Annual Meeting & Session · Cindy Simpson, AWIS Jenny Mogavero, Prospect Hill Consulting 10:00am Panel Presentation Karen King, Moderator Erika Abbondanzieri Sarah Weigel Myriah Jaworski

Thank you to our Annual Meeting Program Partners & Sponsors:

Partner Organizations Erie County Commission on the Status of Women

Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Buffalo History Museum

Program Sponsors

For Your Professional Calendar: May 13, (9am-Noon), Buffalo Museum of Science

Learn how to inspire students to pursue challenges and the design of solutions using alternative energy, energy technology and environmental sustainability. You will leave with specific ideas on guiding students in their exploration of ideas as well as strategies for supporting their inquiry and design thinking. A rubric for use in supporting student project work will be provided.

Prepare your students for WNY STEM Hub’s Energize Your Future competition powered by National Grid to be held during the 2019-20 school year. Students will submit a written proposal for their project. Winners will participate in a tradeshow style exhibit including a “Shark Tank” defense of their design. Register for limited seating at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energize-your-future-workshop-tickets-59343481952

July 29-Aug 2, SUNY Fredonia Middle and High School Teacher Summer Workshops Computer Science Discoveries & Computer Science Principles free curriculum will be provided to teachers. CTLE Credit will be available for this week of workshops. WNY STEM Hub is an authorized Regional Partner of Code.org. See www.wnystem.org. WNY STEAM Conference 2019 August 5-6, Hilbert College, Artpark & various community sites All P-16 educators and community are invited for workshops and immersive experiences. CTLE Credit will be available. See https://sites.google.com/bissnet.org/wnysteamconference2019/home Youth Programs coming again this summer are: The Girls Coding Project (July 8-19) and Hand in Hand (Aug 5-16).

For further information on professional or youth programs contact us at [email protected] or visit wnystem.org.

Annual Meeting & Session

HowWNYWomen&MinoritiesMoveSTEMInnovation

March 28, 2019

Buffalo History Museum 1 Museum Court

9:00am – 11:00am

About Our Presenters

Annual Meeting & Program Continental Breakfast Available

8:30am Doors Open for Registration

9:00am WNY STEM Hub Annual Meeting President Robin Wolfgang

9:15am Program Acknowledgements Michelle Kavanaugh

Special Award Presentations WNY STEM Advocate Award

Amber Mooney, NYS Business Council

Founders Award

9:30am Keynote Speakers Cindy Simpson, AWIS

Jenny Mogavero, Prospect Hill Consulting

10:00am Panel Presentation Karen King, Moderator

Erika Abbondanzieri Sarah Weigel

Myriah Jaworski Venus Quates-Majors

10:45am Announcements

Michelle Kavanaugh

11:00am Networking & Refreshments

About WNY STEM WNY STEM Hub mobilizes schools and stakeholders to develop, nurture and maximize interest in STEM learning and careers through hands-on, one-of-a kind experiences. Its purpose is to work with the WNY community to empower learners through the creation of life changing STEM experiences- such as Hand in Hand, Girls Coding, Coding Your Future, Schools on the Move and Student Spaceflight Experiments Programs - to tackle careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). WNY STEM is an initiative of the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, the UB Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences and the Empire State STEM Learning Network. It is recognized internationally as an ecosystem of the STEM Funders Network and a regional partner of Code.org.

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Cindy Simpson, Chief Business Development Office, AWIS Ms. Simpson is responsible for developing and overseeing all business development aspects with emphasis on institution partnerships, as well as development and implementation of all talent and leadership programs. She has given close to 200 talks on topics of importance to women in STEM at universities, corporations, and professional societies. Ms. Simpson has co-authored various publications including “Mentoring Postdoc Women from an Institutional Perspective” in From Ph.D. to Professoriate book and “Work-Life and Childcare Resources for Postdoc Women” in Advancing Postdoc Women Guidebook. Jenny Mogavero, Co-Founder of Prospect Hill Consulting, WNY STEM Hub’s STEM Inclusion Council Representative Jenny believes that society’s most challenging problems cannot be solved by government and nonprofits alone. She wants to harness the power of her businesses and use profits and growth as a means to a greater end - to increase the number of women and minorities in STEM. As an environmental scientist with 19-years of experience in the Arch./Eng. and geospatial industries she is a co-founder of two “data-first” start-ups that intersect planning and technology to provide purpose-driven solutions. Karen King,Commissioner of Public Advocacy for Erie County and the Executive Director of the Erie County Commission the Status of Women Dr. King has served as an adjunct graduate faculty member in the Higher Education Student Affairs Administration Program at Buffalo State College and in the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo. Dr. King’s research interests include examining the role gender, race, class, and popular culture play in informing women’s and girl’s identity development and access to opportunity. Erika R. Abbondanzieri, AIA, LEED® AP Associate, Archirect, Watts Architecture & Engineering Erika has taught at the university level and served on the Architecture + Education committee. With an emphasis on how children and adults experience and interact with the built environment, her designs seek to playfully engage users. She is also a founding board member of Assembly House 150. Sarah Weigel, Cahill Resources Ms. Weigel is the Business Development Director at CaHill Resources. Her BA in English and her graduate work in Law has provided a fresh perspective to the industry. Myriah Jaworski, Esq., Certified Information Privacy Professional, United States (CIPP/US) Myriah is a member at Beckage PLLC, where she represents clients on data breaches, cybersecurity and privacy laws. Prior to joining Beckage, she was a Trial Attorney with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and launched successful small businesses. Venus Quates-Majors, President & CEO at launchTECH Venus is a US Air Force Veteran who has led several engineering and technology initiatives with major Fortune 100 and 500 companies, global banking giants, and leaders in the Intelligence and Defense industries.