Saturday,

September 19, 2026

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Commonwealth Charter Academy

1 Innovation Way

Harrisburg, PA 17110

AGENDA

9:00 am – 10:00 am	Registration, Coffee and Conversation
10:00 am – 10:05 am	Welcome
10:05 am – 11:15 am	STEM Panel Discussion
11:15 am – 11:30 am	Networking Break
11:30 am – 12:15 pm	Professional Development Workshop
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm	Lunch and Networking
1:15 pm – 2:45 pm	Speed Mentoring
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm	Takeaways and Event Closing

Photos from 2025 Harrisburg NextGen Women in STEM™

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STEM Panel Discussion – 10:05 AM to 11:15 AM

Carol S. Eicher

Independent Director

MODERATOR

Dr. Raz Abdulqadir

Science Researcher

Penn State College of Medicine

SCIENCE PANELIST

Kayla Underkoffler

Director AI Security & Policy Advocacy

Zenity

TECHNOLOGY PANELIST

Nexa Castro-Murtoff

Senior Project Manager

PA Department of Transportation

ENGINEERING PANELIST

Mary Syron

Financial Advisor

Edward Jones

MATHEMATICS PANELIST

Group Workshop – 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM

Bitsy McCann

Brand Architect. Owner. Strategist.

BITSY+DESIGN

Topic: “Building Resiliency”

Join Bitsy McCann, former non-resilient human, for an energetic presentation about Building Resiliency. Bitsy will provide dozens of actionable, easy-to-incorporate-in-your-busy-life steps so that you can master the art of being resilient. She will deep dive into the eight main sections on how to build resiliency and will suggest ways to incorporate these methods into your own life right away. Bring a pad to jot down notes if you’d like! The presentation will also be emailed out to attendees as requested.