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​​The Women in STEM Club Speaker Series Podcast is brought to you by the Genesis Entrepreneurship Centre, at St. Clair College and hosted by Sue Taylor, the Program Manager of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Student Experience. Through interviews with women who have excelled in male-dominated industries & environments, women who are leaders, and women that serve to inspire, this podcast aims to support and foster young women, showing them that they can accomplish all they set out to achieve (and then some).

  1. 08/01/2022

    Director, Safety & Security / Harbour Master at HOPA Ports: Vicki Gruber

    Welcome to the St. Clair College Women in STEM speaker series Podcast, brought to you by the Genesis Entrepreneurship Centre, located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This episode features Vicki Gruber, the Director of Safety & Security / Harbour Master at Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority. Vicki is responsible for the harbour operations, port security, emergency management and health & safety portfolios for HOPA Ports. She is also the designated Port Security Officer for both Hamilton and Oshawa locations. Vicki became Harbour Master in 2014, after starting at the port in 2006 working in security on the Port Patrol team. She is one of just two female Harbour Masters at the 17 Canada Port Authorities. Vicki shares her journey of getting into the industry, the importance of the marine industry especially for transported goods, the coolest part about her job as a Harbour Master, and much more. We also finish off with some fun rapid-fire questions! Tune in to hear more about Vicki’s story including: What the day-to-day job looks like for a Harbour Master What advice she would give to women in STEM The advantages and disadvantages of her role The importance of having different perspectives & finding mentors all around you Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a new episode! Resources: HOPA Ports: https://www.hopaports.ca/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-gruber-9b0657181/?originalSubdomain=ca Watch the full series at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_31wTBH8cV3_WKZQghGDgQ Website: https://genesis.stclaircollege.ca/ Produced by Elevate Podcast Co.: https://www.elevatepodcastco.com/ Connect with us on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stclairgenesis/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stclairgenesiscentre Twitter: https://twitter.com/genesis_stclair

    Director, Safety & Security / Harbour Master at HOPA Ports: Vicki Gruber

  2. 07/18/2022

    Formulation Scientist at Catalent Pharma Solutions: Alysha Spadafora

    Welcome to the St. Clair College Women in STEM speaker series Podcast, brought to you by the Genesis Entrepreneurship Centre, located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This episode features Alysha Spadafora, a Formulation Scientist at Catalent, in pharmaceuticals. From Windsor Ontario, Alysha attended the University of Windsor for Chemistry, and then McMaster University for her Master’s in Biomedical Engineering. Alysha shares her journey of how she got into the chemistry field, her education experiences, what Catalent does as a company,  and much more. We also finish off with some fun rapid-fire questions! Tune in to hear more about Alysha’s story including: What her position as “Formulation Scientist” entails Some of the common terminology used in the pharmaceutical field The coolest parts about her job as a Formulation Scientist How she maintains work/life balance and avoids becoming overwhelmed Who has served as an influencer or mentor in her career Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a new episode! Resources: Watch the full series at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_31wTBH8cV3_WKZQghGDgQ Website: https://genesis.stclaircollege.ca/ Produced by Elevate Podcast Co.: https://www.elevatepodcastco.com/ Connect with us on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stclairgenesis/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stclairgenesiscentre Twitter: https://twitter.com/genesis_stclair

    Formulation Scientist at Catalent Pharma Solutions: Alysha Spadafora

  3. 07/04/2022

    Founders of Radix & Chair of Automate Canada: Shelley Fellows

    Welcome to the St. Clair College Women in STEM speaker series Podcast, brought to you by the Genesis Entrepreneurship Centre, located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This episode features Shelley Fellows, one of the founders of Radix (now AIS Technologies Group) and Chair of Automate Canada. Shelley is a graduate of the University of Windsor, and was part of the management team which led Radix to be recognized as one of the Profit’s Fastest Growing Companies in Canada in 2006 and 2016.  The company received Product Innovation Awards in 2007 & 2015 from the Windsor Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards, and was acquired by mold-making leaders, Active Industrial Solutions, in 2016. Shelley was recognized in 2019 as one of the “Canadians to Watch in the Automotive Industry” by Automotive News and was a 2016 recipient of the Athena award for her work supporting women in science, technology, engineering & math careers.  Shelley has had positions on many boards and committees, including WETech Alliance, Workforce Windsor Essex, Windsor-Essex Economic Development Corporation and the Windsor Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce.  Shelley is the Chair of the Automate Canada industry association and is on the leadership council for ProsperUs, a regional “cradle to career” transformation initiative.   Shelley is also Co-Chair of the Leamington Community Working Group and is on the “Automation & Robotics Advisory Board” for the NGEN supercluster. Shelley shares her journey of what attracted her to the technology space in the first place, what unique lens women bring to automotive, how she sees women playing an important role in the car of the future, and much more. We also finish off with some fun rapid-fire questions! Tune in to hear more about Shelley’s story including: How we can better integrate a more diverse and inclusive industry as we transition to the next iteration of automotive How community involvement and networking have impacted her in becoming a leader in her field Hobbies and routines that help maintain a positive work-life balance What she wishes she could tell 19-year-old Shelley now Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a new episode! Resources: Watch past interviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_31wTBH8cV3_WKZQghGDgQ/videos Website: https://genesis.stclaircollege.ca/ Produced by Elevate Podcast Co.: https://www.elevatepodcastco.com/ Connect with us on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stclairgenesis/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stclairgenesiscentre Twitter: https://twitter.com/genesis_stclair

    Founders of Radix & Chair of Automate Canada: Shelley Fellows

  4. 06/20/2022

    Better World Technologist: Sue Braiden

    Welcome to the St. Clair College Women in STEM speaker series Podcast, brought to you by the Genesis Entrepreneurship Centre, located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This episode features Sue Braiden, an award-winning technologist, solutions journalist, keynote speaker, activist and better world scout. Academically, she ranked in the top ten in Ontario for her writing and has won numerous awards, but it was her choice to champion technology for community capacity-building that has defined her as a changemaker for more than 35 years. She has spent three decades building an IT career that established her as a leading technology voice in Canada. Her leadership roles have included Computer Columnist with CBC Radio for a decade, as well as directing large scale technical implementations for Fortune 500 companies and global brands such as Bayer Healthcare, International Institute of Innovation, United way, Canadian Mental Health Association, Peter F. Drucker Canadian Foundation, Texas A&M University, Robarts School for the Deaf & UNESCO. Sue taught one of the very first MBA PC-based computer courses at the University of Western Ontario’s National Centre for Management Research and Development (NCMRD, renamed the “Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management” in 2002). She was also a guest lecturer guiding similar studies at Carleton University in Ottawa and helped shape some of the first distance learning programs at various post-secondary schools in Canada and the U.S. Sue shares her journey of what attracted her to the technology space, what being a “Better World Technologist” really means, some of the top experiences she’s had over the years in her career, and much more. We also finish off with some fun rapid-fire questions! Tune in to hear more about Sue’s story including: How we can get more women involved as programmers, designers, and in cyber-security What she wishes she could have done differently in the past & advice she would give her 19-year-old self Finding peace outside of work and how this didn’t always come easy to her The most powerful mentors she’s had by accident, due to mentorship by proximity & the dark side of mentorship The importance of enforcing boundaries, especially with your leaders Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a new episode! Resources: Sue Braiden: https://suebraiden.com/  Watch past interviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_31wTBH8cV3_WKZQghGDgQ/videos Website: https://genesis.stclaircollege.ca/ Produced by Elevate Podcast Co.: https://www.elevatepodcastco.com/ Connect with us on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stclairgenesis/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stclairgenesiscentre Twitter: https://twitter.com/genesis_stclair

    Better World Technologist: Sue Braiden

  5. 06/06/2022

    CEO of Reko International Group Inc.: Diane Reko

    Welcome to the St. Clair College Women in STEM speaker series Podcast, brought to you by the Genesis Entrepreneurship Centre, located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This episode features Diane Reko, the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of Reko International Group Inc., a publicly-traded, certified women's manufacturing company located in Lakeshore, Ontario. Reko International Group Inc has a highly technical workforce and performs precision machining of extremely large parts for various industries; designs and manufactures complex automation equipment; and manufactures tooling and testing equipment for the automotive industry. When Reko International Group started as a small company in 1976, the manufacturing world was very different and every employee felt like family. Since then, the company has grown and manufacturing has changed over the years, but they still cherish the importance of a family atmosphere and the respect for employees’ families. Diane shares her journey of how she got into the manufacturing industry, all about Reko, what her position as CEO entails, and much more. We also finish off with some fun rapid-fire questions! Tune in to hear more about Diane’s story including: Ways in which we can get more individuals interested in the manufacturing industry The importance of getting out of your comfort zone What a typical day looks like as a Chief Executive Officer How she manages work-life balance & routines that help day-to-day What she would’ve told her 19-year-old self looking back now Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a new episode! Resources: Watch the full series at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_31wTBH8cV3_WKZQghGDgQ/videos Website: https://genesis.stclaircollege.ca/ Produced by Elevate Podcast Co.: https://www.elevatepodcastco.com/ Connect with us on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stclairgenesis/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stclairgenesiscentre Twitter: https://twitter.com/genesis_stclair

    CEO of Reko International Group Inc.: Diane Reko

  6. 05/30/2022

    Executive Director, WE Spark Institute: Dr. Lisa Porter

    Welcome to the St. Clair College Women in STEM speaker series Podcast, brought to you by the Genesis Entrepreneurship Centre, located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This episode features Dr. Lisa Porter, the Executive Director of WE-SPARK Health Institute and a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Windsor.  She completed her Ph.D. at McMaster University (Hamilton, ON) in the Department of Medical Sciences and was a Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of California San Diego (La Jolla, CA).  Dr. Porter is the recipient of many Awards and Honours, including the Research Impact Award, Faculty of Science (2019), the David Kelly Award for Community Service, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada (2018), and the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (2014). Dr. Porter was a founding member of the Windsor Cancer Research Group and continues to sit on the Executive Committee.  She is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) University Delegate, a Member of the College of Reviewers and a Scientific Member of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Tumor and Microenvironment Program.  Dr. Porter has authored/co-authored book chapters, manuscripts and numerous peer-reviewed publications and has been invited to present her research across Canada and in the U.S. and Europe.  Her research focus is Cell Cycle Checkpoints in Stem Cell Biology, the Initiation/Progression of Disease and Responsiveness to Treatments, Mouse & Zebrafish Genetics, Patient Xenograft and Organoid Model. Lisa shares her journey of getting into research as a career, what WE Spark is & how it got started, mentors she’s had along her journey, and much more. We also finish off with some fun rapid-fire questions! Tune in to hear more about Lisa’s story including: What outlets she utilizes to maintain work-life balance What a typical workday looks like in her career Some of the most rewarding parts of working in research What she’s learned throughout her career and would tell her 19-year-old self Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a new episode! Resources: WE Spark: https://www.wesparkhealth.com/ Watch the full interview at: https://youtu.be/06YZ7_1dXBU Website: https://genesis.stclaircollege.ca/ Produced by Elevate Podcast Co.: https://www.elevatepodcastco.com/ Connect with us on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stclairgenesis/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stclairgenesiscentre Twitter: https://twitter.com/genesis_stclair

    Executive Director, WE Spark Institute: Dr. Lisa Porter

  7. 05/23/2022

    VP of Construction at Hines Ltd.: Cori Linell

    Welcome to the St. Clair College Women in STEM speaker series Podcast, brought to you by the Genesis Entrepreneurship Centre, located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This episode features Cori Linell, Vice President of Construction at Hines Ltd. Cori is a Windsor native and grew up in LaSalle, now working & living in Chicago, Illinois. She has acted as a mentor and leader in STEM and her background and education are sure to impress. Cori shares her journey of how she got into the Construction Management industry, all about Hines, the company she works for, what her position as VP of Construction entails, and much more. We also finish off with some fun rapid-fire questions! Tune in to hear more about Cori’s story including: How she handles the day to day of the working in a “man’s world” & strategies she uses Advice she would give young females to help them excel or progress in their careers Some difficult situations she's faced at work and lessons she’s learned What success looks like to her in her career What she would’ve told herself coming out of school Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a new episode! Resources: Watch the full interview at: https://youtu.be/5jkhdvPhZTU Website: https://genesis.stclaircollege.ca/ Produced by Elevate Podcast Co.: https://www.elevatepodcastco.com/ Connect with us on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stclairgenesis/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stclairgenesiscentre Twitter: https://twitter.com/genesis_stclair

    VP of Construction at Hines Ltd.: Cori Linell

  8. 05/16/2022

    Air Canada Pilot: Laura Cayley

    Welcome to the St. Clair College Women in STEM speaker series Podcast, brought to you by the Genesis Entrepreneurship Centre, located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This episode features Air Canada Pilot, Laura Cayley. Laura is Windsor born and raised, then went to Seneca College for Aviation and Flight Technology, where she completed her flying training. She now has been working for Air Canada as a pilot for 15 years. Laura shares her journey of what made her decide to become a pilot, what it’s like working in a male-dominated field with only about 5% of airline transport license pilots being female, what a typical schedule looks like for a pilot, and much more. We also finish off with some fun rapid-fire questions! Tune in to hear more about Laura’s story including: Some of the coolest things about being a pilot and places she’s seen How she maintains work-life balance as a pilot The rankings of pilots and qualifications required for each position Advantages and disadvantages of being a pilot Career defining moments she’s had throughout her journey Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a new episode! Resources: Watch the full interview at: https://youtu.be/hWVAXPIV7dM Website: https://genesis.stclaircollege.ca/ Produced by Elevate Podcast Co.: https://www.elevatepodcastco.com/ Connect with us on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stclairgenesis/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stclairgenesiscentre Twitter: https://twitter.com/genesis_stclair

    Air Canada Pilot: Laura Cayley
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​​The Women in STEM Club Speaker Series Podcast is brought to you by the Genesis Entrepreneurship Centre, at St. Clair College and hosted by Sue Taylor, the Program Manager of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Student Experience. Through interviews with women who have excelled in male-dominated industries & environments, women who are leaders, and women that serve to inspire, this podcast aims to support and foster young women, showing them that they can accomplish all they set out to achieve (and then some).

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