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Ryan Brevik holds a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Biochemistry from Western Washington University as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from Boise State University. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education degree in curriculum and instruction with a STEM cognate at Boise State University. Ryan started teaching chemistry at Boise State in the fall of 2013 and he has taught laboratory courses including introductory, general, organic, and analytical chemistry. Ryan joined TRIO Rising Scholars as the STEM Educational Specialist in the fall of 2017 serving as an advisor and advocate for 120 first generation and financially limited Boise State students. Ryan is the Program Coordinator for the TRIO STEM Scholars program. Ryan lives to inspire and empower his students to achieve great things, be good human beings, and observe the world around them with curiosity and adventure. In his free time, he enjoys biking, skiing, walking his dog Avy, relaxing with his cat Layla, and playing outside with his wife Kristen and our son Kai.

Amanda Ferguson holds a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Geoscience Education from Boise State University and maintains an Idaho teaching endorsement in Earth and Space Sciences. Amanda has high school and middle school classroom experience working with diverse learners in disadvantaged communities. She enjoys challenging students to reach outside of their comfort zones. Amanda joined TRIO STEM Scholars as an Educational Specialist in the summer of 2022.

Amanda enjoys helping people find and build supportive communities to be a part of. She has a desire to support students of all ages in advocating for themselves and others as well as in finding the wonder and curiosity to be a lifelong learner. In her free time, she enjoys calligraphy, video games, TTRPGs, reading, and chasing her daughter around the backyard.