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Changing Lives One Page at a Time

March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Books & Reading, First Book Events, Guest Blog Posts, Literacy

Guest blogger Stacy Conway is the marketing and communications manager for the Pi Beta Phi Foundation.
Even before my daughter was born, I read to her. I remember propping up myself in bed, resting a book on my big belly and reading out loud to the little girl inside. And I haven’t stopped reading to her. [...]

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You’re never too old, too wacky, or too wild to pick up a book and read with a child

March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Books & Reading, Guest Blog Posts, Literacy

Guest Blogger Rachael Walker is the Outreach Consultant for Reading Rockets, a national multimedia initiative which aims to inform and inspire parents, teachers, childcare providers, and others who touch the life of a child by providing comprehensive, accessible information on how to teach kids to read and help those who struggle. Rachael began her career [...]

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The Inspiration for Engineering

February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Guest Blog Posts, STEM

Hi, my name is Tom Mittan and I’m an engineer at Lockheed Martin in Owego, NY. I began my career working as a structural engineer on the Presidential Helicopter Program, and from there have moved onto the K-MAX Unmanned Helicopter program as a systems engineer and aircraft performance data analyst.
My first inspiration to learn more [...]

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STEM as a Springboard

February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Guest Blog Posts, STEM

Guest blogger Molly Cooney is a Lockheed Martin Engineering Leadership Development Program employee.
After 5 years at Lockheed Martin, my experiences have been varied and fascinating. I never would have imagined that upon graduating college as a Computer Science major from Villanova University, my jobs would include driving Humvees® or guiding satellite launches. But in [...]

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My Life as an Engineer

February 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Guest Blog Posts, STEM

I’m Matt Grecco, Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin.  I received a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Notre Dame and a Master’s Degree in Statistical Sciences from George Mason University.
One of the best things about working as an engineer is the wide range of projects you can work on.  I’ve done [...]

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Working for the Underdog

February 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Guest Blog Posts, STEM

My name is Jonathan Bredemeyer and this summer marks my fourth year at Lockheed Martin since I began working on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station near my hometown in Florida. I graduated in 2006 from the Florida Institute of Technology with degrees in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering.  I’m scheduled to complete my Master’s degree [...]

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STEM: Fueling Future Technology and Innovation

February 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Guest Blog Posts, STEM

Hello, my name is Lindsey Brown and I am an engineer at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.  I received my Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University in Operations & Information Systems Management and since I have been working, have completed two Master’s degrees from Southern Methodist University—in Business Administration and Systems Engineering. I have had [...]

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Discovering the Wonders of Science

February 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Guest Blog Posts, STEM

Hello, I am Dr. Ray Johnson, the Chief Technology Officer for the Lockheed Martin Corporation.
I have a great job that allows me and the 70,000 Lockheed Martin scientists and engineers to explore and discover the wonders of science. We engineer solutions and use new technologies to protect people and improve their lives, and we constantly [...]

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Navigating Nonfiction

February 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Books & Reading, Guest Blog Posts, Literacy

Guest Blogger Rachael Walker is the Outreach Consultant for Reading Rockets, a national multimedia initiative which aims to inform and inspire parents, teachers, childcare providers, and others who touch the life of a child by providing comprehensive, accessible information on how to teach kids to read and help those who struggle. Rachael began her career [...]

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Ringing Off the Hook for Our Children

January 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Guest Blog Posts

Guest Blogger Lydia Breiseth is the manager of the bilingual English-Spanish website Colorín Colorado, whose mission is to provide educators and parents with information about teaching English language learners to read and succeed. Ms. Breiseth began her career teaching English to adults in Ecuador with the educational exchange program WorldTeach, and has subsequently taught English [...]

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