"A dual-degreed scientist and chemical engineer with a passion for motivating and inspiring youth through mentoring, Alsie Renn Dunbar puts her 17 years of experience in the chemical industry to work both professionally and personally in her community. In March of 2015, Dunbar received the Shell Performance Unit Plant award—one of the highest honors that a Shell employee can receive. The City of Gonzales issued a proclamation in her honor of the lifelong resident of Ascension Parish on Sept. 28, recognizing her professional and volunteering efforts for the STEM GEMS female youth mentoring program she founded in 2013." —Baton Rouge Business Report, Forty Under 40 Q&A