Tricia Berry (she/hers)

Author: Tricia Berry (she/hers)

Tricia Berry is a nationally recognized leader advancing gender equity and inclusion in STEM education, known for building networks, programs, and systems that expand access and opportunity for girls and women in STEM across Texas and beyond. Tricia currently leads the Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP), where she supports the dissemination of effective, equitable, and inclusive STEM education practices and fosters statewide networks and collaborations in coordination with the National Girls Collaborative Project. Through this work, she connects and supports organizations and individuals working to advance gender equity in STEM fields, with a particular focus on strengthening cross‑sector partnerships and amplifying impact across Texas. In addition, Tricia serves as Statewide Director of the WeTeach_CS Secondary Certification Prep Hubs Project, based at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) as part of Expanding Pathways in Computing (EPIC) at The University of Texas at Austin. In this part‑time role, she provides project management and statewide coordination to help grow the number of certified computer science teachers in Texas high schools by supporting university‑ and region‑based certification prep hubs. Tricia also serves in advisory or leadership capacities for a range of STEM‑ and equity‑focused organizations, including the UT Austin K–12 STEM Collaborative, the Greater Austin STEM Ecosystem, and the NSF‑funded Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES ACCEYSS Consortium National Advisory Board. Previously, Tricia served four years as founding Executive Director of Women in STEM (WiSTEM) at The University of Texas at Austin and spent 20 years as Director of the Women in Engineering Program at UT Austin. She also co‑founded and led the career consulting company 825 Basics and worked as a Product Development Engineer at The Dow Chemical Company. Beyond her STEM education work, Tricia is the co‑author of You Can’t Eat Your Degree: Combine Your Passions and Philosophies to Create the Story of Your Future and Exceeds Expectations: Take Control of Your Performance Review. She is a hobbyist gardener, novice bird watcher, amateur nature photographer, and avid reader. Tricia holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MBA. She is the mom of two chemical engineer sons and the wife of another chemical engineer.