The Tech Trek Alumnae Group is a group of high school and middle school girls who attended Tech Trek camp the summer between seventh and eighth grade. Tech Trek is a week-long STEM camp for girls held at a college campus. This is an American Association of University Women (AAUW) program.
TTAG develops and holds STEM-related events for group members and the South Bay community. Our members have hosted Women in STEM Career Panels, College Prep 101 Forums, tours of local STEM companies, an educational screening of He Named Me Malala, charity drives, and more. Our planning committee has monthly meetings to organize these events.
Women are currently underrepresented in engineering and other STEM careers. TTAG offers young women insights into these high-demand careers in a global economy.
The Tech Trek Alumnae Group (TTAG) was founded in 2014 by Sophie Maguy and Julianne Paine, who each attended Tech Trek camp. They achieved their goal to establish an alliance of girls whose pursuit of a STEM related career continues to be a primary focus of their academic and professional agenda.
Sophie Maguy attended Tech Trek at UC Santa Barbara in 2012. She graduated from Redondo Union High School and is now a student at Stanford University in California.
Julianne Paine attended Tech Trek at UC Santa Barbara in 2011. She graduated from South Torrance High School and is now studying nursing at Seattle Pacific University.
President(s): Stavyah Naveen & Lola Obasade
Vice President(s): Gissel Lopez & Karlie Simon
Social Media Coordinator(s): Nyla Alverson & Saniya Ayub
Secretaries: Adilene Garcia Moran & Karlie Simon
College Outreach:
Membership Coordinator(s): Katherine Menendez & Gissel Lopez
Communication Coordinator(s): Aanya Tripathi & Yajaira Ledesma