Great Minds in STEM Announces 2015 HENAAC Luminary Honorees

    LOS ANGELES, CA, August 10, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Great Minds in STEM is proud to announce the 2015 HENAAC Luminary Honorees. This year's class of 19 STEM role models, is comprised of leaders who represent professionals from industry, government, military and academic institutions. This recognition honors their efforts leading, collaborating and initiating key programs and research within their respective organizations.

Luminary awards will be presented during the 27th HENAAC STEM Career Conference, "Ignite, Inspire" taking place October 14-18, 2015 in Pasadena, CA.

Commander John F. Barresi, P.E.
Civil Engineering Unit Juneau
U.S. Coast Guard

Paloma A. Diaz Candelas
Lead Supplier Quality Engineer
Gas Turbines
Power & Water
General Electric Company

David D. Campana
Vice President
Systems Development
Retirement Information Technology Solutions
Prudential Financial

Jose Renato Cartagena
Engineering Department Manager
Disneyland Resort
The Walt Disney Company

Christina G. Deoja
Electrical Engineer/Test Director
Energy Systems Test Branch
NASA Johnson Space Center

Paco S. Freire
F-16 Engineering Program Manager
Electronic Systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Martin B. Garcia Jr., Ph.D.
Manager III, Systems Engineering
Chief Engineer H-60
Space and Airborne Systems
Raytheon Company

Victor M. Garcia, BSME, P.E.
Project Manager
Protection and Restoration Office
Programs and Projects Management Division
New Orleans District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Judith C. Gomez, Ph.D.
Materials Engineer IV
Concentrating Solar Power -
Thermal Systems Group
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Nicolas J. Huerta, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
National Energy Technology Laboratory
U.S. Department of Energy

Francisco A. Lopez-Linares, Ph.D.
Senior Chemist
Petroleum Material Characterization Unit
Chevron, Energy Technology Company

Maite Mandakovic
Product Director
Softlayer Client Experience and Support - Cloud Services
IBM

2nd Lt Arcenio M. Muniz
Rocket Test Engineer
Experimental Demonstrations Branch
Aerospace Systems Directorate
Air Force Research Laboratory
U.S. Air Force

Charles Parkhurst
Senior Analog IC Designer- HiRel
Texas Instruments

Ismael Rodriguez, P.E.
Chief Engineer
Cyber Security Solutions
Advanced Information Sharing Concepts
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
The Boeing Company

Fernando J. Rosario
North America Talent Acquisition
Diversity Director
Accenture

Adriana S. Santos
Operations Leadership Development Program
Missiles and Fire Control
Lockheed Martin Corporation

Rosaly H. Santos-Ebaugh, P.E.
Lead, Remediation Program Management
Environmental Assurance Branch
NASA Kennedy Space Center

Jennifer Tarin, Ph.D.
Operations Research Analyst
Cost Estimating & Analysis Directorate
Missile Defense Agency

For more information on the 27th Annual HENAAC STEM Career Conference or the Great Minds in STEM organization please visit www.greatmindsinstem.org.

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Be a national leader in keeping America technologically strong by promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Math careers especially in underserved communities.

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