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Mentoring: A Few Best Practices

An AIAA Professional Development Lecture Series Presentation, via Zoom

presented by

Angela Trego, Ph.D., P.E., P.M.P.

Rocket Scientist, Inventor, Fellow of Higher Education Academy, ABET Commissioner, Distinguished Lecturer, Teacher of the Year 

Wednesday, February 21st, 12:00-1:00 PM PST

Developing people and retaining employees is important but how do you do that with so much on everyone’s plate already?  Learn the few critical elements necessary to create a program that helps your employees achieve their unlimited potential. 

Angela Trego, PE, PMP, FHEA, improves technical organizations’ ability to retain employees and increase diversity, unlocking their unlimited potential through speaking, training, and coaching.  In 2018, she was recognized as one of the top teachers at Utah Valley University and won the Faculty Excellence Award where she supported the development of both the mechanical engineering and project management programs.  Dr. Trego was one of Utah Business’s 2010 “30 Women to Watch” and won the “Rising Star” award at the 2009 Women Tech Council celebration.  She has taught as an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University, Brigham Young University, and the Australian Defence Force Academy.  As a senior manager at Varian Medical Systems, she led the research and development group.  

Previously, Dr. Trego was a director of engineering at ATK Launch Systems developing new rockets and prior to that a principal engineer for Boeing Phantom Works working on corporate-wide structural health monitoring programs. Dr. Trego has two patents and is the author of over 80 publications and presentations ranging from the development of passive damping techniques using composites to the development of engaged teaching methodologies.  She graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.  Angela is both a licensed professional engineer (Washington State) and a certified project management professional.  An AIAA Associate Fellow, Dr. Trego is on the executive board of directors for Empower Playgrounds Inc., executive board of SAMPE Utah Chapter, and advisory board for the Leonardo museum. She previously served on the executive board of the Women Tech Council and currently serves as a member of the Engineering Accreditation Commission and the Inclusion, Diversity and Equity committee for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. More information about Angela can be found on her website at www.angelatrego.com. 

The presentation will be on Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PST via Zoom.  The Zoom link for the meeting is below.