COPA-STEP welcomes Patricia Gruver-Barr as Program Administrator

As part of COPA-STEP’s exciting growth as an organization, we are thrilled to welcome Patricia Gruver-Barr as the organization’s first Program Administrator. Patricia is a 7th generation Pennsylvanian who brings over a decade of experience in science policy, having worked in science diplomacy, tech diplomacy, and tech policy in government and think tanks. She has worked on policy issues ranging from agritech to AI to marine science to microbiome research. Patricia holds a B.S. in Biology from Ursinus College in Pennsylvania and a Master of Public Health and Epidemiology from the University of Sydney in Australia.