Valeria will be sharing about her role as a researcher for Mayo Clinic in working with imaging from radiology and intergrating it with artificial intellegence. Her research is both labratory and computer based.

Joey is a 2016 graduate from Red Wing High School. He went on to receive his Associates Degree in Automation and Robotics from Madison Area Technical College. He will be sharing about his current role in both managing sales as well as troubleshooting problems in the industrial automation industry.

Tylar will speak about engineering in general, not just what he does but the entire field. He plans to give students a sense that there are many opportunities and varieties within just engineering.

Pete will be sharing about the work that he and his crew do at Red Wing Plumbing and Heating where they do contract plumbing on housing, commercial, and industrial spaces. Come learn about the high-paying and in-demand options in this trade and what they're looking for and how to get there.

Alyssa (she/her) is a creative professional working as part of Red Wing Shoe Co.’s creative squad. She’ll share her experiences getting to work up close on a much-loved, global brand and take a look at how you can bring your creative voice/talents to the table at work and in our community.

Larissa will be sharing about how she took a math degree to build a career in Information Technology (IT), and how different roles in IT interact with the business side of companies.

Do you like coordinating get togethers with your friends or planning trips with your family? Able to communicate well with others? Can you see the bigger picture and figure out the steps to get there? Like to help make things work better? Those skills would make you a great project manager, continuous improvement specialist, new product development guru, or supply chain expert. Come learn more about these roles as I talk through my career and the cool projects I've led...including food, footwear, fireplaces, and board games!

Sonia Smith has a Master's of Science in Professional Counseling and a Doctorate in Law. She recently worked for the Goodhue County Education District as the Director of Special Education before being offered a new position with the Department of Education. She will be sharing about her roles and information for students interested in similar careers.

Sonia will be hosting an additional Q&A session talking about her experiences as a minority in her fields of pursuit. This session is open to all students. Please email Mr. Wendland at mswendland@rwps.org for an additional Google Meet Invite for immediately after the session if you would like to attend.

Ray Ruiz is a Fishing and Hunting specialist, teaching fishing and hunting fundamentals as well as providing community outreach to undeserved and underrepresented audiences.

Ana Maria will be sharing about her current role with Global Fund. She is native bilingual in Spanish and English and also has professional working proficiency in German and French. She will host two sessions on April 28th with the first in English and the second immediately following in Spanish.

If you would like to attend the second session in Spanish, please email Mr. Wendland at mswendland@rwps.org to be added to that invite list.

Dan will provide general background information on working for local governments in the public sector. He will then get more specific on working for cities in the area of planning, zoning, economic development and building inspections. Dan will identify tasks and accomplishments that he sees when working in the field of community development that make this a positive work experience. Skills for this type of job will be included with an outlook on what the future may look like in this field.

Shawn works for the City of Red Wing in the Building and Grounds department. He will be sharing about the different roles and employment opportunities in the facets he oversees including Boulevard trees, Cemeteries, Flower baskets, Government buildings, Parks, Playgrounds, Shelters, Various seasonal activities and events, and more.

Dr. Neeser is a public health veterinarian who works in a wide variety of areas at MDA, including working with dairy farmers and processors, and meat, poultry and egg processors in preventing foodborne disease on farms and in our food production systems. Her work involves oversight of regulatory inspections, sampling for Salmonella and E. coli in food, responding to animal and human disease emergencies and investigation of food borne disease outbreaks in dairy, meat, eggs, and other products. We’ll discuss the different kinds of work done at the Department of Agriculture and the many ways professionals can contribute to agriculture, and animal and human health.

TJ is a local physical therapist for the Red Wing Mayo Clinic. He will be sharing about his duties and specialty interests that include orthopedics, sports injuries, pool therapy, and spinal manipulation in addition to his recommendations for students planning on pursuing this field in the future.

Meredith is an ecologist and NSF postdoctoral scholar at Princeton University in the Pringle Lab. She studies predator-prey dynamics in African and North American terrestrial mammal systems, examining the direct and indirect effect of predators on prey behavior, prey demography, and ecosystem functioning. She explorins anti-predator decision-making in large herbivores in response to predators such as lions, hyenas, cheetahs, wild dogs, leopards, and wolves, and tracks the cascading effects of predators on soil and plant communities.

https://meredithspalmer.weebly.com/

Jill will be sharing about the types of services/level of medical attention senior citizens can have, job opportunities for students, students with CNA certificate, and future job opportunities/growth for Ebenezer Senior Care and Living.

Additionally, she will share about realistic view of entry level jobs, duties, pay, and schedules, the skills needed, and how to apply and interview for healthcare positions.