TRAILBLAZER
Diana Iracheta
Founder of Latina Engineer & Manufacturing Engineer at Amsted Automotive
A trailblazer is an innovator , someone who wants to be the first to do something – not for the glory , but because it must be done .
In 2019 , Diana Iracheta founded Latina Engineer , an accessible resource with a focus on STEM education for Latinas , specifically those in Engineering . It is Iracheta ’ s hope that this will build a network of Ingenieras across the world and inspire Latina students to forge an engineering role for themselves .
“ Anytime I am given a problem , my brain lights up with questions , ideas , and plans ,” she says . “ I even begin to envision 3D models of more efficient designs . My love for problem-solving is what got me into engineering .”
Mechanical engineering and Latina leadership Iracheta was born in 1996 , in Monterrey , Mexico . At the age of 12 , she and her family moved to the USA , where Iracheta learned English within six months of their arrival . Seven years later , she became STEM Club President at Waubonsee Community College . Later , Iracheta went on to earn 16 December 2022