Ayanna Gardner
Hometown: West of Philadelphia (not born, but raised!)
Major: Engineering Technology
Class Year: 2021
From Marine Corps to Market Street
“I joined the Marine Corps out of high school and served as a flight line mechanic with a CH-53E squadron. It was that job that piqued my interest in Engineering Technology. I wanted to set myself up to be able to pursue a career that was a good balance of hands-on and theoretical engineering.”
A Legacy of Success
“One of the reasons I chose Drexel was that my father is an alum. He still works with Lockheed Martin, which is the company that he had a co-op with at Drexel!”
Co-Op in the Age of COVID
“My first co-op was working for my department! I worked with a team to take some of the labs offered and move them to a virtual reality platform after everyone transitioned to remote learning.”
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