Mission Statement
Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) aims to increase the number of students seeking degrees and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields through academic study, project-based learning, and experimentation with an emphasis on critical thinking and self-evaluation.
WAS Foundation Board of Directors
Darci Snowden | President
Associate Professor of Physics, Director of NESSP, Central Washington University
Shawna Ryan | Vice President/Treasurer
Test Engineer, Blue Origin
Lucy Casale | Secretary
Consultant, SOVA Educational Solutions
Lucia Blackwell
Grad Student, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Alfonso Gonzalez
Space Mission Design Analyst, SpaceX
Jesse Hayes
Airplane Safety Engineering, The Boeing Company
Matt Hayes | Member (non-voting)
President/CEO, The Museum of Flight
Marisa Herrera, PhD
President, Herrera Education Consultants
Trip Switzer | Member (non-voting)
Vice-President, Development, The Museum of Flight
Damaris Toepel
Director of Mission Management, Blue Origin
Founding Directors
Bonnie J. Dunbar, PhD
William J. Rex
Harold E. Carr
Additional Documents
Washington Aerospace Scholars Foundation Form 990 (2024)
For more information, please contact was@museumofflight.org.
