Program Director Update In The NSF AISL Program

Beginning this month, Valentine Kass, Program Director with the National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)/ISE program since 2001, will be on a year-long sabbatical to study the science of science communication, with the PBS NewsHour serving as her host institution. Her email is VKass@newshour.org. The National Science Foundation has also welcomed a new Program Officer, Julie Johnson, to the AISL program this month. Julie has a long history of working with museums and other informal learning institutions. She is co-founder and owner of the consulting firm J2R2 Leadership and Change Associates, LLC and most recently served as a CAISE Advisor. She can be reached at jjohnson@nsf.gov.