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Shawn has practiced as a sport dietitian for over 15 years. She is currently a Senior Sport Dietitian with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC). She primarily supports team sports located in the Los Angeles area, spending most of her time with indoor and beach volleyball and water polo. Prior to the USOPC, Shawn was an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at California State University, Long Beach. She has extensive experience providing nutrition consulting to recreational, collegiate, and Olympic level athletes.

Dr. Alias Smith will discuss the real-life ups and downs of pursuing a STEM career, using his science career as an example. He will discuss his selected educational and career path, opportunities taken and missed, and the decisions that positioned him to become an Associate Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Smith currently manages the NSF Research Experience and Mentoring Program and is active in other activities focused on enhancing the academic and career trajectories of individuals at all levels in science and engineering.

Moving forward and backward in time, Jacqueline Woodson's taut and powerful new novel uncovers the role that history and community have played in the experiences, decisions, and relationships of these families, and in the life of the new child.