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WIT Women of The Year In STEAM Awards
Judging Day


August 25, 2023 | 7:00am to 6:00pm

One Ballpark Center 2605 Circle 75 Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339.

Know Before You Go

Special Instructions – Judges:

  • Kati Graff and Danielle Hall are the WIT Volunteer Leaders that are assigned to assist you with the judging process.
  • When you first arrive, please check-in and grab breakfast with the rest of the judges. There will be a quick debrief with Kati and Danielle before you separate into your individual rooms to begin the interview process.
  • If you need help, please contact Kati Graff at kgraff@ADAPTURE.com

WIT Judges: What to Expect

Preparation:

Included on this page are finalists’ information packets that include details about the finalists in the specific category you are chosen to judge. One information packet includes data from the nominator’s application and the second includes data from the finalist’s application. Please read through your finalist packets and jot down questions and notes. We suggest you go to mywit.org and read information about WIT and what the Women of The Year awards represent in order to draft specific questions that will help you choose an appropriate winner.


  • Group 1 Morning:

  • 7:30 – 8:00AM

    Check-in and Breakfast

  • 8:00 – 8:30AM

    Welcome (Penny, Kati, and Keerti)

  • 8:30 – 9:00AM

    Judges discussion in judging room for each category

  • 9:00 – 9:40AM

    Group 1 Interviews

  • 9:40 – 9:50AM

    Judges discussion of first finalists

  • 9:50 – 10:00AM

    Break

  • 10:00 – 10:40AM

    Group 2 Interviews

  • 10:40 – 10:50AM

    Judges Discussion of second finalists

  • 10:50 – 11:00AM

    Break

  • 11:00 – 11:40AM

    Group 3 Interviews

  • 11:40 – 11:50AM

    Judges Discussion of third finalists

  • 11:50 – 12:00PM

    Extra time for deliberation

  • 12:00 – 12:30PM

    Filming of Judges announcing winners (8th floor studio)

  • 12:30 – 1:30PM

    Lunch and determination of winners

  • Group 2 Afternoon:

  • 1:00 – 1:30PM

    Check-in, Welcome and Review of Guiding Principles

  • 1:30 – 2:00PM

    Judges discussion in judging room for each category

  • 2:00 – 2:40PM

    Group 1 Interviews

  • 2:40 – 2:50PM

    Judges discussion of first finalists

  • 2:50 – 3:00PM

    Break

  • 3:00 – 3:40PM

    Group 2 Interviews

  • 3:40 – 3:50PM

    Judges Discussion of second finalists

  • 3:50 – 4:00PM

    Break

  • 4:00 – 4:40PM

    Group 3 Interviews

  • 4:40 – 4:50PM

    Judges Discussion of third finalists

  • 4:50 – 5:00PM

    Extra time for deliberation

  • 5:00 – 5:30PM

    Filming of Judges announcing winners (8th floor studio)

  • 5:30 – 6:00PM

    Judges Meet and determination of winners

Day of Judging:

Come camera ready and prepared to answer questions about why you chose the winner you did.

Attire:

We will be filming on a green screen so please do not wear any green or busy patterns. Dark colors tend to work best on the green screen.

  • We ask that you arrive at the Comcast Office at The Battery no later than 7:30am on the day of judging. We will then have a meet and greet session with all judges to cover any remaining housekeeping items. You will then be excused to meet privately with the other judges for your chosen category to prep, ask questions and discuss approach before the finalists joins you.

  • The first interview will begin promptly at 9am. Each interview will last 40 minutes (we will give you a 10 minute warning).

  • You will have 10 minutes to discuss the finalist with the other judges.

  • After each interview, your WIT moderator will record you saying a few words about the finalist, and then you will get a 10 minute break before your next scheduled interview. This recording may be used in the WIT Women of the Year Awards program, so please be sure not to mention their company name or their name in the remarks.

  • You will have an extra 10-15 minutes after the final interview to choose a winner….this can sometimes be a battle. A WIT representative will be in each room to help answer questions and provide guidance for the judging process.

  • Once you have chosen the winner, we ask that you please leave your interview room and rejoin us in the “Judge’s Meeting Room”. Group 1 will leave by 1:30pm and Group 2 by 6:00pm

*Note: You cannot leave at any time. This will be at least a half-day commitment.

What To Bring:

  • Your ID for security at check-in.
  • Please bring something for notes during the interview process.

Parking:

Comcast has graciously allowed us to use their offices for judging.  You will be parking in the Red Parking Deck at the Battery.  The address to the Red Parking Deck is One Ballpark Center 2605 Circle 75 Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339.  Please bring your parking ticket in with you, as parking will be validated. The entrance to the Comcast Building in on the third floor of the Red Parking Deck.

MEET THE WIT AWARDS VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP TEAM

Kati Graff

2023 WIT Awards

Event Chair & Judging Chair Volunteer

Danielle Hall

2023 WIT Awards

Judging Co-Chair Volunteer

Keerti Gupta

2023 WIT Awards

Nominations Selection Committee Chair
Volunteer

Nathalie Charlot

2023 WIT Awards

Nominations Selection Committee Co-Chair
Volunteer

Ashley Russell

2023 WIT Awards

Volunteer Chair

Science Judges

Kashmira Date

Global Medical and Scientific Affairs Lead, Johnson and Johnson Global Public Health

Gladys Delancey-Bolding

Founder/CEO at Biologue Labrotorium Inc.

Anup Thomas

VP & Chief Technology Officer at Capital One

Technology Judges

Jimmy Adams

Chief Technology Officer at ADP

Diana Caplinger

Managing Director, Digital Nexus Executive – Systems of Action at KPMG

Grant Shih

CIO at Aramark

Engineering Judges

Brian Benn

VP & CIO at Atlanta Housing

Shucchi Mittal

Director of Engineering and Operations at Fiserv

Joseph Steen

VP of Technology at Altitude Trampoline Parks

Kim Trevisan

CIO at Oldcastle

Arts Judges

Annie Eaton

CEO at Futurus

Lexi Fox

CMO at Maast

Heather Rocker

Principal Program Director, Alexa Prize

Mathematics Judges

Leah Jones

CFO at Veradigm

Shalini Joshi

Executive Director at NCR

Nikhil Narvekar

VP, Global CTO and Head of IT EMEA at Graphic Packaging

S.T.E.A.M Education Judges

Shaun Hunt

CIO at McKenney’s

Sweta Sneha

Professor of Information Systems and Security at Kennesaw State University

Leanne West

Chief Engineer Pediatric Technologies at Georgia Tech

Woman to Watch Judges

Sherry Farrugia

CEO at T3 Labs

Chris Murphy

CTO at Black & Veech

Ben Pivar

SVP & CIO at Carter’s

Build Her Up Judges

Clint Bailey

CEO at Techbridge

Angie Brown

SVP, IT at The Home Depot

Christie Pruett

CIO at SP Richards

Single Mother of the Year Judges

Penny Collins

President & CEO at WIT

ZsaVette Eze

Practice Manager – Pro Services at AWS

Renee Pearson

CIO at Rollins

Campus Club of the Year Judges

Ebony Mister

Technology Analyst – STEM Initiative and Engagement Coordinator at State Farm

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Meredith Moore

CEO at Artisan Financial

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Nita Sardana

VP of Community Outreach and Corporate Giving at Innova Solutions

Girl of the Year Judges

Sue Baldauff

Learning and Development Manager at Cox Automotive

Sirita Donaldson

Head of Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Finastra

Karen Gray

VP, Engineering, Merchandising and Corporate Systems at Macy’s

Volunteer of the Year Judges

Danielle Hall

VP of IT, Backoffice and Operations Applications at ANDMORE

Eileen H. Rumfelt

Member Attorney at Miller & Martin, PLLC

Kim Youngpeter

VP, Governance and Facilities at Rollins

Meet your WIT Moderators

Kyle Ross

Science Category

Danielle Hall

Technology Category

Andra Milender

Engineering Category

Madison Sutton

Arts Category

Heather Carroll

Mathematics Category

Andrew Millard

S.T.E.A.M Education Category

Juli Clay

Build Her Up Category & Volunteer of the Year

Rachel Collins

Woman to Watch Category & Girl of the Year

Keerti Gupta

Single Mother of the Year

Sandy Ali

Campus Club of the Year

2023 Woman of the Year in S.T.E.A.M Awards Finalists

Learn More about our finalists

Science

Leila Barkhadle

Compliance Sr. Director at Equifax

Monique Hart

Vice President of Information Security at Piedmont

Anju Mathew

CEO and Co-Founder of OncoLens

Technology

Jennifer Baker

Chief Technology Officer at Synovus

Kate Mandrell

Executive Vice President at NCR

Camryn Mastel

Founder and CEO of Innovien Solutions

Engineering

D’Lovely Gibson

SVP, Product, D&A and Technology Planning & Execution at Equifax

Jasmine Grant

SVP, Head of Treasury Technology at
Truist

Tawanna Grant

SVP, Software Engineering Director II at
Truist

Arts

Denise Nicole Francis

Product Design Lead at Salesforce

Malika Garrett

AVP Sales at Tech Mahindra

Paula Rodriguez

CEO and Co-Founder of Precise Consulting

Mathematics

Ankita Agarwal

Global Director – Commercial Transformation at Kimberly Clark

Sara Scruggs

Director of Quantitative Risk Modeling at Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

Susan Twadell

AVP, Enterprise Data Management and Enablement at Cox Automotive

S.T.E.A.M Education

Marquita Blades

Creator and Lead Consultant at POWARful Teaching Strategies

Marsha Francis

Executive Director at
STE(A)M Truck

Hannah Oldham

Mathematics Educator and STEM Scholar Academy Coordinator at Cobb County School District

Woman to Watch

Manjula Ganta

Senior Director, Product Development (Global Product & Technology) at ADP

Trina L. Hill

SVP – Technology Consumer Bank & Finance at
Synchrony

Vasantha Kandikuppa

Vice President, Technical Product Management at
Equifax

Build Her Up

Tim Minard

Chief Executive Officer for
Eclipse Gaming Systems

Scott Reynolds

IT Manager at
Synovus

Binh Tran

Associate Professor of Information Technology for Georgia Gwinnett College

Single Mother of the Year

Amber Arnold

IT Support Specialist

Shatara Davis

Transportation Operator

Akilah Hammond

Cybersecurity Enthusiast

Volunteer of the Year

Dawn Stargell Moore

Executive Leadership Development | Continuity and Resiliency

Courtney Pearce

Senior Technical Recruiter at Applied Resource Group

Ashley Russell

Key Account Manager at Pyramid Consulting

Girl of the Year

Zareenah Ahmed

Walton High School

Shadi Karimifard

Northview High School

Stuti Thummala

Alliance Academy

Campus Club of the Year

Georgia State University

Gwinnett Technical College

Georgia Southern University

2022 Women of the Year Recipients

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Awards Ceremony:

We would love for you to join us for the Women of the Year Awards ceremony.  We plan to recognize you during the Run Of Show to share our appreciation for your time. The awards ceremony is on October 13, 2023 from 7:00PM – 9:00 PM. 

Event Details

  • Event Date:

    October 13, 2023

  • Start Time:

    5:30 PM

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