As COVID-19 struck the midst of her senior year of college, Julia Sircar, Southern California, was given a rare opportunity in engineering to pitch solutions to the pandemic, including the creation of PPE and developing strategies in virtual learning. This opportunity gave her a positive attitude to move forward to make lasting societal changes in a new normal

She credits her time and leadership in Tri Delta giving her real-life skills like conflict management and strategic communications that have benefitted her in her professional role as a cyber risk analyst. Julia bravely is making waves in a male-dominated field and encourages women to ensure they have a seat at the table in order to lift each other up and succeed