Mariam Manuel, Ph.D., is an Clinical Assistant Professor/Master Teacher for teachHOUSTON, a secondary STEM teacher preparation program in the Department of Mathematics at University of Houston. Dr. Manuel has authored courses for undergraduates and graduate students on topics of Physics Education, Engineering Design, and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. She is also part of two NSF projects that prepare teacher leaders and provide informal STEM learning experiences for students from underrepresented minority populations. She is the Director of Professional Development for the LEAD Houston Fellowship and has previously directed the UH Noyce Summer Professional Development Institute. In the face of the pandemic, she co-directed a virtual summer program, tH STEM Interactive, which served 3,000 participants worldwide. For her mentorship efforts, she received the 2018 Million Women Mentors Stand Up for STEM Award and the 2019 Association of Women in Mathematics Certificate of Service to the Field for Mentorship of Girls and Young Women in STEM. Most recently, she was awarded the 2020 UTeach STEM Educators’ Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to STEM Education.