Maker Fellow STEM Instructors
Judeine Carey
Nicholas Moore
Kristle Johnson
Dhymond Francis
Masteries: Adobe Suite, Tinkercad, Canva, Micro:Bit, CoSpaces VR & AR, Adobe Photoshop, Piskelapp.
Romie Zelaya
Jonathan Mirsky
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