Joanne Padrón Carney
Director, AAAS Center for Science, Technology,
and Congress
Email: jcarney@aaas.org
Ms. Carney joined the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1997 as the Director for the Center for Science, Technology, and Congress. She directs all activities of the Center, including production of the newsletter Science and Technology in Congress, organization of workshops, coordination of briefings for congressional leaders and their staff, and preparation of the regional reports on research and development in the states. In addition, she has assisted in various other activities for AAAS's Science and Policy Programs.
Prior to joining the AAAS staff, Ms. Carney was the head of Government Relations for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) where she followed civil space, civil aeronautics and defense issues for almost ten years. At AIAA Ms. Carney was staff liaison to the AIAA Public Policy Committee, and assisted in the organization of over 16 technical workshops and the preparation of numerous position papers. She also prepared analyses of the NASA budget request as the contribution to the annual AAAS Intersociety Working Group R&D Report.
Ms. Carney holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Master of Arts in Science, Technology, and Public Policy from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
Erin Heath
Senior Program Associate, AAAS Center for Science, Technology,
and Congress
Email: eheath@aaas.org
Ms. Heath joined the AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Congress in July 2006. She focuses on policy issues of the life sciences.
Most recently, Ms. Heath covered biological science policy issues at the American Institute of Biological Sciences. While there she launched AIBS’s media program, developing a media training seminar for scientists and coordinating all major media outreach activities.
She holds a Master of Science with Merit in Public Policy and Administration from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Prior to her time in London, Ms. Heath spent years as a journalist in Washington, primarily as a science policy reporter and columnist for the National Journal. She has a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Maryland.
Kasey S. White
Senior Program Associate, AAAS Center for Science,
Technology, and Congress
Email: kwhite@aaas.org
Kasey Shewey White joined the AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Congress as a Senior Program Associate in June 2005. She focuses on climate change and environmental issues, as well as the use of science in policymaking. She also serves as editor of the newsletter Science and Technology in Congress.
Ms. White came to AAAS from the Joint Oceanographic Institutions. As Director of Public Affairs, she led outreach efforts to the media, general public, and Congress related to the Ocean Drilling Program. Prior to coming to JOI, Ms. White worked with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as a co-editor of the report Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability and the lead author of the Technical Summary of the report. Ms. White has also worked for the American Geological Institute's Government Affairs Program.
Ms. White has a B.A. in Environmental Science and Policy from Duke University and a M.A. in Environmental Sciences from The Johns Hopkins University.
Phillip Chalker
Program Assistant, AAAS Center for Science, Technology, and Congress
Email: pchalker@aaas.org
Mr. Chalker joined the AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Congress in January 2009. He covers a variety of issues, including patent reform as well as policy issues in the biological sciences.
Mr. Chalker came to AAAS after spending time in Nevada working for United States Geologic Survey as a Desert Tortoise Biologist. There he collected blood to compare stress levels of translocated tortoises with those of resident tortoise populations. He also helped perform an analysis which was to determine if wildlife detector dogs could find desert tortoises. Prior to that, Mr. Chalker interned at The Wilderness Society. There he focused on creating a list which compared issues in National Monument Management Plans and Environmental Impact Statements. This list was to serve as a guide for the creation of future National Monuments.
Mr. Chalker holds a B.S. in Operations Management from the University of Maryland.
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