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Dr. Takoi K. Hamrita
Dr. Takoi K. Hamrita

Global Women in STEM Leadership Summit Founder & CEO

Leah Hooten
Leah Hooten

VP of Engineering, Mission Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Carmel Conaty
Carmel Conaty

Chief Engineer at Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Cara Sindir
Cara Sindir

COO, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense

Astin Ross
Astin Ross

Senior Science Health & Operations Advisor, FDA

Tiffany Brown, JD MPH
Tiffany Brown, JD MPH

Deputy Chief of Staff, CDC

Kirsten Dreggors
Kirsten Dreggors

VP of Global Surveillance Engineering, Aeronautics Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Shireen Allauddin
Shireen Allauddin

VP of Engineering, UPS Supply Chain Solutions

Liesl Folks, PhD, MBA, FNAI
Liesl Folks, PhD, MBA, FNAI

VP of Semiconductor Strategy, Director of Center for Semiconductor Mfg., The University of Arizona

Karmyn Norwood
Karmyn Norwood

VP & General Manager, Pall Aerospace

Wendy Cocke
Wendy Cocke

Founder, Engineering Leadership Solutions

Paige Kassalen
Paige Kassalen

Chief of Staff, Strategy Office, Saab Inc.

Andrea Yeiser
Andrea Yeiser

VP of Strike Engineering, Aeronautics Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Dr. Namratha "Nammy" Vedire
Dr. Namratha "Nammy" Vedire

VP of Enterprise Alliances, Metaimpact

Maria Thacker Goethe, MPH
Maria Thacker Goethe, MPH

President & CEO, Georgia Bio

Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown

VP of Program Mgmt., Space Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Larissa S. Fenn, PhD, MBA
Larissa S. Fenn, PhD, MBA

Director, New Products R&D, RYAM (Rainier Advanced Materials)

Ben Hinds
Ben Hinds

EVP of Project Mgmt. and Marketing, ABB, NEMA Division

Vianella Spaeth
Vianella Spaeth

Sr GNC Engineer, Airbus US Space and Defense

Rebecca Vollmann
Rebecca Vollmann

E-Mobility Account Manager, ABB

Nikki Siesel
Nikki Siesel

Customer Support Specialist III - SNE, ABB

Janice Zilch
Janice Zilch

VP of Program Mgmt., Aeronautics Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Maureen Zappala
Maureen Zappala

Impostor Syndrome Expert, Founder, High Altitude Strategies

Shannon Bragg-Sitton, PhD
Shannon Bragg-Sitton, PhD

Division Director for Integrated Energy & Storage Systems, Idaho Nat’l Laboratory

Christina Holland
Christina Holland

SW Engineering Manager, NCR

Rachel Ross
Rachel Ross

Project Engineer II, Ecolab

Jennifer L. Johnson
Jennifer L. Johnson

Sr. Software Engineering Manager, Storj

Carlee A. Bishop
Carlee A. Bishop

Director of Center for Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development, Agnes Scott College

Shilpa Manjure, PhD
Shilpa Manjure, PhD

Director, Global Research & Development, Natur-Tec, Northern Technologies Int’l Corp.

Wendy Robello
Wendy Robello

Sr. Director, Systems Engineering, Defense Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

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Susan Bruce
Susan Bruce

VP of Advanced Weapons, Northrop Grumman Defense Systems

Cheryl Kern
Cheryl Kern

VP of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging, MillerKnoll

Angela Johns
Angela Johns

Vice President, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Gloria Rodriguez Bañuelos, PhD
Gloria Rodriguez Bañuelos, PhD

Government Affairs, Qualcomm

Jennifer Warren
Jennifer Warren

Fmr. Head of Markets Digital Strategy, Barclay

Sarah Beaudin
Sarah Beaudin

Director of Systems Engineering, Aeronautics Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Aisha Chisholm
Aisha Chisholm

Sr. Business Development Manager, Handshake

Alana Henley
Alana Henley

Sr. Director of Engineering, Space Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Kathy Nguyen
Kathy Nguyen

Customer Service Division Manager, Cobb County Water System

Lynne Graves
Lynne Graves

Chief of Artificial Intelligence Division, U.S. Army

Taylor Vincent
Taylor Vincent

Sr. Manager of Sales Enablement, Handshake

Cassidy Shevlin
Cassidy Shevlin

Client Engagement Manager, Galorath Incorporated

Lakshmi Kannan
Lakshmi Kannan

Senior Science Health and Strategy Advisor, FDA

Debra Facktor
Debra Facktor

Head of U.S. Space Systems, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc.

Emma Troth, PhD
Emma Troth, PhD

Scientist, Translational Medicine, Standard BioTools

Catherine McKenas, PhD
Catherine McKenas, PhD

Fmr. R&D Engineer, Duke University

Dr. Anna Scott
Dr. Anna Scott

Science Dept. Chair & Teacher, Interact Club Faculty Advisor, Athens Academy

Amy Strong
Amy Strong

Director of Program Mgmt., Mission Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Ivy Comer
Ivy Comer

Scientist III, Aptar CSP Technologies

Helen Phillips
Helen Phillips

Director of Advanced Mfg., Mission Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Dr. Shalini Gupta
Dr. Shalini Gupta

Sr. Director of Project Mgmt., Mission Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Lilli Klug, PhD
Lilli Klug, PhD

Research Project Manager, Knight Cancer Institute

Ashley Danial
Ashley Danial

Chief Technologist, Space Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Tamara Lewis
Tamara Lewis

Sr. Director of Digital Transformation, Aeronautics Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Madison Pipkin
Madison Pipkin

Project Manager, Aptar CSP Technologies

Lynne Coe-Leavitt
Lynne Coe-Leavitt

Engineering Process Design & Realization Dept. Manager, Idaho Nat’l Laboratory

Jean Marie Szakovits
Jean Marie Szakovits

Sr. Director of Software Engineering, Aeronautics Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Jen Battle
Jen Battle

Sr. Director of Project Mgmt., Space Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Julie Lynn Bowen, PhD
Julie Lynn Bowen, PhD

Analytical Chemistry & Characterization Measurements, Idaho National Laboratory

Miki Thomaston
Miki Thomaston

Director of Technical Marketing & Quality, Rainier

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Scarlett Shipp
Scarlett Shipp

CEO, AnalyticsIQ

Collette Doyle
Collette Doyle

Founder, Unfold Digital.ie; CoFounder, Shelfleet

Anthony Oni
Anthony Oni

Co-Founder, Cloverly; Managing Partner, Energy Impact Partners

Brittany Caldwell
Brittany Caldwell

Director, Division of Partnerships and Innovation, FDA

Arti Baldwin
Arti Baldwin

Director of Program Mgmt., Mission Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Marcos Stephens
Marcos Stephens

Director of Technical Development, Space Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Miranda Calvert
Miranda Calvert

Account Director, LinkedIn

Karen Falkenberg
Karen Falkenberg

Co-Founder, Tigers Eye Life LLC

Ryan MacQueen
Ryan MacQueen

Co-Founder, Tigers Eye Life LLC

Kelly Harvell
Kelly Harvell

Director of Program Mgmt., Mission Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Meghna Grover
Meghna Grover

Global Mgmt. Trainee, Hunter Douglas

Simona Kelley
Simona Kelley

Director of Air Warfare Systems Operating Unit, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Jennifer Arp
Jennifer Arp

Executive Manager of Environmental Affairs, Cherokee County Water Authority

Jiwanjot Tulsi
Jiwanjot Tulsi

System Architect, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Shreya Gupta
Shreya Gupta

Wireless Performance Engineer, Apple Inc.

Chandra Donelson
Chandra Donelson

Chief Data & AI Officer, U.S. Department of the Air Force

Adriane Swalm Durey, PhD
Adriane Swalm Durey, PhD

Principal Software Engineer, Abbott

Laura Kopf
Laura Kopf

Director of Integrated Defense Solutions, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Brooke Presley
Brooke Presley

Senior Process Engineer, Johnson & Johnson

Anna Scott, PhD
Anna Scott, PhD

Founder & CEO, Mithril Minerals

Carolyn Burkes
Carolyn Burkes

Senior Program Manager, NCR Voyix

Mindy Ruffalo
Mindy Ruffalo

International Business Executive

Dr. Alea Harrison, DVM
Dr. Alea Harrison, DVM

Chief Medical Officer at Banfield Pet Hospital

Julie Rachel
Julie Rachel

Sr. Director of Customer Success, Microsoft

Crystal L. Jackson
Crystal L. Jackson

Planning Manager, Climate + Sustainability, Atlanta Regional Commission

Cathy Huyghe
Cathy Huyghe

CEO & Co-Founder, Enolytics

For more information or to get involved, contact Prof. Takoi K. Hamrita at thamrita@gmail.com

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The Global Women in STEM Leadership Summit is an initiative founded and led by Engineering Professor Takoi K. Hamrita. This is the only one of its kind two-day summit held in the world that is dedicated to giving women in scientific and technological fields from all career paths access to powerful tools, strategies and connections to advance their careers and their lives. Join our movement!

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