Building the Future
Legacy Bridges STEM Academy, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to developing leaders through the understanding of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
Our Mission
Inspiring, educating and advancing the next generation of legacy leaders in aviation, aerospace, engineering, defense, scientific research and technologies.
Our Vision
Building a robust career-ready talent pipeline that addresses critical workforce gaps that support our military, veterans and families.
LEGACY BRIDGES GLOBAL STEM SCHOLARS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM "BE A MENTOR"
Legacy Leadership, Innovation, Cross-Functional Mentorship, Workforce and Professional Development Training Ecosystem.
Provides work-based and career-connected learning experiences for students, JROTC/ROTC and Civil Air Patrol Cadets and DoD STEM Programs.
-Meet Our CEO Below
Meet Our CEO:
Dr. Joi Spraggins
For Our Company Overview:
Legacy Bridges Company Overview
-See Board Advisors and Vision Below
Legacy Bridges STEM Academy, Inc. Board Advisors
- Ron Davis
- S. Keith Hargrove, Ph.D.
- Dr. Woodrow Whitlow – MIT
- Ret. Admiral Jessie Wilson
- Oren Wyche-Shaw
The Legacy and Vision
Our vision is addressing the critical shortage in the number of students who have an interest in STEM Careers. Legacy Bridges STEM Academy, Inc. pre-college programs provide unique STEM engagement opportunities for building a pre-college to college STEM pipeline for underrepresented and underserved students, and Department of Defense Youth Serving Organizations Civil Air Patrol and JROTC Cadets.
Legacy Bridges is a member of the NASA Science Mission Science Activation (SciAct), NASA Goddard Space Flight Centers Broadening Participation Committee, NASA Areokats and Rover Education Network (AREN), and is a NASA ASTRO CAMP Community Partner (ACCP). Since the inception of SciAct in 2016, the SciAct program has adopted a collective-impact, network-of-networks approach.
Our strategy focuses on workforce readiness for pre-college students who are underserved in STEM globally. We maintain strong partnerships with organizations and institutions focused on engineering and technology-based experiences designed to excite, engage, and educate students from middle school through college and university.
