Join us for Wildlife Club & ECOFGCU's Guest Speaker 2/1 at 3:30pm via Zoom
YOU ARE INVITED
RSVP on EagleLink to be sent the Zoom link: https://getinvolved.fgcu.edu/event/8754832
Join us on Wednesday, Feb 1st at 3:30pm on ZOOM
ECOFGCU and FGCU's Wildlife Club are partnering to bring you guest speaker Dr. Kandis Boyd, Director of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay program.
Dr. Boyd has nearly 30 years of experience leading, teaching, advising and mentoring students and early career enthusiasts in environmental and atmospheric science. Her skillset as a strategic thinker, change agent, and leader includes designing, developing, and managing cutting edge initiatives to advance STEAM - science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.
She previously served as the Strategic Advisor for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Office of Equity and Civil Rights. Dr. Boyd championed key agency-wide initiatives to broaden participation and to reduce the gap between future STEAM careers and experienced professionals needed for these positions, particularly in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Her previous position included serving as the first Deputy Division Director of the NSF Division of Grants and Agreements, in which she provided oversight and direction for 35 individuals, a $5 billion budget, and over 12,000 new grants annually.
Dr. Boyd was the first African-American female to receive an undergraduate degree in Meteorology from Iowa State University in 1996. After receiving her degree, she began her career at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Her NOAA career highlights include spearheading the Turn Around Don't Drown program, delivering around-the-clock on-site meteorological forecasts during the 2005 landfall of Hurricane Katrina, serving as the designated federal officer for the third National Climate Assessment Development Advisory Committee, co-chairing the first NOAA Environmental Modeling Strategic Plan, serving as a Subject Matter Expert for NOAA’s $2 billion satellite portfolio, and leading as both the acting director and deputy director of the NOAA Weather Program Office.
Dr. Boyd has mentored over 50 students, authored three books, written over 100 articles and hosted over 30 podcasts to date. In addition, she is an American Meteorological Society (AMS) Fellow, which is the highest honor bestowed by this organization. She was also the recipient of the 2021 Charles E. Anderson Award from the American Meteorological Society for her career-long efforts toward advancing diversity and inclusion.
RSVP on EagleLink to be sent the Zoom link: https://getinvolved.fgcu.edu/event/8754832