Panel to Explore Women in STEM

Five CSULB alumni will share their experiences about being women working in STEM fields at Tuesday’s Women in STEM Career Panel.

The alumni include:

  • Sandra Labib (Civil Engineering), a project manager at The Walt Disney Co.
  • Jessica Avila (Civil Engineering) a design engineer at Hunsaker & Associates
  • Nancy Imbery (Chemical Engineering) Tesoro
  • Geraldine Aron (Geology), CEO at Paleo Solutions
  • Suzzane Pluskat (Biology), a veterinarian with her own private practice.

The panel will discuss:

  • Gender inequalities in the classroom
  • Career exploration
  • Self-support
  • Networking
  • Self-advocating, and
  • Expectations from industry.

The event will be held on Oct. 11 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Niggli Conference Center, ECS-312. It is sponsored by STEM x: Sisters in Motion and the CSULB President’s Commission on the Status of Women.