STEAM Spark - Think STEAM Careers, Podcast with Dr. Olufade

I was honored to discuss the state of our BIPOC community's workforce preparedness/readiness in the STEAM fields with Dr. Bernard Jackson, Ph. D., a retired Navy Captain, and the President & CEO of Leading-Edge Solutions, LLC.  Dr. Bernard Jackson is the President and Chief Executive Officer for Leading Edge Solutions, LLC, and a Service-Disabled Veteran owned small business. Leading Edge...

Think chemistry is boring? Think again! Dr. Colleen Kelley has created a chemistry comic book series filled with colorful characters and exciting storylines that translate complex chemistry into animated mysteries. Her comics and unique imagination have turned the Periodic Table into a playground of chemical adventure and have allowed elementary school students to master concepts often taught at t...

Conversation with Usen Akpan, Founder of the UKON Project Management Team and IT Security Project/Program Manager on addressing low representation of the BIPOC in technology. An accomplished IT Security Project / Program Manager with over 19 years of successful experience in developing project definitions, providing oversight to Management on multiple information security projects and programs, an...

This podcast was a conversation with Monique Wilson, Director of James E. Richmond Science Center, about the Science Center located in Charles County, Southern Maryland, and parents' role in girls pursuing a career in the STEAM fields. The Director discusses her humble beginning as a child to becoming the James E. Richmond Science Center director in Charles County, Southern Maryland. We discu...

I started another journey in my career based on my passion for bringing awareness to the importance of pursuing college and a career in the STEM fields and the benefits to our BIPOC communities. Although I initially felt intimidated, after carefully considering the source of fear, I concluded that I also have a story rooted in my community and a passion for STEM education to share. I hope my conve...

Providing a good education in Nigeria is daunting due to poor funding, inadequate infrastructure, inadequate classrooms, lack of resources (like projectors, computers, libraries, labs, and lab materials), poor learning environment, quality teachers, and best practices in teaching.  Some Nigerians like Ms. Adanma (Okolo) Ugwuare are leveraging technology to transform education by providing K-12 stu...

I started another journey in my career based on my passion for bringing awareness to the importance of pursuing college and a career in the STEM fields and the benefits to our BIPOC communities. Although I initially felt intimidated, after carefully considering the source of fear, I concluded that I also have a story rooted in my community and a passion for STEM education to share. I hope my conve...

I was privileged to talk with Dr. Jamie Green, Ph. D., an Urban Agriculturalist. Dr. Green is also a Global STEAM Educator and a Cultural Economist.   She considers herself an urban ag "evangelist" and cultural economist helping build the BIPOC community's capacity to achieve equitable wealth in sustainability industries - food, energy, water, and waste management. Dr. Green is a Co...

I started another journey in my career based on my passion for bringing awareness to the importance of pursuing college and a career in the STEM fields and the benefits to our BIPOC communities. Although I initially felt intimidated, after carefully considering the source of fear, I concluded that I also have a story rooted in my community and a passion for STEM education to share. I hope my conve...