Our Team

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Raven Baxter, Ph.D.

Dr. Raven P. Baxter, Ph.D. is President of The Science Haven and a nationally recognized executive science communicator and educator whose work sits at the intersection of leadership, equity, and public trust. She brings crisis-tested experience leading complex initiatives across higher education and academic medicine, with a reputation for building the systems that make progress sustainable: clearer decision-making, stronger coordination across teams, and execution that holds up under pressure.

Dr. Baxter has held senior leadership roles at the University of California, Irvine and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. At Mount Sinai’s Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness (CoRE), she helped expand impact beyond a single institution by spearheading tools and training to support providers and patients nationwide, including a comprehensive provider manual, curriculum for medical learners and clinicians, continuing education, and a knowledge-sharing collaborative designed to accelerate adoption of best practices.

Beyond institutional leadership, Dr. Baxter engages millions through evidence-based public communication, building a community of more than half a million people and generating over 50 million monthly impressions. She has been recognized by Fortune and Forbes for bridging science and the public and has contributed to national STEM education efforts with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, alongside ongoing collaborations with NASA.

President, Executive Director
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Ronald Gamble, Jr., Ph.D.

Dr. Ronald S. Gamble, Jr is a talented Theoretical Astrophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center & the University of Maryland—College Park. He researches the energy-momentum emission process theory of relativistic jets from GeV-TeV Blazars and their connection to Supermassive Black Hole rotations.

Dr. Gamble's research interests also include developing non-stationary axisymmetric extensions to Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity in an astrophysical setting. In addition to his impressive academic achievements, Dr. Gamble has extensive experience as a physics, mathematics, and computational science instructor and curricula developer, spanning across multiple industries. Dr. Gamble is the founder and Director of NASA’s latest career pathways program, Cosmic Pathfinders. has also garnered various awards for scientific communications and outreach, and merit. He is an active member of several professional organizations.

Board Chair
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Secretary-Treasurer

Marshall Anthony, Jr., Ph.D.

Dr. Marshall Anthony Jr. is a distinguished scholar in the field of higher education and serves as the Director of Research at The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS). He leads innovative work to ambitiously advance and radically reimagine a higher education system that equitably serves people from all walks of life.

With a remarkable record of advocacy, Dr. Anthony is committed to improving the educational and socioeconomic mobility of traditionally underrepresented communities. His insightful research has been published in various public, policy, and academic forums, and his work and commentary have been featured in reputable media outlets, including NBC News, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and U.S. News & World Report. Furthermore, Dr. Anthony has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, further underscoring his expertise in the field.