Firt and foremost, I am a mother of two small children, 4 and 1 years of age. It is a beautiful, busy time as a working mom. Fortunately, I love my work and I have learned how juggle 25 things at once with only a few drops here and there. :)
My current role is as a Project Manager for MEDB's Women in Technology Project. WIT is a workforce development program based on Maui but offering STEM eduction programs statewide. I am fortunate enough to be the facilitator of our GeoTech for Hawaii Schools initiative, and I have really enjoyed working with teachers across the state via GIS workshops and other geospatial PD opportunities. I have also developed a program called Island Energy Inquiry to help science teachers integrate energy science more effectively into the classroom by way of authentic scientific inquiry. We recently published curriculum and have run statewide workshops for teachers for two years now. Students across the state are building wind turbines, conducting energy audits of schools, and developing PV System proposals for schools as a result! FUN!
My real passion, though, is geospatial technology, and my goal is to help support the growth of a project-based, place-based geographic inquiry project that engages students in authentic collaboration as they solve real world problems! I think I have found the right group to work with on this!! I look forward to our continued collaborations and conversations!
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