SHANEKA ODOM

Director

Shaneka Odom was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. She received her B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and M.S. degree in Transportation and Infrastructure Studies, both from Morgan State University. Shaneka is an Operations/Major Projects Engineer with the Federal Highway Administration. She is responsible for federal stewardship and oversight on highway transportation projects in the Portland Metropolitan Area. 

Shaneka has been a youth mentor for over 12 years and understands the importance of mentoring and giving back to her community. She is dedicated to inspiring and encouraging more youth of color to pursue STEM careers. In addition to serving as a BB2S Board member, she serves as a BB2S Lego Robotics Coach, Vice President of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Portland Professionals and volunteers with multiple black-led non profit organizations in the Portland Area. In her free time Shaneka is a professional seamstress, roller skating enthusiast and runs her own Project Management consulting business.