Meet Our Team
Founder
Meagan Pollock, PhD
Dr. Meagan Pollock envisions a world where personal and social circumstances are not obstacles to achieving potential, and where kindness, inclusivity, and conservation prevail.
An international speaker, teacher, engineer, and equity leader, her mission is to provide services, tools, and resources that inspire awareness and initiate action.
As an engineer turned educator, Meagan Pollock is focused on engineering equity into education and the workforce.
Communications Manager
Elizabeth Johnson
Elizabeth Johnson is a dynamic corporate leadership and development expert, beekeeper, jewelrymaker, and advocate based in Arkansas. Her expertise shines through her recent role at TTEC, where she spearheaded the development and implementation of an internal sales curriculum, setting sales agents up for success on a global scale. Additionally, Elizabeth’s dedication extends to her past work as a Program Director for Heroes & Angels, driving community support for children with cancer through grassroots initiatives and organizing successful fundraising events. Beyond her professional endeavors, she finds joy in tending to her small home farm, embracing the challenges and rewards of sustainable agriculture. Elizabeth’s multifaceted approach to life and unwavering commitment to making a positive impact serve as an inspiration to others seeking to create meaningful change.
Project Manager
Ijeoma Chukwuma
Project manager
Ijeoma is a recent graduate of McKinney High School in Texas and will be attending the University of North Texas in the fall, majoring in Computer Science.
Her primary project will be to lead the development of a collaborative resource that helps Black undergraduate engineering students survive and thrive and help educators actively work to remove barriers and create inclusive and equitable environments where Black students feel affirmed and valued. In addition, she brings creative and innovative ideas that support EI’s capacity to serve our customers.
Our Team
Associates & Strategic Partners
Every contract and partnership is uniquely crafted. We draw upon a strong network of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) experts with a systemic thinking skillset, and design the best team to meet your specific needs. Some of our Associates and Strategic Partners are detailed on this page.
We are also building a specialized cadre of Inclusion Engineers through a nascent Inclusion Engineer Certification program.
Please contact us if you are interested in working with Engineer Inclusion!
Associate and Strategic Partner
Bri Benedict
EDUCATION CONSULTANT
The expertise Bri brings to Engineer Inclusion is engineering education and professional development.
Bri’s focus areas include: epistemic justice, the culture of engineering, exploring interdisciplinary engineering programs as hybrid spaces, undergraduate students’ attitudes and beliefs (i.e., identity development, belonging, and agency), and integrating DEI concepts at the core of engineering curricula
Brianna Benedict is a Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Her research focuses on understanding how hybrid spaces influence engineering students’ identity development, belonging, and agency in interdisciplinary engineering education. She co-leads the CDEI virtual workshop team focused on building a community of educators passionate about expanding their knowledge concerning diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering education. Her most recent accomplishment was being recognized as one of seven AAC&U 2019 K. Patricia Cross Scholars based on her commitment to teaching and learning and civic engagement.
Associate and Strategic Partner
Chanel Beebe
Founder and CEO | Beebe Arts LLC
The expertise Chanel brings to Engineer Inclusion is in her ability to design culturally relevant and socialized engaged learning experiences for all ages. Chanel utilizes systems and design thinking to develop workshops and interventions that bring about greater equity and engagement.
Chanel’s areas of focus are: culturally relevant pedagogy, youth engagement, cross-generational programming, systems thinking, and socially engaged design.
Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Chanel Beebe is a creative writer, artist and educator who designs, implements and conducts research on S.T.E.A.M. programming. Chanel has a passion for nourishing the critical and social consciousness of youth and is the founder and C.E.O. of a research and design firm focused on social and educational equity (Beebe Arts LLC.) In 2021, Chanel will graduate with both a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education and plans to continue to study socially situated design and learning experiences. As a growing “socio-technical activist,” Chanel seeks to blend her values of creativity, equity, health and sustainability with her formal training as an Industrial Engineer. Ultimately, Chanel hopes her contributions will transform the experience of social reform and well-being for historically disenfranchised people.
Associate and Strategic Partner
Lisa Bosman, PhD
PROFESSOR | PURDUE UNIVERSITY
The expertise Lisa brings to Engineer Inclusion is curriculum development and educator professional development.
Lisa’s focus areas include: STEM, pre-college and college, entrepreneurially mindset, children’s book development with students as authors, interdisciplinary education, community of practice facilitation, and writing groups.
Dr. Lisa B. Bosman, assistant professor at Purdue University, holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering. Dr. Bosman’s desire to increase STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education accessibility and attainment has resulted in her founding of iAGREE Labs (www.iagree.org). Dr. Bosman has authored over 50 publications in international and national journals and conferences. In addition, she has recently authored the text, Teaching the entrepreneurial mindset to engineers (Springer-Verlag GmbH, 2018). She has obtained over $1M USD in education research funding from agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She has been an invited speaker and workshop facilitator for over 20 engagements. She is actively engaged in the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and currently serves as a division officer, and is an Engineering Councilor for the Council of Undergraduate Research.