Who We Are
Tinker Belles was founded by friends Lauren Cage and Erin Salter. Erin and Lauren have been crafting together since middle school, although not always with technology! They discovered they shared a passion for teaching through crafting and getting girls and non-science inclined kids involved in tech through fun hands on activities. And thus Tinker Belles was born!
Lauren Cage
Lauren Cage is a co-founder of Tinker Belles and a Gallery Program Specialist for the Tech Museum of Innovation, where she designs and facilitate hands-on, STEM programming and workshops with an emphasis on design challenge learning. Previously, she was the Lead Educator and Curriculum Designer for the Washington Maker Workshop, which offers free after school maker classes to kids in low income areas, and a Program Specialist at the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose. Lauren holds a Master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology.
Erin Salter
Erin Salter is a science writer and co-founder of Tinker Belles. As a science writer, she worked at Owen Software, writing about STEM events, careers, and education for the educational tool Pathevo. She was also a volunteer exhibit guide at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Erin has a Masters in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.