Paula Garcia Todd has made significant contributions in drug delivery through her work at Dow Chemical, DuPont, and now as Global Strategic Manager at IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances). Over the past decade she has also volunteered on boards and organizations focused on increasing the number of female and under-represented students in STEM fields, especially engineering.  She has developed new K-12 programs and has been active in diversity, equity, and inclusion advocacy within industry, working through women’s and Latinx employee resources groups.  In 2019, she was named a AAAS IF/THEN® Ambassador by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for her devoted work in STEM outreach. She holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.