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National Society of Black Engineers Appoints Rochelle L.
Williams as Senior Director of Programs
Rochelle L. Williams, Ph.D.,
scientist, engineer, executive and advocate for inclusive
academic and workplace environments, has been appointed
senior director of Programs for the National Society of
Black Engineers (NSBE).
Williams brings 11 years of professional
experience in the nonprofit
sector and higher education to the post, most
recently from the
Association for Women in Science, in Washington, D.C., where
she had been project director and co-principal investigator
for the ADVANCE Resource Coordination Network since April
2018. Her appointment with NSBE was effective Nov. 18.
Founded in 1975, NSBE is a
24,000-member, student-led organization devoted to
increasing the representation of black students and
professionals in the field of engineering. NSBE has embraced
an ambitious 10-year strategic goal: to work with its
partner institutions in academia to grow the number of black
bachelor’s degree recipients in engineering in the U.S. to
10,000 annually by 2025, up from 3,501 in 2014.
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At present, black graduates
comprise only about four percent
of the nation’s new engineers produced each year. NSBE’s
programs designed to increase the STEM proficiency of K–12
and college students have
helped put that number on an upward trajectory, and Williams
hopes to assist in continuing the trend.
“I’ve built my career with
one goal in mind: to change the world one woman and black
engineer at a time, unapologetically,” Williams said. “I’m
excited to join NSBE and build a culture of continuous
improvement that enables us to systematically expand our
efforts to achieve our vision for 2025.”
In addition to her work with
the Association for Women in Science, Williams’ track record
includes successful tenures as a manager and director for
ABET; as a science and technology policy Fellow with the
National Academy of Engineering; and as a research scientist
with Prairie View A&M University’s Office of the Senior Vice
President and Provost, Academic Affairs.
Williams has three academic degrees: a Bachelor of
Science in physics from
Spelman College, a Master of Engineering from Southern
University and A&M College, and a doctorate from Southern in
science and mathematics education.
As senior director of
Programs for NSBE, she has a wide purview, serving as the
organization’s chief programs officer, responsible for
working with NSBE’s student leadership, as well as the
Programs staff and Executive Leadership Team at NSBE World
Headquarters, to achieve positive strategic outcomes for the
Society, aligned with NSBE’s mission. She also mentors and
guides the student leadership on program development,
execution, evaluation and reporting.
“Dr. Williams fills a
critical need in our organization,” said NSBE Executive
Director Karl W. Reid, Ed.D. “In addition to her breadth and
depth of experience as a program administrator and
researcher, and her familiarity with NSBE, Rochelle also
brings to NSBE her critical skills in diversity, equity and
inclusion (DEI) and program evaluation, both of which will
help drive NSBE to strengthen its programs and project its
impact in the growing demand for DEI engagement in academia
and industry.”
“We are delighted to have a
colleague with Dr. Williams’ experience and perspective as a
member of our Programs team and NSBE family,” said NSBE
National Chair Jocelyn Jackson, NSBE’s top-ranking officer,
who is a doctoral student in engineering education research
at the University of Michigan. “We look forward to making
great progress together, realizing and continuing to focus
on our vision of a world where black students and
professionals are well represented in the engineering
sector.”
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