April Crews

It’s Time to Get Serious About Encouraging Women and Black Girls to Pursue STEM
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that.”
Right now, many young middle school Black girls are unaware of the contributions of Black women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Lacking this knowledge and, as a result, the role models that might inspire curiosity, young Black girls are often not encouraged and do not pursue STEM elective...

I created this Call for Abstracts for the NIBS Building Enclosure and Science Technology (BEST6) sixth conference.

The third edition of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Building Codes Toolkit for Homeowners and Occupants has been released.
The toolkit offers basic guidance and tools for homeowners and occupants to learn about building codes and how they can make homes more resilient against earthquakes, flooding, hurricanes and other natural hazards.

I attended the National Institute of Building Sciences recently symposium for women executives in the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO) industries. This article was written from notes I took as well as the speakers PowerPoint presentation, “Resiliency: A Business Imperative with Profitable Benefits,” presented by Jessica Mederson, partner at Stafford Rosenbaum LLP.

Mederson.

I wrote this article from information obtained from an information session with the Build Out Alliance a volunteer-led nonprofit that promotes and advocates for the LGBTQ+ community within the building design and construction industry.

I researched the origins of National Wildland Firefighter day, taking information from the
National Interagency Fire Center website to honor the nation’s men and women who fight wildland fires to save forests, property, and lives.

This post was drafted from presentation given by women executives in the building industry who spoke at a symposium that discussed, diversity, mentoring and more. I wrote from my own notes and several PowerPoint presentation slides. The post received 185 views as of July 18, 2023.

I performed all the research for this blog post about current flood mitigation grants that have been awarded to various states, prior to the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season by the federal government as well as some state governments.

I interviewed Shergaun Roserie, a recipient of the National Institute of Building Sciences Betty and Mort Marshall Memorial scholarship about what he's been up to since winning the scholarship, as well as his future endeavors with his company Orbtronics.

I wrote this summary from 27 slides and a 60-minute presentation on a General Motors (GM) webinar focused on GM’s commitment to electric vehicles (EV) while working to reducing the company’s carbon footprint.

GM’s key efforts in electrification include a 4-pillar strategy to achieve the RE100 goal.

I wrote this blog post and performed all research regarding a boom in construction jobs leaving the industry without enough workers to fill projects.

Each April, Rebuilding Together brings together volunteers across the nation for National Rebuilding Month, an annual call to service, to help solve the urgent need for safe homes and communities for those in need.

I interviewed three National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) volunteers and wrote about the work they are doing for NIBS in observance of National Volunteer Month. I chose the direction of the blog, post and wrote based on questions I emailed to them, and Zoom interviews with all three members, who lead three different NIBS councils.

The latest report on cybersecurity within the BIM industry.

I created content for 12 emails for this campaign targeting technology transfer professionals who would be interested in partnering with HJF to market their inventions and other works. The content language that I crafted for those emails was also used for this press release that kicked off a technology showcase. The showcase highlighted selections of the more than 230 technologies HJF has available for license that range from therapeutics and treatments to vaccines and devices.