Mrs. Metz is a Demand Planning Manager with Givaudan Fragrance and Flavors. She reviews historical data trends, research demand drivers, and maintains demand forecasts to support the organization’s supply chain.

She holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and has held positions in Fortune 500 companies and privately held companies since the time of her graduation. She has held technical roles such as Process Engineer and held positions in commercial and supply chain. She found that her STEM training has been foundational and a significant contributor to her success in every role that she has held.

In nearly every corporate environment in her career, there was one consistently accurate thing; she was typically one of few women at that level or position. Naturally, she was the only woman of color at that level or status. Her firm belief is that her being the “only one” was not because she is personally exceptional, but because she had a support system from the time she was very young that helped her understand that a STEM career was possible and something she could achieve. As Mrs. Metz pursued a degree in engineering, she continued to have support, and when she started her career in a STEM field, she had mentors that supported her growth as a young professional.

Mrs. Metz is on the Givaudan Bond Hill Academy Adopt A Class board. This mentoring program allows Givaudan employees to serve 4th & 5th-grade students of Bond Hill Academy. Employees spend time mentoring and participating in various activities with these students during the school year. The program is intended to be a community outreach program designed to expose kids in underprivileged neighborhoods to science careers. She has also been a member of the NC A&T Alumni Advisory Board for the Chemical Engineering Department.

Mrs. Metz has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from North Caroling A&T State University and holds a Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification.

Ms. Harvey is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Purpose Work LLC, which is a successful Business & Professional Development firm. Ms. Harvey executes all facets of daily operations which included client cultivation and solicitation, sales and marketing, risk management, staff management and recruitment, cost and budget management, contract negotiations, infrastructure development, and Human Resources.

Ms. Harvey believes that the stability of future generations is heavily dependent on the STEM related advancements of the current generations. It will take all of us to pour knowledge, guidance, and quality into our young people to ensure the inclusion of Black and Brown Girls and Boys in STEAM & STEM courses over the next two decades.

Ms. Harvey is on the Board of Directors at Leadership Loudoun where she hold the position of Program Coordinator. In this position she develops and facilitates the curriculum of learner-focused leadership development training in diversity & inclusion, servant leadership, innovation, relationship building, and integrity, for emerging community leaders. Ms. Harvey is also the Board of Directors at HUBZone Contractors National Council where she is the Economic Development Chair.

Ms. Harvey is also the CEO of Fifty Leven™ wine. Fifty Leven™ is a lifestyle brand for the professional, the innovator, and the boss who lives in their own lane.

Ms. Harvey holds a Masters degree in Education from Strayer University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Winston State University.

Ricquel T. Marsh is the President/CEO of Diverse Technology Education Concepts, LLC providing proposal support to small businesses, Information Technology (IT) Training to diverse groups of people with varied skill levels and various IT support. Ricquel has twenty-nine years of experience in the information technology industry with twenty-five years supporting various Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers. She also holds a Senior Systems Engineer/Project Manager position with Capital Solutions Group, LLC supporting various cloud computing platforms and providing project management expertise. During her career she has provided support as a systems engineer, programmer, software engineer, technical lead, liaison, project manager as well as the Vice President of Business Operations for a small Government contractor for over 13 years.

After a 9th grade exploratory class in robotics and circuits Ricquel knew she wanted to be an engineer. Ricquel is a proud alumnus of Morgan State University where she developed her foundation in engineering and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. She continued her education at George Washington University, earning a Master of Science Degree in Engineering Management with a concentration in Information Technology. Education and the advancement of girls in the Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) arena is very important to Ricquel and she is always excited to share her experiences and the advantages of the field.

Ricquel founded Rick Owens Day, a memorial celebration and day of service honoring her father. Supporters of Rick Owens Day collect, sort and distribute hats, gloves and healthy snacks to over 300 students from Matthew A. Henson Elementary and the surrounding community in Baltimore City. Ricquel always puts God and her family first. Her two daughters, both Chemistry majors, without a doubt her heartbeats. She loves to use photography to capture all of the blessings around her. Spending time with family and friends, serving on her Family’s reunion committee, shopping, bowling, traveling and sitting by the water at any time can uplift her day.

Ricquel is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Delta Pi Omega Chapter (DPO) in Annapolis, Maryland. She serves as the Financial Secretary and Chairperson of the HBCU For Life International Program for DPO. She also serves as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees and participates in several faith and prayer building studies at her church, Asbury Broadneck United Methodist Church. Her professional affiliations include Project Management Institute Member, Industry Advisory Board of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Morgan State University, Morgan State Alumni Association and Morgan State University Engineering Alumni Alliance.