Our Team

Our team has nearly 60 years combined experience providing award-winning curriculum, high-impact professional development, and acheivement-driven teacher practices.


NADIA BRUNER, Co-Founder & Chief of Business Relations

Nadia is an innovator in Science teaching excellence, professional development and curriculum design. Currently, she is Founder & Managing Member of Suttle Freeman, LLC, an education consulting firm. Previous to launching her company, Nadia’s roles included STEMscopes Co-Founder, Co-Author and Associate Director Secondary Curriculum Development and District Relations and independent STEM consultant.

JESS ROWELL, Co-Founder & Chief of Curriculum Development

With a MS Science Education and a BA Biology, Jess also holds a National Certificate in STEM Teaching from the National Institute of STEM Education. She teaches middle school science and founded STEMJourneys.org. Formerly, she produced STEMscopes K-12 online science curriculum for Texas and NGSS for five years.

LISA “KERSCH” KERSCHER, Co-Founder & Chief of UI/UX

For two decades, Kersch has blended her experience and skills in academic and field science research, journalism/media, and technology. The result is a substantial portfolio of engaging educational content with local and cultural relevance. This includes six years as a STEMscopes consultant, co-developing various hands-on and interactive components.