On May 8, 2025, the UPWARDS for the Future Network, in collaboration with Micron and Tokyo Electron (TEL), hosted a “Career Chat: Women in Engineering” event at the University of Washington’s Nanoengineering & Sciences Building. The event featured three distinguished speakers from TEL: Lynda Jarrett (VP of IT), Raney Terrizzi (Sr. Manager of Technology), and Melissa Chan (Manager of Process Engineering). Each speaker shared their personal journey as a woman in engineering, focusing particularly on experiences within the semiconductor industry. They discussed challenges they faced, lessons learned, and the paths that led them to their current leadership roles. The event concluded with a networking session, providing students and attendees the opportunity to connect with the speakers and other professionals passionate about semiconductor engineering.
