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Conference
Date:
November 30, 2006
Place:
Penn State
Berks
Tulpehocken Road,
Reading
,
PA
Agenda
7:30 to 8:15
– Sign In
8:30 - 9:00 am
- Gail Parsons - Project
Lead The Way Regional Director - "Overview of Project Lead
The Way" (Perkins Auditorium)
9:10 to 10:00 am
– Student Presentations –
North
Penn
Engineering
Academy
(Thun 138) and
Parkland
High School PLTW (Thun 145)
10:10 to 11:00 am
– Student Presentations –
North
Penn
Engineering
Academy
(Thun 138) and
Parkland
High School PLTW (Thun 145)
11:00 - 11:45 pm
Lunch – Multi-Purpose Room,
Perkins
Student
Center
12:00 - 12:30 pm
- Byron Maner, Air Products &
Chemicals, - "What Do Engineers Do?" (Perkins
Auditorium)
Bryon
Maner
Bryon
Maner has been employed for 10 years by Air Products in
Allentown
,
PA
where he serves as a
Senior Principal Research Engineer. During his career with
Air Products, he has provided on-site support at a chemical plant for
two years, implemented advanced controls at several plants, and led the
introduction of several new products. In his current role, he
performs process optimization for existing products and process
development for new products, scaling up products from the lab to
commercial production.
Bryon
received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from
Tennessee
Technological
University
in 1991 and a Ph.D. from
Purdue
University
in 1996. He
enjoys spending time with his wife, 4-year-old son, and 2-year-old
daughter. He also enjoys playing golf and trumpet.
12:45 – 1:30 pm
- Salisa Berrien - Strive Youth
Organization - "Helping At-risk Children Identify, Develop, and
Achieve Career Goals" (Perkins Auditorium)
Salisa L.
Berrien
A
native of the
Lehigh
Valley
, Salisa was a teen mother
faced with many challenges. During
her high school years, she was determined to stay academically focused.
She did not allow her circumstances to stifle her progress.
Salisa is a graduate of
William
Allen
High School
in
Allentown
,
PA
,
University
of
Pittsburgh
—B.S. Mechanical
Engineering, and
an Executive
MBA from Saint Joseph
’s University.
Salisa credits her accomplishments to a giving mentor, education,
and exposure. As a result,
STRIVE was born to reach similar youth and provide them with the same
key elements to foster their success.
Salisa pays homage to God and her two beautiful daughters, Anisha
and Imani, for giving her the strength, perseverance, and continued
passion to assist in the development of youth.
1:45 – 2:45 pm
- Jay Cannon, State Administrator For
Career Counseling - Pennsylvania Department
of Education - "Career Development: Turning Dreams Into
Reality" - (Perkins Auditorium)
3:00
pm
– Free discussion time with speakers and Project Lead The Way
representatives and dismissal.
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