- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=FCA US “Women of Color” Gain Recognition at Annual STEM Event https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/116746?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/116746?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/116746?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=FCA US “Women of Color” Gain Recognition at Annual STEM Event&body=ESG News from Stellantis https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/116746?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Diversity & Inclusion](/CSR-News/diversity-inclusion) # FCA US “Women of Color” Gain Recognition at Annual STEM Event Oct 9, 2017 11:25 AM ET Campaign: [Diversity and Inclusion](/news/campaign/diversity-and-inclusion) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Keera_Riddick.jpg "Keera Riddick, Senior Manager - Electrical Engineering Components, FCA US LLC, led a talent-laden group of 17 FCA US women to earn recognition at the annual Women of Color STEM conference in Detroit. Riddick received a Chairman's Award, which recognizes business leaders who make innovative financial or diversity decisions.") Keera Riddick, Senior Manager - Electrical Engineering Components, FCA US LLC, led a talent-laden group of 17 FCA US women to earn recognition at the annual Women of Color STEM conference in Detroit. Riddick received a Chairman's Award, which recognizes business leaders who make innovative financial or diversity decisions. AUBURN HILLS, Mich., October 9, 2017 /3BL Media/ - FCA US LLC technical business leaders received honors for their career achievements at the annual Women of Color STEM Conference held October 5-7 in Detroit. The Women of Color Conference honors the significant achievements of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) professions. The conference ensures that the accomplishments of outstanding women in technical fields are highly visible to industry professionals, government officials and students. "The Women of Color Awards celebrate some of the country’s most promising and influential female business and community leaders,” said Kelly Tolbert, Head of Diversity, FCA US LLC. “FCA US is proud that our women leaders are consistently recognized among such accomplished honorees." **FCA 2017 Women of Color Award Recipients** **Chairman’s Award**: Recognizes an elected or appointed leader who makes innovative financial or diversity decisions and recommendations to corporate or community leadership - **Keera Riddick – Electrical Engineering Components** **Technology All-Stars Award**: Recognizes accomplished professionals who have demonstrated excellence in the workplace and in their communities. - **Sohaila Feizy-Marandy – Interior Electromechanical Design** - **Mary Camilla Raju – PentaSAP Procurement** **Technology Rising Stars Award**: Recognizes young professionals who are helping to shape technology for the future. - **Paulina Almada – Powertrain Automatic Transmissions** - **Pallavi Annabattula – Computational Fluid Dynamics** - **Gabriela Perea Aguirre – HVAC Systems** - **Tianna Barnes – Quality Control, Warren Stamping Plant** - **Shin Boulware – EMC Components** - **Caron Drake – World Class Manufacturing, Jefferson North Assembly** - **Lora Faraon – Electrical Engineering** - **Hong Geng – Powertrain Virtual Engineering Programs** - **Aisha Johnson – Human Machine Interface & Ergonomics** - **Erika Keeling – Pressroom, Sterling Stamping Plant** - **Divya Myneni – Active Noise Cancellation** - **Dr. Neeharika Anantharaju – Vehicle Safety/Crash Engineering** - **Nikkita Soni – Digital Marketing** - **Sangeeta Theru – Powertrain HIL & Validation Tools** Over the years, FCA US employees consistently have earned important technical professional recognition from various diversity organizations, including Black Engineer of the Year, Women of Color, HENAAC Great Minds in STEM and others, reflecting the Company’s strong commitment to developing its diverse workforce. Additionally, the Company actively supports initiatives that aim to increase the number of college-bound minority students in the STEM pipeline. For instance, FCA US partnered with Florida International University (FIU) to sponsor a STEM education initiative called “Engineers on Wheels.” The program features mobile classrooms, bringing hands-on engineering and science experiments and experiences to South Florida K-12 schools, and to the community at large. FIU annually graduates the largest number of Hispanic engineers in the U.S., and is one of the country’s top institutions for graduating African-American engineers. **About FCA US LLC** FCA US LLC is a North American automaker based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It designs, manufactures, and sells or distributes vehicles under the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®, Ram, FIAT and Alfa Romeo brands, as well as the SRT performance designation. The Company also distributes Mopar and Alfa Romeo parts and accessories. FCA US is building upon the historic foundations of Chrysler Corp., established in 1925 by industry visionary Walter P. Chrysler and Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (F.I.A.T.), founded in Italy in 1899 by pioneering entrepreneurs, including Giovanni Agnelli. FCA US is a member of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) family of companies. (NYSE: FCAU/ MTA: FCA). FCA, the seventh-largest automaker in the world based on total annual vehicle sales, is an international automotive group. FCA is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FCAU” and on the Mercato Telematico Azionario under the symbol “FCA.” **Follow FCA US news and video on:** Company blog: [blog.fcanorthamerica.com](http://blog.fcanorthamerica.com/) Company website: [www.fcanorthamerica.com](http://www.fcanorthamerica.com/) Facebook: Instagram: [www.instagram.com/FiatChrysler\_NA](http://www.instagram.com/FiatChrysler_NA) Twitter: [www.twitter.com/FiatChrysler\_NA](http://www.twitter.com/FiatChrysler_NA) Twitter (Spanish): [www.twitter.com/fcausespanol](https://twitter.com/fcausespanol) YouTube: [www.youtube.com/fcanorthamerica](http://www.youtube.com/fcanorthamerica) Media website: [media.fcanorthamerica.com](http://media.fcanorthamerica.com/) -###- For more information, please visit the FCA US LLC media site at [http://media.fcanorthamerica.com](http://media.fcanorthamerica.com/). **Contacts:** [Mike Palese](mailto:michael.palese@fcagroup.com) (248) 512-2682 (office) (313) 930-1252 (cell) [Valerie Oehmke](mailto:val.oehmke@fcagroup.com) (248) 512-0497 (office) (248) 462-4867 (cell) [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/Logo_Stellantis_Pos_RGB.png)](/profiles/stellantis) ### More from Stellantis ###### [Stellantis Women's Leadership Experience Earns Second Coveted Brandon Hall Award](/news/stellantis-womens-leadership-experience-earns-second-coveted-brandon-hall-award) Dec 2, 2021 10:20 AM ET ###### [Stellantis and National Business League Commence Pilot for Nation's First Black Supplier Development Program](/news/stellantis-and-national-business-league-commence-pilot-nations-first-black-supplier-development) Oct 20, 2021 12:00 PM ET ###### [Stellantis Women of Color Earn Recognition at Annual STEM Conference](/news/stellantis-women-color-earn-recognition-annual-stem-conference) Oct 12, 2021 10:30 AM ET ###### [Stellantis Reinstates Domestic Partner Benefits for Non-bargaining Unit U.S. Employees](/news/stellantis-reinstates-domestic-partner-benefits-non-bargaining-unit-us-employees) Oct 11, 2021 10:30 AM ET ###### [Stellantis Named a Top 50 Company for Latinas](/news/stellantis-named-top-50-company-latinas) Sep 23, 2021 12:00 PM ET ###### [Stellantis Continues As Exclusive Sponsor of the National Black MBA Association Graduate Student Case Competition](/news/stellantis-continues-exclusive-sponsor-national-black-mba-association-graduate-student-case) Sep 21, 2021 12:15 PM ET ###### [Stellantis and Jeep® Brand Lead the Motor City Pride Parade](/news/stellantis-and-jeepr-brand-lead-motor-city-pride-parade) Sep 17, 2021 1:45 PM ET ###### [Stellantis Earns a Top Score on the Disability Equality Index](/news/stellantis-earns-top-score-disability-equality-index) Jul 13, 2021 10:30 AM ET