Laboratory Resource Groups (LRGs) are voluntary networks led by the Fermi-community that serve as resources in building a diverse and inclusive workforce that is aligned with the organization’s mission, values, and goals. Our hallmarks include sharing knowledge, strengthening professional networks, and assuring equity and inclusion for each member of the lab community. Our resource groups include Fermilab chapters of national organizations and a network of Laboratory Resource Groups.
Chapters Associated with National Organizations
Fermilab Society of Women Engineers
Leadership: fSWE Leadership: Roshanda Spillers • Grace A. Horton-Smith • Martin Bentivengo • Raisa tasnim Raofa • Irene Zoi • Susanna M.Stevenson • Amelie Pankov • Ginger Jones
Executive Sponsor: Mayling Wong-Squires
fSWE is a unique LRG associated with the national organization SWE
Laboratory Resource Groups (LRGs)
African-American/Black Association
A resource and advocate for the laboratory’s black diaspora. The group encourages and supports an inclusive environment at Fermilab.
Leadership: AABA Leaders; Natalie Johnson • Latasha Johnson • Richard A. Wallace • Lita Scott • Martin Bentivengo • Japheth A. Hayman
Executive Sponsor: Alexander Valishev
Hispanic/Latino Forum
A resource and advocate for the laboratory’s diverse Hispanic/Latino community. The group is focused on actively increasing awareness and providing inspiration and motivation for their community and allies.
Leadership: Monica Alvarez • Lymarie Munoz • Adrian I. Orea • Quinn R. Peterson • Sahily Santiago • Jorge Zepeda
Executive Sponsor: James F. Amundson
Spectrum (LGBTQ+) Community
Dedicated to building awareness and providing resources for the LGBTQ+ community in order to foster an environment of understanding, acceptance, and equality for all within the Fermilab community.
Leadership: Erica Snider • Pete Cholewinski
Executive Sponsor: Steve Brice
Women’s Initiative
A platform that provides women the opportunity for professional growth and empowerment at Fermilab. The group is focused on the ways women impact the workplace and the importance of promoting gender equity.
Leadership: The WI Board: Amanda Early • Josephine Fazio • Valerie Higgins • Elizabeth Mendyk
Executive Sponsor: Martha Michels
Fermilab Asian Pacific Association
A resource where community members can discuss topics of common interest and thrive as professionals.
Leadership: Sudeshna Ganguly • Meghna Bhattacharya • Lipika Swarup • Baisakhi Mitra • Amol Jailer • Gaurav Arora
Executive Sponsor: Rae Moss
Inclusivity Journal Club
A safe space to review and discuss social science literature with the goal of dissecting diversity and inclusivity challenges in STEM.
Leadership: Daniel Bowring
Veterans Group
A resource for military veterans, families and friends of military service men and women at Fermilab.
Leadership: Brian Niesman • Chandler Lawrence • Leslie Garcia
Executive Sponsor: Marc Clay
Fermilab Young Professionals
A platform for young professionals to connect with fellow Fermilab community members to learn about Fermilab, advance their careers and reach their highest potential.
Leadership: The FYP Board: Kerry Aschenbach • Mohammed Elrafih • Michael I Geelhoed • Lorena Lobato Pardavila • Trevor Nichols • Roshanda Spillers-Nowlin • Ahmed Syed • Jeny Teheran • Mandy Hoskins • Nicholas Peregonow
Executive Sponsor: Kevin Burkett
Fermi Accessibility Communities
A space to discuss and help align mismatched interactions in physical accessibility, neurodiversity, and mental health.
Executive Sponsor: Mark Jeffers
Users Executive Committee (UEC)
Users Executive Committee
Leadership: Andreas Jung • Biswaranjan Behera • Tom Carroll • Richard Cavanaugh • Sridhara Dasu • Kevin Pedro • Adam Lyon • Sophie Middleton • Jane Nachtman • Neeti Parashar • Barbara Yaeggy • Scarlet Norberg
The UEC is an organization of scientists and engineers currently engaged in advancing our understanding of the nature of matter and energy. These Users anticipate needing significant resources from the Laboratory to conduct basic research in particle physics, astrophysics, the development of accelerators and their inter-relationship. Its purpose is to provide a forum for discussion of scientific and administrative matters relevant to the organization and functions of the Laboratory. In particular, it should play an important advisory role in determining the relationship of outside Users to the Laboratory and the support they will have in implementing their experimental programs.
UEC Subcommittees are Government Relations, Users Meeting, Quality of Life and Education and Public Engagement.