Today’s guest is Danielle Schroeder, an Associate Engineer for Pennoni Associates in Philadelphia and an honoree of the ASCE’s 2021 New Faces of Civil Engineering. She first learned about the field while attending an engineering girl’s camp as a high school student, and then went on to graduate with both a Bachelor and Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Drexel University. After graduation, she has worked on a wide range of projects, including retrofitting the Burlington-Bristol Bridge.

As a huge advocate for and leader of STEM outreach events among young people, particularly young women from kindergarten to 12th grade, Dani talks about the importance of such events and how people can get involved with them. By elaborating on her past experiences, she mentions the importance of trying different things before deciding on which branch of civil engineering to go into, as well as the importance of taking risks for those young women---and men---engineers out there.

Resources (some links are affiliate links)

Danielle Schroeder (LinkedIn) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-schroeder

Danielle Schroeder (Instagram / Twitter) - @danitheengineer

Drexel University - https://drexel.edu

Pennoni Associates - https://www.pennoni.com

Jacobs Engineering - https://www.jacobs.com

Transportation YOU Program - https://www.wtsinternational.org/chapters/philadelphia/student-outreach/transportation-you

WTS - https://www.wtsinternational.org

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) - https://www.asce.org

Society of Women Engineers (SWE) - https://swe.org

How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie - Click here

She Engineers: Outsmart Bias, Unlock your Potential, and Create the Engineering Career of your Dreams, by Stephanie Lynn Slocum - Click here

Rosie Revere, Engineer, by Andrea Beaty - Click here

ASCE’s New Faces of Civil Engineering - https://www.asce.org/new_faces_of_civil_engineering

Built Bar - http://civilengineeringacademy.com/built

The Ultimate Civil PE Review Course - https://civilpereviewcourse.com

The Ultimate Civil FE Review Course - https://civilfereviewcourse.com

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