Indianapolis, IN (July 1, 2020)–Women & Hi Tech is pleased to announce the Board of Directors for the term that commenced on July 1, 2020.
Elected Officers of the Women & Hi Tech Board of Directors:
- President: Rebecca Bormann, Managing Director of Sales and Services, Bell Techlogix, Inc.
- President-Elect: Linda Hicks, Vice President of Midwest Operations for ECC Horizon
- Treasurer: Ben Phillips, Director, Katz, Sapper & Miller
- Secretary: Kelly Ragle, Manager, Project Management Office, Lev
Elected Directors of the Women & Hi Tech Board of Directors:
- Collegiate Outreach Director: Merri Beth Lavagnino, Executive Director, Compliance & Privacy, Indiana University Health Plan
- Communications Director: Lori Boyer, Software Engineer, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Community Outreach Director: Allison Lipps, Research Operations Coordinator, Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, Inc.
- Corporate Engagement Director: Joy Neely, Central Area, Regional Business Manager, Roche Diagnostic Information Solutions
- Executive Women's Forum Director: Linda Calvin, Vice President, School of IT at Ivy Tech Community College
- K-12 Outreach Director: Crystal Morton, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, Indiana University School of Education - Indianapolis
- Leading Light Awards Director: Lauryn Andrews, Consultant, netlogx
- Membership Administrator: Carol Ganz, Director of Client Experiences, Six Feet Up, Inc.
- Networking Events Director: Maria Alvim-Gaston Ph.D., Advisor – MIH Talent Development Academy Medicines Innovation Hub, Eli Lilly and Company
- Past President: Angela B. Freeman, Intellectual Property/Patent Attorney, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Volunteer Director: Karen Harris, Vice President & Information Officer Manufacturing and Quality, Eli Lilly and Company
Elected Active Emeritus of the Women & Hi Tech Board of Directors:
Elected Emeritus of the Women & Hi Tech Board of Directors:
- Jo Basey, Retired, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Angie Engel, Sales Executive, Perficient
- Gail Farnsley, VP, Executive Partner, Gartner
- Deb Hallberg, CEO, Pass the Torch for Women Foundation
- Tonya Hanshew, Proposal Management Team Lead - OLS, Veeva Systems
- Rajinder Heir, Consultant, Electronic Strategies Inc.
- Ali Hromis, Release Manager, Salesforce
- Bobbie LaFollette, Senior Business Analyst, Baker Hill
- Melissa Lavella, Senior Quality Supervisor, Roche Diagnostics
- Patsy Lentz, Retired Business Development Professional
- Wendy Maple, Outreach Consultant, netlogx
- Jane Richardson, Executive Director, IT Strategy and Corporate Strategic Alignment, Cummins Inc.
- Audrey Taylor, Founder, and CEO, netlogx
- Tiffany Trusty, President, Trusty Applications and Manager, Mobile Medial Apps, Eli Lilly and Company
"Women & Hi Tech is excited to welcome three new members to its Board of Directors, including Crystal Morton, Linda Calvin, and Ben Phillips, and to announce Linda Hicks as President-Elect," said Rebecca Bormann, President of Women & Hi Tech.
Rebecca further commented, "Women & Hi Tech's passionate and committed all-volunteer working Board of Directors, Active Emeritus, and Emeritus members work diligently to promote our mission to recruit, retain, and advance the best and brightest female STEM talent in Indiana. We are excited to welcome Ben, Crystal, and Linda to our voting Board of Directors this year, which will make the most diverse Board we’ve ever had in our over 20 year history. We are pleased that Women & Hi Tech is not just talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion in our community, but demonstrating inclusion in our membership and Board leadership structure. Through continuing our signature Women & Hi Tech programming, as well as executing the goals of our most recent 2-year strategic plan, we are looking forward to the 2020-2021 year to further our mission and serve our members, sponsors, partners, and friends in the Indiana STEM community."
Rebecca also noted that "this year is the 20th anniversary of Women & Hi Tech's Leading Light Awards and Scholarship Gala (LLAs). One of the ways we are honoring this milestone, while also advancing our mission of equity and inclusion in the STEM fields, is with the introduction of two new Leading Light Awards - the Equity and Inclusion Champion and OperationAllTM Male Allies awards. In addition, we are looking forward to recognizing female STEM leaders, educators, mentors, risk-takers, achievers, innovators, and landscape-changers on October 1, 2020. We are also beyond delighted to award over $50,000 in scholarships and grants to females in Indiana pursuing STEM. Lifting up and supporting our future generations of female STEM leaders, including diverse female leaders, is crucial to advance our mission. We appreciate and thank our sponsors for making these scholarships and grants available, along with our members that have contributed to our #INThisTogether Scholarship, Women & Hi Tech's first-ever member-funded scholarship. Thank you!”
To view the biographies of Women & Hi Tech's board members, visit the website at womenandhitech.org/board.
