Thanks to some wonderful donors, new I Was a Kid profiles are on the way for FREE to Connecticut teachers. 

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The Connecticut Department of the Arts, Cigna, and the Connecticut Science Center have has funded a growing set of I Was A Kid profiles of Connecticut STEAM professionals.  

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On their way: 

• Kat Milligan-McClellan, University of Connecticut -- the first Iñupiaq Ph.D. in microbiology

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• Tracy Romano, Mystic Aquarium's chief scientist

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• Nurudeen Lucky Osumah, UConn Health Center resident in emergency medicine 

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• Robert Glaspy, director of the Connecticut Association of Paramedics and EMTs

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• Jessica Alicea-Planas, Fairfield University associate professor of nursing 

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• Karen Romano Young, founder/director of IWAK

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Sets of printed posters and trading cards of I Was A Kid comics are free to Connecticut teachers. Sign up to get your package here. 

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And as always, digital files will be available free. 

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Contact wrenyoung@gmail.com to partner, fund, or be profiled in this effort! 

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