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Madeline Ramey

Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on February 26, 2019 | Lasted updated on March 15, 2019 by Tamara Baker

Name: Madeline Ramey Occupation: Facilities Engineer As a Facilities Engineer, Madeline’s favorite part of her job is investigating the cause of equipment failures because it’s like solving a mystery. Originally from The Woodlands, Texas, Madeline moved to Bakersfield, California after…

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Watermelon Breeder Brings Green Thumb to Kern County

Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on August 30, 2018 | Lasted updated on August 31, 2018 by Tamara Baker

By Lindsey Brackett, KEDF/KEDC Intern One of Kern County’s newest residents, Elizabeth Straley, is one to thank for filling grocery stores with summer’s most popular snack… watermelon! As a local watermelon breeder at United Genetics Seeds, Elizabeth’s daily routine at…

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KEDF’s Reimagined Mission Leads to New STEM Programs Linking Business and Education

Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on January 25, 2018 | Lasted updated on March 23, 2018 by Tamara Baker

This is definitely being whenever compared with “Swagger Like Us” as well as the debate over whose verse was the “best” has officially started to spread like wild sack. It is only fair to ask, that do you think shined…

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WESTEC Leader Elected to Chair KEDF Board of Directors

Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on January 24, 2018 | Lasted updated on January 25, 2018 by Tamara Baker

By Lindsey Brackett, KEDF/KEDC Intern Kern Economic Development Foundation’s newly elected chair, Bill Rector, is no stranger to leadership roles in Kern County and he brings a broad range of experience to his new position. Currently the executive director at…

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Architect Jeannie Bertolaccini Thrives in a Male-Dominated Industry and Encourages Local Young Women to Pursue Their Dream Careers in STEM

Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on December 5, 2017 | Lasted updated on December 14, 2017 by Tamara Baker

By Lindsey Brackett, KEDF/KEDC Intern When most young kids are asked what they want to be when they grow up, they give answers such as a doctor, a teacher or a police officer.  Lucky for Jeannie Bertolaccini, she was only…

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First Annual Kern County STEMposium

Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on May 8, 2017 | Lasted updated on January 23, 2018 by Tamara Baker

Set aside part of your morning on Friday, May 19th and stop by the Inaugural Kern County STEMposium at the Bakersfield College gymnasium!  Students will demonstrate some of their best STEM-related projects from the classroom.  Think: robots, pharmaceutical compounding, 3-D…

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