Throughout the 2025-2026 school year, EfTA will be holding free virtual speaking events each month highlighting distinguished professionals from various industries and careers. High school students will have the opportunity to learn about where these professionals have come from, where they are headed and what they have learned.
These sessions will be run via Zoom one Thursday evening every month from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm. Registration is required in order to attend. Please note that registration closes at 5:00 pm on the day of the session.
Fall Schedule:
September 25, 2025: Dr. Pamela Schlembach, Center Medical Director of MD Anderson, The Woodlands Campus
October 16, 2025: Oscar K. Brown, President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the general partner of Western Midstream Partners, LP
November 13, 2025: An Yu, Executive Director of Cybersecurity & Technology Controls with JPMorgan Chase
December 4, 2025: Jane Stricker, Senior Vice President of Energy Transition and Executive Director of Houston Energy Transition Initiative View this speaker's bio. REGISTER HERE.
Spring Schedule:
January: To be determined.
February: To be determined.
March: To be determined.
April: To be determined.
"What I Wish I Knew" is a podcast where a member of the EfTA team speaks with professionals from various career fields about the steps they are taking or did take to reach the career they have envisioned for themselves.
We are excited to invite you on this journey as we speak with professionals from Montgomery County, Texas and beyond about their careers, the steps they have taken and advice that has helped them along the way.