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The ARC Network works to achieve STEM equity in academia.

Our Mission

Seeking STEM faculty equity.

25.7%

tenured women faculty in STEM

5.1%

women of color non-tenure track faculty in STEM

2.3%

women of color tenure track faculty in STEM

he ARC Network strives to advance equity nationally by facilitating the adoption and implementation of evidence-based systemic initiatives by institutions of higher education and other STEM organizations that affect those in STEM workplaces.

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The ARC Network will facilitate authentic, intentional dialogue between researchers and practitioners, connect inclusiveness to organizational principles and practices, and account for and incorporate intersectional perspectives throughout our work.

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Executive Team

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Heather Metcalf, PhD

PI for the ARC Network

Director of Research at WEPAN

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Stephani Page, PhD

Co-PI for the ARC Network

Director of Strategic Initiatives at WEPAN

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Tiffany Smith, PhD

Co-PI for the ARC Network

Director of Research and Career Support at American Indian Science and Engineering Society

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Ershela Sims, PhD

Co-PI for the ARC Network

Executive Director at WEPAN

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Rochelle L. Williams, PhD

Co-PI for the ARC Network

Chief Programs Officer at National Society of Black Engineers

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Bethany Farmer, MS

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Project Director

Virginia Rhodes, MS

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Marketing and Communications Manager

Ashley Garcia, JD, MS

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Operations and Database Associate

Elizabeth Scire, MS

2019 Community Convening

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2019 Community Convening

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Meet Our Advisory Team

Prior Committee Member

Heather Metcalf, PhD

WEPAN

Prior Committee Member

Joan Herbers, PhD

Ohio State University

Prior Committee Member

Kimberly Griffin, PhD

University of Maryland – College Park

Prior Committee Member

Jessi Smith, PhD

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Prior Committee Member

Diana Bilimoria, PhD

Case Western University

Prior Committee Member

Beth Mitchneck, PhD

University of Arizona

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Roberta Rincon, PhD

Society of Women Engineers

Prior Committee Member

Allison Mattheis, PhD

California State University, Los Angeles

Prior Committee Member

Bruce Weinberg, PhD

Ohio State University

Prior Committee Member

Jevin West, PhD

University of Washington

Prior Committee Member

Ethel Mickey, PhD

Cal State - San Bernardino

Prior Committee Member

Joya Misra, PhD

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Prior Committee Member

Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup, DHSc

Health Scientist and Journalist

Prior Committee Member

Tiffany Smith, PhD

AISES

Prior Committee Member

Catherine Hill, PhD

Maryland General Assembly

Prior Committee Member

Gail Gasparich, PhD

Millersville University

Prior Committee Member

Laureen Summers

AAAS

Prior Committee Member

Felecia Nave

North Carolina Central University

Prior Committee Member

Jim Collins, PhD

Arizona State University

Prior Committee Member

Michelle Wheatly

Syracuse University

Prior Committee Member

Sonya Smith

Howard University

Prior Committee Member

Molly Carnes, PhD

Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

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Sue Rosser, PhD

California State University

Prior Committee Member

Abigail Stewart, PhD

University of Michigan

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Ann Lee-Karlon

Genentech

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Donna Grant Mills

Howard University

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Stephani Page, PhD

WEPAN

Prior Committee Member

Laura Furstenthal, PhD

McKinsey and Company

Prior Committee Member

Linda Katehi, PhD

UC Davis

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Rochelle Williams, PhD

NSBE

Chair of the Communities of Practice Committee

Prior Committee Member

Ashley Huderson, PhD

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Prior Committee Member

Rudy Bucheit, PhD

Communities of Allies

Prior Committee Member

Brianna Blaser, PhD

DO-IT, University of Washington

Prior Committee Member

Roberta Rincon, PhD

Society of Women Engineers

Prior Committee Member

Kelly Mack, PhD

Society of STEM Women of Color, Inc.

Prior Committee Member

ADVANCE Grantees

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Ells Long, PhD

lgbt+physicists

Prior Committee Member

Mary Ann Holmes, PhD

Science and Engineering Professional Societies

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Funded by the National Science Foundation ADVANCE Program, Awards HRD-2121468 and HRD-1740860, the ADVANCE Resource and Coordination (ARC) Network seeks to achieve gender equity for faculty in higher education science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. As the STEM equity brain trust, the ARC Network recognizes the achievements made so far while producing new perspectives, methods and interventions with an intersectional, intentional and inclusive lens. The leading champion in North America to propel the inclusion of women in the field of engineering, the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN), serves as the backbone organization of the ARC Network.

About Us

Seeking STEM faculty equity.

Meet Our ‍Executive Team

Heather Metcalf, PhD

Stephani Page, PhD

Tiffany Smith, PhD

Ershela Sims, PhD

Rochelle L. Williams, PhD

Meet Our Amazing Staff

Bethany Farmer, MS

Virginia Rhodes, MS

Ashley Garcia, JD, MS

Elizabeth Scire, MS

Meet Our Advisory Team

Join Our Newsletter List

Meet Our
‍Executive Team