Hear from some of the speakers and attendees at the DOE Tribal Energy Summit about how we can encourage women to pursue STEM careers.
September 27, 2019
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Hear from some of the speakers and attendees at the DOE Tribal Energy Summit about the importance of having women in STEM and how we can encourage women to pursue STEM careers and energy innovation. Learn more about the Tribal Energy Summit and the work of the Office of Indian Energy here.
I feel like our Native American women, our youth, it is a call to action because ultimately they will determine the future of our tribes. It is very important they have that readiness to defend it, to honor it
I’m proud of my identity as a Native Indian woman in energy.
It’s important to recognize each and every one of us comes from a strong woman or a family of strong women.
Look at the role models. Look at women who are in those positions and go to them and talk to them about how they made it. That’s what I would encourage them to do. Find a mentor.
Expand education in energy, technology to help tribes to advance their economy – it’s a new technology we’re heading into and this could be a pathway to advancement.
Definitely go through STEM but as you are in school studying STEM bring your culture with you. Combining both she doesn’t forget where she comes from. That she doesn’t have to choose a side, she has to walk in both worlds.
AnneMarie Horowitz
AnneMarie Horowitz is the Chief of Staff for the Arctic Energy Office. She joined the Arctic Energy Office in May 2023. AnneMarie has been with the Energy Department since 2010, and was previously on the digital team of the Office of Public Affairs, where she managed digital projects and internal employee communications efforts. AnneMarie was the Digital Communications Manager from March 2023 - September 2023 for the Department of Health and Human Affairs' Public Education Campaign, We Can Do This, to share information about the COVID vaccine.
From 2015 - 2017 she served as the Special Advisor on workforce issues for Deputy Secretary of Energy Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall. She has also previously worked in the Under Secretary for Management and Performance and in the Office of Minority Economic Impact.
AnneMarie has a BA in Political Science from the University of Portland and a Masters of Government from Johns Hopkins University.