Beatriz Collazo

Board Member, the Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation

Beatriz Collazo has dedicated her career to advancing medical devices and currently works as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Silk Road Medical; prior to this role, Beatriz held a position at Duke Empirical as a Senior Manufacturing Manager. After participating in the UCSC Girls in Engineering program, Beatriz went on to pursue a degree in bioengineering at Stanford University. Post-graduation, Beatriz has continued to promote and expand inclusivity in STEM fields, specifically in the areas of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties. Particularly, before joining the Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation Advisory Committee, Beatriz’s involvement has included mentoring students in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District and serving as a judge for MESA’s (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) prosthetic arm challenge at UCSC.