Speaker: Stephanie Pearl, founder and principal of Adaptive Roots Consulting.

Description: Join ORISE alum Stephanie Pearl, Ph.D., for an engaging session on how to navigate career uncertainty with clarity and confidence. Drawing from her own professional journey, Pearl will share practical frameworks for identifying the right career path and offer actionable tips for communicating effectively with colleagues, supervisors, and potential employers. Whether you're exploring new directions or looking to sharpen your communication skills, this presentation will provide tools to help you move forward with purpose.

Speaker bio: Stephanie Pearl, Ph.D. (she/her), founder and principal of Adaptive Roots Consulting, works with individuals and teams in the sciences to lead meaningful and impactful careers. She achieves this through one-on-one coaching, workshop facilitation, and organizational consulting. Before launching Adaptive Roots Consulting in 2022, Stephanie was an ORISE Fellow at the USDA Agricultural Research Service, which gave her the opportunity to sharpen her skills in science communication, strategic planning, project management, workshop facilitation, and organizational change management. Prior to her ORISE Fellowship, Stephanie was a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, received her Ph.D. in plant biology from the University of Georgia, and earned her B.S. from Vanderbilt University. Stephanie is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and currently lives in Manhattan, Kansas.