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Karen Harper

Karen Harper serves as President of Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST), a non-profit organization focused on broadening the participation of women and historically under-represented minorities in STEM...

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Stephanie Peluso

Stephanie Peluso, Senior Staff Accountant & Project Control Administrator, has 10+ years of experience providing small defense contractors with the necessary operational, accounting, auditing, and contractual expertise to enable them to successfully conduct....

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Andrew-John "AJ" Hickman

Andrew-John "AJ" Hickman consults for BEST by contributing databases and maps of Minority-Servings Institutions (MSIs) to BEST's partners. He provided technical support to the Department of Defense (DoD) and its Advanced Manufacturing Program by evaluating MSIs for DoD Manufacturing Innovation..

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