Career Exploration Workshops in 2006

EYH 2006 is FULL
Select 3 Categories Each For Morning and Afternoon

Healthy, Wealthy and Wise

These sessions highlight careers that help to keep you active and healthy.   You are in good health and good hands with these dedicated women.

MORNING –Category A

§          THERE'S A "U" IN NURSING - Linda Tollerud & Gerry Traylor, Texas Children’s Hospital

§          OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES - Occupational Therapists - Dietri' Spears & Cheryl Cordova, Texas Children’s Hospital

§          OPEN WIDE!: A CAREER IN DENTISTRY -

§          TOOTH OR CONSEQUENCES - Dental Hygienist  - Lucy Gomez, Joey Gonzales, Dr. K. DuVall’s Office

AFTERNOON – Category J

§                    Radiology: The Eyes of MedicineKelly Jansky, RN, BSN  &  April Kelly, RT, Methodist Sugar Land Hospital

§                    JUST SAY "YES"–TO A PHARMACY CAREERPharmacist - Nichelle Everet, Methodist Sugar Land  Hospital

§          WATCH ME GROW UP! – Pediatrician -  Cassandra  Dickerson, M.D., Grand Parkway Pediatrics

§          LABORATORY MEDICINE “BLOOD INVESTIGATORS” - Medical Technologists - Donna Hermis &  Mary Ann Yeung, Methodist Sugar Land Hospital

 

Engineering For A Better Tomorrow

These women are responsible for designing, building and operating everything in - and out of - the world around us. Their jobs have unique combinations of science and math applications. These problem solvers love a challenge.

MORNING - Category B

§          IN GOES JELLO, OUT COMES OIL - Chemical  Engineer -  Sumitra Mukhopadhyay, Schlumberger

§                    SELLING ENGINEERED PRODUCTS: MAKING YOUR LIFE BETTER – Industrial Engineer - Tracy Quillin, Circor Energy

§          BREADBOARDS & MICRO CHIPS (Not Your Mother’s Cooking) – Electrical Engineer  - Alia Long, Dell

§                    KITCHEN ENGINEERING - Chemical Engineers - Alida Johnson, Bechtel &  Silvia Hinkley, ABB Lummus

 AFTERNOON - Category K

§          I WANT TO BE A CHEMICAL ENGINEER … NOW WHAT? - Kimberly Hoyle, Chaitali Dave & Bernadette Thornton, KBR

§          DESIGN AND BUILD YOUR FUTURE: BE A MECHANICAL ENGINEER - Karen Hoshaw, Dow Chemical

§          ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY.. .AND COOKIES: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - Brooke Hrach, Dow Chemical

§          FROM SAND TO CELL PHONES: Engineering Chips in Our High-Tech World - Cathy Wicks, Hilda Nanez, Yvonne Cager, Mercy Thomas &  Allison Mayrgundter, Texas Instruments

 

Fun With Numbers

These women have careers which depend on knowing and using math to evaluate ideas and manage finances. Share the ins and outs of using math in the real world.

MORNING –Category C

§          BANKING: OUR JOB HAS INTEREST - Banker - Sherry Miles

§                    SHOPPING SECRETS BY THE NUMBERSCommercial Real Estate Broker - Margaret Regan, Regan & Associates

§          INVESTING IN IDEAS - Patent Attorney -Carlyn Burton & Patent Agents - Lisa Lichtenauer, Seema Mehta, Osha*Liang, LLP

AFTERNOON - Category M

§          HANDLING YOUR MONEY AND OTHERS TOO! – Banker - Sherry Miles

§          STOP AND ASK FOR DIRECTIONS - Financial Planner - Dawn Messina, AG Edwards

§          MAKING PIZZA FOR A PROFIT - Certified Public Accountant - Joanne Gore

§          RISKY BUSINESS: AN ACTUARY’S JOB - Cathy Quock, Milam

Animal Kingdom

Veterinarians, entomologists, zookeepers and marine and wildlife biologists all cater to the beasts—wild and domestic—which share our space and inhabit our world. Learn about the careers in the kingdom of animals.

MORNING –Category D

§          BEAUTY AND THE BUGS Entomologist - Erin Millender, Museum of Natural Science

§          THE SCIENCE AND ART OF ANIMAL TRAINING - Patti Shoemaker,  Downtown Aquarium

§          CAT GUTS – Veterinarian – Dr. Terzakis, Animal Hospital Highway 6

§          TODAY’S ZOO: IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU! – Curator - Tinker Boyd, Houston Zoo

AFTERNOONCategory P

§                    GIRLS, LET'S LOOK FOR PEARLS - Marine biologist - Lottie Long, Texas A&M Galveston Sea Camp

§          BEAUTY AND THE BUGS - Entomologist -  Erin Millender, Museum of Natural Science

§          WHOOOOO’s FOR DINNER? – Wildlife biologist - Mary Anne Weber, Houston Audubon Society

§          HORSE SENSEVeterinarian -  Lynn Criner, DVM, Hoof and Paw Animal Hospital

 

Career Adventures

The future offers lots of possible adventures.  This session allows you to explore a variety of possibilities.

MORNING - Category E

§          THE LADY WEARS A BADGE - Police Officer - Amy Collins, Sugar Land Police Department

§          EXERCISE FOR HEALTH, MONEY AND FUN – Personal Trainer - Pamela Sampson, Lifetime Fitness

§          DRESSED FOR SUCCESS IN A CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT – Industrial Hygienist -  Nancy Randolph, Dow Chemical

§          COMPUTERS + BIOLOGY = BIOINFORMATICS – Professor - Susan Cates, PhD

AFTERNOON –Category S

§          HELPING KIDS COPE AT THE HOSPITAL - Child Life Specialists - Mary Tietjens &  Shannon Gleditsch, Texas Children’s Hospital

§          MAGIC IN MOLECULES – Chemist - Andrea Hazlitt, Dow Chemical

§          CULINARY SCIENCEDietician - Sheri Raleigh-Yearby, Lamar CISD

§          “IT’S A GREAT THING” WOMEN IN AVIATION – Aviation Professionals - Tasjah Hall, Yasmina Soria &  Dr. Margaret Watson

 

The World Around Us

Look around.  What do you see?  Investigate the careers that help to create the world you live in.

MORNING - Category H

§          INTERIOR DESIGN: THE INFORMATION BEHIND THE INSPIRATION - Interior Designer - Lynne Jones, Lynne T. Jones Interior Design

§          FLOWER POWER - Certified Arborist & Landscape Designer, Margaret Hall-Spencer, First Colony Community Association

§          GET PSYCHED! – Psychotherapist - Nancy Green 

AFTERNOON –Category T

§          BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE – Architects - LaTonya Whitfield-Hohrn & Anzilla Gilmore, AIA.

§          DESIGNING THE WORLD - Landscape Architect - Marilyn Holik, Holik Associates

§          GROWING THE GREEN – Botanist - Deanna McCullough, University of Houston

§          COMMERCIAL INTERIOR DESIGN: MORE THAN PAINT – Interior Designer - Ellie Hall, Quest Displays