Trailblazing Women in the Energy Industry Are in New Paperback Book!
by Erin Twamley (ErinTwamley.com/STEMSuperheros.com) In honor of national paperback book day (July 30, 2022) and back-to-school, STEM Superheroes is excited to announce the names of “Trailblazers!” These are real-life women who are featured in the 2nd children’s book, Everyday Superheroes: Women in Energy Careers.
Trailblazing women in the book are role models and represent our rich history to present-day problem-solvers in the energy industry. “Readers, need to know about the women that have shaped our energy use in the past and those women that are defining it in the future,” says coauthor Twamley. These trailblazers work in marketing to cybersecurity. STEM Superheroes is committed to making STEM Careers, including energy careers more accessible for everyone, from classrooms to boardrooms. To learn more about the women featured in the book as “Energy Superheroes” and “Trailblazers,” visit https://stemsuperheroes.com/.
The following modern-day women are featured in the book as trailblazers:
- Colleen Jansen (Chief Marketing Officer, ChargePoint)
- Penny Armitage (VP of Digital & Technology, Wood)
- Cheryl Ginyard-Jones (Head of Energy Transition, Worley)
- Kristal Hansley (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, WeSolar)
- Molly Laegeler (Vice President and Petroleum Engineer, Chevron)
- Janice Tran (Chief Executive Officer, Kanin Energy)
- Abigail Stark (High School Student, Mobile Climate Science Labs)
- Miia Zitting (Intern, IOWN)
- Lynn Lyon (Director of Sustainable Transportation, US Gain)
- Sandra Begay (Engineer and Researcher, Sandia National Labs)
- Johanna Levene (Data Scientist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
- Preom Sarkar (Researcher, National Energy Technology Laboratory)
- Anna Bautista (Vice President of Construction, GRID Alternatives)
- Chelsea Abner (Wind Facilities Manager, Pattern Energy)
- Linette Casey (Director Power Systems Development, Siemens Energy)
- Terra George (Geologist, EOG Resources)
- Reem Ghanim, (Head of Human Resources for Saudi Aramco)
- Dr. Kristin Persson (Materials Scientist, Berkley)
- Dr. Valentini Pappa (Assistant Director for Education, Texas A&M University)
- Arthi Vasudevan, (Sr. Product Manager of Cybersecurity, Nexus Controls, Baker Hughes)
- Kathy Hannun, (Cofounder and President, Dandelion)
Everyday Superheroes is an award-winning nonfiction children’s book series for upper elementary students. The series shares the stories and superpowers of women working in STEM careers (science, technology, engineering or math) . Each book features an A-to-Z format with full-page colorful illustrations of each Superhero and their unique STEM career. The book series is published by WiseInk. To learn more, visit https://stemsuperheroes.com/. READ MORE
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