Amy Freeman, ph.d.

 

Keynote Speaker, Writer, Diversity Expert

BIOGRAPHY
Text Box: Amy L. Freeman holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering and a Ph.D. in Workforce Education. This unusual combination has provided her with a professional skill set that combines the technical and the social sciences. Dr. Freeman has spoken in numerous business and professional venues as well as schools, churches and government institutions. She has written and presented several papers on the importance of diversity and technical skills in the US.  She is the President of the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates, a collaborative organization focusing on increasing diverse technical talent in the US.  Along the way, Amy Freeman has been an engineering professional in many capacities. She was a business owner for four years providing subcontracting and project management services for various clients in the Northeast. On a larger scale, she was employed by Rockwell International where she operated as an Industrial Engineer and, later, as a Construction Engineer at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. As an educator, Dr. Freeman served in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education for 10 years directing student programs. During that time, she developed a wide range of retention programming for students who identified as underrepresented, international, women, or transgendered. She is currently Assistant Dean in the College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University and continues to provide administrative direction for the Office of Engineering Diversity through cultivation of partnerships with corporations, alumni, university constituents and organizational alliances. Freeman has written, published and presented research findings at national conferences and is a member of several organizations including the American Society for Engineering Education, the Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network, Society of Women Engineering, The National Society of Black Engineers, The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the American Indian Society of Engineering and Science.  She has traveled and studied internationally in Germany, Spain, Morocco, The People’s Republic of China, The Republic of Korea, Mexico, and across the U.S. As an advocate of education and professional development, she emphasizes the need to share ideas, collaborate and learn as much as possible about others and the world around us.