Audrey Stewart – Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager for Google, a US Military Academy graduate, a vet, and an incredible leader for diversity and inclusion discusses her career and about her life at West Point as well as coming to terms with the fact that she’s transgender. She believed strongly in helping other LGBTQ service members as an Army officer serving under the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. 2:25 Trinity opens the discussion by asking Audrey about West Point – “why you chose West Point, what it takes to get in, and what was your experience like?” 4:15 Trinity and Audrey dive deeper into what lead Audrey to apply for an appointment to the Academy. 4:55 Serita shares that the military is not seen in the best light by the foster care community, asks Audrey to talk about the family experience and camaraderie that she found at West Point, and after graduation. 6:50 Audrey talks about her experiences being deployed around the world. 8:10 Trinity asks Audrey to dive deeper into how she learned to manage deployments of personnel and equipment, budgets, strategic planning sessions with allies from over eight countries, and coordinated Army air defense tactics. 9:00 Follow up question to Audrey – “were you able to choose what you did?” Audrey explains how she was able to rank her preferences. 11:00 Serita and Audrey talk about how she made the pivot from military life to civilian life. 12:40 Audrey talks about forming her transgender organization in the military. 15:05 The conversation transitions to Audrey discussing how her path after the military eventually led her to Google. 18:00 Trinity follows up with a deeper dive into Audrey’s time at Google – “What’s it like to be a Googler? And clear up a misconception a lot of our listeners have – you can be in tech and NOT be a programmer – right?” 19:00 Audrey talks about her role and goals as Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager and exactly what diversity means. 22:10 Serita asks Audrey to share her thoughts on what companies should do to be equitable, diverse, and inclusive. 25:00 Serita talks about how those in foster care don’t feel included. They discuss how Audrey overcame barriers and suggestions for the audience – find out who are your people that you trust and connect with them; it may take time. 29:10 Serita, Trinity and Audrey wrap up the program with some final thoughts and resources.