Sheila Lopez (born c. 1974) is an American electrical engineer and LGBT rights advocate. She cofounded and serves as president of the Native American PFLAG chapter in Phoenix, Arizona.
Life
Lopez was born c. 1974 in Winslow, Arizona to a Navajo mother from Greasewood, Arizona and a Mexican father from Winslow.[1][2] Her maternal grandfather was a medicine man.[1] Lopez was pregnant in high school before starting college.[3] She completed an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from Northern Arizona University.[3] After graduation, Lopez joined HP Inc. as a manufacturing engineer.[3] She worked in software testing, validation, and semiconductor fabrication.[3] She joined Intel where she serves as the veterans and LGBTQ program manager.[3]