Women Empowered to Engage The Women of Color in Technology STEM conference presents “Women Empowered to Engage,” a thought provoking talk centered around women of color who have successfully made a name for themselves in their respective fields. Join us as Alisa Harris leads the conversation with Alexandra Garr-Schultz, Liliana Ramirez, Philicia Pryor, and Leslie Andrews who share their experiences and advice on how to succeed in their careers while also balancing the trials of life.

1. Women
Empowered
to Engage

2. Alicia Harris
Manager, Employment Strategies
DTE Energy

3. Alexandra Garr-Schultz
Doctoral Candidate
Northwestern University
Department of Psychology

4. Liliana Ramirez
Global Director, Lean Manufacturing
Ford Motor Company

5. • 1993 Romeo Engine
• 2000 Chicago Stamping
• 2016 Global Manager Ford Production System
• 2017 Global Director Lean Manufacturing
US Army Tank
Automotive Command
1967 Colombia SA 1980 Michigan
1985 Wayne State University
• 2007 NA Stamping Business Unit CI Manager
• 2011 NA Manager Ford Production System
• 2014 NA Learning & Development25 years August
2018!

6. Key Learnings
• Take risks into the unknown
• It is all about the human side of the business
• You will fail – It’s about failing forward

7. Felecia J. Pryor
Global Director, Personnel
Organization & Planning
FORD Motor Company

8. Leslie Graham Andrews
CEO
Leslie Andrews Consulting LLC