In the Press
Recognitions
Created Delaware Women and Girls in STEM Day, an annual state-wide holiday to celebrate the strides Delawarean women and girls have and continue to make in STEM (Mar. 2021)
Featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show (Feb. 2020)
Featured on The View (Feb. 2020)
Featured on Access Hollywood (2x - Oct. & Nov. 2019)
Featured on Dr. Oz (Oct. 2019)
Featured on the TODAY Show (Aug. 2019)
Featured on the Steve Harvey Show (May 2019)
2019 Disney Dreamers Academy - 100 teens selected out of 10,000 applicants to take part with Steve Harvey & Essence Magazine (Mar. 2019)
Featured on Good Morning America with DDA (Mar. 2019)
Keynote Speaker at The Tory Burch Foundation’s Embrace Ambition Series (Feb. 2019)
Featured Speaker at Million Women Mentors-Delaware at Governor Carney’s residence (Feb. 2019)
Distinguished Speaker and Presenter at Microsoft's Annual Digi-Girlz Day (May 2018)
Featured in Delaware Today magazine (Mar. 2018)
Keynote Speaker at the Junior League of Wilmington Leadership Summit (Feb. 2018)
Spoke at TEDx Wilmington- out of 435 applicants, only 125 speakers selected (Dec. 2017)
Awards
Multiplying Good - Outstanding Service by a Young American Award (April 2021)
The Delaware STEM Council Community Educator Award (March 2021)
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Zeta Omega Chapter Dream Maker Award (January 2021)
AT&T Black Future Maker Award (February 2021)
Mill Summit Impact Award (July 2020)
City of Wilmington Achievement Award for Community Service (April 2019)
Jefferson Award (2019)
President’s Volunteer Service Award (2019)
Daily Point of Light Award (2019)
Mayor of Wilmington Award for Community Service (2019)
Received the Governor’s Proclamation for Community Service (July 2018)
Recipient of Received the Governor’s Proclamation for Community Service (2018)
Everyday Hero Award (2018)
Purple Passion Award (2018)
NAACP Youth Visionary Award (November 2017)
Recipient of the City of Wilmington Award for excellent volunteer work (2017)
Q&A with Jacquline Means - the 15 year old girl defying the odds in Murdertown USA
There’s no better way to celebrate International Day of the Girl then to feature a young woman making huge strides in the STEM community. Jacqueline Means is a 15-year-old girl from Southbridge – Wilmington, Delaware, otherwise known as Murdertown USA. Shootings and robberies are the norm here. Unfortunately 60% of kids dropout of school, giving her hometown the highest dropout rates in the country. However, Jacqueline has defied the odds. She currently holds a 4.0 GPA at the Delaware Military Academy but her success doesn’t stop there. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are subjects that still intimidate many girls and she is on the path to changing that by hosting Girls Empowerment STEM Events.
Wilmington Teen Offers Girls Day of Fun with Science
At the top of Jayla Redden's pasta tower sat the winning marshmallow.
The 8-year-old and her team had crowded around the uncooked noodles and tape, their nimble hands searching out just the right angles to make it all stand tall. With the pasta support beams in place and the fluffy white treat on top, they'd made the tallest tower.
Wilmington Student Uses Science to Empower Her Peers
The new school year is fast approaching and a local student is determined to get her peers excited about heading back to the classroom.
Jacqueline Means, a 10th grader at Delaware Military Academy, used a few science projects to draw the attention of at least 30 students earlier this week at the Girls Empowerment STEM program. Means said she’s determined to help inner city girls reach for careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
INFocus - June 11, 2018 Episode
30 Seconds with Jacqueline Means, aka the Stem Queen
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics are subjects that still intimidate many girls. Means, a 10th-grader at Delaware Military Academy, hopes to change that, especially for girls of color. Known as @stemqueende on Instagram, she recently started a girls' empowerment program that emphasizes STEM education and anti-bullying strategies. Her busy schedule also includes cheerleading and serving as a cadet in the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.
STEM: Today's Girls, Tomorrow's Scientists | Jacqueline Means | TEDxWilmingtonSalon
'STEM Queen' Jacqueline Means is Bettering Wilmington, Delaware for Girls | NowThis
STEM Queen Jacqueline Means featured on Access Hollywood AGAIN, this time in New York City! She had an amazing time showing Mario Lopez how to make a liquid nitrogen cloud!
Jacqueline Means, the STEM Queen, featured on Access Hollywood! After being interviewed and speaking about her love of STEM and passion for sharing it with the young girls in her community, she did science experiments with Mario Lopez!
STEM Queen Jacqueline Means is featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show! She had a BLAST showing Kelly how to make edible alginate worms!
Jacqueline Means, the STEM Queen, is a series regular on CBS's Mission Unstoppable! Join her on Saturday mornings on CBS as she shows how to make fun DIY experiments!
