Samara P. Heaggans

Samara P. Heaggans moved from pharmaceuticals to food. She is a project manager in Process Research and Development for Campbell Soup Company in Camden, N.J., where during the past three years she helped launch new products under the Pace and Prego brands. She graduated from Hampton University in 1991 with a B.Sc. degree in chemical engineering and, with the help of a GEM fellowship, moved on to The Johns Hopkins University for graduate studies in biochemical engineering and virology. Her first professional experience after winning her master's degree in 1993, came at DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company. Later, she joined Frito-Lay, Inc. While there, she launched a recruiting program for HBCUs, and that won her wide recognition.