Girls STEAM Ahead

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MARCH 7, 2020

11am-3pm

Idlewild Country Club

19201 Dixie Highway Flossmoor, IL

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GIRLS STEAM AHEAD “Exploring Pathways”
March 7, 2020 / 11am-3pm

Idlewild Country Club, 19201 Dixie Highway

Girls STEAM Ahead brings together 7th-12th grade female students from the Chicago Southland and Northwest Indiana with women who are studying and working in STEAM fields and is brought to you by Schneider Electric in partnership with Homewood Science Center and the Chicago Southland STEM Network.

In addition, students may access the GSA Directory of professional mentors with support from Bank of America. Lunch at the event is provided by Enbridge, and the technology needed to host Girls STEAM Ahead is provided by Gallagher Asphalt. Students can explore their interests during the STEAM Showcase, thanks to Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC. and transportation for school groups is provided by Flossmoor Service League.

Additional support is provided by Homewood Florist and Homewood Business Association members have contributed raffle prizes.

Sponsor a girl

SUPPORT FROM

DONORS

PLATINUM $1000

Morrison Container Handling Solutions

GOLD $500

Burwood Group

SUPPORTER $150

New Birth Church of God in Christ

Pat Barker

TEAM WILLA

Donations dedicated to the late Katherine Johnson

"Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men." - Katherine Johnson

Willa Lee

Valerie Sanchez
Sue VanAntwerp

Shelley Peck

Janice McNeill

Charles & Karen Novey

Julie Dineen

Vanessa Williams

Joan Mackinnon

Sharon Bouchie

Mindy McLean

Inita Harris

Marie E. Zadworny

Frances Johnson

Bridget Shears

Lincoln Williams

Linda D. McCarroll Stamm

The Villager Gift Shop

Eshani Lee

Nikki Dowell

Karen Coleman

Cecilia Jackson

Stephanie Cole

Jasen Lee

Pat Baker

Shirley Lynch

SPONSOR A GIRL $50

Friend of Homewood Science Center- 8 girls

PEO Sisterhood Chapter K A - 4 girls

Forest Preserve of Will County- 2 girls

Tonja Cook- 2 girls

Laurie & Herbert Rentschler

Kimberly Rushing

Seletta Nichols

Jo Greep

Urmi Kalokhe, MD

Audubon of Great Lakes

Leilani Shute

K. Christman

AGENDA

11:00am STEAM Showcase & Networking

11:45am Welcome Address / Donna Miller, Cook County Board Commissioner, 6th District

introduced by Edie Dobrez, Homewood Science Center

12:00pm Lunch

12:15pm "Exploring Pathways" Ignite Talks / University of Chicago

12:35pm Break

1:00pm The power of playful learning and your future in STEM: Hands-on challenges

LEGO Education / Steffanie Forbes

1:30pm DIY: Circuit Wands / Society of Women Engineers / Sheila Weston

2:00pm Crushing your SMART Goal One Step at a Time / Schneider Electric

Girls STEAM Ahead Success / Dr. Andrea Brown-Thirston

2:45pm Raffle & Evaluation

WELCOME

CRUSHING YOUR SMART GOAL ONE STEP AT A TIME

EXPLORING PATHWAYS

IGNITE TALKS

THE POWER OF PLAYFUL LEARNING & YOUR FUTURE IN STEM

DIY: CIRCUIT WANDS

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math

AN OPPORTUNITY

A FREE roundtable luncheon to celebrate STEAM

through networking and mentoring

For 7th-12th grade Girls

with an interest in learning about a career in STEAM

TO CONNECT

GENERATIONS

For Women

in STEAM careers and educational paths

Registration

Important registration information for

Register between Dec 15 to March 1

There is a wealth of STEAM interest and talent among our student and professional participants! We ask that registrants please take their commitment to attend Girls STEAM Ahead seriously. Space is limited. If you have registered for

Girls STEAM Ahead and cannot make it to the event, please contact hkelsven@homewoodsciencecenter.org

Student Participants: We will confirm student participation through the parent or guardian email address provided in the application.

Professional Participants: We will confirm professional participants through the email address provided in the application.

All Participants: We will post the confirmed participants on this webpage no later than March 1st. If you do not receive an email from us regarding your participation, please check this webpage after March 1st to confirm your participation. If our Girls STEAM Ahead committee selected your work to be featured in our STEAM Showcase, we will send you an additional email regarding the details of your participation in the STEAM Showcase.

If you have any questions about your participation at Girls STEAM Ahead, please email hkelsven@homewoodsciencecenter.org.

Professional Registration

Student Registration

Sponsor GSA

Your generosity creates opportunities

Girls STEAM Ahead

As a 501c3 non profit organization, Homewood Science Center and the Chicago Southland STEM Network are able to host

Girls STEAM Ahead because of your support!

Women are underrepresented in STEAM fields.

Let's work together to change that!

Please download our complete sponsorship packet for more details on how you can take part in creating opportunities at

Girls STEAM Ahead.

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Make a donation

If you have questions and would like to discuss or

complete a sponsorship level that is over $1000,

please contact Edie Dobrez, Executive Director.

edobrez@homewoodsciencecenter.org

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Press Release

2019 Keynote Speaker Vicki Repsholdt

A Chicago girl at heart, Vicki Repsholdt graduated from Columbia College in Chicago with a BA in broadcast journalism. Her first positions upon graduation included working in PR, as copywriter, and an account manager. Throughout her 25-year run at Schneider Electric, Vicki has served as a speech writer, business communications manager, marketing segment manager, distributor account manager, inventory manager, operations director, and currently, VP of Marketing for the U.S. Power division of Schneider Electric. Today, Vicki and her team at Schneider Electric work to promote an unparalleled offer of electric equipment and energy management solutions for homes, businesses, buildings, hospitals and facilities. Schneider Electric employs a creative mix of marketing tactics including the latest digital technology along with traditional marketing methods, to communicate and build relationships with electrical contractors, home builders, and really anyone who is interested in installing the electrical industry’s most innovative and reliable products.