Rising Star in Stem
Here are the companies that recognize the power of diversity and won the WomenTech Network
Rising Star in STEM:
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Tannya Jajal
VMWare
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Caeley Looney
Reinvented Magazine
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Shubhi Asthana
IBM Research Almaden
Congratulations!
We are looking forward to hearing their stories at the WomenTech Global Conference 2021 June 7-11
Selection: Jury
Requirements: Complete application
Recognized contributions: Demonstrating initiative with the focus on impact in STEM while fostering diversity, inclusion and belonging.
The Rising Star in STEM of the Year Award recognizes annually up to three honorees in recognition of their outstanding achievements as a rising star in STEM. The Award honors people, events, programs, projects and/or teams. Nomination for the award requires a complete application profile. All nominated applications will be publicly visible. A digital award certificate is issued and a photograph of award winner will be on display on the WomenTech Network website to acknowledge that individuals’ success and to encourage other leaders to strive to achieve this prestigious award.
Recognition of this award will be given in a special assembly during the WomenTech Global Awards.
This award not only aptly acknowledges the leaders at our network who demonstrate excellence in all aspects of their community engagement and leadership, but motivates all aspiring leaders to live by the network’s values to the highest standards. Those who achieve the award provide a clear model for other leaders to follow, and through its explicit and clear standards for achieving impact, the Rising Star in STEM of the Year Award enables all aspiring leaders to gain a firm understanding of the opportunities at our network.
Award Finalists
Congratulations to our finalists!
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Anna Sroka
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Dilrukshi Gamage
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Holly Armitage
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Kirsty Smitten
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Sonu Mehta
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SooYun Kim
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Alexandria Butler
Senior Program Manager, Speaker and Freedom Fighter at Twitter
Alexandria Butler
Senior Program Manager, Speaker and Freedom Fighter at Twitter
Lori Nishiura Mackenzie
Co-founder, Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab; Lead Strategist, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Lori Nishiura Mackenzie
Co-founder, Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab; Lead Strategist, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Rachel Sheppard
Co-creator Female Founder Initiative & Director Global Marketing at Founder Institute
Rachel Sheppard
Co-creator Female Founder Initiative & Director Global Marketing at Founder Institute
Chinwe Esimai
Managing Director, Chief Anti-Bribery Officer at Citigroup, Inc.
Chinwe Esimai
Managing Director, Chief Anti-Bribery Officer at Citigroup, Inc.
Tanya Vlahovic
Head of Developer Ecosystem at eBay
Tanya Vlahovic
Head of Developer Ecosystem at eBay
Megan Byrd-Sanicki
Manager, Research & Operations, Open Source Program Office at Google
Megan Byrd-Sanicki
Manager, Research & Operations, Open Source Program Office at Google
Alana Karen
Director, Search Platforms at Google
Alana Karen
Director, Search Platforms at Google
Tonima Khan
Senior Account Executive, Large Enterprise at Slack
Tonima Khan
Senior Account Executive, Large Enterprise at Slack
Rachel Potvin
VP of Engineering at GitHub
Rachel Potvin
VP of Engineering at GitHub
Annie Jean-Baptiste
Head of Product Inclusion at Google
Annie Jean-Baptiste
Head of Product Inclusion at Google
Liesl Yearsley
CEO at a·kin
Liesl Yearsley
CEO at a·kin
Yun Freund
Senior Vice President at Equinix
Yun Freund
Senior Vice President at Equinix
Lauren Smith
Operations Manager - New Moon Operating Unit at Northrop Grumman Corporation
Lauren Smith
Operations Manager - New Moon Operating Unit at Northrop Grumman Corporation
Michelle Del Rosario
Principal Software Engineer (Technical Director) at Zynga
Michelle Del Rosario
Principal Software Engineer (Technical Director) at Zynga
Parneet Pal
Chief Science Officer at Wisdom Labs
Parneet Pal
Chief Science Officer at Wisdom Labs
Vijaya Kaza
Chief Security Officer & Head of Engineering and Data Science for Trust & Safety at AirBnB
Vijaya Kaza
Chief Security Officer & Head of Engineering and Data Science for Trust & Safety at AirBnB
Wendy Gonzalez
President + Interim CEO at Samasource
Wendy Gonzalez
President + Interim CEO at Samasource
Irina Truong
Backend engineer at Parse.ly
Irina Truong
Backend engineer at Parse.ly
Jossie Haines
Platform Engineering Director at Tile
Jossie Haines
Platform Engineering Director at Tile
Adrienne Tacke
Senior Developer Advocate at MongoDB
Adrienne Tacke
Senior Developer Advocate at MongoDB
J. Michelle Maraj
Financial Systems Analyst at Lyft
J. Michelle Maraj
Financial Systems Analyst at Lyft
Beatris Mendez-Gandica
Founder Nuevo Foundation, Program Manager at Microsoft
Beatris Mendez-Gandica
Founder Nuevo Foundation, Program Manager at Microsoft
Sunita Shenoy
Industrial IoT Technology Director at Intel Corporation
Sunita Shenoy
Industrial IoT Technology Director at Intel Corporation
Jasmine Orange
UX Designer at Ernst & Young
Jasmine Orange
UX Designer at Ernst & Young
Dilruba Malik
SQA Manager at Palo alto Networks
Dilruba Malik
SQA Manager at Palo alto Networks
Muazma Zahid
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Muazma Zahid
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Nelli Safina
Service engineer at Research and engineering company
Nelli Safina
Service engineer at Research and engineering company
Tavonia Evans
Data Scientist & Founder at Guap Coin
Tavonia Evans
Data Scientist & Founder at Guap Coin
Rachana Kumar
VP of Engineering at Etsy
Rachana Kumar
VP of Engineering at Etsy
Edwige A. Robinson
Vice President, Mobile Engineering Services at Comcast NBC Universal
Edwige A. Robinson
Vice President, Mobile Engineering Services at Comcast NBC Universal
Annette White-Klososky
Founding Partner at Future Point of View
Annette White-Klososky
Founding Partner at Future Point of View
KC Lathrop
Chief of Staff to the CIO at IBM
KC Lathrop
Chief of Staff to the CIO at IBM
Diane Kenyon
Managing Director/Staffing Leader at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Diane Kenyon
Managing Director/Staffing Leader at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Rana el Kaliouby
Author of "Girl Decoded" | Co-Founder & CEO at Affectiva | YGL at WEF | Fortune 40 under 40
Rana el Kaliouby
Author of "Girl Decoded" | Co-Founder & CEO at Affectiva | YGL at WEF | Fortune 40 under 40
Pooja Malpani
Head of Media Engineering at Bloomberg
Pooja Malpani
Head of Media Engineering at Bloomberg
Arti Venkatesh
Director Delivery Management at Avanade
Arti Venkatesh
Director Delivery Management at Avanade
Parveen Khan
Senior Test Engineer at Square Marble Technology
Parveen Khan
Senior Test Engineer at Square Marble Technology
Ashley Siegel
Outreach and Engagement Lead at The Walt Disney Company
Ashley Siegel
Outreach and Engagement Lead at The Walt Disney Company
Kanika Tolver
Senior Project Manager at Department of Treasury
Kanika Tolver
Senior Project Manager at Department of Treasury
Stephanie LeBlanc-Godfrey
Global Head, Inclusion Programs for Women of Color at Google
Stephanie LeBlanc-Godfrey
Global Head, Inclusion Programs for Women of Color at Google
D'Lovely Gibson
Delivery & Operations Director
D'Lovely Gibson
Delivery & Operations Director
Dominique West
Senior Cloud Security Consultant at Ernst and Young (EY)
Dominique West
Senior Cloud Security Consultant at Ernst and Young (EY)
Melonie deGuzman
Co-Founder of Rogers Women in Tech, Agile Project Manager, Mentor, Public Speaker
Melonie deGuzman
Co-Founder of Rogers Women in Tech, Agile Project Manager, Mentor, Public Speaker
Tríona Byrne
Senior Director, Strategic Relations at Salesforce
Tríona Byrne
Senior Director, Strategic Relations at Salesforce
Diana Stefanova
Vice President of Global Site Strategy at VMware
Diana Stefanova
Vice President of Global Site Strategy at VMware
Elodie Lepaludier
Senior Concept Designer/ Technology Lead at The LEGO group
Elodie Lepaludier
Senior Concept Designer/ Technology Lead at The LEGO group
Elena Melashchenko
Tech Team Leader at Moonfare
Elena Melashchenko
Tech Team Leader at Moonfare
Emerald de-Leeuw
Privacy & Data Ethics Specialist at Logitech
Emerald de-Leeuw
Privacy & Data Ethics Specialist at Logitech
Sailaja Vadlamudi
Director -Security, Data Privacy & Application Security Lead for India at SAP
Sailaja Vadlamudi
Director -Security, Data Privacy & Application Security Lead for India at SAP
Bianca Cefalo
Rocket Scientist | Space Systems Product Manager | STEM Consultant | at Airbus Defense and Space UK
Bianca Cefalo
Rocket Scientist | Space Systems Product Manager | STEM Consultant | at Airbus Defense and Space UK
Agnieszka Swiatowa
VP Technology and Innovation at Discovery Inc. at Discovery Inc
Agnieszka Swiatowa
VP Technology and Innovation at Discovery Inc. at Discovery Inc
Ameni Channoufi
PKI and IT security Consultant at Thales
Ameni Channoufi
PKI and IT security Consultant at Thales
Joanne Thurlow
Global Head of IT at Siemens Energy
Joanne Thurlow
Global Head of IT at Siemens Energy
Olga Sholderer
Senior Consultant, Risk Analytics at Deloitte
Olga Sholderer
Senior Consultant, Risk Analytics at Deloitte
Gourav Sharma
Solution Architect at Red Hat
Gourav Sharma
Solution Architect at Red Hat
Beata Wandachowicz-Krason
Director Supplier Risk Management at Philips
Beata Wandachowicz-Krason
Director Supplier Risk Management at Philips
Bianca Cefalo
Rocket Scientist | Space Systems Product Manager | STEM Consultant | at Airbus Defense and Space UK
