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Thinking about a career in the federal government?
- Want to know how you can leverage your graduate education for a career in federal agencies?
- Learn about career opportunities in the federal government for those with graduate degrees.
- Meet professionals working in federal agencies and learn about their careers.
- Gain from their experiences, insights, and advice.
PANELISTS:
- David Borges, NASA
David Borges is a Physical Scientist at NASA Langley Research Center and serves as the Associate Program Manager for the NASA Disasters Program. He coordinates efforts across NASA to leverage Earth observation satellite data and applied research to improve the prediction of, preparation for, response to and recovery from disasters on a global scale. David is also the Deputy Director of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Systems Engineering Office. CEOS ensures international coordination of civil space-based Earth observation programs and promotes exchange of data to optimize societal benefit and inform decision making. He also represents the United States and NASA on multiple United Nations Expert Committees and Working Groups, promoting the value of Earth observations to inform disaster risk reduction activities. Before joining NASA, David was a federal contractor with Booz Allen Hamilton, providing geospatial analytics support to the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA. He is a proud ODU alumni, having received his B.S. Geographic Information Science in 2010. - Jennifer Cunningham, Dept of Defense (BAH)
Jennifer Cunningham is a subject matter expert in U.S. security assistance, Department of Defense security cooperation reform, and assessment, monitoring, and evaluation (AM&E). As a defense consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, she has worked with clients such as U.S. European Command, the Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and the Institute for Security Governance to ensure security cooperation initiatives with Allies and partners are aligned with U.S. foreign policy and national defense strategy objectives. She has a Ph.D. in International Studies, an inter-disciplinary field that integrates the study of political, socio-economic, and security issues. Her academic research focuses on civil-military relations and collective security arrangements. Dr. Cunningham is a Naval Academy graduate and one of the first women to serve aboard U.S. Navy combatant ships; as a Surface Warfare Officer she conducted maritime operations in the U.S. Central Command, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and U.S. European Command areas of responsibility. She currently supports the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (DUSN) implementation of DoD’s Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Strategic Framework. - Robert Heitsenrether, NOAA
Bob Heitsenrether is currently with NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS). CO-OPS is responsible for maintaining a major component of NOAA’s near-shore, real-time ocean observing network, which includes the National Water Level Observing Network (NWLON) and Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems (PORTS). Bob manages the Oceans System Test and Evaluation Program and a team focused on research, development, design, test, and transition to operations of new and improved oceanographic and meteorological measurement systems. The team’s mission is to ensure CO-OPS provides the most up-to-date products and services available and that observations are collected in the most accurate and efficient way possible. Bob holds a B.S. in applied math and M.S. in physical ocean science and engineering. Prior to joining NOAA, he worked at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. - Allison Uhl, FBI
Allison L. Uhl (Choctaw) is the National Chair of the FBI’s American Indian and Alaska Native Advisory Committee and an Administrative Specialist for the FBI Norfolk Field Office in Virginia. She joined the FBI in 2016 as an HR Specialist in Clarksburg, WV, responsible for staffing FBI field offices across the United States. In 2018, she transferred to the Norfolk Field Office to work in recruitment and applicant processing. Allison is also the Norfolk Field Office’s back-up Public Affairs Officer, Honors Internship Coordinator, Wounded Warrior Internship Coordinator, and ONE (New Hire Orientation) Representative. Allison graduated from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Minors in Religious Studies and Studio Art. - Ericka Reid, National Institutes of Health/NIEHS Office of Science Education and Diversity
Dr. Ericka Reid directs the Office of Science Education & Diversity (OSED) at NIEHS; and leads many of the IC’s DEI initiatives, including the NIEHS Scholars Connect Program, the Diversity Speaker Series, and the NC Women of Color Research Network (NC WoCRN) – a regional chapter of the NIH WoCRN. OSED also designs and implements programs and activities in the areas of K-12 science education and community engagement/outreach.
Ericka holds a doctorate in Educational Psychology from Georgia State University, as well as a Master’s in Education and a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her research has focused on career development, leadership, and people of color in historically non-traditional careers – particularly Black women in STEM.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 from 12.30-2.00pm EST
REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
https://odu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlf-msqT0iGNyj-rrLLYMWYqZyLGBA8oIO
