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I AM STEMTM

There’s a growing understanding of the saying that –
“To Be It, You Must See It.”

STEM Professionals in Northeast Ohio

Vivian Lee

For Dr. Vivian Lee, life is one big experiment. That’s the message that she has worked hard to insti …

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Victoria El-Hayek

Victoria El-Hayek grew up in Ohio and earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a master’s degree …

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Sherolynn Eppinger

Sherolynn Eppinger takes personal healthcare very seriously. And she knows what she’s talking about. …

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Ruth Ray

Ruth Ray is the coordinator for STEM integration in the Warrensville City School District. He has a …

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Roderick Durham

Roderick Durham is a technical scientist and technical manager for adhesives for Synthomer. Durham d …

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Reginald Glossett

Reginald Glossett is an assistant engineer at Turner Construction. He tells the story of how he star …

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Regina Williams

Regina Williams was a senior at MC2 STEM High School during the 2021-2022 school year and was debati …

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Ramona Lowery

Ramona Lowery is the commissioner for the City of Cleveland’s local sewer department. She is a civil …

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Me’lani Labat Joseph

Me’lani Labat Joseph is an MIT-educated engineer, but her passion lies in helping her community. Dra …

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Manuel Martinez

Manuel Martinez double majored in software and mechanical engineering at Cornell University and work …

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Lisa Mack

Lisa Mack is a regional coordinator for the MyCom youth development initiative of Greater Cleveland. …

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Leon Wilson

Leon Wilson is the Chief of Digital Innovation and a CIO at the Cleveland Foundation. Leon recognize …

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Layla Joseph

Layla Joseph’s STEM path started as a child, with her first mentor – her mother. Layla’s mom encoura …

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Latoska Price

Latoska Price is a technical service manager at Synthomer, and holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistr …

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Keshia Chambers

Keshia Chambers is a civil engineer who works at OHM Advisors. Keshia believes young people should e …

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Kendra Gardiner

Kendra Gardiner, director of product strategy at University Hospitals and former chief performance o …

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Grady Burrows

Grady Burrows is an engineer and an IT guy, and is the executive director of HIT in the CLE, an orga …

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Glen Shumate

Glen Shumate is the Executive Vice President for Construction Employers Association and the Executiv …

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Ebony Hood

Ebony Hood is a community relations specialist for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District and th …

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Drs. Jess and Jenn Macklin

Twin sisters, Drs. Jess and Jenn Macklin, both pharmacists by training, co-founded and operate an or …

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Dr. Jason Ross

Learn how to power through adversity. That’s advice from Dr. Jason Ross, manager of graduate program …

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Dan Roberson

Dan Roberson is PNC’s community development consultant for northeastern Ohio. He sees STEM in everyt …

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Cydney Davidson-Bey

Cydney Davidson-Bey is a graduate of Mc2 STEM High School. Cydney developed her love of math and tec …

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Cristina González Alcalá

Cristina González Alcalá is a Community Investment Officer for the Akron Community Foundation. She e …

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Christine Moravec

Christine Moravec is the director of research education and the training center at the Lerner Resear …

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Cherise Kent

Cherise Kent is the Green Corps Coordinator at Holden Forest and Gardens, and is passionate about in …

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Andrew Sergeant

Andrew Sergeant is an enterprise architectural fellow with Cleveland Neighborhood Progress. Andrew b …

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Alethea Ganaway

Alethea Ganaway is a program manager with the Additive Manufacturing Program in the Ideation Station …

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Aaliyah Brown

MC2 STEM High School Graduate is now process engineer at Rockwell Automation Aalyah Brown first disc …

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The NeoSTEM Ecosystem is committed to raising the visibility and accessibility of STEM professions for students and families of color in the Cleveland region and has launched the I AM STEMTM initiative as a community-wide communications initiative to share information about STEM professions by getting to know local STEM professionals. 

NeoSTEM, with support from CMSD students and others, has been interviewing STEM professionals of color and women from Northeast Ohio.

STEM/
STEAM

STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (and STEAM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math). You may have seen the word attached to things like academic programs and schools. But while STEM as a word stands for a set of four foundational skills, STEM as a concept means so much more. STEM is a mindset, one that embraces innovation, collaboration, and problem solving. Our world, everything around us, was built with STEM skills, and as it becomes more complex, as we grow more connected, the demand for students and employees who embrace the STEM mindset will increase dramatically. STEM is opportunity – to dream big, to think creatively, and to solve our world’s greatest challenges.