The Founder and Chief Executive Director, Frances Wilson, will continue the 14 year legacy of the East Bay Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, with a newly appointed Executive Director, Jonathan Smith, who has an engineering background, and is fully committed to the goals, activities and outcomes that increase proficiency in numeracy and literacy for the demographic served by East Bay NSBE's Saturday STEM, Khan Academy and Robotics Program. Since its launch on August 6, 2005, almost 15 years and 25,000+ underrepresented, low-income Girls, Black, Brown, Mixed Race and other Diverse youth who reside in the Bay Area that primarily did not know much about engineering and computer science.
Mrs. Wilson is very compassionate about reaching this demographic, providing science, technology,, engineering, mathematics, literacy and numeracy experiences, along with FIRST Lego League and Multi-FPV drone robotics workshops that can lead to STEM careers.
The costs of the Programs in the Bay Area can range from $50 for a two to three hour "exposure" to STEM, up to $2,500+ for a summer robotics program, which is out of reach for East Bay NSBE Jr. Chapter Members and their Family. Until this group reaches parity, this work must continue. More than 40% of East Bay NSBE Jr. Members who successfully matriculate through the Program, attend colleges and universities successfully earning a degree in one of the STEM disciplines. Please support this amazing, award winning Program. See them on Benevity, GuideStar, Candid and www.EastBayNSBE.org