b'IMPACT 3SciTech 2020-2021Amy Greeson, Natural Discoveries, kicked off the Virtual SciTech Series in April 2020 when COVID-19 made large group gatherings unsafe. She was also the very first SciTech presenter in 2009.SciTech in ActionVirtual Lecture SeriesSciTech Lecture Series Goes VirtualCOVID-19 Pandemic Takes SciTech Online Tandeka Boko, MD, STEM Advisor/Navigator the NCSTEM Alliance, and Russ Read lead an interactiveOn March 5, 2020, when Donald McCoy finished the 66th SciTech Lecturediscussion about diversifying and strengthening ourSeries presentation, Stepping into the Biotech Future with Augmented andSTEM workforce.Virtual Reality participants did not know that within a few weeks their ownreality would be significantly altered. Soon, COVID-19 pandemic Phase IScience Career - From the Johnson Space FALL 2020 SPRING 2021restrictions sent students and faculty home to learn and work, limitedCenter to SyngentaDr. Laura Kavanaugh, Senior Computational on-site workers and public access to businesses, and restricted gatheringsBiologist, Syngentato 10 or fewer people that practiced social distancing. Wake Forest Father - Daughter Biostatisticians Not to be dissuaded, the SciTech team shifted to virtual ZOOM sessionsDiscuss Career OptionsDr. Robert DAgostino Jr. and in April, and published them on YouTube. Amy Greeson (SciTechs veryDr. Lucy DAgostino McGowanfirst speaker in 2009) and Russ Read discussed her company, Natural Evolution of Mechanical HeartsDiscoveriesthe first company to move into the NCBWs Analytical &Dr. Paul Allaire, CTO, Rotor Bearings Solutions Molecular Skills Development Lab (AMSDL) located at Forsyth Techsand WFU Engineering Adjunct ProfessorInnovation Quarter location.Cyber - BiosecurityDr. Deanne Cranford-Wesley, Director ofCybersecurity, NC Central University andUltimately, with eleven sessions, 2020-2021 was SciTechs most prolificAdjunct Faculty, Forsyth Techyear on record. Mentors and MentoringDr. Ronald Keeney, President, Pharmaceutical The virtual format provided opportunities for interactive group panels, Medicine Associates, Inc.interviews, and sharing presentations, said Russ Read. We also took advantage of the disruption to engage speakers who couldnt be scheduled Skills and the Future of Workduring the regular monthly sessions due to time of day, fully bookedDr. Matthew Carter, VP, Cook Medicalschedules, or distance. Cyber - Bio in HealthcareJennifer Anderson, VP, Client Services Delivery Intellect ResourcesNanobiotechnology or Bionanotechnology: Whats in a Name?With their valuable IP and patientDeb Newberry, CEO, Newberry Technology Associateshealthcare data, biotech, NC STEM AllianceTandeka Boko, NC STEM Advisor/Navigator, with pharmaceutical and healthcare STEM Fellows, America Revelo Jiron (UNCG), Patriciacompanies are prime targets forSprings (FTCC), and Maria Saucedo Lopez (FTCC)cyber-attacks. During 2020-2021, Science Career: From Forsyth Tech two different SciTech sessions to WFIRM Lab TechnicianKristin Stumpf, Lab Technician, Wake Forest Institute explored this growing threat and for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM)the workforce training imperatives Science Careers: Military Vets Share Career and opportunities it presents. Building ExperiencesJustin Campbell, WFIRM Cell Culture Technician Bob Adams, Lab Manager, Nanotech LabsJennifer Anderson Dr. Deanna Wesley Sean Killebrew, Instructional Technology Specialist,Cyber - Bio in Healthcare Cyber - Biosecurity Forsyth Tech Center for Transformative Learning'