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Women & Hi Tech is pleased to announce the Board of Directors for terms that commenced July 1, 2017. 

Elected officers of the Women & Hi Tech board:

• President:  Audrey Taylor, Founder and CEO,  netlogx
• Vice President:  Darcy Lee, Director of Accounts & Business Development, Metonymy Media
• Treasurer: Bobbie LaFollette, CPA, Accountant, Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS)
• Secretary:  Elizabeth Dick, Senior Project Engineer, Allison Transmission

Elected members of the Women & Hi Tech board:

• Communications Director:  Lori Boyer, Software Applications Developer, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
• Corporate Engagement Director:  Rebecca Bormann, Regional Business Development Manager, Bell Techlogix, Inc.
• Executive Women's Forum Director:  Lauren Riga, Founder, Full Circle Solutions, LLC
• Individual Membership Director:  Wendy Maple, Director of Client Services, Theoris Services
• Leading Light Awards Director:  Ali Hromis, Director, IT,  Project Lead the Way
• Membership Administrator:  Carol Ganz, Director of Client Services, Six Feet Up, Inc. 
• Networking Events Director: Angela B. Freeman, Intellectual Property Associate/Patent Attorney, Barnes & Thornburg LLP 
• Outreach - Collegiate Director: Barb Alder, Director, Office of Engagement for Metropolitan Indianapolis, Purdue University
• Outreach - K - 12  Director: Melissa Lavella, Process Improvement Engineer, Roche Diagnostics
• Past President:  Tiffany White, Chief Project Engineer, U.S. Helicopter Engines, Rolls-Royce
• Technology Director: Elyse Swoverland,  Senior Software Engineer, Sallie Mae
• Volunteer Director:  Karen Harris, Vice President & Information Officer Manufacturing and Quality, Eli Lilly and Company

Board Member Emeritus: 

• Jo Basey, Retired, Kelley School of Business, Indiana UniversitY
• Angie Engel, Account Executive, Sogeti USA
• Gail Farnsley, Senior Executive Partner, Gartner
• Robin Fleming, Senior Vice President, Technology, Angie's List
• Deb Hallberg,  Business Development Manager for Industry Groups, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
• Tonya Hanshew,  Founder & CEO, Write 4 the Win, LLC     
• Rajinder Heir, COO, Information Services Agency, City of Indianapolis | Marion County
• Patsy Lentz, Retired Business Development Professional
• Jayne Merryman, Enterprise Account Executive, Dell EMC
• Jane Richardson, IT Strategy and Corporate Strategic Alignment Leader, Cummins Inc.
• Tiffany Trusty, President, Trusty Applications and Senior Technology Advisor, Eleven Fifty Academy
• Susan Vaughn,  CEO, The Project Authority

"Women & Hi Tech is one of the largest and fastest growing Indiana organizations," said Audrey Taylor, President of Women & Hi Tech.  "The key goals for 2017-18 are to empower women, make Indiana business stronger and close the skilled STEM workers gap. Our all volunteer board has professionals and outstanding women in every STEM field and I look forward to working with the Board and all of our supporters to accelerate progress and achieve our ambitious goals."

To view the biographies of Women & Hi Tech's board members, visit the website at   https://womenandhitech.wildapricot.org/Board
     

ICYMI: Watch Women & Hi Tech Board Member Emeritus Robin Fleming on the Inside INdiana BusinessTech Town Hall focusing on Women in Technology.   http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/35818719/tech-town-hall-focusing-on-women-in-tech

We are excited to announce that Pippa Mann will be the keynote speaker at Ignite Your Superpower (IYS) on August 17, 2017.  Pippa is a powerful advocate for girls pursuing interests in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). 

We hope you'll register to be a Superhero at this amazing event.  As a Superhero, you'll guide a group of middle school girls through the exhibits.  You'll spend the day encouraging the girls, while designing helicopter rotors, playing with bugs and engaging in many more STEM activities.   

The girls come from a wide range of backgrounds and diversities, so we hope to attract a diverse group of volunteers to show the girls anyone with passion for STEM can pursue an interest in STEM (even those who are under-resourced).
 
IYS is presented via a partnership between Conner Prairie, Indy Women in Tech and Women & Hi Tech. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. For more information and/or to sign-up to be a volunteer, go to https://womenandhitech.wildapricot.org/event-2489132
 
If you have any questions, please contact us at IYS@womenandhitech.org

ICYMI:  IIB.com recorded a segment covering the partnership between Eleven Fifty Academy and Women & Hi Tech.  Watch it here:  http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/clip/13425262/eleven-fifty-academy-women-hi-tech-form-partnership

Today Eleven Fifty Academy and Women & Hi Tech announced a joint initiative to provide mentoring to women attending the Academy’s most recent software development course (JavaScript/June 2017). Members of Women & Hi Tech will meet weekly with these women to share how they got to where they are now, and answer any questions about their current role in a high-tech career. Additionally, Women & Hi Tech is helping Eleven Fifty Academy to identify companies that are willing to interview these students for internships and apprenticeship opportunities after graduation. 

Click here to see the video on Inside INdiana Business about this partnership. 

Click here to read the full press release about this partnership.  

Be sure to check out the article in the IBJ about advancing women in technology in Indiana.  https://www.ibj.com/articles/64165-unprecedented-push-underway-to-advance-women-in-tech.

Looking for pictures from our Spring Networking Event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?  Go to https://womenandhitech.wildapricot.org/2017-Spring-Networking

On Sunday, May 7, 2017, our Women & Hi Tech President, Tiffany White, and Collegiate Outreach Director, Barb Alder, were on Red Shield Radio to talk about how Women & Hi Tech helps connect young women with STEM programs and careers. 

Listen to the broadcast online at http://www.salvationarmyindiana.org/dw/podcasts/rsr-050717.mp3

Tiffany received the Rose-Hulman 2017 Career Achievement Award.  Way to go Tiffany!!!  Read all about the award at http://rosestem.rose-hulman.edu/s/1554/index.aspx?sid=1554&gid=1&pgid=405

Pictures from today's Passport to Hi-Tech are online.  Enjoy!  :-)