
Women in Tech Ally of the Year

Here are the companies that recognize the power of diversity and won the WomenTech Network
Women in Tech Ally of the Year:
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Faiza Yousuf
WomenInTechPK
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Abir Chermiti
EllePod
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Dr Anino Emuwa
Avandis Consulting
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 an outstanding commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and support of minorities in tech.
The award recognizes people, events, programs, projects and/or teams that have used their resources and social network to successfully contribute to a more diverse tech industry and have measurable results to demonstrate their contributions.
Recognition of this award will be given in a special assembly during the WomenTech Global Awards,
The Women in Tech Ally of the Year Award recognizes annually up to three honorees in recognition of their outstanding achievements as an Ally to minorities in tech. 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.
Award Finalists

Congratulations to our finalists!
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Dasani Madipalli
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Elinor Honigstein
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Julia Satov
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Doina Oncel
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The Women in XR Fund
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#TheNewITGirls
WomenTech Network at a Glance
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MEET SOME OF OUR
NOMINATIONS

Alana Karen
Director, Search Platforms at Google
Alana Karen
Director, Search Platforms at Google
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
Michelle Del Rosario
Principal Software Engineer (Technical Director) at Zynga
Michelle Del Rosario
Principal Software Engineer (Technical Director) at Zynga
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
Liesl Yearsley
CEO at a·kin
Liesl Yearsley
CEO at a·kin
Alexandria Butler
Senior Program Manager, Speaker and Freedom Fighter at Twitter
Alexandria Butler
Senior Program Manager, Speaker and Freedom Fighter at Twitter
Parneet Pal
Chief Science Officer at Wisdom Labs
Parneet Pal
Chief Science Officer at Wisdom Labs
Chinwe Esimai
Managing Director, Chief Anti-Bribery Officer at Citigroup, Inc.
Chinwe Esimai
Managing Director, Chief Anti-Bribery Officer at Citigroup, Inc.
Rachel Potvin
VP of Engineering at GitHub
Rachel Potvin
VP of Engineering at GitHub
Lauren Smith
Operations Manager - New Moon Operating Unit at Northrop Grumman Corporation
Lauren Smith
Operations Manager - New Moon Operating Unit at Northrop Grumman Corporation
Tonima Khan
Senior Account Executive, Large Enterprise at Slack
Tonima Khan
Senior Account Executive, Large Enterprise at Slack
Yun Freund
Senior Vice President at Equinix
Yun Freund
Senior Vice President at Equinix
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
Annie Jean-Baptiste
Head of Product Inclusion at Google
Annie Jean-Baptiste
Head of Product Inclusion at Google
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
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
Jasmine Orange
UX Designer at Ernst & Young
Jasmine Orange
UX Designer at Ernst & Young
Muazma Zahid
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Muazma Zahid
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Wendy Gonzalez
President + Interim CEO at Samasource
Wendy Gonzalez
President + Interim CEO at Samasource
Beatris Mendez-Gandica
Founder Nuevo Foundation, Program Manager at Microsoft
Beatris Mendez-Gandica
Founder Nuevo Foundation, Program Manager at Microsoft
Adrienne Tacke
Senior Developer Advocate at MongoDB
Adrienne Tacke
Senior Developer Advocate at MongoDB
Sunita Shenoy
Industrial IoT Technology Director at Intel Corporation
Sunita Shenoy
Industrial IoT Technology Director at Intel Corporation
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
Rachana Kumar
VP of Engineering at Etsy
Rachana Kumar
VP of Engineering at Etsy
Tavonia Evans
Data Scientist & Founder at Guap Coin
Tavonia Evans
Data Scientist & Founder at Guap Coin
Edwige A. Robinson
Vice President, Mobile Engineering Services at Comcast NBC Universal
Edwige A. Robinson
Vice President, Mobile Engineering Services at Comcast NBC Universal
Pooja Malpani
Head of Media Engineering at Bloomberg
Pooja Malpani
Head of Media Engineering at Bloomberg
KC Lathrop
Chief of Staff to the CIO at IBM
KC Lathrop
Chief of Staff to the CIO at IBM
Annette White-Klososky
Founding Partner at Future Point of View
Annette White-Klososky
Founding Partner at Future Point of View
Diane Kenyon
Managing Director/Staffing Leader at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Diane Kenyon
Managing Director/Staffing Leader at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Arti Venkatesh
Director Delivery Management at Avanade
Arti Venkatesh
Director Delivery Management at Avanade
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
Kanika Tolver
Senior Project Manager at Department of Treasury
Kanika Tolver
Senior Project Manager at Department of Treasury
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
Parveen Khan
Senior Test Engineer at Square Marble Technology
Parveen Khan
Senior Test Engineer at Square Marble Technology
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)
Elena Melashchenko
Tech Team Leader at Moonfare
Elena Melashchenko
Tech Team Leader at MoonfareSailaja Vadlamudi
Director -Security, Data Privacy & Application Security Lead for India at SAPSailaja Vadlamudi
Director -Security, Data Privacy & Application Security Lead for India at SAP
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
Emerald de-Leeuw
Privacy & Data Ethics Specialist at Logitech
Emerald de-Leeuw
Privacy & Data Ethics Specialist at Logitech
Elodie Lepaludier
Senior Concept Designer/ Technology Lead at The LEGO group
Elodie Lepaludier
Senior Concept Designer/ Technology Lead at The LEGO group
Gourav Sharma
Solution Architect at Red Hat
Gourav Sharma
Solution Architect at Red Hat
Joanne Thurlow
Global Head of IT at Siemens Energy
Joanne Thurlow
Global Head of IT at Siemens Energy
Beata Wandachowicz-Krason
Director Supplier Risk Management at Philips
Beata Wandachowicz-Krason
Director Supplier Risk Management at Philips
Agnieszka Swiatowa
VP Technology and Innovation at Discovery Inc. at Discovery Inc
Agnieszka Swiatowa
VP Technology and Innovation at Discovery Inc. at Discovery Inc
Olga Sholderer
Senior Consultant, Risk Analytics at Deloitte
Olga Sholderer
Senior Consultant, Risk Analytics at Deloitte
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
Ameni Channoufi
PKI and IT security Consultant at Thales
Ameni Channoufi
PKI and IT security Consultant at Thales
Bianca Cefalo
Rocket Scientist | Space Systems Product Manager | STEM Consultant | at Airbus Defense and Space UK