DISTINGUISHED Speaker Series: Leaders
Throughout the 2023 - 2024 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 on the first and third Thursday every month from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm. Registration is required in order to attend. Please note that registration closes at 6:00 pm on the day of the session.
Spring 2024 Schedule:
February 1 - David A. Liner - Chief Operating Officer of Excelerate Energy, Inc.
February 15 - Frans Kopp - Civil Engineer and Member of the CItizens' Climate Organization
March 7 - Juanna Brandon, DNP, RN, NE-BC - Director of Patient Care Services at Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands
March 21 - Dr. Rusty Towell - Director of NEXT Lab, Professor of Engineering and Physics at Abilene Christian University.
April 11 - Stacey Burton - Managing General Counsel (L3 Technologies, CSW) at L3Harris Technologies. Register here.
April 18 - Ian Pleasants - Support Scientist for the Production of Synthetic DNA at MilliporeSigma. Register here.
These sessions will be run via Zoom on the first and third Thursday every month from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm. Registration is required in order to attend. Please note that registration closes at 6:00 pm on the day of the session.
Spring 2024 Schedule:
February 1 - David A. Liner - Chief Operating Officer of Excelerate Energy, Inc.
February 15 - Frans Kopp - Civil Engineer and Member of the CItizens' Climate Organization
March 7 - Juanna Brandon, DNP, RN, NE-BC - Director of Patient Care Services at Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands
March 21 - Dr. Rusty Towell - Director of NEXT Lab, Professor of Engineering and Physics at Abilene Christian University.
April 11 - Stacey Burton - Managing General Counsel (L3 Technologies, CSW) at L3Harris Technologies. Register here.
April 18 - Ian Pleasants - Support Scientist for the Production of Synthetic DNA at MilliporeSigma. Register here.
What I wish I knew podcast
The EfTA "What I Wish I Knew" is a podcast about the emerging leaders and the steps they are taking to reach the careers they have envisioned for themselves. We are excited to invite you on this journey as we speak with young leaders from Montgomery County, Texas and beyond about their careers, the steps and advice that have helped them along the way and their dreams for their future.
Listen to Season 7 here!
Listen to Season 7 here!