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The TAERSIF Steering Committee
The Thomas A. Edison Regional
Science and Inventors Fairs (TAERSIF) Steering Committee is composed of
representatives from Southwest Florida educational institutions as well as
public and private organizations and businesses. All parties are interested in
promoting a sound education in the sciences, mathematics, engineering, and
technologies while instilling a working knowledge of each person’s intrinsic
right to benefit from his or her creative, problem solving, and critical
thinking skills through application of the scientific, inventive and
entrepreneurial processes.
The District of Lee County
Public Schools, Florida Gulf Coast University, and the (501)(c)(3) Edison
Festival of Light serve as financial administrators, each in specific areas of
the annual program. An endowment fund was established in 2001 to provide
a more stable source of future funding of the regional fairs and is managed by
the Southwest Florida Community Foundation. For more information refer to How You Can Help .
CO Chairpersons:
Gary H.
Nelson, DVM
President,
drghn@aol.com
Rick Tully, Environmental
Education
District of Lee County Public Schools
RandolphRT@leeschools.net
Co-Regional Science Fair
Coordinators:
Mike
Savaresse, Ph.D.,
MSavaresse@fgcu.edu
Rick Tully,
Environmental Education
District of Lee County Public Schools
RandolphRT@leeschools.net
Assistant
Science Fair Coordinator:
Shirley
Morrison
District of Lee County Public Schools
ShirleyRM@leeschools.net
Regional
Inventors Fair Coordinator:
Barbara Winitzer
District of Lee County Public Schools
BarbaraWI@leeschools.net
Committee members: (in alphabetical order)
Carol Anderson
Shelby Baucom
Imaginarium Educational Programs Director
Patty Borden
Regional Fairs Volunteer Coordinator
Carl Burnside
Principal, Dunbar High
Pam Burt
Elementary Science Expo Coordinator
Scott Cooper
Hendry County Public Schools
Jim Garrison
Kiwanis International
Science Fair Committee
Linda Gorovoy
Science Fair Awards Committee
Jim Helms
Past Chairperson, Public Relations & Sponsorship Committee
Jerry Jackson,
Ph.D.
FGCU Faculty Volunteer Judge Coordinator
Sally
Mayberry, Ph.D.
FGCU Student Volunteer Coordinator
Louise Phillips
Klocke of
Amy Pritz
Event Coordinator
Dave Rice
Evie
Rosen
The News Press
Katie
Schlotterbeck
Private School Representative
Jackie Speake
Science Coordinator,
Jaimie Weisinger
Chairperson: Edison Day of Discovery