Black Gold: Unleashing the Power of Black Women
In 1985, Annie Lennox and Aretha Franklin belted out the anthem, “Sisters are Doin’ it for Themselves,” celebrating the power of women to lead in...
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Giving Women in Industry a Voice
Having celebrated the one-year anniversary of their podcast, Flipping the Barrel, co-hosts Massiel Diez Melo, business development manager at Extreme/SLB, and Jamie Elrod, senior account...
Sue Jane Taylor – Fine Artist and Visual Documenter
“It’s a very different world out there, which we know nothing about onshore.” “I’ve been very fortunate throughout the years to get avenues and opportunities...
Houston Painter Dan Dunn and the Story Behind the Girl in the Hard Hat
Dan Dunn has made his living solely from his art since he was 19 years old. After many years as a caricaturist and illustrator, Dunn...
Just A Girl: Growing Up Female and Ambitious
I never advise women to lie. Women have lived their lives as lies for so many years. We lie about our capabilities, our true feelings;...
Hilda Pinnix-Ragland: Energized for the Future
Hilda Pinnix-Ragland’s retirement isn’t your typical day at the golf course. When she’s not serving as a board member for large corporate entities like the...
Young Professionals in the Oil and Gas Industry: Interview with Kamilia Putri
Kamilia Putri is a production engineer at Schlumberger and is currently based in Houston, Texas. As an active Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) member, she...
A New Aera For President and CEO Christina Sistrunk
After more than five years at the helm of California-based Aera Energy, which is jointly owned by Shell Oil and ExxonMobil’s affiliates, outgoing President and...
Greater Gender Diversity – A Rare Positive Change to Emerge From the COVID-19 Crisis?
My two young daughters and I were stranded on vacation in the U.K., separated from my husband for five months during this crisis, while he...
In the Hot Seat: Solar’s Abby Hopper
Abigail (Abby) Ross Hopper’s career has spanned the energy spectrum from wind to fossil fuels and now to solar, as president and CEO of the...