AWAF STEM - HER Story

Let HER Story help shape your story

AWAF's HER Story program is a volunteer-based outreach program in which individuals or panels of speakers, comprised of AWAF membership and those in our network of industry influencers, connect with high school classrooms and other student-based organizations (in person and virtually) to discuss education, careers in the automotive and mobility industries, and the realities of professional life after high school. Some of the many, candid topics covered can include:

• What to expect in college: planning for your career and discovering yourself.
• Career explorations, covering the broader industry or tailored to a specific field of interest, such as engineering, trades, or business.
• The value of STEM education across all careers, and thinking outside the box of core science and engineering positions.
• Navigating the world of internships.
• Personal stories of success, failures and lessons learned, overcoming adversity, and the importance of diverse representation.
• Networking: how, who, and why.
• Options to include special workshops:  resume building, how to build and use a LinkedIn profile effectively, and mock interviews.

The HER Story program has been invited to meet with students at the following schools and events:

• Berkley High School - February 4, 2025
• Livonia Churchill High School - December 11, 2024
• Pioneer High School - November 11, 2024
• South Lyon High School - May 21, 2024
• Livonia Churchill High School - April 24, 2024
• Royal Oak High School Diversity Club's Women in Power Career Fair - March 21st, 2024
• South Lyon High School - May 17, 2023
• St. Mary's High School - March 20, 2023
• Pioneer High School - March 1, 2023
• Cornerstone Lincoln King High School - December 13, 2022
• Pioneer High School - November 4, 2022
• Cornerstone Lincoln King High School, April 14, 2022
• Cornerstone Lincoln King High School, December 16, 2021
• Cornerstone Lincoln King High School, October 25, 2021

If you are a student, parent, or education professional interested in bringing AWAF HER Story into your classrooms, please contact Maya Makhlouf ([email protected]) and Riley Keehn ([email protected]).

If you are an AWAF member or otherwise an automotive/mobility professional interested in volunteering to speak with students, please fill out this form and contact Maya Makhlouf ([email protected]) and Taylor Leone ([email protected]).