Thursday, March 25, 2021

4-H STEM Career Series: Women in STEM, Every Monday & Wednesday March 29th-April 28th at 6:00 p.m.

We are excited to announce a new statewide series around 4-H STEM Careers. This series will run every Monday & Wednesday from March 29th to April 28th at 6:00 p.m. This new series will feature women in a various types of STEM careers, majors and at different levels in their career and education. We will use an Interview type format for these sessions that will last for 30-45 minutes. The goal is for the speaker to talk about their career path and education, and then be open for questions for the last 20-30 minutes. We will have some questions prepared, but will also be asking for questions from those in attendance. We will be sending out a zoom link to those registered. This is open to youth in 3rd-12th grades. Youth can register here: www.tinyurl.com/4HSTEMCareers. Schedule: March 29th, Dr. Maddy Schreiber, Professor of Hydrosciences March 31st, Dr. Leigh Anne Krometis, Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering April 5th: Dr. Glenda Scales, Chief Technology Officer and Director of Engineering Online in the College of Engineering April 7th, Ms. Mary Michael Lipford, Senior in International Agriculture April 12th, Ms. Lucy Adamson, Senior in Agronomy April 14th, Ms. Lindsey Waters, Dental Hygienist and Program Manager for Bland Ministry Dental Center April 19th, Dr. Natasha Watts, Director of Cardinal Education and Associate Director of Online Learning at VT College of Engineering April 21st, Dr. Jessica Walters-Wright, Veterinarian for Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services April 26th, Ms. Ridhi Deo, Ph.D. Fellow, Predictive Healthcare Analytics and Biomedical Instrumentation April 28th, Dr. Bailey Zwarycz, Intestinal Stem Cell Senior Scientist, ALTIS Biosystems