Vanessa Hobbs is the Founder and CEO of getseriousaboutscience.com. She holds Masters degrees in both Biology and Chemistry. She is an instructor at John's Hopkins University and a homeschooling mama to boot! She has experience teaching middle school through graduate level science courses. Vanessa will be doing a broad talk on STEM careers and which courses can set students on a trajectory to those careers. We plan to coordinate more STEM related events with her in the future as well!

When: Monday October 6, 2025 at 12:00pm PT/ 1:00pm MT/ 2:00pm CT/ 3:00pm ET*

*The organizer is on MT in SE Idaho. Please take note of the event in your particular zone.

Who: Open to all Braintree Academy families!

Questions: Contact Ashley at virtualevents.braintree@malad.us

Join us HERE!

If you cannot attend, no cancellation is required. This event will be recorded and a link will be sent to everyone who has signed up, regardless of attendance.

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