Press release to announce the evolution of the Executive Team of the Brooke Owens Fellowship, bringing on Caroline Juang, Diana Trujillo, and Kayla Watson.
19 JUNE 2020 | The Brooke Owens Fellowship – the award-winning, non-profit program that provides paid internships and executive mentorship to exceptional undergraduate women and gender minorities in aerospace – is announcing changes to its executive leadership team. In recognition of the value of inclusion and the talented women and gender minorities who are ready to lead, co-founder Lori Garver has decided to step back from her day-to-day responsibilities as a member of the executive team in order to make room for women of color to have a seat at the boardroom table. The Fellowship’s larger and more diverse executive board will help the organization continue to evolve and improve as it seeks to provide opportunities and growth for communities that have been dramatically underrepresented in the aerospace industry.
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Reflecting on her decision to pass the torch to more diverse leaders on the executive team, Garver states that "creating the Brooke Owens Fellowship with Cassie and Will has been perhaps the most fulfilling experience I have had in an incredibly fulfilling career, and I will remain committed to this program, these goals, and all Brookies forever. The positive response to the Fellowship from those hosting and mentoring these young leaders has been overwhelming and I will always be grateful for such tremendous support. Having this community backing allows me to step back and make room for those whose voices too often go unheard in our industry, particularly on executive teams. Caroline, Diana, and Kayla are incredible leaders and true pillars of our community, and I’m confident that they will bring new ideas that help carry this program to even greater heights. Having benefited from being provided leadership opportunities earlier in my career - and having been frustrated by a few leaders who stuck around too long - I look forward to watching the Fellowship soar even higher with this new team.”
Read the full article here: https://www.brookeowensfellowship.org/blog/posts/2020/6/19/brooke-owens-fellowship-welcomes-new-leaders-to-executive-team