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2019 Speakers

Linda G. Blevins

Deputy Assistant Director, Engineering Directorate, NSF, National Science Foundation

Linda G. Blevins joined the National Science Foundation (NSF) as the Deputy Assistant Director of the Engineering Directorate in December 2017. For the decade prior to joining NSF, she was...
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Quincy Brown

AAAS Program Director, EHR and Lead for HBCU Making & Innovation Showcase, AAAS

Quincy Brown is a Program Director for STEM Education Research at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Her project portfolio includes the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program...
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Livia Schiavinato Eberlin

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Austin

Livia Schiavinato Eberlin was born and raised in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Her passion for mass spectrometry started as an undergraduate student. During her sophomore year at the State University...
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Sanna Gaspard

Founder and CEO, Rubitection Inc., Rubitection Inc.

Sanna Gaspard, Founder and CEO, Rubitection Inc. Sanna Gaspard earned her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering (BME) at the University of Miami in 2004. Sanna went on to complete her...
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Yolanda S. George

Former Deputy Director and Program Director, AAAS EHR, AAAS

Yolanda Scott George served as the Deputy Director and Program Director for STEM education at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for more than 30 years. Prior...
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Johnathan Holifield

Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Appointed Executive Director in October 2017, Holifield is a recognized expert in economic and education inclusion and competitiveness, focusing on public-private partnerships and community system-building. Prior to his appointment, he...
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Rush Holt

CEO AAAS and Executive Publisher, Science, AAAS

Rush D. Holt, Ph.D., became the 18th chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and executive publisher of the Science family of journals in...
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Ayanna Howard

Linda J. and Mark C. Smith Professor and Chair of the School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech

Ayanna Howard, Ph.D. is the Linda J. and Mark C. Smith Professor and Chair of the School of Interactive Computing in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of...
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Barrington Irving

Barrington Irving, Founder, Experience Aviation, Experience Aviation

Captain Barrington Irving has traveled to 50 countries, conducted more than 30 STEM expeditions, and successfully challenged middle school students to build a car faster than a Ferrari 430 and...
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Ashanti Johnson

Co-Founder, Sportin’ the Grades Nonprofit Organization, President and CEO, Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success Professional Development Institute, and Chief Executive Officer, Cirrus Academy, Sportin’ the Grades Nonprofit Organization; Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success Professional Development Institute; and Cirrus Academy

Ashanti Johnson is an internationally recognized expert and speaker on STEM professional development, diversity and women in STEM topics. In her interview “Women Exploring Oceans”, Johnson reveals how she initially...
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Shaun Kane

Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Colorado at Boulder

Shaun Kane, Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder Shaun Kane is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO....
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Maureen Kearney

Chief Program Officer, AAAS

Maureen Kearney, AAAS Chief Program Offi cer, joined AAAS in February 2018. Kearney brings an extensive mix of academic, management and public engagement experience to the center’s programs. Prior to...
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Jonathan Lambright

Professor, Former Dean of Colleges of Sciences and Technology, Savannah State University, Savannah State University

Jonathan Lambright is a professor in the department of Engineering Technology at Savannah State University. Lambright served as the Dean of the College of Sciences and Technology at Savannah State...
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Kelly Mack

Vice President and Executive Director, Project Kaleidoscope, Office of Undergraduate Science Education, AAC&U

Kelly Mack is the Vice President for Undergraduate STEM Education and Executive Director of Project Kaleidoscope at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Prior to joining AAC&U, Mack...
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Shirley M. Malcom

Senior Advisor, and Director of SEA Change, AAAS

Shirley M. Malcom, Senior Advisor, and Director of SEA Change at AAAS, has served as a program officer in the NSF Science Education Directorate; an assistant professor of biology, University...
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Karen Marrongelle

Assistant Director, NSF EHR, National Science Foundation

Karen Marrongelle is the Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) for Education and Human Resources (EHR). She leads the EHR directorate in supporting research that enhances learning and...
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Omar Alberto Movil-Cabrera

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Omar Alberto Movil-Cabrera is an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR). He received his doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the University of Puerto...
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Deonnia N. Pompey

PhD Candidate, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Deonnia N. Pompey is a second-year master’s student in the Biostatistics program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) with the intention of pursuing a PhD. Pompey obtained her...
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Claudia Rankins

Program Director, HRD, NSF, National Science Foundation

Claudia Rankins is a Program Officer in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources at the National Science Foundation, where she manages the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program...
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Sohi Rastegar

Head, Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities (EFMA), Directorate for Engineering, National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation

Sohi Rastegar is Senior Advisor and the Head of the Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities (EFMA) at the National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Engineering. He joined NSF...
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Willie Rockward

NSBP President-Elect, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Dual-Degree Engineering, Morehouse College, Morehouse College

Willie Rockward is the President-Elect of the National Society of Black Physicists. He received a B.S. degree in Physics, cum laude, from Grambling State University. While completing a M.S. degree...
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Keith Shoates

VP, Office of CEO, Vista Equity Partners, Vista Equity Partners

Keith Shoates joined Vista Equity Partners in 2018. Shoates is responsible for integrating strategic planning, operations, corporate communications, and corporate initiatives in support of the firm’s Chairman and Chief Executive...
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James Stith

Vice President Emeritus, American Institute of Physics (AIP), American Institute of Physics

James H. Stith is Vice President Emeritus for the American Institute of Physics (AIP). An officer of the Institute, he has oversight responsibilities for AIP’s Magazine Division, the Media and...
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Richard Tapia

Mathematician and Professor, Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University, Rice University

Richard Tapia was born in Los Angeles, California to parents who emigrated from Mexico. In 2011 he was awarded the National Medal of Science, the highest honor bestowed by the...
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Iris R. Wagstaff

ERN Conference Lead and NSF PI, STEM Program Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), AAAS

Iris R. Wagstaff, PhD, is a scientist, educator, mentor, researcher and STEM advocate. She currently serves as a STEM Program Director in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Department of AAAS...
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Isa Watson

CEO & Founder, Envested, Envested

Isa Watson is the Founder and CEO of Squad by Envested, a data-driven software company revolutionizing how people create meaningful connections across their work-life experience. Named in Inc Magazine’s “30...
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Kaaba White

Engineer, Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Sea Systems Command

Kaaba White received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Virginia State University in 2015, going on to complete his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering concentration in System...
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The 2023 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM will be held in Washington, D.C. on February 9-11, 2023.

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