Spotlights

PAST in the News: Going Green at School - Jessa Goldner

PAST in the News! Our very own Jessa Golder, Assistant Director of Student Experiences at the PAST Foundation, was interviewed by a local...

Inspiring Young Innovators: From Summer Experiences to Entrepreneurship

We're thrilled to share an incredible story from one of our PAST Foundation families! After attending our Digital Designers: CAD & 3D...

STEM Studio: Artistic Innovation – Summer 2024

At PAST, we recognize the importance of art in a STEM ecosystem. This summer, students dove into Art in STEM through different summer...

Meet Rubi Martinez – Administrative & Program Services Assistant (Minister of Maximization)

One of the first things you see when you enter PAST Innovation Lab is a warm and welcoming smile from Rubi Martinez, our Minister of...

Meet Nikki Stancampiano – Workforce Development Coordinator (Workforce Warrior)

Meet Nikki Stancampiano, PAST’s Workforce Development Coordinator and affectionately called the Workforce Warrior . Nikki grew up in...

Meet Brianna Agomessou – Portable Innovation Labs Coordinator (Investigator of Intellect)

Brianna, or “Bri” as she likes to be called, is a very outgoing, bubbly, energetic, intelligent young woman, who at a young age has many...

Meet Kathy Wright – Director of Educator Experiences (STEMinista)

Kathy refers to herself as a serial entrepreneur. Taking after her dad who grew up on a farm, she has many varied interests and...

Meet Javier Cruz - Digital Storyteller, Digital Auteur

Javi has an innate interest in film and especially documentaries that have an impact on the community and focus on social justice.

Deloitte and Deloitte Foundation are Proud to Support PAST and the SMART Skills Workforce Development Program

By John White, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP The Deloitte Foundation collaborates with Deloitte leaders across the country to...

Building Virtual Roads in Education: A Personalized Future

Traditional models of education, with their one-size-fits-all approach, are increasingly being challenged by innovative, learner-centric...

Meet Jessa Goldner – Assistant Director of Student Experiences, Explorer Extraordinaire

Jessa grew up in rural Pennsylvania outside of Pittsburgh where much of her childhood was spent being outside, camping and playing in the...

Meet Daijah Robison – Student Experiences Coordinator Botanical Maverick

Full of energy and passion, Daijah was born and raised in Columbus. Early on she and her twin sister attended Columbus City Schools and...

Meet Cassie Davis - Research Assistant "Fact Forager"

Cassie Davis grew up in the Columbus area, graduating from Hilliard Davidson High School. In the winter of 2022, she graduated from The...

PAST Foundation’s Maria Green Cohen to Expand Role

Maria first joined the PAST Foundation in 2007 as a member of the research team of ethnographers conducting PAST’s first STEM program...

Spotlight: Pathway To a New Career #STNA2PCA

In the fall of 2019 Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Care James (OSU CCC James) came to the PAST Foundation with a great idea:...

PAST Loves Their Interns

Meet Anna, our PAST marketing department intern and @metroschool student doing her capstone research project with us. Whether she is...