Cheryl Tokarski, Director
Cheryl brings a unique blend of industry and education experience to her work in advancing STEM learning across Connecticut. With a background in Electrical Engineering and an MBA, Cheryl spent over two decades in the private sector before shifting her focus to education. She has taught high school math and computer science, led a K–12 math department, and served as a school principal. In her role as Vice President of Programs at the Connecticut Science Center, she led statewide professional learning and student programming initiatives. She later joined the Connecticut State Department of Education as STEM Project Manager, working to strengthen STEM opportunities across districts. Today, Cheryl is proud to lead the development of STEM-ACT, where she works to foster collaboration and build lasting infrastructure to support high-quality STEM learning for all students.
Planning Team
It is with a great deal of admiration and gratitude that we acknowledge the initial planning team who has helped us get this journey started. We look forward to our continued work together as we move from planning to action!
- Angela Antonelli
- Lisa Bowden
- James Carlson
- David Conelias
- Jeffery Corbishley
- Peter Dimoulas
- Miah Dreger
- Gregory Kane
- Bonnie Maur
- William McDonnough
- Jennifer Michalek
- Robin Moore
- Karen Pfeffer
- Richard Reynolds
- Mark Ruede
- John Tusch