Shorma Bianca Bailey is a senior at Howard University in Washington DC, majoring in Chemical Engineering. As President of Engineers Without Borders, she has done volunteer work in Kenya, Brazil...
Champions of Change: Girls And Women In Stem
On Friday, December 9th, twelve local leaders in the effort to recruit and retain girls and women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields were honored as White House Champions of Change. These men and women, who include teachers, industry leaders, students, and non-profit leaders, have each taken great strides to reduce the barriers that drive many girls and women to turn away from high-paying, highly rewarding careers as the Nation’s top innovators. Watch the video from the Champions of Change panel focused on how these Champions are helping to recruit and retain girls and women in STEM.
Barbara A. Bitters is the Assistant Director for the Career and Technical Education Team at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (...
Seven years ago, Tamara Brown led the founding of the AAUW Buffalo, New York Tech Savvy program, endeavored to inspire middle school girls to pursue STEM careers. With close partnership with...
Angela Byars-Winston, Ph.D. is a counseling psychologist and Associate Professor (tenure track) in the University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine, section of General Internal Medicine and the...
Judit Camacho has been engaged with SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) for the last 17 years and has served two terms as executive director....
Elizabeth “Liesl” Chatman has served in significant educational leadership positions in university, school district, and museum settings. She is the Director of Teacher Professional Development...
Baker is a high school computer science teacher at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. Since he started teaching in 2002, Baker has worked to increase the visibility and credibility of...
Jennifer Ogle is an Assistant Professor in the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University in Clemson, SC. Dr. Ogle is committed to increasing the diversity in STEM activities and...
Dr. Elisabeth Hayes has served as director or co-director of two projects aimed at increasing girls' skills and interest in STEM: the Tech Savvy Girls project, funded by the MacArthur Foundation,...
Bobby Schnabel is Dean of the School of Informatics at Indiana University, a school of approximately 100 faculty members and 2000 students at the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses, including...
Karen A. Thole is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and serves as the head of the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University.Engineering has...
Avis Yates Rivers is currently the President and CEO of Technology Concepts Group International, LLC, (TCGI), an information technology solutions provider and full-service equipment leasing firm...