Partners and Sponsors

In addition to AISES’ three core programs – Pre-College, College, and Professional – AISES also engages in strategic partnerships and conducts research to further our mission of substantially increasing the representation of Indigenous peoples of North America and the Pacific Islands in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) studies and careers.

Why Diversity Matters
  • Companies reporting highest levels of racial diversity in their organizations bring in nearly 15 times more sales revenue than those with lowest levels of racial diversity. (Source: American Sociological Review)
  • In the U.S., for every 10% increase in diversity on the senior executive team, earnings rise 0.8%. (Source: McKinsey & Company) 
  • While more women than men are enrolled in all U.S. undergraduate programs, as recent as 2012, just 18% of women earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering. (Source: National Science Foundation)

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Our Stories

Marrissa Hellesen / Cherokee / Microsoft / Software Engineer

She’s just 28, yet so much has happened in the last dozen years that Marrissa Hellesen’s life reads more like a suspense novel. Hellesen’s story includes her leaving school in the eighth grade, earning a GED when homeschooling didn’t work out,...

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Will Culver Cherokee / Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine / Veterinary Medicine and Public Health

He was just looking for a part-time job while he finished up at Mission Viejo High School in Orange County, Calif. It was 2001, and Will Culver had heard that a local veterinary hospital needed kennel assistants. He started out walking dogs,...

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Jason Baldes, Eastern Shoshone, Wind River Native Advocacy Center, Executive Director

Growing up on the Wind River Reservation in Fort Washakie, Wyo., Jason Baldes got an early start in wilderness exploration. As a child he would traverse the backcountry of the reservation on horseback with his father. Together they visited over...

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