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This prestigious list showcases diverse women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers nominated for recognition by employers in the U.S. Their biographies celebrate their achievements and offer a glimpse into some of the workforce challenges these winners have overcome.

A first-generation American and the first to go to college, CARLA PRIETO had a vital role in the earned value management system (EVMS) recertification at Bell. As she progressed, Prieto later took on more responsibilities in program finance, becoming the first woman of color leader in EVMS at Bell. Currently, she serves as a senior manager for business operations on the Bell 360 Invictus program, which is Bell’s offering for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft. EVM is one of the critical systems monitored by the Defense Contract Management Agency to measure the scope, cost, and schedule of program/project performance.

CAMILLE WILLIAMS is an application engineer at Ansys. She has served in this position since May 2021. Her job involves providing customer technical support, helping customers get started with proprietary software, and introducing them to training manuals. In addition, Williams has worked on many projects utilizing Ansys products to showcase and sell to customers. Williams started her career as an intern with Quicken Loans, where she built code solutions and created templates for code production for IT teams. She earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering at Wayne State University and a master’s degree in computer software engineering from the University of Michigan.

ISABEL MORENO is an AT&T lead sales engineer. She specializes in networking technologies and is responsible for supporting AT&T sales through the Alliance & A.C.C. partner channel. Moreno assists partners by informing them about AT&T products and services with solution designs to meet customer requirements. Moreno and her family came to Southern California when she was 5. She is proud that she was the first in her family to graduate from college. Moreno is an example of a woman of color who has utilized STEM to improve her life, community, and the world.