Stella Kafka, PhD Astronomy, is the Executive Director of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).  Previously, she was the Executive Director (CEO) of the American Association of Variable Star Observers.  Before her time at the AAVSO, she held positions at CTIO, Spitzer Science Center/Caltech, Carnegie Institution of Washington/DTM and AIP Publishing. She is passionate for community building through science. She aspires to create safe spaces for women and minorities, and break unconscious biases that generate barriers for women the workplace and in life. The sky is not the limit …