Marissa Elena Yáñez, Phd Email & Phone Number

United States

Berkeley, California, United States

(Main client: Stanford University) Prepare and deliver inclusive mentor training seminars to PhD students, Post-docs, Staff and Faculty to improve the mentorship and success of undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds. Prepare and deliver professional development seminars and one-on-one coaching to empower students and professionals from diverse backgrounds. Topics include: overcoming imposter syndrome, building meaningful relationships to enhance your network, succeeding in scientific research and academic strategies to improve success in the STEM classroom. Provide expertise on developing metrics and program evaluation strategies to measure meaningful impact. Help organizations use meaningful data to enhance storytelling and fundraising efforts.Provide expertise on the development of inclusive engineering and science curriculum for K-12 and higher-ed.

Partnered with the Director of the Science Learning Institute (SLI) at Foothill College to build, scale and strengthen programs that increase the recruitment, retention and success of low-income, first-gen and underrepresented minority (URM) students in STEM. Built, scaled and currently lead SLI’s flagship STEM internship program that provides internships at leading research institutions (primarily Stanford) and in the tech and biotech sector for students from low-income, first-gen and URM backgrounds. Scaled the program from serving ~ 10 to 70 URM students in one year.Implemented outreach, support infrastructure, professional development and mentor training and support to increase the retention and success of URM students; increasing URM participation in the internship program from 40% to 100%.Represent and advocate for SLI externally, as a presenter and/or as a keynote speaker at community, education and fundraising events. =========================As part of the engineering faculty, I teach an Introduction to Engineering course that focuses on the intersection of social justice and engineering. as well as an Introduction to Bioengineering course.

Founded and lead a nonprofit that has served 1000+ under-resourced students from low-income backgrounds through comprehensive summer and after-school computer-science education programs. Built partnerships with local school districts, tech companies, local government agencies, universities and community organizations to implement and operate holistic education programs in Mexico, Ghana, East Palo Alto and Mountain View. Google Rise Award Winner, Google.org grantee, Latino Community Foundation grantee, Los Altos Community Foundation grantee. Also supported by generous grants and donations from Facebook, Intuit, Microsoft, Stanford Children's Hospital and El Camino Hospital Foundation. *Empoder GIrls Code programs have more than tripled the representation of under-resourced girls in AP Computer Science classes in MVLA high-schools*

Mexico City Area, Mexico

We are a social enterprise that trains women youth who lack access to higher education as web developers and connects them with businesses and organizations in need of their talent.

Led the launch and growth of community-based programs aimed at engaging and empowering developers across Latin America. Built ecosystem, industry and community partnerships to identify strategies that best connect and empower developers through offline and online programs.Scaled developer program operations 10-fold to serve nearly 10,000+ developers across LATAM within 1-year. Developed and implemented communication and program strategies to increase online engagement 3-fold.

New York, New York

Built a team of instructors and teaching assistants to support STEM education programs in New York City public schools. Developed and implemented fundraising and community engagement strategies to support the sustainability of program operations. Advised in the development and delivery of STEM education programs to empower girls in Africa.

Greater New York City Area

Developed metrics and program management strategies to measure and improve the impact of scientific research and education programs for companies and organizations in Silicon Valley, Washington DC and New York City. Developed curriculum and operational strategies for STEM education programs that serve under-resourced communities. Freelance ghost writer for scientific journal publications for biotech companies.

Developed and implemented metrics to align research at NIH's 27 Institutes and Centers with the Presidential National Health priorities. Developed strategic communications for the public and congress on behalf of NIH's Office of the Director regarding key scientific studies and national priority goals.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Developed metrics to measure the impact of CMS' Physicians Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) on the quality of healthcare delivery. Implemented program management and outreach strategies to increase the success of the PQRI program from 48% to 82% of physicians receiving an incentive payment for successfully completing the program.

Researched methods for targeting In-vivo cancer cells using surface-functionalized nanoparticles.

B.S., Mechanical Engineering And Materials Science And Engineering

Activities and Societies: Society of Hispanic Engineers and Scientists, Pi Tau Sigma (National Mechanical Engineering Honors Society).

Phd, Bioengineering

Activities and Societies: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, 2 first-author publications in the Journal of Molecular Biology.

Engineering For Transfer

Activities and Societies: President of MeCHA, Student rep to the FHDA Foundation Board, NASA Ames Internship