Shareka Robinson is a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer for the Department of Defense and started her Information Technology career as a Help Desk/Call Center Technician at AKO (Army Knowledge Online) in 2002 after joining the Maryland Army National Guard. Throughout her career she’s held multiple technical positions with several small companies and major government contractors supporting state and federal government agencies.
Founder and Executive Director
My STEM Story
My passion for STEM began at age 10 when my dad brought home a Packard Bell Legend computer with Windows 3.11. Fascinated, I immersed myself in learning everything I could about it. I carried a 3.5-inch floppy disk filled with Microsoft Works files, eager to open them whenever I visited my grandmother—who also had a Packard Bell. I spent hours playing Minesweeper and Rodent’s Revenge, and by high school, my love for computers had only grown stronger. After graduating, I pursued a career in Information Technology by joining the military.
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Throughout my career, I was often the only—or one of very few—women on my team. That experience, at times isolating, fueled my passion for exposing more girls to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). I am deeply committed to increasing awareness about the lack of female representation in STEM fields and empowering young girls to break barriers.
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With that mission in mind, I founded She.Loves.STEM, Inc.—a platform dedicated to inspiring the next generation of women in STEM. By providing girls ages 11-17 from underserved and underrepresented communities with hands-on, real-world STEM learning experiences, we aim to cultivate curiosity, confidence, and the skills needed to excel in STEM fields.
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Together, we are shaping the future of STEM—one girl at a time.