Ms. Cindy Hasselbring

Cindy Hasselbring serves as Integration Manager for Goddard Space Flight Center's Office of STEM Engagement. Prior to this role, she served as K-12 Education Advisor in NASA's Office of STEM Engagement and leads the development of NASA's new online community of practice for educators, CONNECTS.  Previously, she worked in the Education and Human Resources Directorate at the National Science Foundation.  Cindy has STEM education policy experience both at the federal and state levels serving as Assistant Director and Senior Policy Advisor for STEM Education at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, leading STEM education initiatives at the Maryland State Department of Education, and as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the National Science Foundation. Cindy also led efforts to build a four-year aviation STEM curriculum while serving as Senior Director of the High School Aviation Initiative at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Cindy has 16 years of teaching experience as a high school mathematics teacher in Michigan, was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and achieved National Board Certification. Cindy is a member of NASA's Network of Educator Astronaut Teachers (NEAT).