Board of Directors

Lisa is the Vice President, BAE Systems. In her previous leadership roles, as a Deputy Vice President and prior to that, as Engineering Director for the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Solutions (ISRS) Business Area she was the engineering authority for all engineering activities within ISRS; including technology and product roadmaps, resource allocation, domain training and engineering execution on proposals and programs. Prior to this role, Lisa was the Director of the Integrated Vision Solutions Product Line for the Survivability and Targeting Solutions Business Area within the Electronic Solutions Sector at BAE Systems in Austin, Texas. In this role, Lisa was responsible for the strategy, product development and program execution of platform-based situational awareness products, force protection, base defense as well as advanced mission electronics and embedded training systems. She has also served as the Director of Soldier Solution Product Line for the Soldiers and Vehicle Solutions Business Area. Having recently joined BAE Systems 6 years ago, she brings with her over 30 years of experience in the aerospace and defense industry. Her roles have ranged from research and development, high volume manufacturing, supply chain program management and new business capture. Lisa has experience in Lean Product Development and Six Sigma. Lisa received a Master of Science in Physics from Northeastern University. She is a member of several professional societies including Society of Women Engineers and the National Defense Industry Association. Lisa has served as chairperson for The DOME (Diversity and Outreach for Math and Engineering) Foundation board of directors and is currently serving on the board of GSTEM (Global Diversity and STEM Education). She has previously held positions on the Massachusetts High Technology Council, NH High Technology Council and Natick Science & Technology Board of Directors.

Larisa K. Schelkin is CEO, Global STEM Education Center, Inc. 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation; She is President of the Global STEM EducationConsulting, LLC. Larisa is a teaching faculty at the United

National Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Global Diplomacy Fellowship Program, she

teaches courses on Science Diplomacy, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Global Environmental

Outlook, UN Environmental program, Environmental Science Diplomacy. Larisa is a UNITAR Fellow on

Global Diplomacy (Class 2021), a Fellow on Education Policy and Research, Rennie Center for

Educational Research and Policy & Institute for Education Leadership (IEL), Washington, DC (Class

2015) and a Fellow and Board member of Massachusetts Academy of Science. Larisa held executive

positions both in academia & global STEM corporations (WPI, WIT, Tufts University; TYCO Electronics

Global Corporation). She has more than 20 years of professional experiences in engineering research and

development; Larisa studied Global Education at Harvard University Graduate School of Education

“Think Tank” in Spring 2015 - 2019; She completed the “Instructional Leadership” program (2024),

Media and Technology in Education Program (2021) at Harvard University Graduate School of Education

and “Disruptive Strategies” at Harvard Business School Online (2020); Larisa is a NASA GLOBE

Partner since 2014, GLOBE educator, GLOBE International STEM Network member (GISN), she served

as a GLOBE IVSS judge and GLOBE SRS Leadership team; Larisa Schelkin is the author of the Global

STEM Classroom ® teaching and learning model. She has developed over 35 Global STEM projects and

established partnerships with K-12 schools & universities in 12 countries since 2007. She serves on the

Governing Board, Journal for Science Policy and Governance. She is a Chair of the World Council on

Intercultural and Global Competency Working Group on the intersection of Science Diplomacy and ICC.

Larisa is a frequent speaker at the UN General Assembly Science Summit, she serves on the UNGA SS

Planning Committee since 2020 and is a Chair of the UNGA SS Space Program Committee. Larisa is

strong advocate for science diplomacy, for women in science and engineering and for diversity and

inclusion in STEM; Larisa is a proud member of AAAS, INWES, SWE, NSBE, ASEE, ISTE and WES

(Women in Science and Engineering in the UK). She holds BS and MS in Petroleum Engineering & MS

in Computer Science. Prior to moving to Massachusetts, USA, Larisa and her family lived in

Bashkortostan (Ufa, Ural Mountains), Russia (Moscow), India (Surat, Gujarat, Bangalore, Bombay) and

in Africa (Algeria, Morocco).

  Norean R. Sharpe, Dean, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, St. John's University, New York, NY; prior to that, Norean served as Dean, Undergraduate Program, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University since 2009 to 2016; Sharpe’s career spans 20 years. She was Professor of Statistics and Chair of the Division of Mathematics and Science at Babson College in Wellesley, MA, where she taught for 14 years. In her role as Department Chair, she facilitated the revision of the undergraduate business curriculum and improvement of the co-curricular experience of students. She also developed a strategic plan for quantitative undergraduate education, advised students, mentored faculty, and chaired multiple task forces that examined the academic, social, and cultural issues facing undergraduate business students. Sharpe has held previous appointments at Bowdoin College and Yale University and as a scholar, has authored over 30 articles – primarily in the areas of statistics education and women in science. Sharpe earned a Ph.D. in systems engineering from the University of Virginia, a M.S. in biomathematics from the University of North Carolina, and a B.A. in mathematics and German from Mount Holyoke College.