Aisha Bowe, who made history as the youngest person with Bahamian
heritage to work for NASA is up for an award by a major American online
media outlet, TheRoot.com. Bowe, who has been making news as the CEO and
co-founder of STEMBoard and its summer youth camp, Hack.IT Bahamas,
expressed her delight in being nominated.
“I’m humbled to be
among the five finalists for the People’s Choice Award,” she says. “It’s
wonderful that my own roots from The Bahamas were highlighted in their
synopsis on the nominees, and that they were kind enough to mention
STEMBoard and our mission to empower young Bahamians to tackle everyday
problems in that nation through science, technology, engineering and
math. Even though I am the one who was nominated, the STEMBoard team,
the campers and the generous sponsors who made it possible to pursue
this venture are the real stars shining a light on this recognition.”
The
Root has been rated among the top sites for Black news, in the past,
holding on to the top post for four consecutive months. The winner of
the People’s Choice Award, powered by Infiniti, will be determined by
votes.
Those wishing to support Bowe may do so at
http://bit.ly/1KvuT6m
Stated
the Root.com: “Aisha Bowe knows that that sky is not the limit. A
former NASA engineer, she worked for the space organization improving
air traffic management. But Bowe didn’t always know that she would end
up here. It wasn’t until her father recommended that she take a math
class in college that she realized she had a knack for solving problems.
A few advanced calculus classes later, she had fostered a love for
engineering. Fast forward to 2013, Bowe co-founded STEMBoard, an
engineering solutions company that hosts free camps for underserved
youth in hopes of closing the achievement gap in science, technology,
engineering and math fields. In March, the organization won the Emerging
Star award from the U.S Women’s Chamber of Commerce. In July, the
company travelled to The Bahamas, for a hackathon titled Hack.IT
Bahamas, a free week long camp to solve problems that affect everyday
Bahamian life.”