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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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Ershela Sims, PhD

Co-PI for the ARC Network

Executive Director and CEO at WEPAN

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Rochelle L. Williams, PhD

Co-PI for the ARC Network

Executive Director at Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity; President of 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 AISES

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Community Librarian

Bethany Farmer, MS

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Associate director of Marketing and Communications

Ashley Garcia, JD, MS

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Project Director

Virginia Rhodes, MS

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Research, Data, and Operations Associate

Elizabeth Scire, MS

2023 Community Convening

Meet Our Advisory Team

Prior Committee Member

Heather Metcalf, PhD

WEPAN

Co-Chair of the Research Board

Prior Committee Member

Tiffany Smith, PhD

AISES: Advancing Indigenous People in STEM

Co-Chair of the Research Board

Prior Committee Member

Nizhoni Chow-Garcia

California State University Monterey Bay

Prior Committee Member

Leslie Gonzales

University of Arizona

Prior Committee Member

Kimberly Griffin, PhD

University of Maryland – College Park

Prior Committee Member

Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup, DHSc

Ohio University

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Joan Herbers, PhD

Ohio State University

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Nuria Jaumot-Pascual

TERC

Prior Committee Member

Roman Liera

Montclair State University

Prior Committee Member

Allison Mattheis, PhD

California State University, Los Angeles

Prior Committee Member

Frieda McAlear

Kapor Center

Prior Committee Member

Sarah Rodriguez

Virginia Tech

Prior Committee Member

Sunshine Shepherd

Idaho National Laboratory

Prior Committee Member

Stephani Page, PhD

WEPAN

Chair of the External Advisory Committee

Prior Committee Member

Erika Tatiana Camacho

University of Texas at San Antonio

Prior Committee Member

Annmarie Caño

Gonzaga University

Prior Committee Member

Fay Cobb Payton

North Carolina State University

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Celeste Davis

American University

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Steve Desir

University of Southern California

Prior Committee Member

Gail Gasparich, PhD

Millersville University

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Carmen Maldonado-Vlaar

Universidad de Puerto Rico

Prior Committee Member

Errika Moore

STEM Funders Network

Prior Committee Member

Sunny Myers

Fastly

Prior Committee Member

Aspen Omapang

Cornell University

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Aireale Rodgers

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Sonya Smith

Howard University

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Laureen Summers

AAAS

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Lisette Torres-Gerald

TERC

Prior Committee Member

Rochelle Williams, PhD

Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity

Chair of the Communities of Practice Committee

Prior Committee Member

Jess Bennett

Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities

Prior Committee Member

Brianna Blaser, PhD

DO-IT, University of Washington

Prior Committee Member

Maddie Habeck

AISES: Advancing Indigenous People in STEM

Prior Committee Member

Erin Lynch

QEM Network

Prior Committee Member

Kelly Mack, PhD

Society of STEM Women of Color, Inc.

Prior Committee Member

Dayna Martinez

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

Prior Committee Member

Lilian Martinez

Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Prior Committee Member

Nithya Rajan

ADVANCE Journal

Prior Committee Member

Roberta Rincon, PhD

Society of Women Engineers

Prior Committee Member

Iris Wagstaff

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Prior Committee Member

Tyrslai Williams

Louisiana State University

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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

Ershela Sims, PhD

Rochelle L. Williams, PhD

Stephani Page, PhD

Tiffany Smith, PhD

Meet Our Amazing Staff

Bethany Farmer, MS

Ashley Garcia, JD, MS

Virginia Rhodes, MS

Elizabeth Scire, MS

Meet Our Advisory Team

Join Our Newsletter List

Meet Our
‍Executive Team