Posts by Christine Zambrano
Cybersecurity Pros Encourage Girls to Go For It.
Do you enjoy video games? Does the idea of being an adventurer, explorer, detective, a Threat Hunter, a protector and puzzle-solver appeal to you? Then seriously consider a career in cybersecurity. This is the enthusiastic message a team of cybersecurity pros gave to girls attending our 2023 ITWomen Robotics Summer Camp in July. Presenters from…
Read MoreGirls Demo Robots at Camp Finale
It was Robot Showcase time on the final day of ITWomen’s 2023 Girls’ Summer Robotics Camp, Friday July 14 at South Dade Senior High School in Homestead, FL. Campers celebrated with pizza, prizes and commemorative T-shirts. Shawn Waring, Applied Engineering and Robotics Technical Education teacher, supervised the camp. During the week ITWomen invited inspiring speakers…
Read MoreCongrats ITWomen Scholar Sophie Chee Georgia Tech Class of 2023, Electrical Engineering
Congratulations to ITWomen Scholar Sophie Chee class of 2023. Sophie has graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. She will be pursuing an M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Georgia Tech.
Read MoreCongrats! ITWomen Scholar Cassandra Garzia, Class of 2023, Double Degrees
Congrats to ITWomen Scholar Cassandra Garzia, class of 2023! Cassandra has graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Digital Arts and Sciences. Cassandra is currently serving as Director of Video Operations for Vivid Sky Productions. She has served as a Software Engineer and Digital Design intern…
Read More2023 Girls’ Summer Robotics Camp Kicks Off
ITWomen’s 2023 Summer Robotics Camp for Girls kicked off its first day July 10
Read MoreITWomen Scholar Laura Scarpelli Researching Cardiology at Max Planck School of Matter to Life
ITWomen Scholar Laura Scarpelli has been accepted to the Max Planck School of Matter to Life (MPS MtL) with an Undergraduate Research Opportunity in Germany.
Read MoreFree ITWomen Robotics Camp for Girls Starts July 10, 2023- Register Early!
Acknowledgments to AKAMAI
Read MoreCongrats to These ITWomen Scholarship Grads
Congratulations to our latest graduating ITWomen scholars: Mariya JivaJi, Cassandra Garzia, Julieth Forero, and Sophie Ayoung-Chee. Mariya graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Cybersecurity & Operations. Cassandra graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Computer Sciene & Digital Arts. Julieth graduated from the University of Central Florida with a…
Read MoreSee how your gifts grew on Give Miami Day 2022
Thank You! Give Miami Day 2022 boosted the donations of everyone who gave so generously! Due to the power of matching donations and bonuses, your $1,017 original gifts for ITWomen scholarships grew to $1,582.08. You are truly helping level the field for young women aspiring to a future in tech. Since our founding in 2002,…
Read MoreAkamai Hosts Fireside Chat with ITWomen Mentor Chair Margaret Brisbane, CIO, Miami-Dade County
Margaret Brisbane, ITWomen Board member, Virtual Mentor Chair, recently shared her career journey to becoming Miami-Dade County’s first female CIO/Department Director in a Fireside Chat with leadership groups at Akamai Technologies. Akamai’s GS America’s Inclusion, Diversity, and Engagement (ID&E) team hosted the virtual event, which drew Akamai’s Women’s Forum Americas ERG, as well as extended…
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