Program Schedule
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Welcome
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Time to Come Out of the Box
Kimberly Bryant
10:00 - 11:00 AM
STEM Diversity and Service to Society
US Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
How Leaders Create a Diverse and Inclusive STEM Workplace: Tangible, Transformational Change
Catherine (Katie) Hunt, Dow and University of Virginia
Ramon Kemp, GSK
Alisia Ratliff, Victus Capital Ventures
Margaret Martonosi, Princeton/NSF
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Panel 1: Alternate Pathways in STEM
Geny Caballero
Tara Haarlander, West Pharmaceutical
Ujwal Pyati, W2O Group
Panel 2: How to Enter the STEM Workplace
Joy Gallagher, Dow
Denise Okafor, Penn State University
Darryl Williams, The Franklin Institute
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Teams in the STEM Workplace
Anthonise Fields, Bristol Myers Squibb
Amy Lane, University of North Florida
Kiernan Seth, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
Thursday, April 8, 2021
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Impostor Syndrome
Jennifer Hunt
10:00 - 11:00 AM
Determining the Culture of the STEM Workplace
Brian Easterling, Air Liquide
Anne-Marie Martin, GSK
Clarence Young, Velicept
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Addressing Bias
Anita Foeman, WCU Dept Communication
Iris Wagstaff, AAAS
1:00 - 2:00 PM
The Value of Mentoring
Karina Edmonds
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Panel 1: Finding a Mentor
Cameron Bardliving, Thomas Jefferson University
Maria Curry-Nkansah, National Renewable Energy Labs
Julia Lee-Soety, St. Joseph's University
Panel 2: Mentoring an "Only" When You're Not an Only
Tripp Fischer, Brownfield Science and Technology
Jennifer McCafferty, Merck
Panel 3: Building a Mentoring Program
Julianne Bowers, Lockheed Martin
Mary Oates, Emergent BioSolutions
Alexandra Schonning, University of North Florida