Make a Change Saturday || STEM GEMS Summit 2025

Empowering Girls at Spelman College.

Join us at the 9th annual STEM Gems Summit: Women Empowering Girls! This year’s theme is “What’s Your Superpower?” This event, in partnership with Spelman College and the Atlanta Science Festival, will enlighten, inspire, and empower our First Ladies middle and high school mentees to pursue careers in STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math!

We’ll meet exceptional women from a wide range of STEM careers and learn about their unique journeys that led to their respective careers. We’ll understand what they do, how they make a difference in the world, and how they help people using STEM. We’ll walk away with advice, guidance, and to-do’s specific for girls and young women to help jumpstart our STEM journey.

2025 STEM Gems Summit Speakers include:

Stephanie Espy – Chemical Engineer, BS – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS – University of California, Berkeley, MBA – Emory University, Author and Executive Director of STEM Gems and CEO of MathSP Academic and Test Prep Coaching
Celene Craig, MPH, MS – Biologist and Public Health Scientist, BS – Spelman College, MS – Rush University, MPH – Morehouse School of Medicine, Health Communications Specialist at the CDC
JaNise Jackson, PhD – Chemist, BS Texas Southern University, PhD Clark Atlanta University, Research Scientist at Emory University
Brigitte Collier, D.Sc – Cybersecurity Expert, BS Morris Brown, MS DeVry , MBA Clayton State, PhD Marymount University, Corporate Cybersecurity Manager at Truist
Ava Flanigan – Computer Scientist, BS Spelman College ’27, Former Software Robotics intern at Nvidia and incoming CS Intern at Cisco
Gloriana Teh – Chemical Engineer, BS – Calvin University, MBA – Boston University, Former Manufacturing Process Optimization Engineering Manager at Lonza,
Owner of Claritas Consulting & Coaching
Andrea Foard, AICP, LEED AP – Civil Engineer, BS – University of Alabama at Birmingham, MS – Georgia Tech, MS – Georgetown University, Director of Mobility and Urban Development at Cincar Consulting Group
Elva Fernandez Sanchez – Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Expert, BS – University of Utah, Oracle Certification – George Brown College, Senior Product Manager at Microsoft
Aliyah Gamble – Software Engineer, Studied – Georgia State, Kennesaw State, and Digital Crafts, DevSecOps Engineer formerly at T-Mobile and Cigna

Parking is available at the parking deck near the entrance to Spelman College. From the parking deck, walk to the Spelman College Science Center.

The event will be in the NASA Auditorium in the Science Center. Volunteers will be visible to direct you. Please see the campus map for more information.