Women hold only 14% of executive positions in STEM industries, and only 8% of STEM CEOs are women. Research shows that having women in leadership positions is crucial for promoting gender equality and advancing diversity and inclusion in STEM fields. It is also important for innovation and our ability to build more lucrative businesses. The low number of women in leadership positions is a concern for rising talent and today we want to provide you with the right approach to ensure you don’t fall off the career ladder due to lack of a leadership toolkit. 

 

I am excited to interview Priyanka Shinde today to help you accelerate your leadership growth in Tech. Priyanka is a seasoned Silicon Valley tech leader with over 20 years experience in engineering, product management, and program management. She has previously worked at tech giants like Meta and startups like Cruise where she led highly technical teams launch cutting-edge products in the field of Autonomous Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), and Advertising Tech. She received her MBA from North Carolina State University and Masters in Computer Science from Arizona State University. Creating a culture of connection, authenticity, and empathy within organizations is her passion which she has cultivated into an executive coaching career helping leaders accelerate their ambitious goals.

 

In her free time, you can find Priyanka teaching Bollywood dance fitness classes, running or hiking the beautiful Bay Area trails and spending quality time with her husband and son.

 

Lets talk to Priyanaka to learn more about her stem story and how you can be the leader you’ve always wanted to be

 

Richa Bansal is a leadership and job search coach with a decade of experience excelling in the corporate world on her own terms. She previously worked with Amazon, leading large-scale programs to help the company hire the best talent on earth, and with Schlumberger, leading a large engineering team to deliver multi-million dollar projects for global oilfield clients like ExxonMobil, Shell and BP.

 

As one of the only women in the room for most of her career, Richa has seen first-hand the struggles of women as they navigate the corporate ladder. In 2019, she founded Pinkcareers to deliver actionable, no-fluff career advice to ambitious professionals and accelerate their career growth. Richa has partnered with over 20 Fortune-500 companies, universities, and the Government of Canada to deliver her leadership programs, and coached 100s of high-potential professionals on how to ditch limiting beliefs and leverage the power of personal branding to 2X their career, compensation and impact.

 

Richa earned a Bachelor’s from IIT Delhi in India, a Master’s from Purdue University, and an MBA from Rice University. When she is not working on Pinkcareers, she loves to travel the world with her husband and two little boys. To learn how to work with Richa, reach out at richa@pinkcareers.com.

 

Website: www.pinkcareers.com

Email: richa@pinkcareers.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richabansal10/

 

In this episode, Romila Rout will share how she grew her career as a signals engineer in the US. Romila is an electrical engineer from UT Dallas, working full-time in the semiconductor industry and has grown a very cool IG page filled with colors and life!!

Listen now to learn how you can build you can break stereotypes while excelling at your STEM career.

The key points we discussed here are:

1. Romila's STEM story

2. Her best advice to anyone starting in the STEM workforce as a minority. 

3. Her one tip on how to create a good work life balance and how to set boundaries. 

4. How her profession allowed her a traveling and fun lifestyle. 

Follow Romila on IG and linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/romila-rout-493815100

https://instagram.com/romila_rout?utm_medium=copy_link

Alicia Morgan is an award-winning executive leader and a graduate of Tuskegee University with a BS in Aerospace Science Engineering and New Mexico State University with an MS in Industrial Engineering. Her professional experience includes working at Fortune 500 companies such as Lockheed Martin, The Boeing Company, and Raytheon. As a Public Voices Fellow, TEDx Speaker and keynote presenter she helps attendees learn that there is life after failure. Currently, Vice President of Education and Programs at the Frontiers of Flight Museum she is responsible for managing the development and execution of school and public programs through aviation and spaceflight history. Listen to Alicia's sky soaring STEM story.

Links:

https://www.dallaswomensfdn.org/heritagegivingfund

https://www.flightmuseum.com/womens-network/

TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ayGGbMnvI8

 

 

Celebrating Engineers' Week 2019, by interview women engineers from around the world.

Today we are talking to a very special guest one of my college mates from India. Deepty is a backup & DR engineer at an IT firm in India, she went to school for IT engineering and she has a very special passion project. She is one of the very few Indian woman Pakor athletes, and Bollywood stunt woman. Deepty is a fitness coach and a budding fitness entrepreneur! Listen to Deepti to learn more about her STRONG & inspiring STEM Story.

  Links;   Instagram:https://instagram.com/deepty_kim?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=q3bt0v9td4e     My page about fitness that I have just started: https://instagram.com/knowfitt?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=1i4gdtpj5hfc0     YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=3dTTqM-7pjc  

Gender equality needs both genders to work together. I am grateful for the men who pushed me to pursue STEM and excel at STEM. From my father, my thesis professor, men who hired me, men who promoted me to my husband who supports all my career goals. There are some amazing men who are supporting and promoting girls to join STEM. I wanted to interview some of my favorite MEN IN STEM to learn about them and what they think both genders can do to effectively close the gender gap. 

 

Our guest today is Brian Ballantyne, is a Diversity & Inclusion expert at a Fortune 500 company, he is also the board member of Women in Digital Empowerment (WIDE.lu). As a speaker, he passionately promotes equality in STEM. He is also the author of Confessions of a Working Father, which initiated from his Linkedin #confessionsofaworkingfather. Let's talk to Brian to learn more about how he thinks we can close the gender gap in STEM.

Links: 

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Working-Father-2018-October-ebook/dp/B07JMGJD84

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-ballantyne-336754/

 

Mini-Series: Men Supporting Women in STEM

Gender equality needs both genders to work together. I am grateful for the men who pushed me to pursue STEM and excel at STEM. From my father, my thesis professor, men who hired me, men who promoted me to my husband who supports all my career goals. There are some amazing men who are supporting and promoting girls to join STEM. I wanted to interview some of my favorite MEN IN STEM to learn about them and what they think both genders can do to effectively close the gender gap. 

With his platform The SciCommunity, Daniel Kennedy provides a platform for women in STEM to share their efforts in delivering the very best in science communication. Dan started this platform with 3 other science communicators a year ago in Jan 2018. With 10,000 plus strong following, the SciCommunity is full of incredible women and male allies who are determined to uplift each other and support each other in communicating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Dan is creating a safe community where women can flourish and where they can showcase their incredible efforts in STEM. Listen to this episode to learn about Dan's STEM story. 

 

Links: 

Instagram Handles:

https://www.instagram.com/thescicommunity

Women who are a part of the Sci Community:

@silli_scientist @susannalharris @gserratomarks @caimarison @beyond.the.ivory.tower @fakesabah @science.bae @chem.with.kellen @becky.outside @animedia.science

(Dan would like to mention these women and showcase their efforts in making the SciCommunity what it is today and how integral they are to our future)

YouTube:

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC6fxBTO3CBo1b7tdQeprZRA

https://www.thebiotaproject.org

 

Mini-Series: Men Supporting Women in STEM

Gender equality needs both genders to work together. I am grateful for the men who pushed me to pursue STEM and excel at STEM. From my father, my thesis professor, men who hired me, men who promoted me to my husband who supports all my career goals. There are some amazing men who are supporting and promoting girls to join STEM. I wanted to interview some of my favorite MEN IN STEM to learn about them and what they think both genders can do to effectively close the gender gap. 

With a 4 1/2-year-old daughter, women in STEM is a critical part of Jonathan's life. Our guest today, Jonathan Gerlach is an educator, STEMnist and a keynote speaker. He gives keynotes globally and in every keynote highlights his daughter and the need to inspire and empower more girls in STEM activities. As a STEM advocate, he leads the #STEM4All twitter chat. Jonathan believes that STEM is about connections and he tries to connect everyone to the amazing girls & women who are changing our world. Listen now to learn more about Jonathan's wonderful story.

Links:

www.GE-STEM.com

www.twitter.com/STEMigo

 

 

Mini-Series: Men Supporting Women in STEM

Gender equality needs both genders to work together. I am grateful for the men who pushed me to pursue STEM and excel at STEM. From my father, my thesis professor, men who hired me, men who promoted me to my husband who supports all my career goals. There are some amazing men who are supporting and promoting girls to join STEM. I wanted to interview some of my favorite MEN IN STEM to learn about them and what they think both genders can do to effectively close the gender gap. 

 

When I first started this podcast I was so surprised when Fanuel took the time to call me and guide me through the early days of HER STEM STORY. Since then he has supported me on every social media platforms. Today we are talking to Fanuel Mundi, Co-Founder and Co-Director, The Stem Advocacy Institute (SAI) and the Assistant Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University. Fanuel supports women in STEM efforts at Harvard by promoting diverse recruitment efforts for their PhD program. At SAI, Fanuel builds tools and collaborates with organizations supporting women in science. For example, Stories in Science is a tool we built that currently features many stories from women in STEM around the world. They are now working with teachers to include these stories in an effort to supplement classroom instruction. Let's talk to Fanuel to learn more about HIS STEM Story.

Links:

www.storiesinscience.org

www.scireach.org

www.stemadvocacy.org

 

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/PVWIS/

Organizers: Melissa Paculli, Michelle Rame (HCC); Beth McGinns-Cavanaugh (STCC), Alysha Putnam (GCC); Constance West & Liliana Lagsklodowska (BCC) and Dan Montagna & Yarida Cruz (UMass Center of Springfield).

This is the 2nd part of our 2 part series of our live recording at the #MYSTEMSTORY at UMass Centre of Springfield, which was a part of the #MASSSTEMWEEK celebrations. Listen to Episode 36 for the first part. 

The STEM Starter Academies at Holyoke, Springfield Technical, Berkshire, and Greenfield community colleges, along with the Society of Women Engineers affiliate at STCC, sponsored the networking workshop called #MySTEMStory. Organizers want to build a network for Pioneer Valley women in STEM. The Oct. 24 gathering featured a panel discussion and Q&A was led by us.

The discussion covers how community colleges are working on bridging the gap in STEM fields by making education more affordable, accessible and creating a community to help women students. We also discuss what inspired the panelists to choose STEM. 

Panelists:

1) Carlo Velez Garcia - Originally from Cialis, Puerto Rico. She is a mother and alumni of HCC and Smith College. She has a Masters of Science and now works as a science teacher at Van Sickle Middle School, Springfield. 

2) Michelle Rame -  A non-traditional student, she started school 6 years out of high school after working in the non-profit world. She is an HCC/NSF scholar alumni and is currently a Senior Civil Engineering Student at Western New England University. She is a STEM Ambassador at HCC. She also spent 4 months in China, building a house in China's 2018 SoDecathlonalon. 

3) Mary Berrio - Mary was born in Cali, Colombia and came to the US in 2009. She is the first generation to obtain a higher education degree in her family. She is both a Berkshire Community College and UMass Amherst Alumni and she received her Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. She currently works as the systems engineer for the Littoral Combat Ship ( LCS). She also actively participates in the local Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. 

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/PVWIS/

Organizers: Melissa Paculli, Michelle Rame (HCC); Beth McGinns-Cavanaugh (STCC), Alysha Putnam (GCC); Constance West & Liliana Lagsklodowska (BCC) and Dan Montagna & Yarida Cruz (UMass Center of Springfield).

This is part 1 of this 2 part series of our live recording at the #MYSTEMSTORY at UMass Centre of Springfield, which was a part of the #MASSSTEMWEEK celebrations.

The STEM Starter Academies at Holyoke, Springfield Technical, Berkshire, and Greenfield community colleges, along with the Society of Women Engineers affiliate at STCC, sponsored the networking workshop called #MySTEMStory. Organizers want to build a network for Pioneer Valley women in STEM. The Oct. 24 gathering featured a panel discussion and Q&A was led by us.

The discussion covers how community colleges are working on bridging the gap in STEM fields by making education more affordable, accessible and creating a community to help women students. We also discuss what inspired the panelists to choose STEM. 

Panelists:

1) Carlo Velez Garcia - Originally from Cialis, Puerto Rico. She is a mother and alumni of HCC and Smith College. She has a Masters of Science and now works as a science teacher at Van Sickle Middle School, Springfield. 

2) Michelle Rame -  A non-traditional student, she started school 6 years out of high school after working in the non-profit world. She is an HCC/NSF scholar alumni and is currently a Senior Civil Engineering Student at Western New England University. She is a STEM Ambassador at HCC. She also spent 4 months in China, building a house in China's 2018 SoDecathlonalon. 

3) Mary Berrio - Mary was born in Cali, Colombia and came to the US in 2009. She is the first generation to obtain a higher education degree in her family. She is both a Berkshire Community College and UMass Amherst Alumni and she received her Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. She currently works as the systems engineer for the Littoral Combat Ship ( LCS). She also actively participates in the local Society of Haspanic Professional Engineers. 

Our guest today is passionate about chemistry and diversity in chemistry. Karelly Ramirez is a student of chemistry and a budding science communicator. She strongly advocates about women in STEM and is the founder of GIRLS WHO BOND, a non-profit to get more girls interested in chemistry. Let's talk to Karelly Ramirez Gonsalvez to learn more about her BEAUTIFUL STEM story. 

Links: 

http://www.instagram.com/karellyrg

http://www.instagram.com/girlswhobond

http://www.scientistafoundation.com/lifestyle-blog/category/karelly-ramirez

 

Links:   https://www.instagram.com/silli_scientist/  https://twitter.com/Silli_Scientist  https://www.facebook.com/silli.scientist/ Website/blog: http://www.AlloKSci.com
 

Our guest today took some interesting turns in life before finding her love for chemistry. Michelle Scire graduated Premed with BS in biology, she currently works as a chemist at an environmental lab in California. From working at Red lobster, interning at NASA to running two very successful Instagram science communication accounts @silliscientist and @thescicommunity. Michelle is a dynamite of energy and inspiration. She discusses the details of how she worked through an anxiety disorder and then found her way to science communication. Let’s talk to her to learn about her amazing STEM story.

Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions on self harm and suicide if this is triggering please avoid tuning in.

CONFIDENCE SPECIAL

You are not born with confidence. Confidence is a muscle and if you work on it you can build it up! In this episode, we are talking to Janelle Lynnae, Founder of Next Level Confident, a keynote speaker, confidence coach and a podcaster. Jenelle helps self-conscious women become self- assured. 

With her coaching business and her company she started this movement to help women overcome their limitations, become clear on their purpose & take the risks necessary to live a life they are proud of.

Listen now to learn how you can build your confidence muscle too!

In this conversation we discuss:

Janelle's story and struggles. 

What confidence is NOT?

How to rewire your brian with affirmations?

How to uncover your deepest limiting beliefs?

My favorite technique to start building your confidence.

My suggestions on how to continue to be more confident in STEM & beyond.

Follow Janelle using the links below:

https://www.nextlevelconfident.com/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/janellelynnae/ 

https://www.instagram.com/janelle_lynnae/?hl=en

Links:

www.twitter.com/ParshatiPatel

www.instagram.com/spacegeek.parsh

www.parshatipatel.com   Western Worlds Podcast   Centre’s Outreach Program     This is the final episode of our Wonder Women in STEM- Mini-Series. In this series, we are interviewing speakers from our upcoming virtual conference, that will be taking place on Oct 20th & 21st. Sign up NOW for this FREE event here.   Our guest today is Dr. Parshati Patel. She has a PhD in Astronomy and Planetary Science and Exploration. Parshati Patel manages the Public Education and Outreach Program at Western University. Parshati is a co-host on a space-themed podcast called "Western Worlds". She conducts numerous workshops in classrooms, talks to the public about various topics of Space and has developed a space-themed summer camp for kids. She is a very engaged Science communicator and Women in STEM advocate. Let's talk to Parshati to learn more about her SPACE Themed  STEM Story. 

 

This 15min episode is a special bonus I wanted to share with you. As we get closer to our first Wonder Women in STEM virtual conference, I wanted to say thank you to our listeners and share some details of the future of Her STEM Story.

The Virtual Conference will be taking place on Oct 20th & 21st. There is still time, sign up NOW for this FREE event here.

Links:

https://www.stemadvocacy.org

www.twitter.com/ph_d_epression

www.instagram.com/ph_d_epression

www.thephdepression.com

This is our third episode of our Wonder Women in STEM- Mini-Series. In this series, we are interviewing speakers from our upcoming virtual conference, that will be taking place on Oct 20th & 21st. Sign up NOW for this FREE event here.

Our guest today Sussana Harris is the keynote speaker at our virtual conference! Susanna is pursuing her Ph.D. in microbiology and is the founder of The PhDepression LLC. An organization that aims to increase the visibility of those who have struggled with mental health issues, from students to postdocs, future PhDs to those who have long since graduated. Let's talk to Susanna to learn more about her powerful STEM story. 

 

Links:

www.twitter.com/chaudr8

www.instagram.com/lotusstemm

www.twitter.com/lotusstemm

This is our second episode of our Wonder Women in STEM- Mini-Series. In this series, we are interviewing speakers from our upcoming virtual conference, that will be taking place on Oct 20th & 21st. Sign up NOW for this FREE event here.

Our guest today moved to Canada in 8th grade. Roopali Chaudhary a former Postdoctoral Fellow in Immunology studying the immune memory formation in food allergies. She is currently working as a Sessional Lecturer at McMaster University, where she teaches Advanced Cell Biology. In addition to research, she also spends time engaging in youth outreach. She started a grassroots organization called Lotus STEMM, which is a networking and leadership platform for South Asian women in STEMM fields. Additionally, she owns a custom cake business with a passion for science-themed cakes. Listen now to Roopali's international STEM Story.

This is our first episode of our Wonder Women in STEM- Mini-Series. In this series, we are interviewing speakers from our upcoming virtual conference, that will be taking place on Oct 20th & 21st. Sign up NOW for this FREE event here. 

Our guest today was always a curious kid. She is a currently pursuing PhD from the University of Toronto and her research focusses on using a bioengineering technique to improve the way islets of Langerhans survive after being removed from a donor, which is a form of diabetes treatment. Along with all this great research work, Krishana is a very engaged science communicator and advocate for getting more women in STEM fields. Let's talk to Krishana to learn more about her STEM Story.

Links:

www.twitter.com/KrishanaSankar

www.instagram.com/beyond.the.ivory.tower

www.facebook.com/Krishana.Sankar

Sign up for our FREE Virtual Conference: http://eepurl.com/dDTVrT

 

 

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelametivier
http://STEAMTeam5.com
https://www.amazon.com/STEAMTEAM-Beginning-Softcover-Greg-Helmstetter/dp/0999318721

 

In this episode, we are talking to, Pamela Metivier, a partner at Monsoon Publishing and co-creator of STEAMTeam 5, a children's adventure book series aimed at empowering young girls for leadership roles in STEM/STEAM.

The first book, STEAMTeam 5: The Beginning was released December 2018, after which she & her co-author were invited to the United Nations' Women and Girls in Science symposium this past February. Listen to this episode to learn about this amazing book & it's awesome author. 

Links: https://www.skypeascientist.com https://www.SarahMcAnulty.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/SarahMackAttack Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/SkypeAScientist Favorite Book:Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid   The only two times I think or hear about squids is either when I order a calamari or when I am on Twitter and see a post by our guest today.  Today we are talking to Sarah McAnulty, a squid biologist, currently pursuing PhD at the University of Connecticut, and the founder of the very popular science communication platform " Skype A Scientist". Sarah has almost 10,000 twitter followers and with her vision and hard work, "Skype a Scientist" has reached over 7000 classrooms around the world with 2500 scientists, reaching 40 countries and all 50 states in America. Listen to Sarah's fascinating STEM story.

Links:

• Personal website
• Twitter: @harriet_brettle
• Planetary Society
• Space Generation Advisory Council

When I say space scientist, some people might think of astronauts or rocket scientists, but our guest today is a scientist that studies the weather formations on Jupiter. Harriet  Brettle is a graduate student at the California Institute of Technology. She has a bachelors degree in mathematics from the University of Warwick and a post-graduate certificate in astrophysics. She is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. Harriet has a multidisciplinary background and is passionate about her STEM outreach efforts. She has her own blog, has written articles for the Planetary Society, Astrobites and the Amateur Astronomy of NY. Listen to this episode to learn more about her interesting STEM Story!

The reason I started this podcast was to help girls see the diversity and awesomeness in STEM professions. Girls need to see super cool women in STEM from an early age and what better way to introduce them to real-life role models than a fabulous story and coloring book. Our guest today Sara MacSorley is the Founder + Lead Author at Super Cool Scientists, LLC, an organization working to promote inclusion in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Through story and coloring books spotlighting women in STEM careers, Sara is changing the narrative for what scientists actually look like and what their day-to-day work includes. Let's talk to Sara and find out more about her SUPER COOL STEM story.

Links: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/supercoolscientists/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/SuperCoolSci Amazon (reviews appreciated!) - http://a.co/feEzmAa

In this episode, we are talking to the CEO of Techbridge Girls Nikole Collins-Puri about the organization’s recent UL Innovative Education Award win. Techbridge Girls is the 2018 grand prize winner and the recipient of $100,000. Serving hundreds of girls across several states, the Techbridge Girls ChangeMakers program opens up the world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to girls from low-income communities with hands-on environmental projects.

Links:

UL Innovative Education Awards

TechBridge Girls

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS SPECIAL

From being diagnosed with Bipolar disorder to successfully defending her thesis during a global pandemic, Kimberly Fiock (Feeock) has set an example for what’s possible when you find ways to manage your mental health. Kimberly has a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Psychology from UT Dallas and a Master of Science in Pathology from the University of Iowa. She is currently pursing PhD in Experimental Pathology at the University of Iowa. She works as a graduate assistant for the Iowa NeuroBank Core, a brain tissue and stem cell repository at the University of Iowa. She also serves as a Court Appointed Special Advocate, where she advocates and supports abused and neglected children as they navigate the foster care system. 

She runs an interesting IG account called thepathphd to talk all things pathology and mental health. 

In this episode, we will discuss Kimberly’s STEM story and how she thinks we can improve and manage our mental health in STEM.

Career transitions are tough especially when you are in research and a mom! Our guest today Adrianna Bankston has had her fair share of transitions. Some of them include career transition from the bench into policy, as well as her personal story of managing motherhood and a career in research. She advocates for junior scientists by working with "Future of Research". An organization that champions, engage and empower early career scientists with resources to help the scientific research endeavor. Listen now to this amazing STEM story.

Links to connect with Adriana:   Future of Research   Personal Blog   Favorite book: https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1451648537

Links: 

*GetApp articles *Talk at Women Techmakers Montreal 2018 *Twitter profile

In this episode, we are talking to Lauren Maffeo a Technology writer and a diversity & inclusion advocate. Lauren talks about her transition into the tech sector with a liberal arts background. She explains why she chose to earn a certificate in AI for Business Strategy from MIT Sloan. Aspects of how shame plays a role in diversity and inclusion in STEAM fields. Listen to Lauren's interesting STE"A"M story. 

 

Link:

-About ChickTech

-ChickTech locations

-ChickTech blog

-ChickTech Twitter

-ChickTech Facebook

-ChickTech LinkedIn

 

In this episode, our guest was a teen mom and despite all the hardships ended up getting a computer engineering degree. She went on to get her MBA and in 2012 Janice Levenhagen-Seeley founded ChickTech. ChickTech is a non-profit that advocates for gender equality through high school workshops, training, and conferences. It aims at engaging women of all ages in the technology industry while working to create a better technology culture for all. Listen to Janice's story to learn more about her challenging and powerful STEM story. 

Just like us Saqi Mehta shares stories of women who are reigning it in STEM. After spending 5 years in Silicon Valley leading the University Recruiting team at Square, Saqi realized the disparity between women and men in STEM, which led her to Co-Found ReigningIt (https://medium.com/@ReigningIt). A website and community platform which brings awareness to women in STEM through the power of community and narrative. ReigningIt has created a strong community of almost 5000 women in STEM and has shared more than 500 stories of incredible women in STEM. Listen now to Saqi's amazing STEM story. 

 

Links: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/callmesaqi?

Website: https://reigningit.wixsite.com/reigningit

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReigningIt/

 

Today we are talking to JonnaGerken, President of Society of Women Engineers (SWE) 2018 and Program Chief Manufacturing Engineering (PCME) team within the Core Manufacturing Engineering organization at Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corporation (UTC). Jonna is finishing her term for the FY 2018. In this episode, she shares great advice for women, mothers, and young girls around the world. Jonna has achieved amazing things in her life including a BS in industrial engineering and an MBA in technology development from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. SWE has almost 40,000 members organization serves over 400 sections & groups around the world to encourage more women to enter and stay in engineering fields. Listen now to Jonna's incredible STEM story.

Links:   Main SWE website SWENext Program, including SWE Clubs
research.swe.org- research page (https://research.swe.org/category/swe-research/and click on Culture Study for the one I referenced.    

Links:

• Patreon
• Twitter 
• Instagram

This episode is a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Mathematics) story of a fellow podcaster Sabrina Ricci, who hosts a podcast called "I Know Dino". Coming from a journalism & digital content background, Sabrina didn’t even think once before starting her podcast. She and her husband host this weekly show. They go to a lot of museums and conferences and get to meet amazing paleontologists, paleoartists, and other people who work with dinosaurs in some form. Sabrina is also the content program manager at Autodesk.” Let’s talk to Sabrina to learn more about her unique STEAM story.

 

 

Links: The Mars Generation Twitter  AskAbby TEDx Talk Netflix Documentary     Since 8th grade, Abigail Harrison has worked on multiple projects to learn more about interplanetary science. She is known as Astronaut Abby by her huge social media following and by students around the world who want to follow in her footsteps. From being a Freshman in Astrobiology & Russian to being the head of the Chief Executive Board of her non-profit "THE MARS GENERATION" Abby has achieved a great amount of experience and respect in the world of Science Communication &  STEM advocacy. With all this exceptional work and an internship at NASA, she is clearly on her way to the red planet MARS! Listen to this episode to the incredible visionary Abigail Harrison & learn about her outstanding STEM story!

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/sydney.danielle.351

https://twitter.com/s_flozia

Sydney's TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/RwF_hv5qfYE   Sydney's current research endeavors    https://biointerface.ece.ncsu.edu/sensus.html   Today we are talking to Sydney Floryanzia, a Chemical Engineering freshman at NC State University. Her journey is peculiar, as it did not begin with math or science, but with Sydney’s love for music. In sixth grade, Sydney was finding a way to solve one of the National Academy of Engineering’s fourteen Grand Challenges of the 21st century; Reverse Engineering the Brain. Sydney’s story has been featured in a magazine, in the news, a TEDx talk, and in a Super Bowl commercial. She continues to inspire young people to seek the intersections between seemingly unrelated subjects and to combine their passions to create beautiful new ideas. Listen to Sydney's Musical STEM Story.

In this episode, we are talking to Kira Coley, Marine Biologist turned science writer and founder of “The Chatty Scientist” a science communication training and resource platform. It aims at breaking barriers in science communication by providing access to affordable interactive online training, and STEM events across UK. Kira also works as a lecturer in science communication and the senior editor for a marine science magazine ECO. Kira opens up about her struggle with dyslexia and how in spite of it she became a successful scientist & a science writer. Let’s Chat with the chatty scientist herself to know more about her interesting STEM story!

Links:

Kira Coley

The Chatty Scientist 

Twitter 

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The Girls In STEM Event

 

Today we are talking to an American Zooarchaeologist, who moved halfway across the world to pursue her PhD in Archeology at the University of Bradford in UK. From switching from humanities to Science majors to dealing with mental health issues early on in her PhD Alex Fitzpatrick is an excellent example of how you can take your problems and make them into something wonderful, like she has done with her SciComm efforts, which include curating our #STEMSupport column, being a guest blogger at fem of stem blog, and running her own blog “Animal Archaeology” which has over 8 different writing series. Let’s talk to Alex about her unstoppable “STEM” story!

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From engineering to manufacturing to R&D and all the way to becoming a strategic marketing professional, our guest today Paula Garcia Todd has manuvered her career in STEM very carefully and efficiently. In this interview, we will get to know Paula's STEM story and her best advice on how to strategically manuever your own career in STEM.

Amongst many things, Paula is an AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador, a mom of 3, a STEM education advocate and a community trailblazer. Join us for this amazing conversation and learn how to curate your own path in STEM & beyond.

In this episode we discussed:

1. Paula's STEM story
2. How she got her first promotion in STEM
3. How she authentically pursued her curiosity and ambition in her career
4. How she got into STEM advocacy
5. Her best advice to help you believe in your brilliance and STEM & beyond

Follow Paula here:
www.watchmestem.com

www.instagram.com/watchmestem

 

Today we are talking to a very "STEMSPIRING" young lady Laalitya Acharya, a current high school freshman whose goal is to girls to take up STEM all across the globe. Why? and How? were some of her favorite words growing up. Laalitya has identified the gap that young girls are faced with when trying to take up STEM, she wants to change how the next generation approaches these courses and make a difference! She was selected as a finalist for the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge 2017 and she creates educational STEM videos on YouTube. Listen to Laalitya's energetic and STEMSPRINING STEM Story. Links To Connect With Laalitya:

Twitter: @laalityaacharya

Youtube: Studying STEM 

[caption id="attachment_884" align="alignleft" width="227"] STEM STAR Laalitya Aacharya[/caption]

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In this episode, we are talking to an expert in women leadership development, Brigid Moynahan, the CEO of Next Level Leadership, INC., a training, and development organization based in NY. Brigid started the company in 1986 with a farsighted approach to create diverse leadership in fortune 500 companies. Over the last 25 years, she has created over 800corporate programs on mentoring, coaching, team building, diversity, and leadership. She has worked extensively with companies like JP Morgan & Chase, JOHNSON & JOHNSON & Rutgers to name a few. She utilizes a very innovative “ACTING FOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM” to create compelling leadership presence.  Brigid knows everything there is to women’s leadership development and how you can achieve the most out of your career whether you work for big corporations or startups. Listen on to know more about how you can take your career to THE NEXT LEVEL! Brigid's Favorite Book: The Female Advantage Connect with Brigid's Leadership company by following the links below: www.the-next-level.com Linkedin

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In this episode, we are talking to a mom that wants to change the future of moms around the world. Coding is the universal language that we all should know. We aren’t very far from the day when everything will be automated in some way or another. Erica Peterson is a mother of two, entrepreneur, and TEDx speaker living in Pittsburgh, PA. She is the Founder & CEO of Moms Can: Code and was recently chosen as the 1st place winner of the 2017 Invest in Her Pitch competition. Within six months of launching, Moms can code, Erica is selected to pitch at the South by Southwest's Accelerator Pitch Event in Austin. She’s one of 50 finalists from around the country. She is very passionate about exposing women and children to STEM. Listen on to learn the struggles mom's face daily to start and run a successful business. Learn how being a mom doesn't change your opportunities to learn and contribute.   Listen to this incredible story of perseverance, creativity and sheer hard work which will make you believe in the power of dreams and more!!   Learn more about Erica and her company at the links below:   Website: www.momscancode.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/momscancode Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/momscancode Instagram: www.instagram.com/momscancode Twitter: www.twitter.com/momscancodePGH Patreon: www.patreon.com/momscancode

In today's DiveIn Black History Month special episode we are talking to Stephanie Espy the author of "STEM GEMS” a powerful book that portrays 44 Women in STEM role models to give young girls and boys the very valuable gift of role models. She is the CEO of MathSP, the only STEM-focused academic coaching company in the state of Georgia. She was awarded the prestigious PORSCHE Driving force award, she was featured in Huffington Post and has a BS in chemical engineering from MIT, MS in chemical engineering from UC Berkeley and MBA from Emory University. Listen to Stephanie's amazing STEM story to find out how she plans to create more GEMS in STEM!

Links:

www.mydivein.com

Web: www.STEMGemsBook.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/Stephanie Espy
Facebook: www.facebook.com/STEMGemsBook
Twitter: www.twitter.com/STEMGemsBook

In this 2nd episode of Black History Month Special, we are talking to Erica Wagner she’s joining us all the way from Colorado! She is an inspiring Teenpreneur who has established her YouTube channel “SCIENCE HER WAY" that focuses on Educational STEAM products, games, and projects. Erica loves to code and aspires to be a computer engineer and digital designer. She is young but has big dreams of changing the world for girls of color in STEM! Let’s talk to the teenpreneur, You tuber, and DREAMER, THE AMAZING ERICA WAGNER!

Links:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/scienceherway

Twitter: @ScienceHerWay

Website: www.scienceherway.com

GoFundMe:  https://www.gofundme.com/yt-steam-channel-minority-girls.

 

 

 

In this episode, we are talking to Kiwoba Allaire, the CEO & Founder of  & Camille Eddie an engineering student & Board Member of “GIRL STEM STARS”. A nonprofit based in the Silicon Valley, that’s dedicated to helping girls of color from underserved communities to improve their lives by providing them with powerful trips like visiting NASA Ames Research center & experiences in the field of STEM. Listen on to learn more about their inspiring journey & why we need more GIRL STEM STARS!!    Links: DiveIN: http://www.mydivein.com http://www.girlstemstars.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOgvYIG9v4I   Contibute:   https://www.givingloop.org/girlstemstars  

Today we are talking to a SOLAR SCIENTIST, physicist  Dr. Stephanie Yardley, who studies the eruption of the Sun's magnetic field that can lead to the spectacular displays of the aurora but can also severely damage our technological systems on Earth. She is joining us all the way from Scotland. Listen to this story of Stephanie and how she’s REACHING FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT STAR…..SUN!    You can follow her on Twitter @slyardley.

In today's DiveIn special episode, we are talking to the amazing Melissa Cristina Márquez. She is a Latina marine biologist and conservationist in Sydney, Australia. Mellisa is actively engaged in research, exploration, communication, and application of scientific knowledge related to the conservation of marine ecosystems. She studies sharks and their relatives and shares passionately about them through her The Fins United Initiative (TFUI; www.finsunited.co.nz). Melissa has over 6000 followers on Twitter, multiple blog posts, a TED-X talk and she is a strong advocate for diversity for women in STEM especially LATINA women in STEM.Listen on to learn more about this UNSTOPPABLE SHARK Scientist.   Links: DiveIn Website TFUI Website Facebook Twitter Instagram TEDx talk Personal website 

In this episode, we are talking to Jackie Giovanniello, a Ph.D. student in Neuroscience at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in NY. She works on understanding how neural circuits are disrupted in autism. She is also the Co-Founder of the Women in Science & Engineering Initiative (WiSE) at CSHL. Learn how she got over challenges and succeeded in securing 30,000 dollars in funding with over 100 members. Jackie shares her struggles, strengths, and ideas to get more women to wear & retain the pristine white lab coats!

Links:

CSHL WISE

www.500womenscientists.org

Twitter: @CSHL_WISE

In this episode, we are talking to Elizabeth Laine, Director of Members & Marketing, at Athena in San Diego, California. San Diego magazine nominated Elizabeth for the WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2017. She oversees the FORUMS FOR Executive Women that has 500 women members. Elizabeth has collaborated with top STEM organizations like Qualcomm, Sony, and Deloitte for women’s executive development. Listen on to find out how you can get that next promotion on your STEM Journey!

LINKS:

http://www.athenasd.org

Book Recommendation:

https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322

 

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Few quick steps to start facing any crisis that comes your way! With India and the rest of world back in the grip of COVID-19, its essential we talk about this important and urgent skill for minorities in STEM and beyond.

 

Call to action: Send this quick and sincere message to your colleagues and friends in COVID hot spots - "Hi {first name}, Heard about the devastation and the COVID crisis in your region and wanted to reach out and extend my support. I hope your family is doing ok. Please let me know how I can support you in this tough time."

 

Help COVID-19 efforts in India:

https://pmcares.gov.in/en/

https://give2asia.org/covid-19-pandemic-response-india/

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/donate

 

I am here to help, please schedule a chat with me if you like: https://calendly.com/prashadutra/how-can-i-help

 

In this episode, we are talking to Brittney Stoneburg, the Marketing & Events Specialist for the Western Science Center, a natural history museum in Hemet, California about how she found her path to Paleontology even after not going to school for it. She used her talent in literature and history to work in the field she loved from her childhood. Listen to this amazing episode and learn from Brittney that it's never too late to follow your passion!    Follow Britteny & Support her museum at :
www.WesternScienceCenter.org
facebook.com/westernsciencecenter
Instagram: WesternScienceCenter
Twitter: @WesternCenter & @MaxMastodon    

Brittney Pachucki recently graduated with her Bachelor's in Biomedical Engineering. She is the lab manager at Amgen’s Device Technologies Group in Cambridge, MA. In this episode, we talk about biomedical engineering and how Brittney is saving lives through engineering. We also find out how she got inspired to take up this niche field and what keeps her motivated! Listen to this truly inspiring STEM Story!

   

In this episode, we are talking to a young mechanical engineer Jinghan Wu. Jinghan is a world traveler and has traveled, to 23 Countries to be exact. Most of her trips were for projects and exchange programs. Listen on, to learn about how Jinghan made a change in the lives of many South African families through her project! She talks about her struggles with being an international student and how she stays inspired and motivated!