Ponaganset Middle School

Ponaganset High School established a PLTW Partnership Team to support our Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology, and Biomedical Pathways. The partnership team is comprised of industry and higher education representatives who work in conjunction with our school and districts leaders. This team is playing a critical role in the development of our pathways. Members of the team are currenttly focused on helping the school determine what equipment to buy for our Digital Engineering and Medical Imaging (DEMI) Lab. 

A main function of this team is to help advise us on specific curriculum and learning experiences that will help develop the knowledge and skills of practicing professionals. Another function is to serve as a resource and assist us in our efforts to find job shadowing experiences and externships for the students enroll in Ponaganset’s Pathways.

The current members of the PLTW include:

Ponaganset High School PLTW Partnership Team 2015-2016

Members

Jo Ann Johnson- PLTW Partnership Team Co-Chair
Manager, Youth & Education Programs, Tech Collective

Jason Machan, PhD- PLTW Partnership Team Co-Chair
Director, Lifespan Biostatistics Core, Lifespan Hospital System; Research Scientist, Biostatistics Research, RIH; Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University; Director Biostatistics Externship, URI Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

Ali Biercevicz, PhD
Facility Director, Rhode Island Hospital Orthopaedic Foundation

John Callahan
Administrative Manager, Lifespan Medical Simulation Center

Angela Caliendo, MD, PhD
Division Director, Rhode Island Hospital & Miriam Hospital General Internal Medicine; Executive Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School

Ed Duhaime
Sr. Project Engineer, Cadence Incorporated

Glenda Jeffrey
Software Engineer/Research & Development Software Factory Development Director, Dassault Systemes Simulia

Meghan Martinez
Cyber Terrorism Program Manager, RI State Police

Alan Sousa
Associate Engineer, FM Approvals (Division of FM Global)

Tara Rugg
Coordinator of High School Programs, New England Institute of Technology

Michael Atalay
Associate Professor & Director of Research in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School

Thomas Chun
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Dean of Pediatrics & Assistant Dean, Medical School Admissions at Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School