Meet Danielle Schroeder

Meet Danielle Schroeder, she earned a Bachelor of Science, a Civil Engineering and Master of Science, and a Civil Engineering from Drexel University (Accelerated degree) in 2017. She currently works as a Bridge Engineer at Pennoni. In her free time she enjoys tennis, snowboarding and spending too much time at Target.

When did your love of STEM begin?

My junior year of high school! I attended an engineering camp for girls and loved all the labs I got to participate in. Now, as a full-time engineer, I am now a professional mentor at this camp!

What is the best part about working in the field of STEM?

That I am making a difference in my community.

What advice would you give young women interested in a career in STEM?

don't be afraid to reach out to people in the fields that you are interested in, especially what I was saying about being in high school and already being miles ahead and knowing what engineering is, and that there’s such a vast career opportunity in engineering. Don't be afraid if you see someone at a conference or see someone on social media and be like “Hey! I absolutely love what you're doing in your field. Can we chat for 30 minutes?”. More often than not you will get a yes because as a professional we want to help those that are still in school trying to figure out what major or what they want to study in college. So definitely don't be afraid to reach out!