Career Communications Group's Women of Color (WOC) magazine's annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) conference celebrates women who are making a positive impact in the STEM world.
These women embody resilience in everything they do, as they thrive in their careers and set the bar for what it means to be a woman in STEM.
Meet Christina Willis, a senior software manager at The Boeing Company. In this role, she is responsible for software execution and personnel across the Maritime Undersea business within Boeing Defense, Space, and Security (BDS) Autonomous Systems.
Willis has over 16 years of industry experience. During her career, she has also been involved in employee development programs, such as the Engineering Leadership Development program, the Career Action Plan, and the University Relations Engineering Campus Team Initiative. She also spends time mentoring junior engineers and aspiring company leaders.
In 2018, Boeing launched new workforce development programs, the latest step in fulfilling its 2017 pledge to invest $300 million in employees, infrastructure, and local communities.
The new programs came after the company crowdsourced more than 40,000 ideas from employees through an online survey and dozens of iPad-equipped "Idea Stations" at Boeing sites worldwide.
The workforce development programs will launch an online network of resources designed to make learning more accessible to employees at all levels of the company.
A new partnership with Degreed.com will provide employees with access to online lessons, certification courses, and degree programs. The investment will also fund several programs to help employees enhance technical skills and understand industry trends, tools, and technologies. The first program will focus on digital literacy, a key enabler of Boeing's growth strategies.
Boeing is a leader in supporting employee learning and workforce development and also offers formal mentorship programs, internships, rotation assignments, and leadership training.
