STEMchain is excited to add Darlene Cavalier to our Board of Advisors!

Darlene is the founder of Science Cheerleader a popular website and organization that works with 250 current and former NFL and NBA cheerleaders pursuing science and technology careers to promote science and the involvement of citizens in science and science-related policy. She has held executive positions at Walt Disney Publishing and at Discover magazine, where she now is a senior adviser and writer. She has created national science awards programs, science education initiatives, and a series of science-themed roundtable discussions for, among others, the Disney Institute, Space.com, Sally Ride’s Imaginary Lines, and the Franklin Institute.

She also serves on the Steering Committee for Science Debate and is a founding partner of Expert and Citizen Assessment of Science and Technology, which engages experts, stakeholders, and everyday citizens in assessing the implications of emerging developments in science and technology.

She originated and managed the Emmy award-winning Science of NFL Football series produced by the NFL, NBC Sports, NBC Learn, the National Science Foundation and Science Cheerleader.

“I founded the Science Cheerleader to unite the citizen’s desire to be heard and valued, the scientist’s growing interest in the public’s involvement, and government’s need to garner public support. The Science Cheerleader serves to get the conversation going, rally the troops, solicit views from all sides and change the tone of science and science policy in this country. I am honored to be included and excited to partner with STEMchain as their platform will enable The Science Cheerleader to amplify our reach and encourage more students to pursue STEM subjects. I believe that STEMchain provides an important new mechanism for funding STEM programs like The Science Cheerleader.”

Darlene Cavalier is a professor of practice at Arizona State University’s Center for Engagement and Training, part of the School for the Future of Innovation in Society.

Professor Cavalier is the founder of SciStarter, founder of Science Cheerleader, and cofounder of ECAST: Expert and Citizen Assessment of Science and Technology.

She is a founding board member of the Citizen Science Association, and a member of the EPA’s National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology and was appointed to the National Academy of Sciences “Designing Citizen Science to Support Science Learning” committee.

She is the co-editor of “The Rightful Place of Science: Citizen Science” (ASU 2016; available on Amazon.com) and the author of “The Science of Cheerleading” (available on iTunes).

She resides in Philadelphia, PA with her husband and their four children.

Welcome on board, Darlene!

About STEMchain

STEMchain’s core objective is to create a more transparent funding modality for crypto holders to fund to STEM based organizations. STEMchain aims to increase and fortify the trust between a funder and the target organization while simultaneously providing a channel to the growing cryptocurrency market. Built on the Stellar Network, the STEMchain ecosySTEM is a platform for donors and organizations to connect. The Stellar Network provides donations that are fast, transparent, and inexpensive.

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