Mantua PTA News 2021 - Diversity Talks Announcement

The PTSA Diversity Committee of the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) is launching a series of Diversity Talks webinars in January!  This series is especially for elementary and middle school students in grades 4-8. Join us to hear from people working in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. What sparked their interest in STEM? What did they study in school? What kinds of jobs do they do? What else would you like to know? 

Mark your calendars for Monday, January 11, at 6 p.m. to hear the first speakers of our Diversity Talk series: Suresh Shenoy, Neena Shenoy and Nikhil Shenoy. Suresh Shenoy, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, is a business leader and philanthropist who has contributed deeply to many aspects of the northern Virginia community. He was executive vice president at Alyx Technologies Inc., a Virginia-based consulting and technology services company. Mr. Shenoy was a founding member of the Thomas Jefferson Partnership Fund and served on its board until 2002. Neena Shenoy is a Mechanical Engineer (Tufts University 1981 and MIT 1985) and founder of Technology & Engineering providing engineering services. She was involved in designing aircraft engines for GE and worked on the Space Shuttle program for NASA designing and installing Special Payloads. She has also provided program management in start up businesses here and in India. Nikhil Shenoy graduated from TJHSST in 2002, MIT in 2006 and the University of Chicago in 2014. After working at Goldman Sachs, Proctor and Gamble, and Kastle Systems, he is now CEO of Colvin Run Networks, a company that he started in northern Virginia to offer artificial intelligence and blockchain solutions to governments.  

Parents, register at this Zoom link: https://bit.ly/TJDiversityTalk1

Submit questions in advance here: https://bit.ly/tjdiversitytalks

¡Nueva temporada de conversatorios sobre diversidad!

Presentada por el Comité sobre Diversidad de la Asociación de Familias, Profesores, y Estudiantes del Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Lunes, 11 de enero, 2021, 6:00 – 6:45 pm.

Para estudiantes desde cuarto al octavo grado

Conferencistas invitados: Suresh Shenoy, Neena Shenoy, y Nikhil Shenoy (graduado de TJ)

Escucha las perspectivas de personas que trabajan en el campo de las ciencias, tecnología, ingeniería, y matemáticas (STEM por sus siglas en inglés.)

-              ¿Qué fue lo que impulsó su interés en los campos de STEM?

-              ¿Qué estudiaste en el colegio?

-              ¿Qué tipos de trabajo realizan?

-              ¿Qué más quisieras saber?

Familias inscribirse en el enlace de Zoom:

https://bit.ly/TJDiversityTalk1

Envía tus preguntas con anticipación aquí:  

https://bit.ly/tjdiversitytalks