Taxonomy Archives: Notable Women in STEM

Joyce Elauria is a Security Engineer for Okta, where she monitors software for security vulnerabilities and corrects problems when they’re found. Her work helps to keep our digital environments safe and secure. Read More

Martha Feldman (February 20, 1945 ~ June 10, 2020) was a shining example of “Notable Women in STEM.” As a businesswoman, educator, and engineer, she forged new STEM pathways for women across the state. Read More

Celestina Barbosa-Leiker is Executive Vice Chancellor for Research and Administration at Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane, where she studies the psychological experiences of people with substance use disorders. Her research is helping healthcare providers take better care of people negatively affected by substance use. Read More

Lisa Jackson is a doctor, infectious disease epidemiologist, and Senior Investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute. She works with a team of scientists to lead clinical trials of vaccines. Read More

Kimberly Harper is a Physical Scientist with the U. S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. She works with a team of scientists and engineers to evaluate projects at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). She helps ensure the research at the facility is safe and appropriate for the resources available. Read More

Tiah Thompson is an Associate Director for Accenture's Technology Consulting business. Working with teams across the globe, Tiah helps companies transform the way they do business by using new IT frameworks, processes, tools, operating models, and business models. Read More

Aeriel Wauhob is an Education Coordinator at the Puget Sound Estuarium in Olympia, WA. She teaches the public about marine life and the Puget Sound estuary ecosystem so we can all be better stewards of our natural resources. Read More

Jennifer Daquiz Hare is Head of Corporate & Institutional Banking for Washington at PNC Bank. Leading a team of bankers, Jennifer works with a wide range of companies to lend capital and provide financial guidance to businesses across the state. Read More

Eugenie Farrow is a computer science teacher at Spokane Valley Tech - Central Valley School District. Teaching is her second career! She became an educator after retiring from IBM, where she worked as a mainframe computer programmer. Read More

Véronique Paquette has been an educator and science advocate for 33 years. In addition to teaching kindergarten and second grade, she has worked with the Northwest Educational Service District (ESD) and NASA to train other teachers on how to incorporate science in their classrooms. Véronique currently teaches second grade in Wenatchee, Washington. Read More