Dr. Caitlin Milera is the Director of the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC) and North Dakota NASA EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research). Dr. Milera is also a Research Assistant Professor in the John D. Odegard College of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota. Dr. Milera’s educational background includes a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning with an emphasis in Higher Education, an M.S. in Space Studies, and a B.S. in Astrophysics. Her research interests include diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives, engagement of underserved and underrepresented communities in STEM fields, and LGBTQIA initiatives in higher education.