The Future of Work is Diverse, Inclusive, Just and Equitable
GlobalMindED closes the equity gap by creating a capable, diverse talent pipeline through connections to role models, mentors, internships for low-income students, returning adults, First Gen to college and inclusive leaders who teach them, work with them and hire them.
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Shooting for the Stars, Meet Reece Moellenhoff: Real-time Embedded Systems Software Engineer, Lockheed Martin
The 38th Space Symposium commences today at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. The event brings together all stakeholders including aerospace companies, astronauts, entrepreneurs, policy makers and of course, Air Force and Space Force officials. One of the most high-profile programs of NASA now is the Artemis program, which will take astronauts back to the moon for the first time in over 50 years, create a lunar base, and lay the groundwork for future missions to Mars. NASA has committed to taking the first woman and first person of color to the moon. Lockheed Martin is building the Orion spacecraft, which will take four astronauts around the moon in the first scheduled crew mission of Orion in November 2024, in Artemis 2 – the second mission of Artemis, following the success of the unmanned Artemis 1 mission in November 2022.
The Artemis program will also be the topic of a session of our STEAM Track at the GlobalMindED Conference, with aerospace engineers speaking about their experiences working on the program. Join us for “From Apollo to Artemis: The Next Manned Mission to the Moon” at GlobalMindED June 8-9 in Denver. Reece Moellenhoff is now working at Lockheed Martin, after engaging with GlobalMindED for several years.
What is your personal story?
My story, like so many others, began very simply with a smaller house, nuclear, average-sized family, middle-low income, going to church on Sundays and having TV dinners often. However, I had a mistrust in others, an unhealthy view of relationships between men and women, and I thought I was the problem because of sexual abuse from outside the family. I participated in Boy Scouts, competed in school sports teams and partook in clubs and volunteering opportunities. But nothing could bring me that sense of joy and peace back. I still felt like I was the problem – especially after being diagnosed with ADHD shortly thereafter.
Fast forward a few years and my dad and I would go and watch the stars, late at night, when we were camping or just outside and sometimes would catch a glimpse of a meteor shower. It was in one of those spectacularly stellar moments, in the middle of the forest in the mountains of Colorado, with a shooting star streaking across the entire sky in complete silence in the cool, crisp air that I found something I lost… peace. I believe I found God and hypothesized that everything was beautifully in its place and had a purpose even if it wasn’t clear. Just because I didn’t know much about the stars and galaxies at the time didn’t mean I found any less beauty or peace or joy from looking out into the cosmos.
That’s when I knew I needed to be involved in space exploration. The pioneer inside of me took a leap of faith and moved away from home to a separate continent for a year to learn if I was ready to make the commitment to this newfound love, to form my own beliefs, to connect with and love people, to understand new cultures and languages and to nurture the curious pioneer inside of me. My plan that I came up with starts with understanding the basics of how spacecraft and programs work, then moving on to how the projects get done and the finances behind them, then understanding the policy. Currently, I am attending graduate school for Systems Engineering at Colorado State University to work out the first two.
What makes you a remarkable leader?
By looking at the strong examples of good men in my life who were patient, strong, humble, passionate, communicative, loving and good listeners, I learned a lot. Seeing the fruits of their labor, I desire to emulate their behavior and in doing so I live by three mottos:
- My dad told me repeatedly while growing up, “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right.”
- The Golden Rule, “do unto others as you would have them do unto you,”
- Theodore Roosevelt’s saying, “No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
I believe in following these as a servant leader to enable those around me to accomplish more than they could have alone.
What advice do you have for other people who want to break through barriers?
Short and sweet: don’t give up and give to others. Nothing tears down barriers quite like vulnerability or a true, kind word to an enraged heart. It’s going to be tough, but there are people out there who are experiencing similar situations – so find a mentor and be consistent with them. Lastly, continue to ask questions – that’s free education right there.
How can GlobalMindED advance your goals as an inclusive leader?
The GlobalMindED community includes individuals that come from diverse backgrounds and includes activities that promote critical thinking on how to improve equity in the workplace. As a part of the GlobalMindED community, I am inspired by the people who surround me, who help me to develop the right tools and connections to fight for justice and promote equity in my current role and future roles to come. It is an invaluable experience and a great group of folks that care for one another and help me to look beyond biases to form better questions and make more equitable decisions.
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Students and Faculty: Join the (Always) Fee-Waived Equity Event. This month:
STEM Stars: Stellar Success Stories
STEM students need to see themselves in the leaders they can become. Join Dr. Ryan Ross, as he interviews leaders who are role models for the emerging talent pipeline of STEM students who will lead our nation and our world. You can meet many of these leaders at the conference June 7-9 in Denver.
April 18 4:00 ET
Brought to you by the Colorado Community College System
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Dr. Ryan Ross Assoc. V. Chancellor Student Affairs, Equity, & Inclusion Colorado Community College System (Doc Ross) with:
Tommie Pittman Founder and CEO, Global Diversified Biosystems
After gaining professional experience as a field engineer with Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Tommie is pursuing the vision of creating an environmentally sustainable water management system. In 2014, he founded Global Diversified Biosystems. His desire to support environmental change and sustainability has expanded into the development of G. Pittman Farms, an organic farm with the mission of providing healthy food to the community and encouraging the cultivation of the next generation of farmers.
Dr. Trina Jefferson Systems Engineer Sr, Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
Prior to joining Lockheed, Dr. Jefferson was a Systems Engineer at Ball Aerospace and a key member of the Roman Space Telescope team. She co-founded the BIPOC Mentorship Program to foster relationships between mentors and mentees and provide support for students of varied backgrounds and cultures. She is an active member of the National Society of Black Engineers’ Denver professional outreach program, visiting schools to build STEM kits with students.
Natasha Herring Senior Client Success Manager, EnergyHub
Natasha has almost a decade of energy consulting experience for utility companies, after receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Dartmouth College and a Master of Science in Global Energy Management from University of Colorado, Denver’s Business School. Outside of work, Natasha’s published author and an advocate for increasing the diversity pipeline into engineering and energy careers.
Praveen Mamnani Co-Founder and CEO, Ninja Focus
Praveen is a product leader with more than twenty years of experience building, launching, and monetizing industry-leading business-to-business and business to consumer solutions in the unified communications, customer service, mobile security, mobile messaging, and collaboration space. He is a strategic and creative thinker with a track record of incubating new product lines and crafting go-to-market plans.
Patty Beach Chief Executive Officer, LeadershipSmarts
Patty is an inclusive leadership evangelist who combines leadership best practices and coaching to transform managers into the best boss ever and executives into inspirational role models that can scale and grow their companies. She is the author of The Art of Alignment: A Practical Guide for Inclusive Leadership and the Versatility Factor Profile, an assessment for gender intelligent and inclusive leadership.
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Join us in Denver June 7-9 for GlobalMindED 2023 |
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This unique event builds the bridge for students of all ages from education to employment and promotion pathways. If you are an educational leader or faculty, you can attend and also bring one or more students with you.
For more on the conference experience, watch this brief video by The PhD Project, and check out the 2022 Program
The 2022 Conference:
- 800+ attendees
- 140 students from 41 universities/colleges
- 300+ speakers from 65 universities/colleges and 47 businesses
- 130 universities/colleges represented
- Majority of panels featured at least one student
- 74 % diverse speakers
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Congratulations to the 2023 GlobalMindED Inclusive Leader Award Winners!
Celebrate them in Denver on Wednesday June 7 at 7:00 pm to open the 2023 GlobalMindED Conference.
We will recognize the most inclusive leaders in these key categories for their innovations and bold actions to promote access and equity for women, people of color, and underrepresented populations in their recruiting, development, in senior management, on their boards, and in their pipeline strategies from education to employment.
You can use the QR codes below or register here for the dinner and/or the conference
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We are delighted to announce the following Inclusive Leader Award Winners:
Early Childhood Education:
Miriam Calderon, Chief Policy Officer, ZERO TO THREE
K-12 Education:
Dr. David Miyashiro, Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District
Higher Education:
Carrie Billy, President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Government:
Afua Bruce, Founder & Principal, ANB Advisory Group
Health & Wellness:
Dr. Elena Rios, President and CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association
Banking & Finance:
Hassan Salem, Head of Commercial Banking, U.S. Bank
Energy & Sustainability:
Mary Nichols, Professor in Residence, UCLA Institute of the Environment
Space & Aerospace:
Greg Robinson, Webb Space Telescope Program Director, NASA
Technology:
Michael Campbell, General Manager, EdTech Innovation & Transformation, Intel
Entrepreneurship:
Diego Mariscal, CEO and Chief Disabled Person, 2Gether-International
Media & Arts:
Mario Carrera, President & CEO, CLLARO
Foundations & Funders:
Nasruddin Rupani, Chairman, Ibn Sina Foundation, RUPANI Foundation
Non-Profit:
Kimberly Bryant, Founder, Black Girls CODE
Leadership & Equity:
Guillermo Diaz Jr., Founder & CEO, Conectado Inc
Global Impact:
Rosanna Durruthy, VP, Global Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, LinkedIn
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Dynamic, inspirational college presidents who have led the way for women in higher education share their lived experiences, innovative practices, and vision for higher education
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Female College Presidents: Breaking Barriers in Higher Education, a Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable presentation Click HERE
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Dr. Ryan Ross; Assoc. V. Chancellor Student Affairs, Equity, & Inclusion, Colorado Community College System
with:
Dr. Colleen Simpson, President
Front Range Community College
Dr. Cynthia Lindquist, President
Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Dr. Rochelle Ford, President
Dillard University
Sandra J. Doran, JD, President
Bay Path University
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The GlobalMindED Inclusive Success NetworkTM had another banner year of growth, impact, and outcomes for First Generation, poverty-affected and minoritized students. Here are some of the highlights:
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Return of in-person GlobalMindED conference with record attendance and the largest First Gen Leadership Class ever of 122 student leaders. See PhD Project brief video of the event.
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Our fourth annual Inclusive Leader Awards recognized 15 DEIB leaders across sectors.
- Almost all our 100+ panels and sessions of 2022 featured a student.
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Of the 300+ speakers, 73% were diverse leaders sharing their thoughts.
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We held our first Industry Marketplace Career Exploration Arena at GlobalMindED 2022 with 40 companies, giving K-12, college students, educators, and leaders a way to learn about emerging fields and careers. Join us for the next one at GlobalMindED 2023.
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Our first satellite event at Georgia Institute of Tech was livestreamed via the Atlanta PBS affiliate.
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We became an official initiative of the Foundation for the Support the United Nations (FSUN) and will hold our first UN event on March 22, 2023.
- ·We served ten colleges with the GlobalMindED Success Collaborative connecting students at each HBCU, MSI, HIS and Tribal College with role models, mentors, internships, and jobs.
- We had partners/volunteers from Microsoft, Salesforce, Rubrik, HP, Stanford MBA and more.
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We spoke at the White House Initiative for HBCUs with sponsor Hewlett Packard.
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Our team, Board, Colorado Board and Executive Leadership Council are all majority diverse serving a majority diverse population of emerging leaders.
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We continued to publish our daily newsletter and conduct monthly virtual Equity events, led by people of color with majority diverse panelists and students. These are the role models for our students.
- Our annual operating budget increased by 67% emerging COVID strong.
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We doubled our staff from four to eight as we grow to scale our impact.
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Our Young Professionals grew to 40 strong, with a ten-person leadership cabinet made up of, but not limited to, graduates of our programs who are now working professionals.
- Since 2015, we have successfully connected 1,200+ students to internships and jobs.
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Our founder, Carol Carter, was recognized as one of the Most Powerful Women in Denver by the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce and one of the Most Admired CEOs by the Denver Business Journal.
We are grateful for the support, inclusive leadership, and financial contributions of our community and sponsors who work tirelessly to open doors for the students we serve, the institutions who support them, and the businesses and non-profits who are committed to hiring a capable, diverse talent pipeline. We look forward to seeing all of you June 7-9 at our best event yet, GlobalMindED 2023 - Transforming Boundaries: Creating Systemic Access and Equity. The Inclusive Leaders Awards Dinner is June 7, followed by the conference June 8- 9 at the Denver Downtown Sheraton.
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