Conference Leadership

General Co-Chairs
Lori Pollock, University of Delaware
Wendy Rannenberg, Consultant

Program Co-Chairs
Linda Apsley, Microsoft
Laura Dillon, Michigan State University

Confirmed Committee Members

Local/Volunteer Co-Chairs
Leslie Hawthorn, Oregon State University
Jennifer Redman, Buunabet LLC

Industry Advisory Board
Valentina Salapura, IBM, Co-Chair
Romea Smith, CA Technologies, Co-Chair
Colin Bodell, Amazon
A.J. Brush, Microsoft (CRA-W Representative)
Pooja Kedia, Symantec
Cindy Lain, Cisco
Kesha Lashan Hill, Lockheed Martin
Caryn Leppert, HP
Lynne Miller, Raytheon
Jeni Panhorst, Intel
Lilia Paradis, Microsoft
Jan Roberts, NetApp
Rachel Weinstein, Google, Inc.
Karen Weiss, Intuit

Academic Advisory Board
Barbara Boucher Owens, Southwestern University, Chair
Nancy Amato, Texas A&M University
Laura Dillon, Michigan State University
Lori Pollock, University of Delaware

Invited Technical Speakers
Nina Bhatti, HP Labs, Co-Chair
Carla Ellis, Duke University, Co-Chair

Birds of a Feather (BOF)
Tessa Lau, IBM Research – Almaden, Co-Chair
Fatma Mili, Oakland University, Co-Chair
Hanan A. Alnizami, Clemson University
Imene Bourguiba, University British Columbia
A.J. Brush, Microsoft Research
Claris Castillo, IBM Research
Jessica Dickinson Goodman, Carnegie Mellon University
Masun Nabhan Homsi, Syrian Computer Society
Sharoda Paul, PARC
Theresa Rowe, Oakland University
Sally Wahba, Clemson University
Pin Zhou, IBM Research

New Investigators
Anne Hardy, SAP Labs, Co-Chair
Eleni Stroulia, University of Alberta, Co-Chair
Sue Black, London South Bank University
Phaedra Boinodiris, IBM
Hui Ding, Facebook
Shel Finkelstein, SAP
Dan Ingalls, SAP
Kelly Lyons, University of Toronto
Lynne Parker, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dan Pitt, Open Networking Foundation
Wendy Powley, Queen’s University
Mary Lou Soffa, University of Virginia
Charlotte Tang, University of British Columbia

Panels and Workshops
Elizabeth (Liz) Jessup, University of Colorado, Co-Chair
Patty Lopez, Intel, Co-Chair
Christine Alvarado, Harvey Mudd College
Gaby Aguilera, Google, Inc.
Allison Baker, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Dona Crawford, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Diane Curtis, Microsoft
Dilma da Silva, IBM
Anne C. Elster, Norwegian University of Science & Technology/University of Texas at Austin
Mary Fernandez, AT&T
Gilda Garreton, Oracle Corporation
Brianna Havlik, HP
Bithika Khargharia, Cisco
Wei Lin, Symantec
Daniela Marghitu
Monica Martinez-Canales, Intel
Boyana Norris, Argonne National Laboratory
Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
Suzanne Shontz, The Pennsylvania State University
Daniela Ushizima, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Rita Wouhaybi, Intel

PhD Forum
Gilda Garreton, Oracle Corporation, Co-Chair
Valerie Barr, Union College, Co-Chair
Claris Castillo, IBM
Marshini Chetty, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dilma Da Silva, IBM
Joan DiMicco, IBM
Ting He, IBM
Sarah Heckman, North Carolina State University
Nathan Keynes, Oracle Corporation
Susan Landau, Harvard University
Kristina Lerman, University of Southern California
Patty Lopez, Intel
Tarik Ono, Oracle Corporation
Barbara Poblete, Yahoo! Research
Raquel Romano, Google, Inc.
Corina Stratan, VU University (Netherlands)
Mercan Topkara, IBM

Posters
Terrell Cox, Microsoft, Co-Chair
Renee Bryce, Utah State University, Co-Chair
Jennifer Beckmann, Microsoft
Hyunsook Do, North Dakota State University
Melanie Drake, Inmedius
Mutsumi Nakamura, Arizona State University
Stefanie Tomko, Microsoft
Laura Tomokiyo, Carnegie Mellon University

Communities Committee
Valerie Fenwick, Oracle Corporation, Co-Chair
Charna Parkey, Astronics, Co-Chair
Erin Donahue, Microsoft

Scholarships
Nancy Amato, Texas A&M University, Co-Chair
Jennifer Walter, Vassar College, Co-Chair

Anita Borg Social Impact Award Committee
Elisa Camahort Page, BlogHer, Chair
Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy/Jack & Jill Politics
Ilana Westerman, Create With Context
Irene Au, Google, Inc.

Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award Committee
Dan Pitt, Open Networking Foundation, Chair
Mary Jane Irwin, The Pennsylvania State University
Deborah Estrin, University of California, Los Angeles
Anne Hardy, SAP Labs
Robin Jeffries, Google, Inc.
Jane Prey, Microsoft Research
Jennifer Rexford, Princeton University

A. Richard Newton Educator Award Committee
Fiona Doyle, University of California, Berkeley, Chair
Jordan Bookey, Google, Inc.
Petra Michel, University of California, Berkeley
Chris Stephenson, Computer Science Teachers Association
Ellen Walker, Hiram College
Robert Walker, Kent State

Anita Borg Change Agent Awards Committee
Dorcas Muthoni, OPENWORLD LTD, Chair
Zahara Khan, Sehat First
Reyyan Ayfer, Bilkent University

Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award Committee
Reza Ghodssi, University of Maryland, Chair
Leslie Field, SmallTech Consulting, LLC.
Viola Vogel, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)
Amy Wendt, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Grace Hopper Open Source Day Committee
Heidi Ellis, Trinity/WNEC
Seema Gururaj, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Leslie Hawthorn, Oregon State University
Avni Khatri, Massachusetts General Hospital
Deanna Kosaraju, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Rachel Leventhal
Stormy Peters, Mozilla
Tina Pratt, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Mark Prutsalis, Sahana Software Foundation
Jennifer Redman, Buunabet LLC
Natalia Vinnik. Yahoo!

K12 Workshop Organizing Committee
Chris Stephenson, Computer Science Teachers Association, Chair
Elizabeth Frederick, New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge
Joanne Goode, University of Oregon
Deanna Kosaraju, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Kim Mcleod, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Suzanne Westbrook, National Science Foundation

Event Producer
Elaine Dagen, MeetingsPlus
Marisa Roberge, MeetingsPlus
Kathy Clark, MeetingsPlus

Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Staff
Staff
Telle Whitney, President and CEO
Jerri Barrett, VP of Marketing
Barbara Gee, VP of Programs
Deanna Kosaraju, VP of Strategic Initiatives
Jody Mahoney, VP of Business Development
Caroline Simard, VP of Research and Executive Programs
Cara de Urioste, Director of Development
Denise Gammal, Director of Partnerships
Kathy Gee, Director of Operations
Seema Gururaj, Director of the Grace Hopper Celebration
Kirk Ross, Director of Finance
Lilis Bumgardner, CMP, Meetings and Events Manager
Christine Chiu, Manager of Research and Executive Programs
Kim McLeod, Leadership Development & Academic Initiatives Program Manager
Tina Pratt, Program Manager
Rosario Robinson, Systers Program Manager
Rachelle Siskin, Program Logistics Manager
Carolyn Strobel, Marketing Manager
BJ Wishinsky, Community Manager
Linda Bohn, Operations Manager and Executive Assistant