STEMming in Stilettos with Dr. Toshia

Episode Main Points:

1) It is vitally important that we are supportive of one another. We still have so much to overcome. All of the "isms" still exist and in this current climate are at the forefront. We must actively and collectively fight them.
2) The work that Errika does to support our students in the K-16 space is super important but it doesn't get a lot of play. She is a connector of people, places, and organizations and what she does is connect people and organizations doing great things for OUR children with people and organizations who have funds and want to see change happen in OUR city and beyond. She's the one in rooms helping form narratives and straightening out ill-formed ones. She is a quiet Superhero in our midst. 
3) Can we just talk about "the Nod?" All of us who attended a PWI know what "the nod" is and how important it was to us when we were there. I understand that it looks different from this generation of BIPOC students, however I can tell you that it meant a whole lot to me. Just the acknowledgement of "I see you", was somedays enough to allow me to continue on. The PWI journey can be a lonely one even with friends on campus. It get real tiring to always be the one or one of the few in classes everyday and to fight off microagressions and other stuff.

Errika Moore Bio:

Errika is a nonprofit executive with sales, marketing, organizational management and volunteer leadership experience. She sits on the boards of STEM Learning Ecosystems, The Atlanta Advisory Board, etc. She has specific skills and expertise in optimizing teams and organizational infrastructures, developing strategic relationships and expanding an organization’s sphere of influence to create greater industry alignments and to strengthen their brand. She believes we all have the capacity to be a “catalyst” for bringing people together to solve problems and to create solutions. As a result her mantra is “The Purpose of Life is to Live a Life of Purpose.” 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/errika-moore-519b534?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3B7tTwPXDBQCaoHpdG206QRg%3D%3D
Twitter: https://twitter.com/emallettforSTEM

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Episode Main Points

1) She is a student of STEM and an all around BADASS!!! Her love of STEM is apparent in the way in which she talks about it. Her experiences with her parents have helped to shape her interests. Aerospace Engineer!!!

2) Her parents were and are trailblazers.

3)FIRST Robotics is a good first step towards honing an interest in STEM.

4) STEM is creative. Its not stodgy and old and out of touch. It is, at its best, highly creative and on the cutting edge of innovation and technology. We forget to highlight this in our zest to talk about the issues plaguing it.

5) Mentorship has played a huge role in her life and in the development of Reinvented Magazine. Her is a young LatinX woman in STEM doing wonderful things in her own space and in her own way. LOVE to SEE IT!!!

Caeley Looney Bio:
She is a Mission Analyst at L3Harris Technologies and Founder and Editor in Chief of 501(c)(3) nonprofit Reinvented Magazine. Her main goal is to empower and inspire young womxn to pursue their passions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

website: https://www.caeleylooney.com/
linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caeleylooney?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BTpiAZUCzQbGYSCt2nwg%2BIQ%3D%3D


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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtoshia
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Website: https://www.drtoshia.com
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Episode Summary:

1) You do not have to have it all figured out. You do not have to be the smartest or brightest. What you need to be is willing enough to go on the journey, persevere, be curious and have drive.

2) Dr. Brown is REALLY SMART!!! LOL!!! Her story isn't a straight one of nerd for life (and there ain't nothing, NO THING, wrong with being a Nerd!!). She stayed true to herself at every level even while she was walking it out in real life.

3) We talked about some of the instances of racial injustices from our  past. It made me realize just how long we've been in this fight. Doesn't mean we give up; instead it means we acknowledge the past but fight for the future.

4) I love, LOVE what she said about Scale of Impact!!! I'd not thought of the work that I do that way before. It was clarifying for me and I hope for you. What is the scale of your impact? How are you measuring it and what does it mean?


Dr. Quincy Brown Bio:

Quincy Brown, Ph.D., 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 and investigating innovations in Preservice STEM teacher education, investigating STEM mentoring practices, and supporting the AAAS Emerging Researchers National Conference.

She was previously a Senior Policy Advisor in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. There her portfolio included Agricultural Entrepreneurship, STEM Education, and the My Brother's Keeper STEM+Entrepreneurship initiatives.  She spent two years an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation in the CISE Directorate. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Drexel University. She is a recipient of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) CI Fellows Postdoctoral Research Fellowship award and was a National Science Foundation GK-12 and Bridge To the Doctorate Fellow.

Dr. Brown was also a Professor of Computer Science at Bowie State University. Her research interests included Mobile HCI, CS Education, and Broadening Participation in Computing. In 2011 she founded Girls Who Will, a summer program for middle and high school girls. Through her research she sought to identify methods of facilitating human interaction with advanced technologies to support learning. Her projects included exploring the ways in which young children use touch and gesture interactions with mobile devices, first responders' use of mobile devices during emergency evacuations, and modeling inquiry behaviors on mobile devices.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quincy-k-brown?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3B8VlrjSp5RlS7CFswwT9UuA%3D%3D

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/quincykbrown

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Episode Summary

1) Navigating an environment that has not been made for you or to support you is difficult at best. It is left to you to figure out how best to exist in this world, unfortunately.
2) Professional networks ARE so important to helping Black women and other minority women in finding that balance and sense of self in this world
3) The work that Iris and others are doing is soooooooooooooo important, however they cannot do it alone. Allies are needed, but not the superficial, surface level ones that don't actually mean what they say or do anything outside of saying meaningless words. We need people who are going to be in this fight to change this environment for the long haul.

Dr. Iris Wagstaff Bio:

She 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 where I manage a $15 Million Dollar portfolio focused on broadening participation in STEM, workforce development ,and inclusive technology and innovation ecosystems. She served as a 2015-2017 AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the DOJ National Institute of Justice Office where I developed and led an agency-wide diversity and inclusion initiative. She is a native of Goldsboro, NC with a BS and MS in Chemistry from UNC-Greensboro and NC A&T State Universities respectively; and a PhD in Science Education from North Carolina State University. Iris worked as a research chemist at the Dow Chemical Company for 15 years leading analytical project teams and company-wide diversity initiatives. She has over 20 years of STEM outreach and advocacy developing informal science programs, mentoring, resourcing parents, leading k-12 STEM teacher professional development, and building strategic partnerships between industry, academia, and community organizations.

She is also a social scientist with a research focus on examining factors that predict science self-efficacy, science identity, and STEM career intent in underrepresented/under-served youth populations. She serves on the Boards of several organizations that include the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE), the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW), and Science, Engineering, and Math Links (SEM). She is an adjunct chemistry professor at UNC-Greensboro where she leads diversity and inclusion efforts to broaden participation in the chemical sciences. She has received several honors that include the 2019 DC Metro HBCU Alumni Alliance Award for Education, the 2019 AERA Science Teaching and Learning Research Award, the 2019 BEYA Science Spectrum Trailblazer Award, the 2018 NOBCChE Presidential Award for Mentoring, the 2017 Women of Color in STEM K-12 Promotion of Education Award, and a 2016 nomination for the NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Math, Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iris-r-wagstaff-ph-d-57140717?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BhOrS0zRAQ6uPmifs2I0T%2FA%3D%3D

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Episode Main Points:
1) Being Bold can pay off. Nikisha drove up to a cosmetics company, turned it her resume and basically told them that they needed to hire her. They did!! This sent her on a the journey of a lifetime. Her boldness paid off. Take a chance on yourself.

2) The Beauty industry is a multi-million if not billion dollar industry. Black women and minority women are major consumers, yet there are not many of us in the field. Nikisha is doing her part to get the word out that we need BIPOC in this industry so that products represent us and assist us in everything from our hair to our skin. 

3) Its important that if we are in this industry or we have a product idea that we own our own stuff. If you go to have your product manufactured by someone else, unless you can pay for it or buy it back, then you don't own it and can't use it. Don't let this be you.

Nikisha Horn MBA Bio:

She  has nearly 20 years of product development experience, from conceptualization to industrialization in the consumer packaged goods/ cosmetics industry. Her experience across multiple product categories (i.e. surfactants, emulsions, silicones, polymers, natural ingredients.), hair care/styling and skin care product development has served her well in the beauty industry. She has now launched her own project called The B.E.A.U.T.Y.in Science Project, LLC (Bringing the Education, Advocacy and Understanding of Cosmetic Science to Young Girls). The B.E.A.U.T.Y. in Science Project is an innovative hands-on program that uses cosmetic science to inspire young girls ages 10-17 to pursue careers in STEM fields. 


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikisha-h-6142213?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3Bdp4YxbUKTQ6NvGaxVdFywg%3D%3D


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Episode Summary:
1) It is important that once we've "arrived" that we give back to the community that helped to raise us. 
2) Informal STEM is as important to the development of STEM identity for our Black and Brown children. These opportunities are often the first and only opportunities our children have to become engaged in STEM. Do not take them lightly.
3) Its important that as Black professionals in STEM to find your place and find your voice
4) Dr. King has worked extensively on Black Girl Identity in STEM. This is vitally important work to do. This work helps us to understand how Black girls identify with STEM and gives us a pathway to follow to reaching more Black girls and increasing the number of Black girls that continue in STEM.

Dr. Natalie King Bio:

Natalie S. King, PhD is a three-time University of Florida graduate, and assistant professor of science education at Georgia State University. Her scholarly work focuses on advancing Black girls in STEM education, community-based youth programs, and the role of curriculum in fostering equity in science teaching and learning. Dr. King is passionate about preparing students to enter careers within the STEM disciplines and founded I AM STEM Camps — community-based programs that provide comprehensive curricula that embrace students’ cultural experiences while preparing them to become productive and critically-conscious citizens. She challenges the capitalistic agenda for encouraging girls’ involvement in STEM, and reframes STEM as a mechanism to promote sisterhood and social justice.

Dr. King’s work is published in academic journals such as the Journal of Research in Science Teaching and the Journal of Multicultural Affairs. She is particularly interested in dismantling divisive walls and centering faith-based institutions as an underutilized resource in communities. Dr. King recently released her book – Let the Church say Amen to STEM: Guidebook to Launching and Growing Extraordinary Youth Programs. She believes that churches have the potential to be a driving force for STEM education, and can positively impact younger generations by promoting intergenerational relationships, civic leadership, and activism. 

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Episode Main Points
1) Chemistry is like relationships with people. Its is going to go fast and blow up or ferment or it will go slow and may blow up or ferment. But either way, the journey will be memorable.
2) Being is middle management is academia is NOT easy. Knowing how to manage up and how to manage down is key. Having a great administrative assist is also key to being able to function as an effective dean or department chair.

3) You have to know, be able to recognize when its time to leave. There is such a thing as over staying your welcome. Use the skills learned to move on to your next great opportunity. The key is to be aware of when its time to move and have an exit plan.

4) It is really okay to want to be authentically yourself EVERYWHERE! Don't let other people tell you who you are.


Dr. Pamela Leggett-Robinson Bio:

Dr. Pamela Leggett- Robinson has  more than 15 years of higher education experience which includes academic and student success/support programming, institutional strategic planning, data analytics, and program evaluation. She uses evidence-based approaches in program development, management, and evaluation to improve the landscape in STEM through diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her diverse skill set is a result of serving as an academic administrator, principal investigator/program director for student and community initiatives, high school teacher, and lobbyist for K-20 science funding on Capitol Hill. She has a unique leadership style that can implement change, drive productivity, and efficiency while maintaining participant engagement and building relationships with stakeholders. She is organized, detail oriented, and have excellent time management. She is a Certified Associate in Project Management and bring an exceptional level of enthusiasm, dedication, and nuanced perspective to each program she serves.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dr-pamela-leggett-robinson-9610256
Website: plrconsultingservices.org   

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Main Points
1) Community College is a viable first option for our children. They are an inexpensive option for kids to take colleges and figure out if college is for them, discover and develop new skills, gain certifications that will have them working sooner. Don't discount them.
2) We have got to honor our ancestors and realize the work that they have done in order for us to be where we are.
3) The journey + struggle = jruggle!!! Both are worth the fight.

Tasha Henderson Bio:
Tasha Henderson is the Early College & STEM Program Manager at Chicago Public Schools. She serves as primary point and lead for coordinating logistics of early college program with partner schools in the Chicago Area. She is heavily involved in recruitment and enrollment efforts for the dual enrollment program. She uses her experience in STEM as a catalyst to assure students that they can succeed. She is currently pursing her Ph.D.

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasha-d-h-69a58a53/

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Episode Summary
1) Physics explained as a series of interactions and the study of those interactions is physics.
2) Creating and spreading knowledge is also what physicists and those in STEM are in the business of doing.
3) HBCU's are important in creating Black in STEM
4) Mentors are forever

Dr. Trina Coleman Bio
Trina L. Coleman is a STEM thought leader, entrepreneur, streaming media personality, HBCU advocate, mentor and public speaker. Her passion for education drives her to focus on finding ways to bolster STEM proficiency in K-12 and post-secondary students.

Dr. Coleman is the founder of Coleman Comprehensive Solutions, LLC, the creator of the STEM Skills online course platform (get.stemskills.online), the persona behind the Academic Blue Blood brand, and the author of the upcoming Mathguistics series of books. She believes in devoting time and resources toward improving skills in math and the sciences while providing mentorship opportunities. This formula will ultimately equip students to become the new technological and scientific workforce. It is also her goal to help find solutions for closing the STEM race/gender gap.

As a scholar and former academic administrator, Dr. Coleman crafted a diverse professional portfolio. From post-doctoral researcher and faculty member, to executive director, assistant provost and CIO, her experience ranges across a broad spectrum. Her professional journey includes: educating high school and postsecondary students in physics and astronomy, conducting unclassified research sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency, and spearheading enterprise initiatives as a member of the Howard and Hampton University administrations.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtrinacoleman/

• colemancomp.solutions  (Company Website)
• stemskills.online  (Company Website)
• academicblueblood.com  (Portfolio)

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Episode Summary:
1) Loving Math isn't a bad thing, especially if your older brother tells you its so.
2) The importance of understanding Big Data and what it has the potential to do for you and for your company is vitally important.
3) Working in spaces where there are few women can lead to the imposter syndrome.  But you can overcome it by focusing on the job.

Bio of Sudeshna Sen
Sudeshna is the founder of The Abundance Psyche. She is a career strategist and personal development geek, who also has a day job where she leads a team of data scientists. Much of what she speaks is from her experience of navigating her career, and what she has witnessed with the careers of her students and clients. She is spiritual and brings some aspects of practical spirituality and neuroscience into what she teaches. 

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