Impactful Women: Women in STEM

Join the South West Communities Chamber of Commerce for our upcoming Impactful Women: Women in STEM on March 25th, 2021 at 12 p.m. Four exemplary leaders in the Pittsburgh Region will join the South West Communities Chamber of Commerce to discuss the successes and obstacles of women working in the non-traditional fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Representing the science industry will be Jeanne Treasurer the Director of Process Metallurgy for Universal Stainless, Gina Winstead, the Vice President of WIT PGH and also serves as the Vice President of Vibrant Pittsburgh, Caroline Wong, Civil Engineer at DLZ and Meenakshi Aggarwal of Mathnasium in Mount Lebanon. 

Joining them will be the newly appointed President of Junior Achievement of Western PA, Patrice Matamoros to share with attendees how they incorporate interactive STEM into their long-standing youth program. Matamoros has also chosen two J.A. students who will share their experience as students and members of Junior Achievement and their ambitions as future leaders.

This webinar is FREE for members of the South West Communities Chamber of Commerce and their is a small fee for non-members. 

About Impactful Women: Impactful Women was started in 2018 by chamber director Mandi Pryor as a way to give a voice to female minorities and highlight topics and issues that affect women in business as well as their personal lives. Impactful Women is a quarterly meeting hosted by the chamber which covers varying topics which projects a philanthropic focus. 

About Jeanne Treasurer: 

Jeanne has spent 20 years in industry in a variety of roles, all focused on process metallurgy and manufacturing. In her current role as the Director of Process Metallurgy for Universal Stainless and Alloy Products, she manages a team of metallurgists across three facilities, focusing on continuous improvement, problem solving, and instituting best practices. A native of Chicago, she has a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla and a Master of Business Administration from Kutztown University.

About Gina Winstead:

Gina Winstead holds the position of Assistant Vice President of Membership Development & External Relations of Vibrant Pittsburgh, a local nonprofit working to increase local workplace diversity and inclusion. Gina previously served as Director of Diversity and Inclusion & Member Engagement at the Pittsburgh Technology Council and served in a dual capacity as Keystone Innovation Zone Coordinator. She is also currently the Vice President of Womxn in Tech PGH, a local nonprofit championing for the diverse and intersectional experience for women and allies in the technology sector. She is leading a virtual bootcamp called Hacking Barriers to Entry which creates tech equity and advocacy through digital literacy and autonomy for BIPOC women.

She’s a founding member of the 412 Black Jewish Collaboration and joined Carlow University’s Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Sciences. A native of the Pittsburgh region (McKeesport), she holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and is a recent graduate of the EDGE Women’s Leadership program. Gina is currently finishing the CMU’s Executive Leadership & Negotiation Academy for Women on a scholarship from Tepper School of Business Executive Education Department.

About Caroline Wong: 

Caroline Wong, is a Civil Engineer with DLZ, in Columbus, OH and collaborates with DLZ’s branch office in Bridgeville, PA.  Prior to graduating from The Ohio State University in 2018 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering, she interned with DLZ in the Construction Services division, performing construction inspections on various transportation and infrastructure projects as well as material testing in the field and laboratory.  She also interned at the Corporate Headquarters for L-Brands, as part of the Project Delivery team for the Store Design and Construction division.  Since graduating, she has worked as a Civil Engineer in DLZ’s Transportation division, working on projects in multiple states related to roadway and traffic improvements.  Caroline is proficient in multiple industry related software systems including AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microstation and TruTraffic.  Outside of the office Ms. Wong is involved with industry organizations like Engineers Club of Columbus, Ohio and WTS International.  She is much more than an engineer, in 2020 she started a homemade greeting card company “Like Mother, Like Daughter!”, taking her love of crafts to the next level.

About Meenakshi Aggarwal: 

Meenakshi Aggarwal and Preeti Paranjpe, are the Owners of Mathnasium of Mt Lebanon, the math-only learning center in your neighborhood. We have assisted many kids in grades K – 12 locally, to help them understand math by teaching the way that makes sense to them. Math is a skill that can be learnt and we experience that everyday at our center, when kids say “AHA”, now I know!! or they say, “can I stay longer”. We are proud to be helping our community for a better future.

About Patrice Matamoros: 

As the former CEO of P3R, Pittsburgh’s premier organization for promoting running and community health and fitness through large-scale events, races and education programs, including the Pittsburgh Marathon weekend. She joined P3R in 2008 as the executive director and successfully helped re-launch the Pittsburgh Marathon after a 5-year hiatus. Throughout her tenure with the organization, Patrice grew the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon weekend of events by over 360% to include over 7 events on race weekend, and multiple running events throughout the year. She and her team created a successful event management organization that managed all three professional sporting teams running events, Pittsburgh International Airport 5K and the City of Pittsburgh’s signature event, The Great Race. Today over 80,000 runners participate in events managed or produced by P3R and the annual budget has grown to $8 million. 

About Junior Achievement: 

 Junior Achievement reaches more than 4.9 million students per year in 212,101classrooms and after-school locations. JA programs are taught by volunteers in inner cities, suburbs, and rural areas throughout the United States, by 106 Area Offices in all 50 states. JAWPA is proud that in these unprecedented times, JA impacted nearly 42,000 students last school year, across western PA and northern WV, through both in-school and virtual JA programs and resources.

In 2020, JAWPA opened JA BizTown®, a fully-interactive community simulation that brings to life the business and other elements of what make day-to-day life successful in our cities and towns. After 9 hours of curriculum, students in grades four through six visit the 10,000 square foot mini-city located in South Fayette Township where they connect what they learned in school with the realities of the business world and everyday life.

About the South West Communities Chamber of Commerce: 

The South West Communities Chamber of Commerce is a strong, pro-business membership organization serving business and our communities for almost 100 years. The unique home of the Chamber is a 110 year old building, once a West Penn Power substation, located on Washington Pike (Rt. 50) in Collier Township.  Member municipalities include the Boroughs of Bridgeville, Carnegie and Heidelberg, and the Townships of Collier, Scott, South Fayette, and Upper St. Clair as well as surrounding regions in and around the South Hills.  The Chamber provides the tools to assist in the operation and promotion of area businesses, and our members work together to make our communities desirable places to live and do business. Membership in the Chamber is an investment in the future of these communities, and we believe that our members are our greatest resource.