specializing in disaster mitigation engineering policy with a focus on equitable decision-making. She was formerly among the Allies in STEM leadership team at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign while a graduate student there. Since 2020, Renna has volunteered as a policy advisor for Minority Veterans of America and other veteran grassroot coalitions with the mission of advancing equity, inclusion, and justice for military servicemembers and veterans. Renna obtained her B.S.