2021 Women of Color STEM Conference - Awards Ceremony Program

26TH ANNUAL WOMEN OF COLOR STEM CONFERENCE

WOMEN OF COLOR

AWARDS

CEREMONY SimuLive from The TCF Center • Detroit, MI

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2021 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

CEREMONY PARTNER

EMCEES Priya Mann

Andrew Humphrey, CBM

Reporter WDIV-TV

Meteorologist and Station Scientist WDIV-TV

WE RISE. A CELEBRATION OF RESILIENCE. To see what the faces of STEM excellence look like, look no further than our Awards Ceremony, where we celebrate the exceptional contributions of women from industry, government, the military and academia. We honor their strength, accomplishments and ability to rise above any challenge as they move their organizations and our nation forward. Our women of STEM inspire our young people who see those who look like them and are encouraged to follow their own dreams. At a time when the demands on women’s roles have been greater than ever—from leaders in STEM and business to caretakers of their family’s health and wellbeing and educators overseeing their children’s virtual learning—we can never celebrate them enough.

Senator Stephanie Chang, State Senate

Garlin Gilchrist II

Michigan State Senate

Lieutenant Governor of Michigan

STEM CITY USA CO-HOSTS Ray Kennedy

Courtney Taborn

Career Communications Group

Career Communications Group

CONFERENCE CO-HOST Steve Demetriou Chair and CEO Jacobs

WELCOME MESSAGE Monica Emerson Principal of Inclusive Performance Solutions National Chair of the Women of Color STEM

CEREMONY PARTNER GREETINGS Olakunie Arowolo Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Actalent

GEM OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNUS AWARD

DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Yazmin Feliz, Ph.D.

Mrs. Odetta Scott

Postdoctoral Researcher Columbia University

Associate Director, Indirect Procurement Collins Aerospace, Operations & Quality Raytheon Technologies

PRESENTER

Pamela McCauley, Ph.D., C.P.E., Former Program Director of the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps Current Associate Dean at North Carolina State University, Wilson College of Textiles 2019 WOC Technologist of the Year

COMMUNITY SERVICE IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

Treva T. Brown, Ph.D. Physical Scientist U.S. Naval Research Laboratory PRESENTER

Pamela McCauley, Ph.D., C.P.E., Former Program Director of the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps Current Associate Dean at North Carolina State University, Wilson College of Textiles 2019 WOC Technologist of the Year

COMMUNITY SERVICE IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Daniel Chambers Multi-Functional Engineering and Science Manager Lockheed Martin PRESENTERS

Audrell Samuels, Subcontract Administrator, Staff, Lockheed Martin

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AWARD

Rhonda Childress Vice President and IBM Fellow Business Information Security Officer IBM PRESENTER

PRESENTER

Dorothea Wong, Executive Director, Indirect Supply Chain, Raytheon Technologies

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP – COLLEGE-LEVEL PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AWARD

Freddie Dixon, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Program Director, National Science Foundation Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program Program Director, NSF Scholarships in STEM University of the District of Columbia PRESENTER

Victor McCrary, Vice President for Research and Graduate Programs, University of the District of Columbia Vice Chair, National Science Board

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP – CORPORATE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AWARD

Lakshana Mohee, Ph.D. Education Development Manager Ansys PRESENTER

Andrew Humphrey, CBM, Meteorologist and Station Scientist, WDIV-TV

MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

Ms. Leah Haugen Program Manager, Partnership Intermediary Air Force Office of Scientific Research PRESENTER

Virginia Mayo, Distinguished Engineer, Security and Compliance - Resiliency Services, IBM

Priya Mann, Reporter, WDIV-TV

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AWARD

Yazmin Seda-Sanabria

Candice M. Smith, PMP Director, Engineering People Strategy The Boeing Company PRESENTER

Greg Hyslop, Executive Vice President, Engineering, Test and Technology, The Boeing Company

MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP IN GOVERNMENT AWARD Chief, Civil Works Data Analysis and Information Systems Institute for Water Resources U.S. Army Corps of Engineers PRESENTER

Bruce T. Crawford, Senior Vice President Strategic Development/ Growth & Sales, Critical Mission Solutions, Jacobs; and 2020 Black Engineer of the Year

26TH ANNUAL WOMEN OF COLOR STEM CONFERENCE MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Deborah A. Brown Senior Director, U.S. Toxicology Laboratories Abbott

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Bindu Sundaresan

PRESENTER

Director - Cybersecurity AT&T

Bob Kunkler, Vice President, Toxicology, Cardiometabolic and Consumer Products and Services, Abbott

Tonya Hallett, Vice President, Human Resources, Amazon

MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Lakela Lofton Program Manager Huntington Ingalls Industries PRESENTER

Gary Fuller, VP Program Management, Huntington Ingalls Industries

NEW MEDIA/IT LEADERSHIP AWARD

Jasmine W. Strait Director, U.S. Specialized Infrastructure Operations The Boeing Company PRESENTER

Susan Doniz, Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Information Technology and Data Analytics, The Boeing Company

PIONEER AWARD

Master Sergeant Bonnie Rushing Instructor, USAF Academy United States Air Force PRESENTER

Andrew Humphrey, CBM, Meteorologist and Station Scientist, WDIV-TV

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Eunice Allen-Bradley Angled UltraSonic Inspection Original Equipment Manufacturer Implementation Lead Pratt & Whitney Engineering Raytheon Technologies PRESENTER

Geoff Hunt, Senior Vice President, Pratt & Whitney Engineering & Technology, Raytheon Technologies

PRESENTER

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

Leslie Leonard, Ph.D. Computer Scientist U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center PRESENTER

Bruce T. Crawford, Senior Vice President Strategic Development/ Growth & Sales, Critical Mission Solutions, Jacobs; and 2020 Black Engineer of the Year

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

LTC Latoya M. Manzey Deputy District Commander U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District PRESENTER

Bruce T. Crawford, Senior Vice President Strategic Development/ Growth & Sales, Critical Mission Solutions, Jacobs; and 2020 Black Engineer of the Year

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

Master Sergeant Tahnika Bessant 334th Fighter Squadron First Shirt 4th Fighter Wing U.S. Air Force PRESENTER

Torry A. Johnson, Manager, Minority University Research and Education Project, NASA

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

Candi Hudson, Ph.D. Technical Advisor Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement U.S. Department of the Interior PRESENTER

Priya Mann, Reporter, WDIV-TV

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

Tracey Espero

PRESENTER

Director of Platform Programs and Orca Program Manager, Maritime Undersea Huntington Beach Site Executive The Boeing Company PRESENTER

Kristen Robertson, Vice president and general manager of Autonomous Systems, a division within Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), The Boeing Company

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Mandakini Kanungo, Ph.D. Research Associate – Thin Films & Surfaces Corning Research and Development Corporation PRESENTER

Dr. Gary Calabrese, SVP and Director of Corning Global Research, Corning Incorporated

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Bruce T. Crawford, Senior Vice President Strategic Development/ Growth & Sales, Critical Mission Solutions, Jacobs; and 2020 Black Engineer of the Year

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Delores Alexander Vice President Global Services Supplier Management The Boeing Company PRESENTER

William A. Ampofo II, Vice President, Supply Chain, Boeing Global Services, The Boeing Company

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD

Deirdre Fultz Plant Manager - Indiana Transmission Plant Stellantis PRESENTER

Changchang Liu, Ph.D.

Steve Demetriou, Chair and CEO, Jacobs

Research Staff Member IBM Research IBM

Ms. Florence Heidel

PRESENTER

Dr. Seraphin B. Calo, Distinguished Research Staff Member IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, IBM

TECHNICAL INNOVATION AWARD

Mei Li , Ph.D. Corteva Laureate Corteva Agriscience

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN INDUSTRY AWARD Scientist L3Harris Technology, Inc. PRESENTER

Sonya Sepahban, CEO and Co-Founder, OurOffice, Inc.

PASSING THE TORCH

RADM Sylvia Trent-Adams, ret., Ph.D., RN, FAAN

Terry Barclay, President & CEO, Inform

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas; and 2020 Technologist of the Year

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

TECHNOLOGIST OF THE YEAR

PRESENTER

Rona Bunn Chief Information Officer U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration PRESENTER

Priya Mann, Reporter, WDIV-TV

Mei Cai, Ph.D. Director, Battery Cell Systems Research Chemical & Materials System Laboratory General Motors Research and Development General Motors PRESENTER

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT AWARD

Kent Helfrich, Chief Technology Officer, Vice President, General Motors

Maria N. Goerger, Ph.D.

CLOSING REMARKS

Special Assistant for AI, M&S, and Analysis for the Information Technology Lab Director U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

CONFERENCE HOSTS

ACADEMIC CO-HOSTS

CONFERENCE SPONSOR

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