Welcoming our Newest Board Members: Michael Britton & Armbien Sabillo

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Welcoming our Newest Board Members: Michael Britton & Armbien Sabillo

December 2021

The Community Resources for Science Team is delighted to welcome two longtime scientist outreach volunteers as our newest Board members! Michael Britton and Armbien Sabillo each have extensive science backgrounds and have shared their love of science with thousands of East Bay students over the years. We're thrilled to begin the new year with two CRS alumni joining the Board and look forward to learning from their expertise as we continue to grow our science education programming and outreach opportunities in 2022.

Michael Britton

Michael Britton's career in STEM spans over 5 decades. Britton recently retired as Bayer's Senior Staff Scientist/Cell Culture Media SME for the Biologics Upstream Development Department. He cofounded Bayer’s Berkeley Chapter of “AAHA” (African American Hispanic Association),  and played a significant role in recruiting Bayer scientists to engage in a wide range of community STEM education outreach efforts. Starting in 2015, Britton began volunteering at school wide STEM events for elementary schools in OUSD with his team from Bayer, including leading Bayer's AAHA group in several Family STEM Nights. He has also been honored as a top mentor in Biotech Partners High School STEM program. Britton is driven to challenge STEM industries' commitment towards engaging and nurturing girls and minorities in underrepresented communities to pursue STEM careers, and envisions that one day these faces will reflect the leadership of the Global STEM Society. 

Armbien Sabillo, J.D., PhD.

Armbien Sabillo, J.D., Ph.D. is a patent associate at Cooley LLP. Armbien’s practice focuses on patent counseling and prosecution for biotechnology companies. He earned his Ph.D. in Molecular & Cell Biology from UC Berkeley, his J.D. in Intellectual Property Law from Berkeley Law, and his B.S. in Physiology from San Francisco State University. Armbien is a former CRS volunteer and taught biology to 4th and 5th graders in Oakland through the Bay Area Scientists Inspiring Students (BASIS) Program. He taught 20 lessons titled, It Came  from a Single Cell with teammates from the microbiology department, using playdough and tadpoles to teach students about cell division. He continues to serve his communities through nonprofit organizations and legal clinics that assist queer persons, immigrants, and communities of color.

Welcome to the team, Michael and Armbien, and thank you for continuing to support us make science fun, inclusive, and accessible for all K-8 East Bay students!

   

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The mission of CRS is to empower teachers and STEM professionals serving schools in historically marginalized communities to activate TK-8 students’ curiosity about the world, foster critical thinking, and inspire children to imagine future career pathways. We envision a community of educators, scientists, families and partners working together to build school cultures that equip all children to explore the world around them and build the skills needed to become innovators, problem solvers, environmental stewards, life-long learners and leaders. CRS leads a dynamic network, fostering relationships and collaborations that leverage expertise and resources to transform science teaching and learning toward greater equity, opportunity, and success for all students.

 

Our goal is simple: help teachers give students more opportunities to “do science” – to ask questions, test ideas, get their hands on real science activities. We need to inspire the next generation of thinkers, makers, problem solvers, and leaders!