Ms. Cassie Lee:

Cassie Kloberdanz Lee is the Advanced Programs Lead for Weather and Remote Sensing at Lockheed Martin Space and a member of the Board of Directors for PLACE, a non-profit data trust that serves the public interest. Lee also serves as a Strategic Advisor to Bye Aerospace, a world leader and innovator of electric and solar-electric aircraft, and as a global activist for women in space and aviation. She is the co-founder of the Brooke Owens Fellowship, a program designed to elevate extraordinary young women in aerospace, and a Mentor for the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Space4Women Network, a cohort of space industry leaders who have committed to promoting gender equality and empowerment for women and girls in the space sector around the world.

Lee’s previous positions include Chief Operating Officer of Earthrise Alliance and Head of Space Programs at Vulcan Inc, a Paul G. Allen company. In these roles, she led the development of innovative space solutions in support of improving ocean health, addressing climate change and using data to save species at risk of extinction.

Lee is a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder, where she designed and taught a graduate course in Aerospace Engineering Sciences, and the University of Iowa. She began her career as a propulsion engineer for NASA and has held a variety of roles with Sierra Nevada Corporation and SpaceX.

Ms. Ali Guarneros Luna:

Ali is a senior NASA aerospace engineer supporting the Small Satellite Technology (SST) Program at The Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), managing Tipping Points program and other small satellites. Prior to this position, Ali has been involved in many small spacecraft programs including being the Mission Manager of the Technology Education Satellite, (TechEdSat), Deputy Manager for Network & Operation Demonstration Satellite (NODES), System Engineer for Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) national lab and many other at NASA Ames Research Center. She has made significant contributions as a member of the SPHERES Engineering team, a group that helps scientists, companies and government institutions from all over the world access the highly advanced robot platforms that are located on the International Space Station (ISS), as well as the 1^st American satellite deployed form the ISS, TechEdSat.

Alina Siminiouk:

Alina studied Engineering Science with a focus in Mechanical Engineering at Smith College and graduated in May 2020.

She previously interned at NASA Ames Research Center and completed a capstone project sponsored by Honda R&D Americas, developing a conceptual design for an autonomous long range heavy payload cargo drone. She is currently a Systems Engineer at Raytheon Missiles and Defense in the Boston area supporting the Patriot missile system and associated radar. Her interests include mentoring, empowering minorities in STEM, and supporting first generation students

Denise Lainez:

Denise Lainez is a Mechanical Engineer at Lockheed Martin Space, an aerospace and defense company that specializes in exploration, connectivity and security from space. She currently works in electronics packaging for satellites and spacecraft across LM Space, which consists of design and analysis using tools like CREO. Denise graduated with her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from San Jose State University and is currently pursuing a Masters of Engineering in Systems Engineering at Cornell University. Apart from pursuing higher education Denise's goals include mentoring, helping others in their career journey, and eventually working as a Systems Integrator with launch vehicles or spacecraft.

Lori Kahn:

Lori Kahn is a Systems Engineering and Integration Manager at Lockheed Martin Space where she has supported a variety of advanced technical programs. She has a BA from Smith College in Physics/Astronomy, an MSc from Arizona State University in Physics and a certificate from Stanford University in Spacecraft Design and Operation Proficiency. Lori is passionate about helping women succeed in engineering and being included in the workplace, and is also a mentor for multiple STEM organizations including the Society of Women Engineers.

Netty Nina:

Netty graduated from Smith College in 2007 with a B.S. in Engineering Science with a mechanical concentration. She has worked over 10 years in HVAC and energy efficiency in buildings with companies like WSP, ERS, and ESD. Currently, she works for Boeing Commercial Airplanes as a Payloads Engineering Lead in Cargo Systems for the 777-9 program. Netty enjoys photography and cooking.

Annick Dewald:

Annick grew up in Claremont, California and attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts between 2014 to 2018. After graduating, she spent a year working for Boeing Research and Technology in St. Louis on the Flight Vehicle Demonstrator Team. Annick came to MIT to start her graduate studies in 2019 and since has been involved in commercial aircraft community noise project and a FAA environmental impact on runway sizing project. Currently Annick's main focus is the Dawn aircraft, a MIT/Harvard collaboration to design and build a High-Altitude Long-Endurance HALE platform for in situ climate research. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors hiking or biking and trying to impress her friends with her mediocre cooking skills.

Elana Helou:

Elana graduated from Smith College in 2020 where she majored in Engineering Science. She is currently a first-year student in the Astronautical Engineering PhD Program at University of Southern California in Los Angeles and a member of the Laboratory for Exploration and Astronautical Physics. Her research focuses on plasma-dust-spacesuit interactions on the lunar surface. She is passionate about supporting minorities in STEM and is an GradSWE and SWE mentor.

Molly Kaufman:

Molly Kaufman is a Boeing Systems Engineer based in St. Louis, Missouri. She is a member of Boeing's Engineering Career Foundation Program (ECFP), a selective rotation program dedicated to developing early career engineering talent for the Boeing enterprise. Prior to ECFP selection, she spent two years with Boeing Space & Defense, implementing Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) on the US Navy's P-8A Poseidon Program. Molly holds a B.A. Engineering and Physics minor from Smith College, Certificate in Architecture and Modeling for Systems Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is currently earning an M.S. Mechanical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis (expected May 2021).

Sarah Chu:

Sarah is a Master's student in Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech and received her Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Smith College. She is a graduate research assistant in the Aerospace Systems Design Lab working in the Digital Engineering division, with a focus on Digital Twin technology. She is passionate about using innovative technologies to solve practical problems and enjoys pushing herself outside her comfort zone