Kristine Ouzts
Professional Background
Kristine Ouzts had two careers prior to retiring. She began in commercial banking and finance where she managed a portfolio of business relationships, providing financing and treasury management services. After 20 years, she transitioned into her second career in higher education where she was business faculty and developed curriculum in entrepreneurship. She served as the faculty advisor for the student entrepreneur organization and for 9 years mentored university students participating in an entrepreneur development program.
Passion for Bountiful STEM
Kristine is dedicated to the Bountiful STEM programs with life-changing, educational experiences for underserved students in the U.S. and Africa. She is a life-long believer that technology benefits us personally, in business and society. She knows that hands-on experience with equipment and mentors impacts opportunity for students. She is focused on developing and expanding programs that help people develop meaningful careers, bringing economic benefit to themselves and their communities.
JIM LAUDIE
Professional Background
Jim Laudie works in program management at Intergalactic, where he leads teams that design and build advanced cooling systems for aircraft. With over a decade of leadership experience, he organizes complex projects and ensures every part of the business runs smoothly to meet high-stakes goals.
Passion for Bountiful STEM
Jim is deeply passionate about Bountiful STEM and its mission to provide hands-on technology training to students in underserved regions like Africa. He is motivated by the belief that giving young people access to technical skills empowers them to solve local problems and build brighter futures for their communities. Jim works to expand the foundation’s reach and ensure these life-changing educational opportunities continue to grow.
Eric Decker
Professional Background
Eric Decker is the Director of Information Technology (IS&T) for Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC), where he leads enterprise technology strategy, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. With over 30 years of experience—ranging from serving as a systems manager for the U.S. Air Force to directing large-scale business technology teams at Denver Water—Eric specializes in building resilient IT infrastructures and fostering innovation through AI and data analytics. He holds an MBA and a PMP certification, combining deep technical expertise with a strategic approach to executive leadershipPassion for Bountiful STEM
Passion for Bountiful STEM
Eric is deeply passionate about the mission of Bountiful STEM, which resonates with his lifelong commitment to technology and education. Having spent years developing software and leading technical teams, he finds great fulfillment in seeing young people transition from consumers to creators and problem solvers. Eric is particularly driven to bridge the gap in underserved regions where resources are limited, leveraging his experience with the Young Professionals Career Engagement Program to help students gain the technical skills necessary to build brighter futures for themselves and their communities.
Barbara Harrington
Professional Background
Barbara Harrington is an award-winning synthetic organic
chemist, professional coach, educator, and advocate for girls
and women in STEM. With more than 35 years of experience
across science, leadership, coaching, and education, she
brings both technical expertise and a deep understanding of
how people grow, learn, and step into their potential.
Barbara spent about two decades in the pharmaceutical
industry contributing to work connected to life-changing
medicines. After leaving the industry, she became a Master’s
Certified NeuroCoach and volunteered as a Judge and Judge
Advisor for VEX Robotics at the local, state, and world levels.
She has also been inducted into the VEX Robotics STEM Hall of Fame
of Fame and is a recipient of the VEX Robotics Inspirational
All-Star Award for her contributions to robotics education.
Passion for Bountiful STEM
Barbara is passionate about Bountiful STEM because she
believes hands-on STEM education can change the direction
of a young person’s life. Through robotics, coding,
mentorship, confidence-building experiences, and programs
such as Girl Powered, she has seen students discover their
voice, their ideas, and their ability to solve real-world
problems.
She is especially committed to expanding access for girls and
underserved students in the U.S. and Africa, helping them
build skills, confidence, and opportunity for themselves, their
families, and their communities.
Seth Ogoe-Ayim
Professional Background
Seth Ogoe Ayim works in education and strategic development, where he is a Ph.D. candidate at Brigham Young University’s McKay School of Education. Specializing in Measurement and Evaluation, he serves as a Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, focusing his research on STEM curriculum development and teacher professional development in emerging markets. With over a decade of leadership as a PMP-certified professional and Co-founder of Bountiful Technologies, he organizes complex international projects and ensures every part of the foundation’s operations across regions like Ghana and Liberia runs smoothly to meet high-stakes educational goals.
Passion for Bountiful STEM
Seth is deeply passionate about Bountiful STEM and its mission to provide hands-on technology training—including robotics and coding—to students in underserved regions like Africa. He is motivated by the belief that giving young people access to technical skills empowers them to solve local problems and build brighter futures for their communities. Seth works to expand the foundation’s reach and ensure these life-changing educational opportunities continue to grow.
Selena Appiah
Professional Background
Selina Appiah works in operations management and STEM coaching, where she serves as the Co-founder and Operations Manager for both Bountiful Technologies and the Bountiful STEM Educational Foundation. With extensive experience in coordinating educational logistics and coaching competitive robotics teams, she organizes complex international programs and ensures the foundation’s outreach to rural and urban communities runs smoothly to meet high-stakes educational goals.
Passion for Bountiful STEM
Selina is deeply passionate about Bountiful STEM and its mission to provide hands-on technology training—specifically in robotics and AI—to students in underserved regions like Ghana. She is motivated by the belief that giving young people access to technical skills empowers them to solve local problems and build brighter futures for their communities. Selina works to expand the foundation’s reach and ensure these life-changing educational opportunities continue to grow for the next generation of innovators.
Ato Brown
Professional Background
Francis Ato Brown is a retired development professional and former World Bank Group Country Manager with nearly 30 years of experience in international development and economic policy. During his tenure, he led strategic dialogue and supervised complex portfolios in countries such as Kazakhstan (2016–2019) and Sierra Leone (2012–2015), where he notably spearheaded the World Bank’s emergency response to the Ebola pandemic. His expertise spans infrastructure development, utility reforms, and innovative financing. Upon retiring in 2019, he transitioned into the private sector as the Founder and CEO of Albert’s Haven Farms and the Albert’s Haven Autism Foundation, leveraging his leadership background to build sustainable social enterprises in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Passion for Bountiful STEM
Ato’s work is driven by a deeply personal mission: creating a world where neurodivergent individuals are empowered rather than sidelined. Inspired by his son, Albert, he founded the Albert’s Haven Autism Foundation to provide high-quality respite care, expert training for caregivers, and a supportive network for families navigating autism in Ghana. He is a fierce advocate for “social impact farming,” using his 160-acre Albert’s Haven Farms not only as a commercial venture for crops like dragon fruit and passion fruit but as a sustainable demonstration hub. By integrating modern agricultural technology with STEM education, Ato seeks to provide vocational pathways for youth and neurodivergent individuals, proving that innovation and inclusion can transform both lives and local economies.
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