Akamai Foundation Grant Helps ITWomen Offer Free Summer STEM Camp for Girls
Thank you to Akamai Foundation for once again partnering with ITWomen to help us deliver a FREE Summer Camp and STEM programming for girls.
Read MoreMargaret Brisbane Awarded 2023 Large Enterprise ORBIE Award
Please join me in congratulating founding ITWomen Board member, Margaret Brisbane, who was honored by SouthFloridaCIO on June 9th, at the Diplomate Beach Resort as a 2023 ORBIE® Award recipient! Margaret was selected as recipient for the Large Enterprise ORBIE ($5B+) for her leadership as the Chief Information Officer of Miami-Dade County. We celebrate you Margaret for the many…
Read MoreITWomen 2023 Scholarship Awards
It was such an honor to present $24,000 in ITWomen technology and engineering scholarships to amazing young women at our 2023 awards ceremony. ITWomen Charitable Foundation has provided $875,000 in STEM college scholarships to 138 female graduates of high schools across South Florida in the past 20 years. Congratulations to our newest ITWomen Scholars: Karina…
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…
Read MoreDesigning Cultures for Hybrid Workspaces
Company culture consultant Gustavo Razzetti holds that companies often hold out highly desirable perks as their core foundation, but perks alone do not define a culture. The key to hybrid workspaces where everyone can thrive is when all employees, remote or on-site, share a sense of belonging to something bigger than themselves, he says. Razzetti…
Read MoreSave Sept 16 for ITWomen Zoom Event: Remote Not Distant – Insights into Hybrid Company Cultures to Help People Thrive!
Mark your calendar for a special Zoom event Friday Sept 16, 12:30 – 1:15 pm. ITWomen is hosting a Future Forward Leadership Series program on hybrid workplaces. The topic is company cultures for hybrid workplaces that can help people thrive. Enjoy an energizing conversation by Gustavo Razzetti, company culture consultant, author of the recent book,…
Read MoreGustavo Razzetti
Speaker, ITWomen Sept 16 Future Forward Series Gustavo Razzetti will be speaking at ITWomen’s Future Forward Leadership Series on Sept. 16 at 12:30 pm on “Remote Not Distant,” insights into company cultures to help people thrive! A prolific author, he has recently published his book, Remote Not Distant: Design a Company Culture That Will Help…
Read MoreITWomen 2022 Girls’ Summer Robotics Camp
ITWomen’s 2022 summer tech camp introduced girls to robotics and a presentation from female software engineers working in surgical robotics. The campers also heard from tech industry professionals on careers in cybersecurity. The camp was led by Applied Engineering & Robotics Technical Education Teacher Shawn Waring, of South Dade Senior High. The free week-long camp…
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