loanDepot Finance Leaders Inspire Young Women From Anaheim High Schools, Helping Pave STEM Career Paths
February 13 2024 - 2:57PM
Business Wire
American Heart Association’s STEM Goes Red
mentorship initiative propels young women into rewarding
careers
Female finance leaders from loanDepot, Inc. ("LDI" or "Company")
(NYSE: LDI), have begun mentoring high school students in the
Anaheim Union School District through the American Heart
Association’s (AHA) STEM Goes Red initiative. The initiative was
created to inspire young women to follow their passions and
incorporate STEM into their career paths by exposing them to
motivating female influencers who can share career experience and
insights.
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loanDepot SVP of Accounting Systems
Jennifer Edwards (left), Director of Operational Accounting Lisbeth
Bustos (middle), and Senior Accounting Manager Melissa Zavala
(right) led a discussion with 200 female students during the
American Heart Association's Orange County STEM Goes Red Mentor Day
at California State University, Fullerton. (Photo: Business
Wire)
loanDepot SVP of Accounting Systems Jennifer Edwards, Director
of Operational Accounting Lisbeth Bustos, and Senior Accounting
Manager Melissa Zavala kicked off their mentorship by leading a
discussion with 200 female students during the AHA’s Orange County
STEM Goes Red Mentor Day at California State University, Fullerton.
They discussed financial literacy including the importance of
finance and accounting in their daily lives and how they apply it
through their careers at loanDepot. The finance leaders will
continue to work with their students throughout the year, further
teaching them about financial services and accounting while helping
to instill values of respect and responsibility, guide informed
decision-making, provide ongoing academic support and facilitate
professional networking opportunities.
“The American Heart Association’s work to support these young
women, to help them realize their full potential, can be life
changing and we’re proud to join their efforts to bring more
diversity to STEM fields,” said loanDepot Chief Human Resources
Officer Melanie Graper. “Jennifer, Lisbeth and Melissa embody the
Team loanDepot spirit, and I am so impressed by how they’ve come
together, contributing their time and talents to inspire the next
generation of women.”
Bustos, an alumni of the Anaheim Union School District said, “I
see a lot of myself in these young women, and I feel a deep sense
of responsibility to help guide their futures – to give them
something to aspire to. I’m a first generation American, the
youngest of six and the first in my family to achieve a higher
education. I know where the students are coming from, because I was
there, and I want to show them all that they can accomplish great
things in their lives, and break through the gender gaps that
currently exist in the STEM workforce. We’re here to show them
accounting and finance are more than just numbers, they are keys to
unlocking opportunities and shaping a better future.”
Women, especially women of color, make up a small share of the
STEM workforce. Of 100 female students working toward a bachelor’s
degree, only three will work in a STEM job 10 years after
graduation1. Through STEM Goes Red, AHA brings interesting careers
in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to life,
engaging more women in the fields.
About loanDepot
loanDepot (NYSE: LDI; NMLS # 174457) is an equal housing lender
and digital commerce company committed to serving its customers
throughout the home ownership journey. Since its launch in 2010,
loanDepot has revolutionized the mortgage industry with a
digital-first approach that makes it easier, faster and less
stressful to purchase or refinance a home. Today, as one of the
nation's largest non-bank retail mortgage lenders, loanDepot
enables customers to achieve the American dream of homeownership
through a broad suite of lending and real estate services that
simplify one of life's most complex transactions. With headquarters
in Southern California and offices nationwide, loanDepot is
committed to serving the communities in which its team lives and
works through a variety of local, regional and national
philanthropic efforts.
1Anthony Carnevale, Nicole Smith, and Michelle Melton. STEM.
Georgetown University: Center on Education and the Workforce, as
retrieved from http://cew.georgetown.edu/stem/
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Jonathan Fine VP, Public Relations (781) 248-3963
jfine@loandepot.com
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