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[[File:SierraBonn Headshot 9.5.19.jpg|frameless|Sierra Marie Bonn]]

'''Serving as UIF Since:''' Fall 2018 

'''School:''' Wichita State University

'''What She Does Now:''' Senior in Engineering Technology Management with minors in Anthropology and Marketing

'''What Does That Mean:''' She's an engineer who enjoys people

'''Contact Her About:''' STEAM education, intellectual property, politics, and beauty pageants 

'''Social Media:''' 
Instagram - [https://www.instagram.com/misssouthwest2020/ @misssouthwest2020] or [https://www.instagram.com/gingernessy/ @gingernessy]
Twitter - [https://twitter.com/gingernessy @gingernessy]
Facebook - [https://www.facebook.com/SierraMBonn/ Sierra Marie Bonn]

'''Email:''' sierramariebonn@gmail.com



<span id="docs-internal-guid-66065a85-7fff-4ea6-de98-bb90dab5ff7d"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sierra Marie Bonn is a University Innovation Fellow and student at Wichita State University majoring in Engineering Technology Mangement and minoring in Anthropology and Marketing. Sierra was born in Denver, CO, and then moved to Montreal, QC, to live for her early years. She moved with her family to a small town in Kansas and graduated from El Dorado High School in 2014.</span></span>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-66065a85-7fff-4ea6-de98-bb90dab5ff7d"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sierra has always been an entrepreneur, starting her first business at 9 years old -- Soapsations, a soap making company. Once she reached high school, she helped start her school’s first DECA Chapter, and then competed internationally for 3 years in the Marketing and Professional Selling events. While she loved business, she did not want to become a business major when she went to college, and instead she chose to pursue her love for innovation by attending Wichita State University to major in engineering.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-66065a85-7fff-4ea6-de98-bb90dab5ff7d"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sierra has spent her first few years working in Higher Education, focusing on mentoring first-year students and helping them transition to university life. Now, she works as an Intellectual Property Analyst at [https://twitter.com/wsuventures WSU Ventures], a technology transfer and patent office at Wichita State. Sierra also serves as the Vice President of the local SWISE Chapter, as the Beta Chi chapter of Gamma Phi Beta’s Educational Advisor, and as [https://www.instagram.com/misssouthwest2020/ Miss Southwest 2020] through the Miss America Organization.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-66065a85-7fff-4ea6-de98-bb90dab5ff7d"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Through studying, working, and finding her passions at WSU, Sierra has created [http://letsgofullsteamahead.com “Let's Go Full STEAM Ahead!”] an educational initiative to promote science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education and engagement in underrepresented minorities, specifically young girls. She believes that young women should be empowered to accomplish whatever they dream, and that they should be supported to become astronauts, artists, and even Miss America. By promoting STEAM education and engagement and showcasing their potential to thrive in STEAM careers, young women are empowered to achieve their dreams.</span></span>

== '''Related Links''' ==

<span style="font-size:larger;">'''Wichita State University'''</span>

[[Wichita State University Student Priorities|Wichita State University Student Priorities]]

[http://universityinnovationfellows.org/ University Innovation Fellows]

<u>2019 Fellows</u>

[http://universityinnovation.org/Savannah%20Redfern Savannah Redfern]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Jacob%20Burns Jacob Burns]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Molly%20Carlson Molly Carlson]

<u>Fall 2018 Fellows</u>

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Christian_Ammerman Christian Ammerman]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mikah_Betterton Mikah Betterton]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maggie_Brown Maggie Brown]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sierra_Bonn Sierra Bonn]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/RJ_Clark RJ Clark]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Noah_Foster Noah Foster]

<u>Spring 2018 Fellows</u>

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Spencer_Lueckenotto Spencer Lueckenotto]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kyle_Kopecky Kyle Kopecky]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jessica_Aldrich Jessica Aldrich]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:WillV William Valentine]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Austin_Nordyke Austin Nordyke]

<u>Spring 2017 Fellows</u>

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kelsey_Hanna Kelsey Hanna]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Isaac_Carrillo Isaac Carrillo]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/LeviLowe Levi Lowe]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mohamed_Moustafa Mohamed Moustafa]

<u>Spring 2016 Fellows</u>

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jocelyn_Galicia Jocelyn Galicia]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Jesus%20Gomez Jesus Gomez]

[http://universityinnovation.org/LaRissa%20Lawrie LaRissa Lawrie]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Michael%20Schlesinger Michael Schlesinger]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Caylin%20Wiley Caylin Wiley]

<u>Fall 2015 Fellows</u>

[[Wesley Alexis|Wesley Alexis]]

[[Austin Crane|Austin Crane]]

[[Hannah Hund|Hannah Hund]]

[[Kevin Kraus|Kevin Kraus]]

[[Saad Syed|Saad Syed]]