2021 WCS Year in Review
2021 was a pivotal year for Women in Cleantech & Sustainability. Marking the 10 year anniversary of our organization, it was a year of expansion, accomplishments, and catalytic call to action [...]
“I can trace my interest in infrastructure back to being a kid building Lego cities complete with railroads, flying cars, and a space station; even with dolls, I was mostly building cities around them.”
SUE YANG NOVEMBER 2021 MEMBER OF THE MONTH “I can trace my interest in infrastructure back to being a kid building Lego cities complete with railroads, flying cars, and a space station; even with [...]
“I always knew that I wanted to be an entrepreneur because I am a builder. I find joy in that.”
“I always knew that I wanted to be an entrepreneur because I am a builder. I find joy in that.” Jhana porter launched frakktal labs LLC in July 2020 in the midst of a global pandemic. She aims to [...]
“Being part of a community means being a part of something greater than you. It’s about sharing, growing and opening up to who you are and what you believe in.”
JUNE 2021 MEMBER OF THE MONTH– CHRISCILIA COX, MA Founder and CEO, SUMA Consulting LLC “Being part of a community means being a part of something greater than you. It’s about sharing, [...]
“Exclusion does not lead to inclusion – I don’t want to exclude white males, I just want to provide a rainbow of profiles.”
May 2021 Member of the Month: Catherine McLean How did you hear about WCS and what prompted you to join? I was introduced to Abigail Carson as someone who is a serial networker, like myself, and [...]
Once a large ship starts to turn towards change, large change can happen
March 2021 Member of the Month: Yuko Masuda How did you hear about WCS and what prompted you to join? My company Marubeni Corporation sent me to New York from Tokyo for a few years, and then to [...]
Ten Scholarships by Women in Cleantech and Sustainability Seek to Expand Access for Underrepresented Groups Seeking Careers in Climate Tech
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – (April 6, 2021) –Celebrating ten years of furthering the roles of professionals within the green economy, Women in Cleantech & Sustainability (WCS), today announced [...]
“How early education in STEM helped shape my career”
April 2021 Member of the Month: Joy Larson How did you hear about WCS and what prompted you to join? I was looking specifically for a meetup group for women in STEM. I wanted a space to interact [...]
Going from “I’ve never coded, I hate statistics and I’m not sure how AI and machine learning works” to “I can now build useful machine learning models.” Copy
February 2021 Member of the Month: Gayathri Gopalakrishnan How did you hear about WCS and what prompted you to join? I was among the first to join once WCS started its membership program. When I [...]
A celebration of HERstory 2021 WCS Talks – Part III
March is women’s history month. In the madness of a pandemic year when we’ve been pushed to reach new levels of resilience, achievement, and perseverance, I have been listening and wanting to [...]
Waiting to be Ready is a Hindrance
WAITING TO BE READY IS A HINDRANCE Background: Linda Merritt is the Director of Quality for Signal Energy, a Chattanooga-based renewable energy company responsible for large scale and [...]
The Importance of Representation: Women in Cleantech & Sustainability Vice-Chair Interviews WCS Pitch Competition Team
A CONVERSATION WITH KELLY RATCHINSKY, CO-LEAD ON THE PITCH COMPETITION COMMITTEE AND SARA FUENTES, VICE CHAIR OF WCS Sara: Let’s hear about your role and the history of the Pitch Competition. [...]
From Horses to Automobiles in 13 Years : Informing the Transition to Clean Transportation
Background: Dr. Elizabeth A. Kocs Director, Partnerships & Strategy, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Energy Initiative Adjunct Faculty, CUPPA & Faculty Fellow, Honors College [...]
