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Katherine Wetmur

Katherine Wetmur is a Managing Director and the Chief Information Officer for Cyber, Data, Risk and Resilience at Morgan Stanley; in this role, she oversees global efforts to strengthen cybersecurity, […]

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Sandra Laursen

Sandra Laursen, Ph.D., is senior research associate and director of Ethnography & Evaluation Research (E&ER) at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she leads research and evaluation studies focusing on

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Joe McBreen

Joe McBreen is the Assistant Superintendent of Innovation for St. Vrain Valley Schools in Colorado, where he leads the integration of emerging technologies into K–12 education. He began his career

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Renise Walker

Renise is the Project Lead for ColoradoFWD, an initiative to demonstrate the use of Skills-based hiring and advancement practices enabled by  the use of learning and employment records to address critical

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Emily Pilloton-Lam

Emily Pilloton-Lam is a designer, builder, educator, and founder of the nonprofit Girls Garage (formerly known as Project H Design). Using architecture and design as a vehicle to transform communities

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Kathryn S. McKinley

Kathryn S. McKinley is a Distinguished Software Engineer at Google. She works on obtainability and efficiency for Google’s global infrastructure. She was previously a Principal Researcher at Microsoft and an

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Casey Fiesler

Casey Fiesler is the William R. Payden Endowed Professor and an Associate Professor of Information Science (and Computer Science by courtesy) at University of Colorado Boulder. She researches and teaches

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Ken Anderson

Ken Anderson is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. He joined the department in

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Katie Hyten

Katie Hyten is the Co-Executive Director of Essential Partners. She completed her master’s degree in international negotiation and conflict resolution at Tufts University’s Fletcher School, where her research addressed foreign policy

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Marian Croak

Marian Croak is the Vice President of Human Centered AI and Foundational ML at Google. She was formerly the VP Responsible AI and Human Centered Technologies and prior to that

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Suzi Q. Smith

Suzi Q. Smith is an award-winning poet and author who lives in Denver, Colorado. The author of poetry collections Poems for the End of the World, A Gospel of Bones

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Stefanie Tompkins

Stefanie Tompkins currently serves as the Provost of the Colorado School of Mines, a return to the university where she previously served as Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer.

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Shawna Brunson

Shawna Brunson is a seasoned Technology Executive at Wells Fargo, responsible for overseeing all technology channels used by Small Business customers and bankers. Her focus is on ensuring easy access, low-friction

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Amy Coleman

As executive vice president and chief human resources officer, Amy Coleman is focused on empowering 220,000+ global employees to achieve Microsoft’s mission. In her role, she is dedicated to making

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Kate Rush

 Kate Rush is the Chief Information Officer for Workforce Technology and head of the Technology Resource Group for the PNC Financial Services Group. In this role she is accountable for

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Jane Mason

Jane Mason is the C4C curriculum coordinator and a Course Developer at the University of Oklahoma where she works with online master’s programs. Jane received her Master’s in Instructional Systems

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Maija Grimes

Maija Grimes (she/her) is working alongside Pauline Semczuk as the next Data and Membership Assistant within the Higher Ed Alliance.  She is passionate about technology and data, and aims to

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Hahau Yisrael

Hahau Yisrael is a Graphic Design Consultant at NCWIT. As a member of the communications team Hahau contributes to brand development, resource design and marketing. He utilizes over 10 years

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Ellen Sukovich Parrish

Ellen Sukovich Parrish is a Project Scientist and Curriculum Specialist for Teach Engineering. Ellen uses her scientific training and background to help authors develop high-quality, hands-on K-12 STEM resources. Prior

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Kate France

Kate France is a PharmD candidate at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy on the beautiful Duluth campus. She is the founder of Scientists Making Your Life Easier (SMYLE)

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Joshua Childs

Joshua Childs is an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy. His research examines the role of inter-organizational networks and

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Sujata Kosalge

Sujata Kosalge is the Vice President of Engineering in the Core team at Google that builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. She leads the Data pillar within Core

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Angela D. R. Smith

Angela D. R. Smith is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her doctoral degree from Northwestern University in Technology

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Ann Quiroz Gates

Dr. Ann Quiroz Gates is Senior Advisor to the Provost for Strategic STEM Initiatives and the past Senior Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs at the University of Texas at El

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Susan H. Rodger

Susan H. Rodger is a Professor of the Practice in the Computer Science Department at Duke University. She received her PhD in Computer Science from Purdue University. Rodger works in

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