Community Engagement in STEM Classrooms: Building Community Partner Relationships and Enhancing Learning, Friday, May 28, 2021, 1–2:30PM

Community Engagement in STEM Classrooms:

Building Community Partner Relationships and Enhancing Learning

A STEM Equity Seminar for Owls (SESO) event

Presenters: Shoshanah Cohen, Esther Conrad, and Jorge De Luna, Haas Center for Public Service, Stanford University

Friday, May 28, 2021

1–2:30 p.m. PST

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Speaker Bios

Shoshanah Cohen, Director of Community Engaged Learning in Engineering, received her BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford as well as an MA in Technology Strategy from Boston University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She started her career working in manufacturing and spent more than 20 years in the field of global operations before moving to academia.

Esther Conrad, Director of Community Engaged Learning for Environmental Sustainability, received her undergraduate degree in Earth Systems at Stanford, and has worked on environmental and international development issues for over 15 years. She completed her Master’s degree in International Affairs at Columbia University and her PhD in Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley, where her research focused on policies to support sustainable water management and adaptation to climate change.

Jorge De Luna, Director of Community Engaged Learning in Health, holds a BS in business management and a master of public health degree, both from San Jose State University. Jorge’s experience in healthcare spans over twenty years of successful work as a business manager and consultant, program director, and health educator.