Neela White is a Project Director in the Inclusive STEMM Ecosystems for Equity and Diversity (ISEED) department at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Her portfolio of projects at AAAS have been centered on broadening participation in STEM, and inclusive innovation at the undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral levels, and professional levels. She has served as an external evaluator for multiple projects including the NSF INCLUDES Early STEM Engagement for Minority Males (eSEM) project and the Verizon Innovative Learning Summer Program for Minority Males at Morgan State University. Her areas of focus have been within the sectors of invention; innovation; entrepreneurship; HBCUs, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education; Maker movement; international research collaboration; and diversity, equity and inclusion in science. Neela is a 2003 graduate of Temple University.