Dr. Tamara (Tami) Goetz

Executive Director, Utah STEM Action Center

Tami served as the Governor’s State Science Advisor and during her tenure led in the creation of the Utah STEM Action Center in 2013, with the support of the Utah Legislature. Tami has over 20 years of creating STEM education and workforce development programs in partnerships across K-12 and higher education, industry and business, state agencies and cultural and community partners. She led the Center in the creation of the Utah STEM Foundation and works with numerous partners in collaborative research efforts to support promising and best practices in STEM program design and implementation. Dr. Goetz received the “40 Under 40 Rising Stars” and “30 Women to Watch” by Utah Business magazine, the Award of Merit by the National Association for Career and Technical Education, the Women Technology Council’s “Community Builder” and “Decade of Impact” award and the Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology.