Senior women from NASA, the Navy, and Caterpillar reveal their experiences working in — and working their way up through —traditional male strongholds of science, where being a top-level female nearly always means being a surprise. Sometimes even to yourself. Moderated by Monsi Roman of NASA.
Monsi Roman joined NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in 1989, where she worked for 16 years in the group that designed the water and air systems keeping the crew alive in the International Space Station and later managed the NASA team designing air systems needed to take the crew to Mars and beyond.
Tia Ferguson is the Acting Center Chief Technologist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. She is responsible for guiding the Center in defining and developing the latest technologies to help Marshall scientists and engineers accomplish NASA's exploration mission. She has more than 25 years of experience working for NASA
Teresa Cushing currently is Caterpillar’s Technology Strategy Alignment Manager in the Innovation and Technology Development Division of Caterpillar, Inc. In her role, Teresa is responsible for the deployment, execution and governance of Caterpillar’s enterprise technology strategy.
Ms. Lilia Ramirez is Vice President for Government Affairs at Morpho Detection, LLC (MD) since January 2012. She is responsible for developing and implementing legislative and political strategies and programs to support MD initiatives and promote company interests in the U.S. Congress and federal regulatory agencies.
