Cynthia V. Anderson

Cynthia Anderson is a distinguished federal senior executive with 20 years of

experience in nuclear energy, environmental restoration and business

management. She has worked with Department of Energy and Department of

Defense Cold War legacy sites around the country. She also advises other

countries on their energy programs.

Currently, Ms. Anderson works for the National Nuclear Security

Administration and is serving as a visiting scholar with the Charleston County

School District in South Carolina. She is collaborating with the school district to accelerate student

achievement by incorporating more science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses into the

curriculum.

Cynthia Anderson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry and Computer Science and a Masters

Degree in Business Administration. She is also a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Anthony Belvin, Ph.D.

Dr. Anthony Belvin is currently a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow

in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and

Biological Defense Programs, Office of Nuclear Matters at the Department of

Defense. Dr. Belvin is focusing on global nuclear security issues.

Prior to becoming a Fellow at the Department of Defense, Dr. Belvin served

as a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow in the Department of Energy’s

Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). Some of Dr. Belvin’s duties included serving as DOE liaison with NASA and

Lockheed Martin to resolve materials issues with the Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator, and

providing recommendations to NE senior staff during the Fukushima incident.

Prior to the Fellowship selection, Dr. Belvin developed nondestructive materials characterization

technologies as a Senior Technical Staff member at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN.

Dr. Belvin received a B.S. in General Science and Mechanical Engineering (Morehouse College and the

Georgia Institute of Technology); a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Howard University); and a Ph.D. in

Mechanical Engineering (Florida A&M University).

Rosalina Bray, MS

Rosalina Bray is a scientist, entrepreneur, author, and speaker. Ms. Bray is

the founder of Equity Health Research Group, which supports health

improvement efforts for public entities; and the CEO of Universal Integral

Solutions, Inc., a consulting firm for improving organizational performance

in technology companies. Currently, Ms. Bray serves as Vice President of

the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Chapter of the National Society of Black

Engineer (NSBE) - Alumni Extension, and is the Research Coordinator for the NSBE Public Policy SIG. In

2012, she became the Executive Director of the Brilliant and Beautiful Foundations which supports the

aspirations of women in scientific research and the scientific enterprise. Ms. Bray was recognized by the

Opportunity Resource Group, as one of the most inspiring and captivating women of her time for her

advocacy in education reform and nonprofit service.

Robin S. Broughton, Ph.D.

Robin S. Broughton, Ph.D., is a program director in the Division of Training,

Workforce Development, and Diversity at the National Institute of General

Medical Sciences (NIGMS). She administers the Research Initiative for Scientific

Enhancement (RISE), a development program for students from underrepresented

groups.

Before joining NIGMS, Dr. Broughton was an AAAS science and technology policy

fellow at NCI, where she served as a project manager in the Office of Cancer Genomics. Prior to that, she

was an assistant professor in the department of microbiology and immunology at Meharry Medical College.

Dr. Broughton earned a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from North Carolina State University and a Ph.D.

in microbiology and immunology from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She conducted

postdoctoral research on the role of cellular membrane proteins in HIV budding patterns at John Hopkins

University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Reeshemah Burrell, Ph.D.

As a current AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow in the Engineering Education

and Centers (EEC) Division (and the Office of the Assistant Director, 2012) at the

National Science Foundation (NSF), Dr. Reeshemah Burrell has worked on Diversity

and Outreach issues facing early career faculty and graduate students in the STEM

pipeline. Currently, Dr. Burrell is working on Assessment and Evaluation (A&E) of the

diversity portfolio. Prior to NSF, Dr. Burrell was a senior researcher and principal

investigator for the Surface Characterization Laboratory at a Department of Energy

(DOE) research and development laboratory in Oak Ridge, TN where she worked in areas of nuclear

nonproliferation and numerical simulations. While there, Dr. Burrell spearheaded the formal formation of

three industry/university research collaborations and secured funding for the formation of a new

multimillion dollar surface characterization laboratory. Furthermore, Dr. Burrell served as the Chair of the

Center for Computational Materials Design (CCMD) Advisory Board where she helped define the research

direction for center. Currently, Dr. Burrell serves as a member of the Mechanical Engineering Department’s

Advisory Board for the Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering (FAMU-FSU

COE) where she assists in creating policy that strengthens research, education, and outreach programs

within industry, government and academia for the Mechanical Engineering Department.

Dr. Burrell received a B.S. in Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering (Spelman College and the Georgia

Institute of Technology); a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Howard University); and a Ph.D. in Mechanical

Engineering (FAMU-FSU COE).

Thzaira Charles, P.E.

Thzaira Charles, P.E. currently works for the Port Authority of New York & New

Jersey, a bi-state agency responsible for the regional infrastructure in the NY/NJ

area including ports, airports, tunnels and bridges, as a Staff Services Environmental

Engineer. In her role at the Port Authority Ms. Charles is responsible for the

preparation of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) for large

infrastructure projects (over $10M) undertaken by the Port Authority. Ms. Charles

also serves as the subject matter expert for issues related to stormwater

compliance for the agency projects located in New York State and in this capacity

serves as a resource to Civil and Environmental Engineers to ensure that all projects comply with the

stormwater requirements. Ms. Charles is also responsible for the implementation of remedial programs

and overseeing environmental compliance management for the New York Airports (John F. Kennedy

International Airport. LaGuardia Airport and Stewart Airport) and the New York Port Facilities. Prior to

joining the Port Authority, Ms. Charles worked at consulting firms on projects for manufacturers in the

areas of environmental permitting and applying environmental regulations to various processes in the field

to ensure permit compliance.

Ms. Charles is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of New York. In addition to her engineering

license, Ms. Charles is also a Certified Preparer of SWPPP (CPSWPPP), a Certified Compliance Inspector of

Stormwater (CCIS) and a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Soil Erosion

and Sediment Control Qualified Inspector. Ms. Charles is currently in the process of becoming a subject

matter expert for stormwater pollution prevention in the State of New Jersey.

Ms. Charles received her Master’s of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the Cooper Union for the

Advancement of Science and Art Albert Nerken School of Engineering in New York City with a concentration

in Environmental Engineering. Ms. Charles also received her Bachelor’s of Engineering in Chemical

Engineering from Cooper Union.

Ms. Charles has been a member of NSBE for 20 years with 15 years as an Alumni Member. She is currently

the Environmental SIG Director. Ms. Charles has also served in many leadership positions in the Alumni

Extension including, Region 1 Alumni Chairperson, National Programs Chairperson and National Alumni

Chairperson.

Ms. Charles currently resides in Maplewood, NJ.

Njema Frazier, Ph.D.

Dr. Njema Frazier is a Nuclear Physicist in the Department of Energy’s National

Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). She has been a federal employee with the

NNSA for over 10 years and is currently a currently a Visiting Professor at the

National Defense University in Washington, DC. During her time with NNSA, Dr.

Frazier has served as an Acting Director, Acting Deputy Director, and a senior

scientist in three of the largest Science-Based Stockpile Stewardship programs

responsible for maintaining a credible National nuclear deterrent without nuclear

testing.

Prior to joining NNSA, Dr. Frazier spent four years as a Professional Staff Member for the U.S. House of

Representatives, Committee on Science. There she assisted and advised committee Members on various

policy, budget, and technical matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee.

Dr. Frazier received her Ph.D. in Theoretical Nuclear Physics from Michigan State University in 1997,

conducting her doctoral research at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab (NSCL) in East Lansing,

Michigan where her work focused on “Properties of Shell-Model Wavefunctions at High Excitation

Energies.” She did her undergraduate work at Carnegie Mellon University, where she obtained a BS in

Physics.

In addition to her academic and professional accomplishments, Dr. Frazier remains dedicated to community

outreach and diversity efforts; regularly speaking to K-12 students, mentoring, and participating in

community-based science events. These include the DC Science and Engineering Fair, DOE National Science

Bowl, National Lab Day, the Engineering Club at King Elementary in Southeast, Washington, DC, and the

National Society of Black Engineers. Dr. Frazier has been interviewed by Roland Martin for the Tom Joyner

Morning Show, and been featured on-line and in print in The Grio’s List of 100 History Makers in the

Making, Career Girls, Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, and the PBS Profile Series on the

National Society of Black Engineers.

Dr. Frazier has recently established her own LLC to support the advisory, speaking, and outreach activities

in which she is frequently engaged. Currently, Dr. Frazier is focusing on the 2013 launch her website,

www.diversityscience.com. Leveraging her diverse network of talented professionals in science,

technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, Dr. Frazier will establish a web-facilitated network

dedicated to strengthening the nation’s Scientific Enterprise by broadening participation STEM and bridging

the gap between diverse scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians and the established

companies, institutions, and organizations that want to utilize their expertise.

Daniel Levin, Ph.D.

Daniel M. Levin is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and

Leadership. Dr. Levin has taught a variety of education courses over the past seven years, at University of

Maryland and American University, specializing in science pedagogy and teacher inquiry courses. Dr. Levin

is Co-Pi on an MSDE grant funding the design of a certification program in elementary STEM (Science,

Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). He was also a senior staff member on a NSF-funded research

grant that explored how secondary science teachers modified curriculum. Using data from this grant, in

2008, Dr. Levin produced his dissertation in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Maryland at

College Park. This grant has also been fruitful as a source of Dr. Levin’s publications, singly and with

colleagues, in Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Science Education, Journal of Teacher Education,

American Biology Teacher, and The Science Teacher. Dr. Levin’s main research interest is in understanding

the dynamics of teachers’ attention in the science classroom, specifically understanding how (and when)

science teachers attend to the substance of students’ scientific thinking, and how teachers’ attention is

shaped and constrained by the cultural systems in which they work.

Dr. Levin taught secondary public school science for nine years in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

He began his teaching career as a middle school science teacher, where he eventually also served as the

science department chair. He has taught high school biology, chemistry, science research methods, Earth

science, and environmental science and served as coordinator of the Science, Mathematics, and

Technology Academy at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Before becoming a teacher, Dr. Levin held positions as a research biologist at the National Institutes of

Health and Harvard University. He is co-author on reports of this research published in the journal Genetics

and the Journal of Biological Chemistry. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and anthropology

from Brandeis University, and a Master of Arts in teaching from Towson University.

Shirley Malcom, Ph.D.

Shirley Malcom is Head of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources

Programs of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

The directorate includes AAAS programs in education, activities for

underrepresented groups, and public understanding of science and technology.

Dr. Malcom serves on several boards—including the Heinz Endowments and the

H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment—and is an

honorary trustee of the American Museum of Natural History. In 2006 she was

named as co-chair (with Leon Lederman) of the National Science Board

Commission on 21st Century Education in STEM. She serves as a Regent of

Morgan State University and as a trustee of Caltech. In addition, she has chaired a number of national

committees addressing education reform and access to scientific and technical education, careers and

literacy. Dr. Malcom is a former trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. She is a fellow of the

AAAS and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She served on the National Science Board, the

policymaking body of the National Science Foundation, from 1994 to 1998, and from 1994-2001 served on

the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology. Dr. Malcom received her doctorate in

ecology from Pennsylvania State University; master's degree in zoology from the University of California,

Los Angeles; and bachelor's degree with distinction in zoology from the University of Washington. She also

holds 15 honorary degrees. In 2003 Dr. Malcom received the Public Welfare Medal of the National

Academy of Sciences, the highest award given by the Academy.

Irving Pressley McPhail, Ph.D.

Irving Pressley McPhail was named the sixth president and Chief Executive Officer of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME) on September 1, 2009 (www.nacme.org). He joined NACME in 2007 as executive vice president and Chief Operating Officer.

Prior to that, he founded and served as principal of The McPhail Group LLC. He served 15 years as a college president or chancellor at The Community College of Baltimore County, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, and LeMoyne-Owen College. Under his leadership, The Community College of Baltimore County was named one of 12 Vanguard Learning Colleges in the U.S. and Canada in 2000 by the League for Innovation in the Community College; won the Bellwether Award in the category of Planning, Finance and Governance in 2000; and was awarded the PBS O’Banion Prize for Leading the Way to Change in Teaching and Learning in 2003. Dr. McPhail also served as Chief Operating Officer of the Baltimore City Public Schools.

He has held tenured full professorships at three colleges and universities, and served as an affiliate or visiting professor at the University of Maryland at College Park, the University of Pennsylvania, and Morgan State University. Working at the nexus of practice, policy, and research in literacy education, post-secondary student success, community college leadership, and STEM education, Dr. McPhail is the co-editor of Teaching African American Learners to Read: Perspectives and Practices, published by the International Reading Association in 2005, and the author of more than 50 journal articles, chapters, monographs, and technical reports.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in development sociology at Cornell University and a master’s degree in reading at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He earned the doctorate in reading/language arts at the University of Pennsylvania as a National Fellowships Fund Fellow. He was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree at the 155th Commencement of Polytechnic Institute of New York University on May 18, 2010.

Dr. McPhail was an American Council on Education Fellow in Academic Administration at The Johns Hopkins University, and he completed the Presidents Academy Summer Institute at the American Association of Community Colleges and the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University. His many awards include the Ira D. and Rubye Hibler Hall Endowed Heritage Lecture Series Award from Langston University, the Alumni of Color Achievement Award from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Pioneer Award from the National Council on Black American Affairs of the American Association of Community Colleges.

Dr. McPhail presently serves on the board of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation. He is a charter member of the E-Week Diversity Council. He has also served as a strategy coach in the Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count national initiative at Prairie View A&M University.

Norman Munroe, Eng.Sc.D.

Dr. Munroe received a BS in Chemistry/Physics; M.Phil. in Mineral Engineering,

Leeds University, UK; MS in Metallurgical Engineering, University of British

Columbia, Canada; and Eng.Sc.D., Chemical Metallurgy, Columbia University, New

York, USA. He has served as a Professor and Chairman of the Mechanical &

Materials Engineering Department, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate

Studies of the College of Engineering and Computing, Director of the Applied

Research Center and is currently the Associate Dean Undergraduate Studies and

Academic Affairs, at Florida International University, USA. Dr. Munroe was the first NSBE Advisor at FIU and

is currently the Co-Advisor. He conducts research on biomaterials, corrosion and renewable energy

technologies such as biofuels, solar energy and fuel cells. Dr. Munroe has published and presented over 150

refereed journal, conference proceedings and technical papers. Dr. Munroe’s research has been funded by

NSF, NIH, DOE, EPA, NASA, FDOT, etc.

Tony Pinson, P.E.

Tony Pinson is a licensed professional engineer in mechanical engineering with Memphis Light Gas and

Water Division in Memphis, Tennessee. He has accumulated over 24 years of engineering work experience

in the design, planning, standards, and SCADA operations for gas and electric distribution systems. He is

currently on rotation as the lead gas distribution/transmission design engineer.

He has been affiliated with NSBE for more than twenty years and has served as chapter president for the

Memphis Alumni Chapter of NSBE, a member of several special interests groups, and in a variety of region

three alumni posts. He is also a member of the NSPE, ASME, NBMBAA, AABE, NACE, and Alpha Phi Alpha

Fraternity, Inc.

He is the recipient of both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering

from The University of Memphis. He also received a MBA from The University of Memphis in 1998.

Michael J. Robertson, Ph.D.

Dr. Michael J. Robertson is currently an AAAS Science and Technology Fellow in the Chemical and Biological

Defense Division of the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security. Dr.

Robertson portfolio ranges from overseeing the development of response & recovery technologies in the event

of a biological event to developing performance measures for research and development activities.

Prior to starting his AAAS Fellowship, Dr. Robertson completed a National Academies Research Associateship

Program Postdoc with the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory and worked as an

Assistant Professor in the Systems Engineering Department of the United States Naval Academy. At AFRL, he

completed research on target acquisition and pointing control for a bifocal relay telescope. At USNA, he

developed control algorithms for autonomous vehicle convoys and taught courses in classical & modern control,

system modeling and operations research. A native of Baton Rouge, LA, Dr. Robertson completed his BSME at

Florida A&M University and his MSME & PhD at Georgia Tech.

Yvette Selby

Yvette Selby is the Associate Chief of the Exposure Assessment Branch within

the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Chemical Safety and

Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). She is responsible for establishing and

implementing top level strategy, objectives, long-range plans and

performance measures for assigned voluntary and regulatory program

activities, and new and existing chemical programs, by providing integrated

assessments of the fate and exposure to humans and the environment of

industrial chemicals as part of the Toxic Substances Control Act.

In the past, she led teams that identify priority contaminants for possible drinking water regulation as well

as teams that revise existing drinking water regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act. She has

developed basic water treatment unit design and treatment cost models for proposed, new, or revised

national drinking water standards, and generated cost evaluations for large public water systems for the

proposed Radon and Arsenic drinking water standards.

Prior to working for EPA, she was a research contractor with the US Army Corps of Engineers – Waterways

Experiment Station (WES) where she designed photocatalytic oxidation and advanced oxidation processes

to remove explosives from groundwater.

Yvette has a M.S. in Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering and Water Resources specialization) from

Howard University, and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University. She spends her free

time volunteering with the National Society of Engineers – Alumni Extension implementing programs that

impact pre-college students, encouraging them to learn about opportunities in engineering and science.

Yvette also spends a great deal of time with her twins – future engineers.

Tarla Toomer, Ph.D.

Dr. Toomer is currently an engineer with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management in Aiken, South Carolina involved in the remediation, treatability, clean-up, and disposition of nuclear waste. Dr. Toomer’s current responsibilities within the Office of Safety and Quality Assurance are directed to the technical components of worker safety and health and its application to environmental contaminated media from the waste management perspective. Dr. Toomer’s daily involvement includes: the oversight of the construction and operating of facilities to treat radioactive and hazardous liquid tank waste into a safe and stable form to enable ultimate disposition; securing and storing nuclear material in a stable and safe configuration in secure locations that protect national security; transporting and disposing of transuranic and low-level wastes; decontaminating and decommissioning facilities for cleanup; and remediating soil and ground water contamination with radioactive and hazardous constituents.

Prior to Dr. Toomer’s assignment to the Aiken, South Carolina office, Dr. Toomer was assigned to the Chief Operations Officer at DOE Headquarters (Washington, DC) providing coordination and management of EM cleanup and closure activities including implementing various NEPA actions for the federal registry. Dr. Toomer also assisted the Office of Small Sites in the resolution of groundwater, wastewater, and soil contamination by providing engineering assistance and management in the treatment and remediation of contaminated media in conducting field reviews, assessments, and characterization for all DOE sites.

Dr. Toomer’s prior industry experiences spans environmental, transportation, healthcare, environmental health, manufacturing, and stem education (K-12 and collegiate) in both the private and public sectors (local, state, and federal government) in the areas of: Hazardous Waste Treatment Process, Hazardous Waste Site Assessments, Advanced Treatment Systems, Environmental Permitting, Environmental Health & Toxicological, Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Water Quality Management (Surface & Groundwater Modeling), Manufacturing, Graphical Information Systems (GIS) Applications, and Sustainability and Green Energy practices.

Dr. Toomer has been a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) for over 18 years. At the Alumni level, Dr. Toomer is a member of the Alumni Extension Region 3 (At Large), and a member of the Environmental, Energy, Public Policy, and Women in Science and Engineering Special Interest Groups (SIGS). Dr. Toomer is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Broward County, Florida Chapter, and the US Green Building Council (USGBC) South Florida Chapter.

Dr. Toomer received a Bachelor’s in Industrial (Manufacturing) Engineering from the University of Miami, a Master’s of Science in Engineering Management, a Master’s of Science in Telecommunications and Networking, and a Doctorate in Philosophy in Civil (Environmental) Engineering from Florida International University.

Dr. Toomer resides in Miramar, Florida.

Yolanda Turner-Smith

Yolanda Turner-Smith is originally from Chicago, IL, and is a product of Chicago

Public School System. Yolanda has been a South Bend resident for over 15

years. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a degree in

Mechanical Engineering. She received her MBA from Indiana Wesleyan

University in 2008.

Previously, Ms. Yolanda Turner-Smith was a mechanical engineer in the

aerospace industry, working for Honeywell, Inc. She worked on military and

commercial aircraft fuel controls in several arenas from design, test, to aftermarket. This love of

engineering, science, and math has kept Yolanda involved in several organizations who help to increase

interest in these areas among high school students. One organization in particular, National Society of Black

Engineers, Yolanda has served on the National and Regional Alumni Board in various capacities.

Yolanda has also served on two local charter school boards (Veritas Academy and Xavier School of

Excellence) as President of the Board. While at Veritas Academy, before serving on the board, she served as

President of the Veritas Academy Parent Teacher Organization (VAPTO). Two of her children have

graduated from Veritas Academy, and the youngest still attends the school. Yolanda is a firm believer in

public education and charter schools. Her two oldest children attend Riley High School, with the oldest

graduating this year. She was appointed to the Carousel Family Services Board (the organization that holds

the charter for Veritas Academy) and served on that board for several years, including as President of the

Board of Trustees.

After leaving the Veritas Board, Yolanda was instrumental in starting a grass-roots movement to create an

educational foundation named Indiana Schools of Excellence (ISE) Foundation. This organization was

granted a charter for a K-8 school called Xavier School of Excellence. Xavier is now in its second year of

operation. Yolanda still sits as ISE Board President.

She is also partner of All Praise Media. This firm has two locations in South Bend, IN and Manassas, VA. The

firm specializes in multimedia outsourcing and branding of small to medium-sized companies. Yolanda is

involved in many civic and community organizations, and is a recognized minister in her local church, River

of Life Family Church.

Cecelia Wright Brown, D. Eng.

Dr. Cecelia Wright Brown is an Assistant Professor in the School of Science,

Information Arts & Technologies at the University of Baltimore and

President of BEE Engineering Consulting, LLC. She graduated from Morgan

State University with a Doctorate of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering

and a Master of Science in Science degree concentration Physics.

Her career path has included a variety of experiences including being the former Chief Engineer for a

Mission and Conference Center, a Consulting Engineer, a Field Engineer, a Patent Examiner and a Research

Physicist for the U.S. Army. Dr. Wright Brown has developed and implemented curriculum in Homeland

Security, Critical Infrastructure and Information Assurance domestically and internationally. She is currently

on the American Board for Certification in Infrastructure Protection, the American Board for Certification of

Information Security and Computer Forensics and has been in partnership with Baltimore City Public

Schools Project Lead the Way Programs.

She has served as a Consulting Engineer presenting to Government Officials on the topic, “Enterprise

Resource Planning & Development Role in Decentralization and Civil Reform Programs” in Port au Prince,

Haiti. Furthermore, she has participated as a presenter for the Consortium for Graduate Teachers in

Physics, NASA SHARP Plus Program and Project PRIME a Program to Recruit and Inspire Minorities in

Education. She was also responsible for creating and implementing a WISE (Women in Science and

Engineering) program in which she worked with underrepresented girls interested in pursuing careers in

mathematics, science and engineering. Most recently she has served as the site coordinator for an

Engineering Innovation Program, co-author of STEM Academic Enrichment and Professional Development

Programs for K-12 Urban Students and Teachers in the book titled: “Cases on Interdisciplinary Research

Trends in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Studies on Urban Classrooms”. Dr. Wright

Brown also serves on the IEEE Education Society Standards Committee and iCEER 2013, the International

Conference on Engineering Education & Research. She is an active member of a number of technical

organizations, honor societies and professional partnerships. She continues to publish technical papers,

edit books, mentor students and write grants in science, technology engineering and mathematics.