Dr. Esther Ngumbi is a 2007 recipient for the highly competitive American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowship. She has been featured in the AAUW celebrating 125 years of fellowships and grants views and on the cover of AAUW?s highly acclaimed national research report: ?Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics?. Dr. Ngumbi is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology in Auburn University, Alabama. She has worked with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGIU) where she served two terms as a Commitment Mentors and with AAWU in various capacities. Esther was named by One World Action as one of the 100 powerful women who change the world. She continues to be a global leader, motivational speaker and is passionate about issues related to hunger, gender, education, youth activism and sustainability.