Congratulations to our 2013 Category Winners

Academic Innovation and Leadership

Lili Aramli, Biology Teacher

Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science and Academy of Aerospace and Engineering

Academic Innovation and Leadership

Carolyn Slayman, Deputy Dean, Academic and Scientifc Affairs

Yale Medical School

Collegian Innovation and Leadership

Zhaohui Wang, Ph.D. Candidate

University of Connecticut

Community Innovation and Leadership

Cynthia Barnett, Program Founder

Saturday Academy

Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership

Meghan Brunaugh, CMO & Co-Founder

Combat2Career

Large Business Innovation and Leadership

Maria Keilich, Mgr., Systems Eng.,

United Technologies Aerospace Systems                      

Research Innovation and Leadership

Yvonne Will, Associate Research Fellow

Pfizer

Small Business Innovation and Leadership

Kate Donahue President

Hampford Research, Inc.

Youth Innovation and Leadership

Shiyu Zhuang, Senior

Amity Regional High School

This annual awards program gathers the Connecticut technology community to recognize women in the workforce who are innovators, role models and leaders in technology, science and engineering. Students at high school and college levels are also honored for their studies and accomplishments.

These women have broken through the glass ceiling.    And not only have they broken through it -- they are keeping it open for other women to come through.

                          - Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman

  2012 WNPR interview, Listen Here

2012 photos on Flickr	2012 videos

2013 Keynote Speaker
Dr. Pamela Trotman Reid, Ph.D., President of the University of Saint Joseph, was named one of the Eight Remarkable Women in Business by the Hartford Business Journal, one of the Most Influential Blacks in the State by the NAACP, and ranked among Hartford’s 50 Most Influential People by Hartford Magazine. In 2012,
Dr. Reid was appointed to the Capital Region Development Authority
by Governor Dannel Malloy.

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2013 Women of Innovation Finalists
Academic Innovation and Leadership Lili Aramli Biology Teacher Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science and the Academy of Aerospace and Engineering		Research Innovation and Leadership Katherine Ayers Director of Research Proton OnSite
Community Innovation and Leadership Dr. Cynthia Barnett Program Founder Saturday Academy		Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Lisa Braden-Harder Founder & CEO, North America Appen Butler Hill, Inc.
Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Meghan Brunaugh CMO & Co-Founder C2C, LLC - DBA Combat2Career		Community Innovation and Leadership Treese Campbell Staff Scientist United Technologies Research Center
Small Business Innovation and Leadership Kate Donahue President Hampford Research, Inc.		Community Innovation and Leadership Alicia Echevarria Graduate Student University of Connecticut
Youth Innovation and Leadership Zoe Eggleston High School Senior Newtown High School		Large Business Innovation and Leadership Alysia Evanitsky UAE Chief Engineer Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Academic Innovation and Leadership Estelle Fanucci Science Department Chair Amity Regional High School		Large Business Innovation and Leadership Lynn Fraga General Manager, Customer Services Operations Pratt & Whitney
Large Business Innovation and Leadership Sonja Glavaski Control Systems Group Leader United Technologies Research Center		Community Innovation and Leadership Angela Grieve Project Manager UTC - Pratt & Whitney
Youth Innovation and Leadership Jordan Henck High School Senior Amity Regional High School		Large Business Innovation and Leadership Mary Ellen Jones VP, Commercial Engines Customer Support & America Sales Pratt & Whitney
Youth Innovation and Leadership Krista Karlson High School Senior  Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science		Youth Innovation and Leadership Delaney Kehoe High School Senior Glastonbury High School
Large Business Innovation and Leadership Maria Keilich Manager, Systems Engineering United Technologies Aerospace Systems		Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Deborah Kennedy CEO NutritionOptions LLC
Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Yvonne Kielhorn Founder & CEO Why Science		Community Innovation and Leadership Kerry Kozaczuk Analyst, Engineering Services  Pratt & Whitney
Youth Innovation and Leadership Brittney Lew High School Senior Greenwich High School		Collegian Innovation and Leadership Jamie Maciaszek Ph.D. Candidate University of Connecticut
Youth Innovation and Leadership Mallory  Madfes High School Senior Greenwich High School		Large Business Innovation and Leadership Stacy Malecki Design Integration Manager UTC-Pratt & Whitney
Research Innovation and Leadership Radenka Maric CT Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy University of Connecticut		Large Business Innovation and Leadership Susan Marotta Executive Director, Quality& Records Management Unit Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Large Business Innovation and Leadership Elizabeth Mercier Vice President, Personal Lines The Travelers Companies, Inc.		Collegian Innovation and Leadership Paiyz Mikael Ph.D. Candidate University of Connecticut
Community Innovation and Leadership Sandra Muller President Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair		Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Phyllis Pierce CEO and Founder My Luck Club
Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Teresa Piliouras CEO Technical Consulting & Research, Inc.		Large Business Innovation and Leadership Donna Ray Manager, General Engineering United Technologies Aerospace Systems
Academic Innovation and Leadership Amalia Rusu Assistant Professor of Software Engineering Fairfield University		Large Business Innovation and Leadership Kremena (Kemmie) Simitchieva Director, Pipeline Marketing Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Academic Innovation and Leadership Carolyn Slayman Deputy Dean, Academic and Scientific Affairs Yale Medical School		Collegian Innovation and Leadership Lindsay Soh Ph.D. Candidate Yale University
Academic Innovation and Leadership Joan Steitz Molecular Biologist and Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Yale University		Community Innovation and Leadership Renee Sutherland Design Engineer UTC - Pratt & Whitney
Large Business Innovation and Leadership Angela Throm Senior Biomedical Engineer Covidien		Small Business Innovation and Leadership Maria Tarczynska AIA, LEED A.P. MS3 Corp. Architects
Large Business Innovation and Leadership Julie Trowbridge-Dillman Senior Vice President of Enterprise Business Intel The Travelers Companies, Inc.		Small Business Innovation and Leadership Amanda Van Wagner Director of Client Services Prometheus Research, LLC
Large Business Innovation and Leadership Jodi Vecchiarelli Group Leader, Physical Sciences Department United Technologies Research Center		Small Business Innovation and Leadership Carol Wallace President & CEO Cooper-Atkins Corporation
Collegian Innovation and Leadership Zhaohui Wang Ph.D. Candidate University of Connecticut		Large Business Innovation and Leadership Temeka White Manager, Global Supply Chain UTC - Pratt & Whitney
Research Innovation and Leadership Yvonne Will Associate Research Fellow Pfizer		Collegian Innovation and Leadership Zengmin Xia Ph.D. Candidate University of Connecticut
Youth Innovation and Leadership Shiyu Zhuang High School Senior Amity Regional High School		Research Innovation and Leadership Julie Zimmerman Associate Professor of Green Engineering Yale University
2013 Program Sponsors Presenting Sponsors   Day Pitney LLP   Covidien     Boehringer Ingleheim USA Corporation   United Technologies Corporation   Supporting Sponsors General Electric The United Illuminating Company   UK Trade & Investment Association

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Past Event Recaps & Year by Year Lists of Finalists

The Jana Moak Scholarship

Two Youth Innovation and Leadership Award winners will receive Jana Moak Scholarships from Covidien and the Connecticut Technology Council, in honor of the 2006 Women of Innovation award winner and member of the CTC Board of Directors who passed away in 2007.

Winners are selected from a group of outstanding women interviewed for these scholarships by a subcommittee of the Women of Innovation Planning Committee. Four criteria are considered by the selection panel: Academic achievement, innovation and creativity, leadership and a decision to pursue a career in a science or technology profession. Each year the interviews acquaint us with the notable academic credentials of these women, often coupled with remarkable community service efforts undertaken at their schools, church or in their communities.

The 2013 Planning Committee

Chair - Elizabeth Alquist, Partner, Day Pitney LLP

Committee Members

Dan Adams, Executive Chairman, Global Head of Business Development, Protein Sciences Corporation

Lucy Brakoniecki, Research & Evaluation Director, Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund

Teresa Carleton, VP of Mission System Design & Integration, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

Michele Dischino, Associate Professor, Technology & Engineering Education, Central Connecticut State University

Christine Gemelli, Consultant, Connecticut Innovations

Maria Gigliotti, Sr. Associate Director, Drug Regulatory Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Eileen Hasson, President, The Computer Company

Cathy Intravia, Partner, Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Jacqueline Jones, Staff Scientist, Covidien

Jennifer Kowalksi, Continuous Process Improvement Leader, Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation

Scott Morrison, Vice President, Information Systems Prescription Medicines, Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation

Mary Norris, Partner, Wiggin and Dana LLP

Glennis Orloff, Vice President, Product Development, i-Health

Paige Rasid, Chief Operating Officer, Connecticut Technology Council

Tracy Romano, Senior VP, Research & Zoological Operations, Sea Research Foundation, Inc., Mystic Aquarium

Vanessa Rubano, Scientist II, Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation

Ellyn Savard, Program Initiatives Manager, Girl Scouts of Connecticut

Sondra Schneider, CEO and Founder, Security University
Luke Weinstein, Entrepreneur and Mentor

Rita Zangari, Executive Director, Technology Incubation Program, University of Connecticut

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