Conference Leadership

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

Program Co-Chairs
Patty Lopez, Intel
Fatma Mili, Purdue University

Confirmed Committee Members

 

Local/Volunteer Co-Chairs
Wendy Rannenberg, GlobalCerts, LLC
Marlena Clark, Booz Allen Hamilton
Jandelyn Plane, University of Maryland
Avni Khatri, Massachusetts General Hospital
Alice Bonhomme-Biais, Google

Industry Advisory Board
Anne Hardy, SAP, Co-Chair
Colin Bodell, Amazon, Co-Chair
Hillery Hunter, IBM
Connie Smallwood, CA Technologies
Nichol Viton, Microsoft
Shalaka Prabhune, Symantec
Judy Priest, Cisco
Mary Ramsey, Lockheed Martin
Caryn Leppert, HP
Lynne Miller, Raytheon
Monica Martinez-Canales, Intel
Cynthia Dote, NetApp
Carole Dulong, Google
Karen Weiss, Intuit
A.J Brush, CRA-W
Kate Aronowitz, Facebook
Krista Claude, Thomson-Reuters
Rajani Ramanathan, Salesforce

Academic Advisory Board
Maria Gini, University of Minnesota, Chair
Nancy Amato, Texas A&M University
Laura Dillon, Michigan State University
Lori Pollock, University of Delaware
Chrisitne Alvarado, University of California, San Diego
Barbara Boucher Owens, Southwestern University
Sara Sprenkle, Washington & Lee University

Invited Technical Speakers Committee
Cathy Lasser, IBM, Co-Chair
Debra Richardson, University of California Irvine, Co-Chair

Birds of a Feather (BOF) Committee
Claris Castillo, IBM Research, Co-Chair
Bettina Bair, Ohio State University, Co-Chair
Sondra Renly, IBM Research
Mirkeya Capellan, Sogeti USA
Liz Haring, NetApp
Ishita Majumdar, Huawei
Rebecca Fiebrink, Princeton University
Borislava Simidchieva, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ellen Walker, Hiram College
Catherine Lang, Swinburne University of Technology
Cynthia Dote, NetApp
Violet Syrotiuk, Arizona State University
Rita Wouhaybi, Intel
Chen Liu, University of Alberta

New Investigators Committee
Gilda Garreton, Oracle, Co-Chair
Rachel Pottinger, University of British Columbia, Co-Chair
Claris Castillo, IBM Research
Yvonne Coady, University of Victoria
Tarik Ono, Oracle
Barbara Poblete, Yahoo! Research
Kelly Shaw, University of Richmond
Marianne Shaw, University of Washington
Natalia Villanueva, Carleton University
Terry Benzel, University of Southern California
Hilarie Orman, Purple Streak
Bithika Khargharia, Extreme Networks
Ece Kamar, Microsoft Research
Lizdabel Morales, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Martine Ceberio, University of Texas at El Paso
Vibha Sazawal, University of Maryland
Rita Wouhaybi, Intel
Raquel Romano, Google

Panels, Workshops and Presentations Committee
Chandra Krintz, University of California, Santa Barbara, Co-Chair
Valentina Salapura, IBM Research, Co-Chair
Deb Agarwal, Lawrence Berkeley Labs
Allison Baker, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Kamalika Chaudhuri, University of California, San Diego
Lissa Clayborn, Computer Science Teachers Association
Diane Curtis, Microsoft
Angela Demke Brown, University of Toronto
Katy Dickinson, Huawei
Kaoutar El Maghraoui, IBM Research
Gilda Garreton, Oracle
Shan Shan Huang , LogicBox Inc
Sarah Hug, NCWIT
Hyesoon Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology
Martha Kosa, Tennessee Tech University
Tessa Lau, IBM Research
Sarah Loos, Carnegie Mellon University
Shan Lu, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Daniela Marghitu, Auburn University
Priya Nagpurkar, IBM Research
Jeni Panhorst, Intel
Karen Petersen, EdLab Group
Barbara Poblete, Yahoo! Labs
Ira Pramanick, Google
Tajana Rosing, University of California, San Diego
Barna Saha, AT&T Research
Nayda Santiago, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
Anita Sarma, University of Nebraska
Suzanne Shontz, Pennsylvania State University
Gabby Silberman, CA Technologies Labs
Sara Sprenkle, Washington and Lee University
Michelle Strout, Colorado State University
Michela Taufer, University of Delaware
Linda Torczon, Rice University
Vinithra Varadharajan, Cloudera
Maja Vukovic, IBM Research
Stephanie Weirich, University of Pennsylvania
Zoe Wood, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Rita Wouhaybi, Intel

PhD Forum Committee
Dilma Da Silva, Qualcomm Research, Co-Chair
Renee Bryce, University of North Texas, Co-Chair
Helen Hu, Westminster College
Kaoutar El Maghraou, IBM Research
Kelly Lyons, University of Toronto
Malini Bhandaru, Intel
Marie desJardins, University of Maryland
Ramya Raghavendra, IBM Research
Sreedevi Sampath, University of Maryland
Susanne Sherba, University of Denver
Vishakha Gupta, Intel

Posters Committee
Lilia Paradis, Microsoft, Co-Chair
Florence Appel, Saint Xavier University, Co-Chair
Gail Carmichael, Carleton University
Andreea Danielescu, Arizona State University
Marie desJardins, University of Maryland
Amy Hurst, University of Maryland
Shamsi Iqbal, Microsoft Research
Jenn Lin, GetSatisfaction
Sue Zheng, BlackRock
Alma Riska , EMC

Scholarships Committee
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
Mia Dand, Symantec
Lila Ibrahim, Kleiner Perkins
Catherine McManus, CitiWomen (an initiative of CitiGroup)

Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award Committee
Nomination Committee
Kate Schafer, icix, Chair
Jane Prey
Jennifer Rexford, Princeton University

Selection Committee
Dan Pitt, Open Networking Foundation, Chair
Ruzena Bajcsy, University of California, Berkeley
Laura Haas, IBM Almaden Research Center
Janie Irwin, Penn State University
Mary Lou Soffa, University of Virginia
Elaine Weyuker

A. Richard Newton Educator Award Committee
Ellen Walker, Hiram College, Co-Chair
Robert Walker, Kent State, Co-Chair
Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley
Chris Stephenson, Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)
Alfred Thompson, Microsoft

Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award Committee
Reza Ghodssi, University of Maryland, College Park, Chair
Leslie Field, Small Tech Consulting
Carol Espy-Wilson, University of Maryland, College Park
Amy Wendt, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Anita Borg Change Agent Awards Committee
Dorcas Muthoni, OPENWORLD LTD, Chair
Anne Ikiara, NairoBits
Kirsten Moller, Global Exchange
Oreoluwa Somolu, The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre – W.TEC

Women of Underrepresented Groups Committee
Valerie Taylor, CMD-IT/Texas A&M University (Chair)
Jamika D. Burge, Information Systems Worldwide/The Coalition to Diversify Computing
Mirkeya Cappellan, Sogeti USA/Pace University
Brianna Blaser, AccessComputing/University of Washington
Kimberly McLeod, CMD-IT
Sihle Wilson, Florida A&M University
Danielle Cummings, Texas A&M University/Black Women in Computing
Adrianna Compagnoni, Stevens Institute of Technology
Rosa Enciso, Microsoft
Dilma Silva, Qualcomm Research/Latinas in Computing
Nayda Santiago, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
Lizdabel Morales, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
Rose Robinson, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (Co-Chair)

Social Collaboration Committee
Rebecca Norlander, Illuminate Ventures, Co-Chair
Fatma Mili, Purdue University, Co-Chair
Jia Zhang, North Illinois University,
Wendy Lucas, Bentley
Catheryn Cheal, Oakland University
Christine Halverson, IBM
Juliana Salles, Microsoft Research
Laurian Vega, Next Century
Susan Finger, National Science Foundation

Grace Hopper Open Source Day Committee
Avni Khatri, Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-Chair
Natalia Vinnik, Box, Co-Chair
Danese Cooper, Shared Learning Collaborative
Heidi Ellis, Western New England University
Zhen Fang, Facebook
Lani Fraizer, Synergies in Sync
Seema Gururaj, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Sumana Harihereshwara, WikiMedia Foundation
Leslie Hawthorne, AppFog
Rachel Leventhal, The Women’s Peer-to-Peer Network
Terri Oda, GNU Mailman
Stormy Peters, Mozilla
Mark Prustaliss, Sahana Foundation

Communities Committee
Valerie Fenwick, Oracle Corporation, Co-Chair
Gail Carmichael, Carleton University, Co-Chair
Charna Parkey, Astronics
Kate Tsoukalas, Microsoft

Latinas in Computing Committee
Patty Lopez, Intel Corporation, Co-Chair
Gilda Garreton, Oracle Corporation, Co-Chair

Black Women in Computing Committee
Danielle Cummings, Texas A&M University, Chair

LGBT Committee
Deb Argawal, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Co-Chair
Julie Mariga, Purdue University, Co-Chair

Turkish Women in CS Committee
Gulustan Dogan, Graduate Intern at Intel/PhD Candidate at City University of New York, Chair

Event Management
Kathy Clark, Imaginigami Events
Elaine Dagen, Imaginigami Events
Marisa Roberge, Imaginigami Events

Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Staff
Telle Whitney, President and CEO
Jerri Barrett, VP of Marketing
Barbara Gee, VP of Programs
Jody Mahoney, VP of Business Development
Rich Mora, VP of Finance
Suzanne Andrews, Director, TechWomen Initiative Liaison
Jagruti Bhikha, Director, Grace Hopper Celebration India
Cara de Urioste, Director of Development
Denise Gammal, Director of Research and Corporate Partnerships
Kathy Gee, Director of Operations
Seema Gururaj, Director of the Grace Hopper Celebration
Carol Rudisill, Director, Academic Initiatives and Leadership Development
Linda Bohn, Operations Manager and Executive Assistant
Lilis Bumgardner, CMP, Meetings and Events Manager
Christine Chiu, Research and Executive Programs Manager
Tina Pratt, Program Manager and GHC Academic Liaison
Rosario Robinson, Systers Program Manager
Rachelle Siskin, Program Logistics Manager
Carolyn Strobel, Marketing Manager
Bénédicte Richardson, Program Associate, TechWomen

Thank you to our amazing volunteers.
Sukrutha Raman Bhadouria, Citrix Systems
Sahana Gururaj, Microsoft
Nanditha Iyer, Georgia Tech
Rupa Dachere, CodeChix.org