Award-winning educator Ashley Pereira founded Career In STEM® in May 2017 after experiencing the frustrations of teaching science in Hartford, CT's inner city middle and high schools. Her students had no idea what they wanted to be, and she realized that it’s impossible to know what you want to do until you have actually tried it. Faced with a lack of fun and easy ways to help students explore STEM careers, she created one, leading to the birth of Career In STEM®.
Nearly a decade later, Career In STEM® continues in our mission to equip every educator in America with the tools they need to quickly and easily help their students discover STEM careers, dream big, and build a future they love. Through innovative STEM career exploration activities, comprehensive STEM resources for middle and high school, and interactive STEM activities for the classroom, Career In STEM® aims to make STEM career discovery accessible and exciting for all students - and effortless for teachers!