Announcing Silicon Slopes Top Female Technology Leaders
Summary
The awards also activate technology leaders and community members to help elevate and accelerate all women in tech. The Student Pathway awardees are: Alyssa Gundersen, engineering, Salt Lake Community College Ashley Lujan, computer science, University of Utah Davina Kamikazi, computer science, Weber State University Hannah Atanasio, computer science, Brigham Young University Micheryl Benally, information technology, Utah Valley University Regan Tracy, mechanical engineering, Utah State University The Rising Star awardees are: Allyson Irwin, Global Learning & Development Manager, Hakkoda Cris Holbrook, Sr Infrastructure Asset Management Specialist, Adobe Emily Applegarth, CEO, Gamify Kayla Rubin, Global Head of Learning and Development, Hill Air Force Base Laura Ferguson, Direct Solutions Consultant, Addepar The following award finalists were also honored for their contribution to the tech industry: Alison Sturgeon, Electrical Engineer Acquisition Specialist, Hill Airforce Base Beth Saenz, VP of Engineering Operations, Domo Corrine Beaumont, Founder and CEO, Know Your Lemons Foundation Emily Togagae, Computer Engineer Team Lead, Hill Airforce Base Erika Mahterian, co-founder and Head of Experience, Leland Irana Wasti, Chief Product Officer, Bill Jaswandi Sakpal, Director of Engineering, American Express Kimberly Rhodes, Academic Coach, Salt Lake City School District Martyna Shallenberg, Director of Software Engineering, Myriad Genetics Mary Jane Isaacs, Senior VP of Engineering, Entrada Melinda Orms, CX Engine and Digistar Project Manager, Evans and Sotherland Nissa Farley, Director II of Product Management, CHG Healthcare Noella Sudbury, CEO of Rasa Legal Robbyn Scribner, Director of Outreach, Tech-Moms Robin Ritch, Tech CEO and Former President of Deseret News The Women Tech Awards were held in partnership with Clearlink, DOMO, Entrata, the Governors Office of Economic Opportunity, Health Catalyst, Pelion, Sorenson Capital, Vivint and VMware. WTC builds programs that amplify and create tech talent to support more women in technology careers from high school to the board room. Through these programs, WTC offers mentoring, visibility, opportunities and networking to more than 10,000 women and men working in technology, has activated more than 25,000 girls to pursue STEM fields, and helps organizations create business environments focused on high performance, not just diversity, where men and women can succeed. These efforts propel individual careers and the talent pipeline by ensuring a strong, diverse, and entrepreneurial technology workforce.