While on a family vacation, a young Stephanie Drenten Ferro visited the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida. On-site, she had the opportunity to chat with an aerospace engineer and learn more about what he does. She vividly remembers walking away from the conversation thinking, “Wow! I want to do that.”
Fiona Martin McCarthy received her first real toolbox when she was 4. From that day forward, she became obsessed with assembling projects in her basement with her father. Today, she’s turned that curiosity into a career as a project manager with Grumman/Butkus Associates.
Soph Davenberry, chief technology officer of the National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC), struggled to gain entry into the industry she loves, despite boasting industry-specific credentials.