Svea was honored to be an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow in 2021/22, serving at the Department of Homeland Security under CISA: Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency. In this role, she researched and advised on K16 cybersecurity curriculum and programs.

Svea has a passion for connecting underrepresented youth with STEM opportunities and education. She believes that offering students an opportunity to see themselves in STEM careers is essential to creating a strong career path to the future. Svea is always looking for new ways to connect learning back to current research, opportunities, and hands-on learning, in the STEM fields.