Women In STEM
Leadership Summit
Theme: StrongHER Together/Resilient Together
Friday, April 11, 2025
8 AM to 3 PM (Eastern)
Harrisburg University of Science & Technology
UPMC Health Sciences Tower
222 Chestnut Street, Harrisburg, PA
Meet the Workshop Facilitators
Elisa Basnight, Esq.
Founder
WIN-NextGen™
Kellee Murray-Morales
Vice President of Human Resources
Cargas Systems
Tina L. Nixon, MHA, CDE
Owner
M2M Consulting, LLC
Dr. Katie Sandoe
Founder & Chief Illumination Officer
Light Echo Co.
Meet the STEM Panelists
Science Panelists
Technology Panelists
Lauren “Ren” Abejo, BSN, RN
Systems Analyst
UPMC
Allyson McCollum
Executive Assistant, Field Operations
PA Department of Environmental Protection
Terri Black-Bendl
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Appalachia Technologies LLC
Parul Luthra
Manager of Network Operations Support
Capital BlueCross
Engineering Panelists
Mathematics Panelists
Carrie M. Fischer, P.E., MEng
Senior Engineer
NTM Engineering, Inc.
Vivedhini “Vini” Singaravelu
Quality Project Manager
Phoenix Contact USA
Akeisha Belgrave, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics and Biological Sciences
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Stephanie Lake
Systems Engineer
GEA Group
Panel Discussion Moderators and Session Facilitators
Beth Christian
Deputy Executive Director for Administration
Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System
Sheri Collins
Strategic Business Advisor
McNees Strategic Solutions Group
Dr. Oralia G. Dominic
Founder and President
National Institute of Rural and Minority Health (NIRMH)
Julie Snyder
Senior Solution Strategist
ACCENTURE