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      <image:caption>CHEYENNE SKYE BRANSCUM · PK–12 Program Officer, AISES</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>JENNIFER BUSHMAN · Co-Founder &amp; CEO, FED BY BLUE</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>MICHAEL CURTAIN · CEO, DC Central Kitchen</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>JOANNA DENG · 2025 National STEM Champion</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>STEVE DWYER · Senior Director for Innovation, U.S. House of Representatives</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>KARLA EIDEM, PMP, PMO-CP · Regional Managing Director, North America, PMI</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ALEX ERICKSON · Manager, Youth &amp; Family Learning Engagement, The Henry Ford</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>TRACY FANARA, DR. · Coastal Modeling Portfolio Manager, NOAA; Creator, “Inspector Planet”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>BOBAK FERDOWSI · Flight Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>JAY FLORES · Global STEM Ambassador &amp; Founder, Invent The Change</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>GARY FLOWERS · CIO, Transformation &amp; Technology Services, Year Up</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>MOLLY FOGARTY · Head of Corporate Affairs, Nestlé U.S.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ANDREW FRIENDLY · VP, Government Affairs &amp; Public Policy, Autodesk</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SOPHIA FU · 2025 National STEM Champion</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PAULA GOLDEN · President, Broadcom Foundation</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>MARY BETH HALIBURDA · Program Manager, Detroit Programs &amp; Field Trips, The Henry Ford</image:caption>
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