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Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

October 10, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

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Since 1992, Women in Technology has had a mission dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in Georgia’s technology community. Through the WIT COMMUNITY, WIT also educates and encourages girls and young women to pursue careers in STEAM.

Tara Sconzo is a senior manager at Jabian Consulting with a passion for integrating people and processes. She has broad experience across the utilities, hospitality, media and entertainment, and health care industries. Her areas of expertise include human capital management, business strategy, and technology execution. Tara has successfully led corporations both large and mid-size through global finance and process transformations, IT and systems integrations, and M&A and consolidation activities.

Tara’s professional passions include mentorship and community engagement. She has been an active WIT volunteer for 3 years, holds several leadership and volunteer positions including Chair of the Atlanta Jabian Cares (501c3) Board, Board member with the Executive Women of Goizueta, and Auxiliary member of the Order of Malta. Her personal passions include Atlanta sports, Ballet, Opera, and theater.

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Trisha Stezzi is an award-winning change-maker with a two-decade track-record of helping Fortune 500 brands create strategic win-win cause collaborations. In 2017, Trisha founded her own purpose-driven agency and speakers bureau, Significance, to unleash the potential of people and brands to be a force for good.

People long for meaningful connection, inclusion, and for opportunities to be part of something greater. Significance’s purpose-driven strategies, experiences, programs, partnerships, campaigns, and world-class speakers help organizations bridge corporate purpose with personal purpose while generating both social impact and strategic business results.

Trisha is also the Co-Founder and the Americas Lead for Sideshift, a “social opportunity network” – think: a mix of Netflix and Facebook , but with a purpose.

The Sideshift Summit “Changing Perspectives – Redefining Sustainability” brings together more than 50 thought-leaders to share insights and create a worldwide conversation about wellbeing, sustainability, success and happiness – in ourselves, our communities, our organizations and our planet. It’s a place to learn from each other and find solutions by thinking differently – and it’s free for everyone to join! See you there: www.Sideshift.net/Summit

Trisha is the Volunteer Program Director of Women in Technology’s WIT Forums, is an active volunteer at Conscious Capitalism Atlanta, is a Giving Gracefully Awards Host Committee Member, and is a Conspiracy or Love “Co-Conspirator” and #GoodLunch and #GoodDinner Atlanta Host.

Connect with Trisha Stezzi on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

July 12, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

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Stefanie Jewett is the founder and CEO of Activvely, the premiere social-pairing app that connects you with platonic fitness buddies. After five years of covering hard news at CNN her creativity breached the spillway and Activvely was born.

A Miami native, Stefanie grew up in a Spanish-speaking household, her Cuban roots never too far from her heart. Living in Central Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. inspired her to pursue a journalism career in earnest. This passion for news would see her at the U.S. Congress , National Republican Senatorial Committee, WSET, the Alliance to Save Energy and eventually landing a job at CNN.

Working on several projects and shows including Crossfire and the Situation Room, she held her own among the most elite journalists at the World Headquarters and the Washington D.C. bureau. Stefanie returned to Atlanta with a singular goal: to lift the stigma off swipe platforms solely being used for dating and help the people of this vibrant city connect. Her commitment to building intentional and impactful communities led her to create, Startup Sisters USA, a space where women of wild ambition can come together and collaborate.

Most recently, Stefanie was selected for Atlanta Tech Village’s “It Takes a Village” pre-accelerator, and as one of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce’s #ChooseATL Influencers for 2019. She is also a graduate of the City of Atlanta’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI ‘18), and LaunchPad2x.

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Nancy Cox is CEO of Boxford Wood Consulting, specializing in CIO and Fintech advisory services. Nancy held CIO and CTO roles for the last 15+ years with Worldpay and fiserv, and most recently the fintech startup Greenlight Financial Technology. She launched the Fintech program at the ATDC on behalf of Worldpay to drive innovation and support early stage Fintech ventures.

Nancy is an advocate for femtech and minority owned early stage start-ups in the Atlanta area. She is an adviser for Startup Chicks, a women specific training and support organization for entrepreneurs and a board member of Women in Technology and Advisory Board member of Per Scholas (ATL).

Connect with Nancy on LinkedIn.

Penny Collins joins WIT from First Data Corporation, where she served as Chief Technology Control Officer, Global Lead for Disaster Recovery Application Development, and Head of Global Cyber Security and Controls PMO. In addition to leading the company’s technology compliance and controls, she was also the global leader for First Data’s Women’s Leadership Council, and a solid champion for the organization’s support of WIT as a strategic partner.

Prior to First Data, Penny spent time as a business owner and entrepreneur, was Chief Process and Usability Officer for British Telecom (BT), and has spent her career leading global technology teams. She was awarded Women in Payments’ award for Education in 2019 and is an active member of the Atlanta non-profit community.

Connect with Penny on LinkedIn and follow WIT on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

May 10, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

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Jenn Graham is on a mission to design a more inclusive world. An activist, designer and civic tech entrepreneur, Jenn Graham is the Founder and CEO of Civic Dinners, bringing diverse voices together over food for conversations that matter.

Since starting Civic Dinners as a social experiment in Atlanta, Jenn has built a global team and a digital platform that has already enabled over 1,000 dinners around the world, and has a goal of inviting a million people to the table by 2021. Her clients range from the Atlanta Regional Commission to Facebook, including beloved organizations such as The King Center, Sierra Club, and Teach for America.

Jenn has a 15-year track record in creating meaningful experiences that have sparked significant change in communities around the world. She combines her design-thinking background with her personal passion for community engagement to help communities build empathy, raise awareness, understanding, and collective action around critical issues from racial equity, to transit, affordable housing and more.

Jenn’s work has been recognized by President Obama, and has received numerous awards for creative community engagement spanning from the American Planning Association to the Public Relations Society of America. Currently, Jenn is a 2019 Center for Civic Innovation Fellow and Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative Entrepreneur. She is also a new mother and resides with her husband and young 9-month old in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Connect with Penny on LinkedIn and follow WIT on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

April 12, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

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The work of Women in Technology has an incredible impact.

In her new role as leader of the 25-year-old non-profit, Penny Collins will provide strategic direction to fulfill the vision of WIT and further WIT’s impact in the community. Collins joins WIT from First Data Corporation, where she served as Chief Technology Control Officer, Global Lead for Disaster Recovery Application Development, and Head of Global Cyber Security and Controls PMO.

In addition to leading the company’s technology compliance and controls, she was also the global leader for First Data’s Women’s Leadership Council, and a solid champion for the organization’s support of WIT as a strategic partner.

Prior to First Data, Collins spent time as a business owner and entrepreneur, was Chief Process and Usability Officer for British Telecom (BT), and has spent her career leading global technology teams. She was awarded Women in Payments’ award for Education in 2019 and is an active member of the Atlanta non-profit community.

Connect with Penny on LinkedIn.

Patti Dismukes is the Board of Directors and Executive at Hunter International. A seasoned business leader with a rich mix of technical, business development, operational and P&L management. Experienced in launching start-ups, growing existing business and developing service offerings and practices to expand revenue streams. Experienced in assessing needs, solving problems and developing creative solutions.

Connect with Patti on LinkedIn.

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

March 15, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

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Jill Arcadio is a Georgia native – raised in Valdosta, graduated from Mercer University in Macon, and currently lives in Lawrenceville. She is a Software Engineering Manager at Cox Automotive and the WIT Girl’s Volunteer Program Director.

When Jill attended her first WIT Forum in 2014, she came away from it deeply inspired. She wanted to work with or work for every woman who spoke at the event. Seeing so many women in attendance supporting each other and working toward the same goals opened her eyes to the opportunities this organization offered. Once Jill started volunteering with WIT Girls, she saw the difference we could make (and have already made) in encouraging young girls to pursue STEAM in school and in their future careers.

Her favorite part of every WIT Girls event is seeing how excited everyone is about learning new ideas, trying out new technologies, and sharing their love of STEAM with other girls who are just as passionate as they are! Growing up, Jill had some amazing female role models, and would not be who she is today without their influence. Jill said, “If I have the opportunity to be a role model for even one girl, I feel like I will have made a difference!”

Connect with Jill on LinkedIn.

Stephanie C. Coleman, a mother of two teenagers, was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated in the first graduating class of Westlake High School. She holds a BBA in Management Information Systems from University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. During her senior year she was elected Senior of the Year for the Society of Management Information Systems. She is currently a Director of Digital Communications with responsibilities for a popular Georgia company’s website, email marketing, and social media presence.

Ms. Coleman rose through the ranks at Arthur Andersen, LLP from application developer in their Tax Solutions organization to project manager in the Business Consulting organization over an eight-year tenure. She flexed her entrepreneurial muscles by creating a small web design, development, and maintenance company that she developed over a ten-year period. While growing the small business, Ms. Coleman began working as a quality assurance manager and senior application developer at a small human resources software development company.

Ms. Coleman was introduced to Women in Technology when she became a 2013 Woman of the Year finalist while she was working as Director of Web Services at Southern Polytechnic State University. Since that time, she has explored multiple opportunities to volunteer within WIT, landing as the Campus Manager for WIT Campus at Kennesaw State University for the past two years. Through Women in Technology and WIT Campus at KSU, Ms. Coleman has been able to marry
her love of STEAM and desire to mentor others in their technology career journey.

Connect with Stephanie on LinkedIn.

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

February 15, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

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Rachel Bagnell is the Program Director at Women in Technology. As a technology senior leader and change management champion, Rachel has more than 15 years of experience leading innovation, building quality programs, championing department startups and reorganizations, driving profitable growth, managing risk, recruiting talent, and driving process improvements that align business units with companywide strategic and financial objectives. As an organization transformation and restructuring expert, she has built critical technology teams and shared services departments that set the standard for program innovation and service excellence. Her experience is across a broad range of business segments including Information Technology, Internal Audit, Operations and Claims. Follow Rachel Bagnell on LinkedIn.

Nancy Cox is the Interim Executive Director at WIT. She is also the CEO at Oxford Wood Consulting. She is a Fintech veteran turned consultant, adviser, and investor, focused primarily on women entrepreneurs. Follow Nancy Cox on LinkedIn.

Julie Haley, Edge Solutions and Taylor Gray, Roam Innovative Workplace

February 5, 2019 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Julie Haley, Edge Solutions and Taylor Gray, Roam Innovative Workplace

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**John Ray, Julie Haley, and Taylor Gray**

Julie Haley, Edge Solutions, LLC

Julie Haley is the Founder and CEO of Edge Solutions. Julie’s invaluable 20-year career as a business and commercial litigation attorney, with a focus on driving public sector initiatives, drives the success of Edge Solutions. Julie uses her intimate knowledge of the community and greater southeast region to establish and maintain relationships with key customers, as well as set goals and direction for the overall organization. In addition to serving as Edge CEO, Julie continues to donate her time in service to the community. Currently, Julie sits on the Board of Governors for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Executive Board of Directors, Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, Alpharetta Technology Commission, Board Member for Gwinnett Technical College, and serves on the Board of Councilors for The Carter Center. Julie was named as the North Fulton Small Business Person of the Year in 2011, CRN’s Top 100 Women of the Channel in 2011 through 2017, and Georgia’s Women in Technology’s Woman of the Year in 2015.

Edge customizes data center/cloud services & products to solve our clients’ business problems, specializing in hyperconverged infrastructure that simplify IT environments & cut costs so that clients’ IT budgets can be focused on innovation and disruption. For more information, visit https://edge-solutions.com/.

Taylor Gray, Roam Innovative Workplace

Taylor Gray is a General Manager of Roam Innovative Workplace. Roam is an all-inclusive meeting destination that also provides collaborative coworking space that accommodates an ecosystem of businesses. Roam’s spaces are intentionally designed to stimulate creativity, energy and collaboration. Their spaces allow its members to connect with others, work productively and grow their businesses. Roam’s service-oriented meeting experience provides everything from technology to catering to business class WiFi to coffee; their aim is to serve you so that you can get your best work done. For more information, visit https://meetatroam.com/.

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

January 12, 2019 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

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Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

December 14, 2018 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Women in Technology (WIT) Special Edition

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Annie Eaton is the CEO of Atlanta-based future technologies company Futurus, where she creates immersive, engaging and interactive experiences in virtual reality, augmented reality and 360 capture. Before she founded Futurus in 2014, Annie worked in the power and financial technology fields where she developed marketing and communications strategy. Annie earned her degree from The Georgia Institute of Technology in 2010. In 2014, she created XR Atlanta, which now boasts more than 1000 active members. She is an involved with GeorgiaVR and previously served on the board of the Technology Association of Georgia’s Digital Media and Entertainment society. Follow Annie Eaton on LinkedIn.

Diana Lee Caplinger is the Chief Administrative Officer of Consumer Technology at SunTrust Bank. She has been an IT and business executive for over sixteen years of success delivering digital services, financial, marketing, HR and application development programs and strategies. An accomplished leader dedicated to excellence with an exceptional track record for solving complex, enterprise-wide business inhibitors. She is a driven executive known for managing large budgets and multiple resources, projecting capacity and cost, and mitigating risk. She is known for her engineering processes that drive profitability and implementing innovative solutions that align to strategic goals. Follow Diana Lee Caplinger on LinkedIn.

Michelle Coward Wells is the Lead Medical Physicist at Piedmont Healthcare. She manages clinical medical physics services for progressive clinical radiation oncology centers. Program implementation experience includes: RapidArc, IMRT, brachytherapy, Gamma Knife,extra cranial and cranial radiosurgery, 3D external beam treatments, TG-142 and RTOGresearch credentialingful. Serve as therapeutic radiation safety officer for Piedmont Atlanta Hospital and Piedmont Fayette Hospital. Follow Michelle Coward Wells on LinkedIn.