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Your Environment. Your Health.

Inaugural Meeting

Diverse Researcher’s Integrated Virtual Engagement Network (DRIVEN!)

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The Inaugural Meeting of the Diverse Researcher’s Integrated Virtual Engagement Network (DRIVEN!) was held virtually on July 19, 2021. An archived video of the meeting is available upon request by emailing NIEHSDiversitySupplements@niehs.nih.gov.

Panelists

Corie Ellison
Corie Ellison
Toxicologist, The Procter & Gamble Company

Tel 513-626-3692
ellison.ca@pg.com
Career Advice:
  • You will learn and grow the most when you put yourself in a new situation. This may feel uncomfortable at first. The feeling of being uncomfortable is a sign that you are pushing yourself. Once you can start to become comfortable with being uncomfortable you will begin to see your career take off in ways that are different than your peers.
  • It is ok to not know everything; asking questions is a good thing.
  • Finish what you start.
  • Clear and concise communication is valuable.
Gamola Fortenberry
Lt. Cmdr. Gamola Fortenberry
U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps, Environmental Health Officer;
Epidemiologist, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

Gamola.Fortenberry@usda.gov
Career Advice:
  • Sometimes you get the best opportunities by being flexible and adaptable.
Frank Johnson
Frank Johnson
Regulatory Toxicologist, Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Tel 240-402-0789
frank.johnson@fda.hhs.gov
Career Advice:
  • Be open minded to new ideas, irrespective of the person providing the idea.
Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir
Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics;
Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Division, Columbia University

sl3230@cumc.columbia.edu
Career Advice:
  • The most powerful mentoring that I received during my early career was through a peer mentoring group. Find a group of like-minded individuals, learn from one another, and support one another. Together you can go farther than alone.
Yanci Mannery
Yanci Mannery
Medical Science Liaison, Southeast Fresenius Medical Care North America

ymannery@gmail.com
Career Advice:
  • It's not what you achieve, it's what you overcome. That's what defines your career. – Carlton Fisk
  • FAIL: First Attempt In Learning
Lindsey Treviño
Lindsey Treviño
Assistant Professor, City of Hope National Medical Center;
Epidemiologist, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

ltrevino@coh.org
Career Advice:
  • Find a champion/sponsor that will help make things happen for you.
Joseph Yracheta
Joseph Yracheta
Graduate Candidate, Johns Hopkins Environmental Health and Engineering

jmyracheta@gmail.com
Career Advice:
  • Never stop trying to learn....and the only thing that is going to make you successful is finding your passion. Nothing else, not money, title or position can sustain you in the sciences.
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