MY NAME IS ALMA STEPHANIE TAPIA,
I’M A MATERIALS ENGINEER,
AND I'VE BEEN WORKING HERE AT NASA FOR 15 YEARS.
TECHNOLOCHICAS AND SCIGIRLS ARE NATIONAL INITIATIVES
TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG LATINAS
ABOUT CAREERS IN STEM.
TECHNOLOCHICAS USES THE UNIQUE STORIES OF HISPANIC WOMEN
TO RECOGNIZE THE POWER OF INNOVATION
TO CHANGE THE WORLD AND RELATE TO REAL-LIFE ROLE MODELS.
THE HISPANIC EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP
HERE AT THE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER SUPPORTS
WOMEN IN STEM BY PROVIDING FEMALE ROLE MODELS
AS SPEAKERS FOR MEDIA AND OUTREACH EVENTS.
WE ALSO WORK WITH OTHER GROUPS WITHIN THE CENTER
TO TACKLE WOMEN FOCUSED EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS.
BY PARTICIPATING IN PROGRAMS LIKE TECHNOLOCHICAS AND SCIGIRLS,
NASA WITH TELEVISA FOUNDATION
AND ALSO SCIGIRLS, FIND SYNERGY AND WIN-WIN PARTNERSHIPS
TO SUPPORT STEM CONTENT
IN SPANISH AND IN ENGLISH.
THESE EFFORTS REALLY HELP SPREAD THE MESSAGE
THAT HELPS UNITE, INSPIRE, AND IMPACT
A NEW GENERATION OF WOMEN IN STEM.
MY EXPERIENCE AS PART OF THE HISPANIC EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP
HERE AT JSC HAS BEEN EXTREMELY REWARDING.
THIS TEAM PRODUCES MEANINGFUL AND REAL RESULTS
THAT ARE FORMING PARTNERSHIPS, CREATING CONTENT,
AND IMPACTING PROGRAMS WITHIN NASA,
OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, ACROSS OUR NATIONAL,
AND CROSSING BOARDERS ALSO INTERNATIONALLY.
AS A LATINA, I’M PROUD TO CONTRIBUTE TO NASA’S MISSION.
HAPPY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.