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Media Alert

4th Annual DCFemTech Awards Celebrate 54 Power Women in Code, Design and Data

Strength of the Regions’ Women Tech Talent Reflected in More than 600 Nominations

April 23, 2018 —Washington, DC — DCFemTech, the coalition of women leaders aimed at lowering the barriers to entry for women in tech by amplifying the efforts of women in tech organizations, will recognize 54 women at its 4th annual DCFemTech Awards reception. On May 7th, the organization and its members will host a reception at The Washington Post to celebrate the recipients and nominees.

The call for nominations for outstanding women in code, design and data based in the DC region was announced on February 22nd at DCFemTech’s Inspire event, which encourages women to celebrate and share accomplishments from the previous year. The organization received 620 nominations, representing a 58 percent increase in nominations from 2017. New nomination criteria for 2018 restricted the eligibility of recipients from the previous year in an effort to prioritize inclusivity and a broader opportunity for recognition.

DCFemTech works to support organizations that enable women to build their skills and create communities while also encouraging companies to make it a priority to hire talented women coders, designers, data scientists and other tech leaders. The awards program was conceptualized to focus exclusively on the DC region’s women engineers and designers, as opposed to awards that recognize women working in non-technical roles at technology companies.

"In our 4th year of the DCFemTech Awards, the fervor tied to the program is no longer exceeding our expectations——it’s become clear that the program is a direct reflection of the DC region as the country’s epicenter for women in technology," said Shana Glenzer, CMO of Crowdskout and cofounder of DCFemTech. “Our nominations have grown 685 percent in 4 years and 58 percent in the last year alone. Our judging pool has more than doubled as have our marquee sponsors. We are proud to be a bellwether and chief celebrant of the quality and volume of talented women in the DC Tech ecosystem.”

Nominations were down selected by a committee of more than 40 judges comprised of engineers, designers data scientists, and executives for each category and this year’s recipients were chosen based on each woman’s impact on the organization they work for, the complexity of the issue they addressed with code or design or data, and their work with the community, or open source contributions. The final awardees ranked in the top 20 percent of their respective categories.

We are pleased to announce that the award recipients are:

CODE

  • Julie Bacon, Web Developer, ISL

  • Clara Popescu Brooks, Software Development Manager, FireEye, Inc.

  • Sunitha Burri, Sr Software Dev Engineer, Oath

  • Melissa DePuydt, Technical Architect, The Washington Post

  • Marissa Halpert, Web Developer, ISL

  • Caitlin Henry, Technical Lead, Aquicore

  • Tracy King, Front End Engineer, Crowdskout

  • Amber Knutson, Developer, The Motley Fool

  • Shorouk Mansour, Sn.Software Engineer/Team Lead, nclud

  • Alexis Moody, Full Stack Software Engineer, Contactually

  • Trish O'Connor, Engineer, ISL

  • Catherine Ordun, Senior Data Scientist, Booz Allen Hamilton

  • Ally Palanzi, Software Engineer, Nava PBC

  • Taylor Poindexter, Back End Engineer, Crowdskout

  • Anya Roltsch, Backend Engineer, Tista

  • Jacque Schrag, Developer, Center for Strategic and International Studies

  • Alison Spittel, Lead Web Development Instructor, General Assembly

  • Dana Sulit, UI Engineer, Mapbox

  • Jess Szmajda, CTO, Optoro

  • Megan Tracy, Software Engineer, Appian

  • Sharon Warner, Software Engineer, Nava PBC

  • Valerie Woolard Srinivasan, Software Engineer, Panoply

DESIGN

  • Betsy Bland, Sr. Director of Customer Experience, MicroStrategy

  • Raquel Breternitz, Senior Designer, Pivotal Labs

  • Liz Calka, Lead User Experience Designer, National Geographic

  • Olivia Cheng, Designer, Nava PBC

  • Jen Doyle, Interactive Designer, ISL

  • Kai Frazier, Founder, Curated x Kai

  • Phim Her, Marketing Solutions Manager, Washington Post

  • Dian Holton, Deputy Art Director, AARP

  • Meghana Khandekar, Designer, Nava PBC

  • Gina Kim, UX Designer, US Digital Service

  • Katy Kinsey , Senior UI/UX designer, Excella

  • Amanda Miklik, Director of Design, United States Digital Service

  • Katharine Molloy, Senior Graphic Designer, Vox Media

  • Emilia Regan, Design Lead, Mariana Tek

  • Rica Rosario, Senior UX Designer, Deloitte Digital

  • Emily Ryan, UX Competency Lead and Senior Studio Lead, Deloitte Digital

  • Kim Stockley, Senior Content + UX Strategist, ISL

  • Jen Strickland, Senior UX Architect & Researcher, LookThink

  • Kacey Tovornik, Product Manager, Venga

DATA

  • Aimee Barciauskas, Data Engineer, Development Seed

  • Tara Brosnan, National Data Director, Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee

  • Anna Cooper, Director of Data and Information Systems, Communications Workers of America

  • Chantilly Jaggernauth, Senior Data Analyst, Comcast and Founder & CEO, Millennials and Data

  • Julie Kanzler , Program Manager, Data APIs and Systems, DC Office of the CTO

  • Sarah LaRocca, Senior Data Scientist, The Messina Group

  • Brittany Mayes, Associate News Apps Developer, National Public Radio

  • Priyanka Oberoi, Data Scientist, Deep Learning Analytics

  • Kathy Qian, Data Scientist & Innovation Policy Consultant, World Bank

  • Eva Reid, Senior GIS Analyst, DC Government, Office of the Chief Technology Officer

  • Mandi Traud, Founder and Consultant, Marvelous Modeling, LLC

  • Joy Whitt, Economic Intelligence Analyst and Developer, Offices of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development and the Chief Technology Officer

  • Judy Yang, Economist, World Bank

"For years, DC has been ranked as the best city in the country for women in tech to thrive. Is it any surprise then that this region is a magnet for top talent?" said Shannon Turner, founder of Hear Me Code and member of the DCFemTech Leadership Team. "It's challenging to narrow down the long list of nominees to select just a few award recipients, but this year's honorees really stood out for their contributions to groundbreaking projects and in creating change and lasting impact. We couldn't be more proud of this year's honorees and can't wait to celebrate their accomplishments at the ceremony in May."

What: DCFemTech Awards Reception

When: Monday, May 7th, 2018 from 6-8:30pm (Doors open at 6pm. Program begins at 6:45pm)

Where: The Washington Post, 1301 K Street NW (West Lobby), Washington, DC

Media can RSVP: https://nvite.com/dcft18/od1y8g or by e-mailing Lisa Throckmorton at [email protected]

The DCFemTech Awards are made possible through the generous support of Mapbox, Amazon Web Services, Booz Allen Hamilton, Capital One, Contactually, FlatIron School, GoKart Labs, NAVA, Optoro, Osha Liang, Social Tables, Wingate Hughes, & The Washington Post Engineering. The organization also like extend its gratitude to the DCFemTech Awards Committee made up of Ally Palanzi, Shannon Turner and Shana Glenzer for their countless hours invested in making the awards and event possible.

About DCFemTech

DCFemTech is a coalition of women leaders aimed at amplifying the efforts of women in tech organizations, sharing resources, and bringing leaders together to close the gender gap. Members are affiliated with organizations with women attendance that is 50% or higher, who have a focus on technology and who have a primary focus in the mission statement about gender or women.

DCFemTech also shares a list of resources for women seeking places to learn specific skills (development, design, networking, etc.). For up-to-date information follow @DCFemTech on Twitter.