DO-IT Director Wins Diversity in Technology Award
Every year, the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) presents the Diversity in Technology Leadership Award. This year鈥檚 awardee is our director, Sheryl Burgstahler. The Diversity in Technology Leadership Award recognizes a role model who embodies 狈础笔贰厂鈥檚 core values to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion of underrepresented groups in STEM. Their mission is 鈥渢o build the capacity of those in education to implement effective solutions to increase student access, educational equity, and ultimately workforce diversity.鈥
Those who are familiar with Sheryl and her work understand that she firmly believes individuals with disabilities are too often left out of education, business, civic duty, policy-making, and community life. She has spent much of her career promoting the use of technology to address this critical issue.
As stated in the award nomination, 鈥淒r. Burgstahler lives and breathes the idea that diversity of thought enhances communities and has profound impact on individuals, our region, and the world. She has mobilized countless people to engage technology to provide equal access to individuals with disabilities on the 糖心原创 campus, at the state and local level, and on a national and international scale. Her creativity and dedication has brought people together and facilitated unimaginable projects in the field of technology and disability. This work has unlocked the potential of countless 鈥榯hought leaders鈥 from underrepresented groups that would have otherwise not had a voice at the table鈥攑rimarily for individuals with disabilities, but others that include English-language learners, women, racial/ethnic minorities, first generation college students, persons of low socio-economic status, and individuals that may belong to more than one underrepresented or underserved group.鈥
Read more about the Diversity in Technology Leadership Award and past award winners on the .
Congratulations, Sheryl! We are proud of your accomplishments and are honored to work alongside you to tackle some of society鈥檚 most challenging issues.