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Society. As part of her activities with the
Society, she received the IEEE Travel
Scholarship to participate in the 2019
IEEE International Symposium on Geoscience
and Remote Sensing conference
in Yokohama, Japan.
Eventua l ly,
she-what el se-
e-mailed the contacts in Puerto Rico
that she found on a symposium webpage
and connected with Jenifer Castillo, past
IEEE Women in Engineering committee
chair, who was at the time chair of
the IEEE Puerto Rico and Caribbean
Section. Bracero worked closely with
Castillo and Christian Figueroa, also
past Puerto Rico and Caribbean Section
chair, to expand the IEEE MOVE program
in Puerto Rico.
MOVE is the IEEE's disaster relief
Bracero driving one of the MOVE trucks for the antenna tests.
program, offering mobile communications
support when needed in emergencies,
and promoting science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics education
outreach when resources are not
otherwise deployed. Often partnered
with the American Red Cross, MOVE's
primary method of service is delivered
via vehicles that are equipped with technology
and supplies for emergencies,
such as solar panels, Internet connectivity,
and phone chargers.
Passion for Volunteering
Growing up in Puerto Rico, Bracero was
familiar with the importance of emergency
preparedness, especially in recent
years with the back-to-back disasters
of Hurricanes Maria, Irma, and Fiona.
" Since 2016, my family and I started to
really prepare ourselves, " she shares.
Her first official task was to be the
Bracero helping with the inventory and maintenance of the MOVE modular kits.
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liaison between MOVE Puerto Rico and
the Red Cross Puerto Rico Chapter,
helping IEEE volunteers complete their
training courses. In February 2022,
Bracero became the MOVE Puerto Rico
chair, which involves " working with the
team to grow, supporting fundraising,
sending e-notices, and working on promotions, "
she describes. She has also
worked closely with Mary Ellen Randall
and Mike Wilson on the MOVE International
efforts in Puerto Rico.
Also in 2022, Bracero led the first
Red Cross deployment of modular kits,

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