Portland Public Schools
| School |
Contact Person |
| Binnsmead MS |
Keri Phipps |
| daVinci MS |
Katie Brown |
| Hosford MS |
Jill Sage |
| Robert Gray MS |
Karen Hafner |
| Mt. Tabor MS |
Suzanne Tool |
| Sellwood MS |
Jan Manley |
| Winterhaven MS |
Wendy Archibald |
Newberg School District
|
School |
Contact Person |
| Chehalem Valley MS |
Simone Conley |
Presenters who have agreed to
participate in the 2006 conference
|
Presentation/Description |
Presenter, Occupation,
Company/Organization |
|
Your World Rocks
Hands-on sharing of numerous rock,
mineral, metals samples and a fun geology
experiment mapping a mineral deposit
drilling cupcakes. |
Wendi Cooksey,
Minerals Engineer, Your World Rocks
|
|
Brain
Awareness: Healthy Brain Aging and
Alzheimer's Disease
Learn about healthy brain aging, memory
disorders like Alzheimer's Disease and new
technologies that may help diagnose memory
problems. Take memory tests and find out
what you can do to keep your brain healthy.
|
Tracy
Zitzelsberger, MPH, Sr. Research
Associate, OHSU Aging & Alzheimer's
Disease Center
|
Primate Enrichment
We will demonstrate some of the ways in
which we enrich the environment of the
monkeys at ONPRC, and how we study the
effects of our program. Make monkey devices. |
Dr. Kristine Coleman, Scientist/Nonhuman
Primate Behaviorist, OHSU Oregon
National Primate Research Center
Jill Rawlins, Enrichment Coordinator,
OHSU Oregon National Primate Research Center |
Just this
ONE time, it's ok to
play with your food.
Design, build & test your own food
creation as you learn about test engineering
at Nike. |
Nancy Felten,
Advanced Global
Test Engineer, NIKETaryn
Hensley, Lab Manager, NIKE
|
From
Identifying Microorganisms to Drug Testing
I will describe what clinical
laboratories used to be like with manual
performance of tests, followed by a
discussion of what changes have happened
over the last almost 50 years that I have
been working in the clinical laboratory. |
Dr. J.P.
Kilbourn, Laboratory
Director, Consulting Clinical and
Microbiological Laboratory, Inc |
You Are What You Eat: The Study of Skulls
This program gives students the opportunity
to use the process of inferential
classification using both real skulls and
replicas. |
Lori Waterman,
Education Specialist, Jackson Bottom
Wetlands Preserve
Arielle Tozier,
Americorps Volunteer
Jackson Bottom
Wetlands Preserve
|
Crime Scene Investigation: As Seen on TV?
We've all
seen the shows, but what does it really take
to investigate crime in the real world? Take
on the task of searching for fingerprints,
collecting evidence and reading blood
patterns in this mock crime scene. |
Darcie VandenHoek, Evidence Technician,
Hillsboro Police Department |
Ladies of the ARC
Hands on opportunity for girls to weld
their own name plate. |
Connie Christopher,
Welding Department Instructor, Portland
Community College |
How Do We Know if it's Harmful?
Hands on demonstration of a computerized
test that is used to measure health effects
of harmful chemicals on attention, memory
and learning abilities. |
Joan Rothlein, PhD, Senior Research
Associate, Center for Research on
Occupational and Environmental Toxicology,
OHSU Diane Rohlman, PhD, Senior
Research Associate, Center for Research
on Occupational and Environmental
Toxicology, OHSU
|
Light Up Your Life: Wire a Light and
Switch
Talk to female Electricians and use
tools of the trade to put together a light
and switch. Learn about all the fantastic,
high-paying careers in the trades. |
Elizabeth O'Neill, Event Coordinator &
Policy Assistant, Oregon Tradeswomen,
Inc.
|
Women Constructing the Future
Show differences in "good and "bad"
construction, talk about different jobs in
construction where Math, Science, and
Technology is vital. |
Katy Beadle, Administrative Specialist II,
Washington County Building Services Division
Karen Wittenburg, Building Inspector,
Washington County Building Services Division
|
Survey Equipment, History and Procedures
Girls will get an opportunity to use
survey equipment and learn about the history
and procedures of land surveying. |
Cecilia Hagle, Survey Tech. II,
Washington County Public Land Corners
|
Microelectronics
Learn about the semiconductor industry. |
Dorina Cornea, Department
Chair/Instructor, Portland Community
College Microelectronics Technology
Department |
Storm Water-Soak It Up!
Learn about the harm that city storm
water
can cause and the ingenious "green"
technologies
we can use to keep your city
and river beautiful. |
Lynette Shaw, Storm Water Stewardship
Coordinator, City of Portland
Environmental Services
|
Tualatin Valley Fire &
Rescue
Firefighter Amiee Moyers and Deputy Fire
Marshal Rolanda Ayers will present
technology and science used in Firefighting,
Fire Investigation and Inspections; plus
tour a fire engine and squirt water from a
fire hose. |
Amiee Moyers,
Firefighter,
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
Rolanda Ayers
, Deputy Fire Marshal, Tualatin
Valley Fire & Rescue |
Laceration Repair - Suturing Pigs Feet
The girls will briefly discuss
educational requirements and the variety of
jobs available as an MD. They will learn the
skill of repairing skin lacerations using
forceps, clamps and suturing needles. |
Kathy Masarie, MD,
Parent & Life Coach
|
Lego Robotics: Exploring Robots and
Programming them to do tasks
Explore and learn about the essential
parts of a robot then program it to do a
variety of fun tasks. |
Cathy Swider, Project Administrator,
ORTOP - Oregon Robotics Tournament and
Outreach Program |
SCAMPER
Learn about the design process and
product engineering through SCAMPER, a tool
used to inspire creative thinking. |
Jill Parisher, Fair Play Program
Coordinator,
Girl Scouts - Columbia
River CouncilTamara DePue, Fair Play
Program Coordinator,
Girls Scouts - Columbia River Council |
Gels in your Daily Life
This will be a hands-on activity which
explores the role of gels in your daily
life....from super absorbent polymers (SAP)
in baby diapers, to making gel beads which
could be used to entrap cells in the design
of an artificial pancreas or algae in a
bioreactor to make pharmaceuticals. |
Ellen Momsem, Director of Women and
Minorities in Engineering, OSU Student, OSU Chemical
Engineering Department |
Zoo Medicine & Veterinary
Technology
Students will practice diagnostic
ultrasound examinations on inanimate objects
and on a live patient, and will calculate
dosages for treatment of the patient. |
Lisa Harrenstien, DVM,
Zoo Veterinarian,
Oregon ZooMargot Monti, LVT,
Zoo
Veterinarian Technician,
Oregon Zoo Dolores
Galindo, CVT,
PCC Veterinary Technology Program
PCC Veterinary Technology
Students |
Managing our Public Parks
I will discuss the various aspects of
managing urban greenspaces, including
working with the public, education, natural
area planning and restoration. I will also
highlight many volunteer opportunities
available through Tualatin Hills Park &
Recreation District. These opportunities, if
taken, build great resumes for those girls
looking at careers within the field of
Natural Resource Management. |
Melissa Higgins, Natural Resources
Volunteer Coordinator, Tualatin Valley
Park & Recreation District, Natural
Resources Department |
Naturopathic Doctor's, Investigating
Health and Illness
We will role play cases with patients
and doctors. The girls will see what it is
like to lead a medical interview. What
questions need to be asked, and ways of
asking them that will help you to discover
the cause of a person's illness. |
Gabriel Archdeacon, Naturopathic Medical
Student, National College of
Naturopathic Medicine |
It's all in your genes!
See and use the tools of genetic
research and find out how they can help
solve crimes! |
Besty Ferguson, Research Scientist,
Oregon National Primate Center/OHSU |
Jill of all Trades: The Many Roles of a
Park Ranger
Just what does a Park Ranger do? This
interactive program will show the many
skills and abilities used by a Park Ranger
and the science, math and technology used to
do the job. |
Robin Norris, Park Ranger,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Children's Heart Defects with Live
Demonstration of Heart Ultrasound
What children's hear defects are and how
we evaluate them including live
demonstration of heart ultrasound. |
Mary Rice, Pediatric Cardiologist,
Doernbecher Children's HospitalAnnalisa
Focht, Cardiac Sonographer,
Doernbecher Children's Hospital
|
It's Not A Man's World Anymore: Women and
the FBI
This is an interactive presentation
outlining what the FBI is and does, and
addresses what it take to become an agent.
Firearms, body armor, self-defense, and good
healthy lifestyle choices are discussed. |
Sandra Flint, Special Agent,
FBI |
Careers in the Remodeling Industry
Brief overview of careers from the
trades to professional careers, i.e.
carpentry, design/estimating, project
management, general contractor. Educational
& training requirements. Income. |
Barb Friedman, President/General
Contractor,
Oswego Design & Remodeling |
|
The Exciting Life of a Civil Engineer |
Natalie Richards, Project
Coordinator,
DOGAMI/USACE |
Solar Buildings are Smart Buildings
Basic solar energy information and
general applications in building design. |
Cynthia Bankey, Architect,
Cynthia Bankey Architect, Inc. |
Researching, Analyzing &
Summarizing Intelligence in the FBI
We will explore the art of intelligence
collection in the FBI. They will learn of
the numerous databases and investigative
resources available to the FBI and how vital
the working partnerships with local, state
and federal law enforcement personnel are to
the FBI's mission.
|
Donna Mahoney, Intelligence Analyst,
FBI |
Electronic Circuit Board Design and
Manufacturing
We will be sharing an overview of how
circuit boards are designed and manufactured
followed with a hand's on experiment to
build a practical electrical circuit. There
will be a hand out to take home with
additional experiments. |
Robin Burns, Program Manager, Intel
Kim Janik, Design Engineer, Intel
|
Intel Platforms
We will share on-the-job stories of work
including building Linux on Intel
Architecture Computers. We will bring
systems for short, hands-on demos. |
Katie Urey, Customer Support Specialist,
Intel Belinda Liviero, Engineering
Manager, Intel
Mary Stubbs, Team Lead,
Intel |
Dental Careers
I will be presenting information on
Dental Professionals, Dental Assisting,
Dental Hygiene, Dental Tech and Dentistry. |
Bonnie Marshall, Dental Assisting
Coordinator,
Portland Community College |
Fluids, Flows, Control of
Energies
Participants will disassemble, inspect
and reassemble a small ball valve. There
will be a static display of other types of
valves and discussion on control of liquids
and gas energies. |
Suzanne Scheans,
Mechanical Technician, OCS
Intel Corporation
|
Designing Your Future
Learn about the field of
architecture and design of hospitals,
schools and corporate offices. Spend a few
minutes selecting the features and arranging
the spaces in your dream home. |
Marjorie Brown, Architect
HDR, Inc.
Stefanie Becker, Architect
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership |
Independent Filmmaking
Melissa Tvetan, a recent graduate of the
NW Film Center's School of Film, will
demonstrate basic camera techniques, and
talk about her experience as a young
professional filmmaker. She will also show
several of her short films. |
Melissa Tvetan, Filmmaker,
NW Film Center
Kristin Konsterlie, Education Outreach
Coordinator,
NW Film Center
|
