Alumni & Volunteering

Alumni are the legacy of BEAM.
Volunteers are our heart.

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BEAM Alumni

“The BEAM program gave me the confidence and courage to make every dream I ever had come true. Not too bad for a girl from the East Side of Buffalo.”
— Jacqueline Evans - Distribution Security Operator for the Western Regional Control Center, National Grid

Alumni are the legacy of BEAM.

Their journey from participant to professional is a powerful testament to the impact of BEAM’s programming, connections, and opportunity. By returning as industry leaders, mentors, and role models, alumni provide invaluable real-world insights and encouragement, showing our current students that anything is possible.

BEAM’s Alumni create a continuous cycle of support, building a strong, vibrant community where lived experience and shared purpose empower the next generation of innovators and leaders.

Alumni Sponsorship (and individual membership) is open to anyone who is interested in supporting and promoting STEM education and the engineering fields.

If you are a proud past BEAM participant or someone in STEM education and/or engineering fields and want to help our students acquire that invaluable first-person knowledge and experience, becoming an Alumni Sponsor or Individual Member is for you! 

Become an Alumni Sponsor
Quote about the impact of teaching and mentoring for BEAM, from Devang Dasani, Development specialist at Linde.

Volunteer at BEAM

Quote from Nnenna L. I. Johnson about learning engineering at age 11, on a blue background.
A teacher and two students in a classroom, one student is crouching and holding a handheld device, while the other student is standing and holding a paper. There is a large screen and a blackboard behind them.
A young girl is touching a large, shiny, metal sphere that is part of a science exhibit on high voltage electricity, surrounded by lightning-themed decor.
Two people in a workshop or lab, one man wearing a flat cap and a blue shirt showing an object on the table, the other person observing, with shelves stocked with kitchen appliances, boxes, and supplies behind them.
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Quote about mentoring girls in STEM from Jennifer Guia on blue background.

BEAM is not possible without the enthusiastic support of our community volunteers.

We are always looking for members of the Greater Buffalo region to donate their skillset, knowledge and time to BEAM and our students. Volunteer opportunities range from helping to run one of our community events, to giving a career-focused presentation to our students, to helping students learn how to program, code, and build a robot. Sound like something you would be interest in? Fill out the form and request more information today!

Are you a business looking to donate your services to BEAM? We are always in search of exciting opportunities to provide our students. Services can include but are not limited to: An on-site guided tour of your business or a job site, a live demonstration of your industry, use of your space for BEAM programming or an activity, or even donation of resources to help support our student’s education.
Fill out the form to tell us more!