In this episode, I talk with Kierra Page about data privacy, cyber security, computer science, and what it means to be a Woman in STEM. We share tips for getting an internship, how to create a resume, and how to not feel alone while in a male-dominated classroom or workplace.  

Featuring Kierra Page: IG @codingwithki

Christie is with CodeHers.Co, a student-run collective dedicated to closing the gender gap in computer science.  Christie is organizing the first CodeHers Hack!, a hack-a-thon for coders of all experience levels to learn and practice their skills as they compete in a virtual competition to create a website, a game, or a an app.  Learn more about CodeHer Collective be visiting their website, CodeHers.Co, where they have free coding classes (one or two might even be taught by our guest, Christie!), and stay up-to-date with future events they'll host.

IG @codehers.co

In this episode of Coffee & Conversation, Maggie Brown and I spoke about aerospace engineering, getting involved in internships and clubs, being a woman in STEAM, the importance of empowering the next generation of innovators, and the #1 trait needed to become an engineer.

Featuring Maggie Brown: IG @astro.maggie

For 109 years, Girls Scouts has built girls of courage, confidence, and character who have made the world a better place.  In honor of Girl Scouts birthday on March 12th, I sat down with an innovator, entrepreneur, and fellow Gold Award Girl Scout Naomi Porter to discuss the impact of Girl Scouting on our lives, Naomi’s entrepreneurial endeavors, and we even shared a few tips on getting internships (Naomi just finished her term as a National Girl Scouts of America Intern!)  

Featuring Naomi Porter: IG @naomiportertv

Applied Empathy: Debriefing and Reflecting with Miss Greater Rockville  After hearing from Michael Ventura, author of “Applied Empathy” during a Professional Development Webinar hosted by the Miss America Organization, Sierra (she/her) and Leah (they/them) discuss Applied Empathy, and what it looks like in their lives as titleholders, advocates, and humans.  

Featuring: Leah Juliett, @missgreaterrockville on Instagram.  

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Caitlyn Fowler is on a mission to share women’s voices — their experiences, their fears, and their advice. She’s the creator of “Just A Piece Of Me,” a video series encouraging female empowerment by showing stories from women of all backgrounds.  Join us as we chat about Caitlyn’s project, and be sure to follow the "Just A Piece of Me" social media accounts to stay up-to-date on new video releases (the first episode is already live — go check it out!)  

Find Caitlyn at IG: @caitlynmarie_25  IG: @justa.pieceofme

World Wildlife Day, instituted by the United Nations, celebrates forest-based livelihoods and seek to promote forest and forest wildlife management models and practices that accommodate both human well-being and the long-term conservation of forests, forest-dwelling species of wild fauna and flora and the ecosystems they sustain, and promote the value of traditional practices and knowledge that contribute to establishing a more sustainable relationship with these crucial natural systems.  

On March 3rd 2021, I sat down with Dakota Derstein, Miss Santa Fe Trail 2020, to discuss what she’s doing for our world’s wildlife through her Social Impact Initiative, C.A.R.E. - Conserving And Restoring Ecosystems. (We also had a chance to chat about @sedgwickcountyzoo’s newest addition! 🦏)  You can view other registered #WorldWildLifeDay virtual events planned around the globe by visiting wildlifeday.Org/content/events 

“Mathematics may not teach us how to add love and to subtract hate, but it gives us hope that every problem has a solution. We just need to find it.” — Roger W. Davis

Mathematics involves numbers, equations, algorithms, and formulas to solve problems. By quantifying the world around us, we can count, measure, graph, and forecast solutions to the issues we face every day. Today's episode of innovators highlights Georgia Neese Clark Gray, the first female Treasurer of the United States.