Board of Directors
Scott
May oversees an initiative that promotes interest in biotechnology
education, state by state, at the school system level. He works with
local leaders to encourage the infusion of biotechnology into standards
and curriculum as well as teacher professional development and
assessment.
May was previously senior advisor for the Mathematics and Science
Initiative (MSI) of the US Department of Education, where he managed the
initiative and advised senior officials such as Rod Paige, Secretary of
Education, and Susan Sclafani, Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Vocational and Adult Education. MSI worked to expand the research base
on how children learn, increase public awareness of the importance of
math and science education, and enhance the professional development of
teachers.
Prior to that, he was Executive Director of Project 2061 Professional
Development Programs of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science and director of strategic initiatives and partnerships at the
National Science Teachers Association. May holds an MBA from Texas A&M
University, a BA in Economics from Austin College and is fluent in
Spanish.
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