About Us

Faith Dukes, Ph.D., Director, A-LIFT, STEM Education and Workforce Programs — Faith Dukes, PhD has a background in research, informal education, and policy. With over 15 years of professional experience, she provides strategic vision, funding guidance, and supervision of STEM education and workforce programs for the A-LIFT Office. fmdukes@lbl.gov	Nakeiah Harrell, Internship Program Manager — With a background in Business Administration and Project Management, Nakeiah manages undergraduate, postbaccalaureate, and graduate internships, supports A-LIFT initiatives and partnerships, and manages logistics for faculty programs. Program participants can email Nakeiah with questions regarding placements, onboarding, training courses, etc. NHarrell@lbl.gov
Laleh Coté, Ph.D., STEM Education Program Manager — Laleh has a background in biology, science writing, curriculum and program development, and educational research. With 15 years of experience as a STEM education professional at LBNL, she supports partnerships, program management, assessments, training workshops, outreach, and grant writing. lecote@lbl.gov	Alisa Bettale, Content and Instruction Manager — Alisa works with researchers and educators to develop curriculum. She is passionate about creating exciting educational activities that strengthen students’ STEM identity and inspire them to pursue STEM careers. abettale@lbl.gov
Elina Dluger Rios, Special Programs and Volunteer Manager — Elina has a background in outdoor and experiential education and program management. Elina supports A-LIFT with experiential programs including HS STEM Days, high school spring and summer programs, as well as Volunteer training. Program participants can email her with questions regarding outreach volunteer opportunities and high school programs. erios@lbl.gov	Brieanna Wright, Internship Coordinator — With a background in higher education and counseling, she coordinates logistics for internship programming and supports participants in A-LIFT higher education programs. Interns can email her with questions regarding deliverables, tours, events, resources, and program expectations. brieannawright@lbl.gov
Corbin Shatto, Lead Education Facilitator — With a background in afterschool education and engineering, Corbin leads A-LIFT’s middle school outreach and high school internship programs. Program participants can email him with questions regarding STEM days, volunteer opportunities, and summer programs. cshatto@lbl.gov	Julio Jaramillo Salcido, Special Projects Analyst — With a background in teaching and mathematics, Julio supports A-LIFT with operations, reporting, financial planning, and outreach activities. Program participants can email him with questions regarding ergonomic equipment, health, and safety. juliocjs@lbl.gov
Janique Ernest, Internship Program Assistant — With a background in executive administrative assistance, she provides support with facilitating A-LIFT operations and is a direct support to the Internship Program Manager, Nakeiah Harrell. She is the primary contact for all interns regarding preliminary onboarding tasks. JErnest@lbl.gov	Ernesto Sanchez, Graduate Education Assistant — Ernesto has a background in Chemistry and Education, and helps support our Quantum, Computing, Math, and Physics camp (QCaMP) curriculum and outreach activities in the A-LIFT office. Program participants can email him with questions regarding our QCAMP curriculum and high school internships. esanchez@lbl.gov
Jacari Scott, Senior Administrative Assistant — With a background in science administration, she supports outreach for all K-12 programs, STEM Days, summer apprenticeships, internships, and manages administrative tasks for A-LIFT. jscott@lbl.gov	Molly Tuholski, Student Education and Communications Assistant — Molly is currently pursuing a degree in Communications, and helps support outreach and social media efforts in the A-LIFT office. Program participants can email her with questions regarding all internship programs at the Lab. mktuholski@lbl.gov
Minnoli Raghavan, Student Assistant — Minnoli is pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley and helps support curriculum development and instruction for high school summer programs. Program participants can email her with questions regarding the Berkeley Lab Director’s Apprenticeship Program (BLDAP) Python curriculum and student projects. MRaghavan@lbl.gov	Sage Miller, Education Research Assistant — Sage has a background in Cognitive Science, and helps support our Data Science and Machine Learning curriculum and outreach activities in the A-LIFT office. Program participants can email her with questions regarding our open-source curriculum and high school internships. SageMiller@lbl.gov
Adriana Sloan, Student Education Assistant — Adriana uses her background in mathematics and education to support curriculum development for our Student, and Teacher, Quantum Computing Math and Physics camp (QCaMP). @asloan@lbl.gov	Apple Zhu, Student Assistant — Apple is responsible for supporting A-LIFT team members with live events, tours of User Facilities, checking intern deliverables, event announcements, media projects, and website updates. Program participants can email her with questions regarding deliverables and onboarding tasks. AppleZhu@lbl.gov

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