Women of Innovation® AwardsApril 1, 2015

presented by:

Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation | CovidienDay Pitney LLP | United Technologies Corporation

C o n n e c t i c u t T e c h n o l o g y C o u n c i l

An Annual Celebration of Connecticut’s Most Innovative Women

Science | Technology | Engineering | Math

Women of Innovation® A Program Of:

The Connecticut Technology CouncilPRESENTING SPONSORS

Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation CovidienDay PitneyUnited Technologies Corporation

Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation | CovidienDay Pitney LLP | United Technologies Corporation

C o n n e c t i c u t T e c h n o l o g y C o u n c i l

Emily Dunning Barringer 1876–1961World’s first female ambulance surgeon

The cover images represent ....

Anna Louise James 1886 – 1967First black woman pharmacist

Marian Koshland 1921 – 1997Discovered importance of antibodies

Barbara McClintock 1902 – 1992Scientist and world’s most distinguished Cytogeneticist

The Connecticut Technology Council and our sponsors celebrate the 11th annual Women of Innovation awards. Tonight we honor the energy, creativity and success of fifty-six women and students from Connecticut’s science and technology community.

We salute this year’s Women of Innovation who are working as scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs for their contributions to their organizations or schools. Their biographies in this program are testimony to their remarkable careers, fields of study, and their professional and personal accomplishments. We also thank the individuals who nominated these outstanding women and all who are here to celebrate their achievements.

After eleven years, there is an alumnae group of nearly 550 Women of Innovation, some of whom are here tonight! By gathering this community of accomplished women, we will continue to promote, support and encourage young women and girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math and to foster a collaborative network.

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MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Diane SmithTV journalist, radio talk show host, author and speaker

WELCOME

Paul HermesChairman of the Board, Connecticut Technology Council and Entrepreneur in Residence, Covidien

INTRODUCTION OF HONOREES

Elizabeth AlquistChair, Women of Innovation Planning Committee and Partner, Day Pitney, LLP

Nancy Di DiaExecutive Director, Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement, Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation

Lisa SzewczulVice President of Environmental Health & Safety, United Technologies Aerospace Systems

KEYNOTE

Cecilia McKenneyExecutive Vice President, Frontier Secure and Administration, Frontier Communications

AWARD PRESENTATIONS (In order of presentation)

Youth Innovation & Leadership(presented by Covidien) Dr. Jacqueline Jones, Manager of R&D Clinical Engineering and User Experience

Janice Deskus, Group Vice President, Human Resources, Covidien

Collegian Innovation & LeadershipCommunity Innovation & LeadershipResearch Innovation & LeadershipAcademic Innovation & LeadershipEntrepreneurial Innovation & LeadershipSmall Business Innovation & LeadershipLarge Business Innovation & Leadership

CLOSING REMARKS

AGENDA

Diane Smith A New York Times bestselling author, Emmy award-winning journalist, documentary producer, and speaker, Diane Smith is a TV veteran with diverse experience and background. As president of Diane

Smith Media, Diane has produced Emmy award winning documentaries, as well as programs and videos primarily for non-profits. Diane Smith Media also provides media training for clients as diverse as Tiffany & Co. and Subway.

Diane is the anchor and senior producer for program development at CTN, the Connecticut version of CSPAN. She works to promote transparency in government and to increase citizen engagement in their democracy.

The Globe Pequot Press has published six books based on Diane’s “Positively Connecticut” TV series, the longest running local TV series in state history. Diane’s latest book, Obsessed: America’s Food Addiction and My Own; written with MSNBC Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski became an instant best seller. Diane was a news reporter and anchor on WTNH-TV in New Haven, and co-hosted the Morning Show with Ray Dunaway on WTIC-Newstalk1080. Diane is a frequent on-air contributor to CT Public Television (CPTV), producing and hosting award winning documentaries and other programming. Diane serves on the board of the Connecticut Girl Scout Council and the Connecticut Women’s Council and is on the advisory council of the non-partisan Women’s Campaign School at Yale. Diane has been honored with the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Culture and Tourism for her outstanding lifetime achievements and contributions to the arts and tourism in Connecticut. The Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame honored Diane as a woman of “voice and vision”. Diane was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle for 25 years of distinguished service to broadcasting and the community.

Emily Dunning Barringer 1876–1961World’s first female ambulance surgeon

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Beth Alquist Partner Day Pitney LLP

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

Susan Brown Advisor Mauro-Sheridan Science, Technology and Communications School

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

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

Christine Gemelli Consultant Connecticut Innovations

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

Eileen Hasson President The Computer Company

Cathy Intravia Partner Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Dr. Jacqueline Jones Manager of R&D, Clinical Engineering & User Experience Covidien

Jennifer Kowalski Continuous Process Improvement Leader Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Mary Norris Partner Wiggin and Dana LLP

Glennis Orloff Vice President, Product Development i-Health

Michelle Perino Associate Cantor Colburn LLP

Paige Rasid COO Connecticut Technology Council

Tracy Romano Senior Vice President, Research & Zoological Operations Sea Research Foundation, Inc at Mystic Aquarium

Stacie Ropka Counsel Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Vanessa Rubano Associate Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Ellyn Savard Program Initiatives Manager Girl Scouts of Connecticut

Sondra Schneider CEO & Founder Security University

Luke Weinstein Entrepreneur and Mentor

Stephanie Wheeler Director of Recruiting Datto, Inc.

PLANNING COMMITTEE

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Cecilia K. McKenney

Executive Vice President, Frontier Secure and Administration, Frontier Communications

Cecilia K. McKenney is the Executive Vice President, Frontier Secure and Administration, responsible for Frontier Secure, Human Resources, Marketing, and Product Development. Before this, she was responsible for Human Resources, Sales Operations, Corporate Communications and Public Relations. She was Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Call Center Sales & Service from February 2008 to May 2012. McKenney joined Frontier as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, in February 2006. She is a member of the company’s Senior Leadership Team and reports to the CEO.

Frontier Secure, a service of Frontier Communications, offers products and services to protect every aspect of digital life, including computer security, cloud backup & sharing, the connected home, identity protection, equipment protection and 24/7 U.S.-based premium technical support. Its products and services are sold nationwide directly to consumers and small businesses, and wholesale through strategic partnerships. Prior to Frontier, McKenney was Group Vice President of Headquarters Human Resources for the Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (PBG) in Somers, New York, and was responsible for all human resources functions supporting PBG’s worldwide operations. Her organization supported PBG’s headquarters and call centers in addition to providing long-term strategic direction and day-to-day business support for staffing, compensation and benefits, diversity, training, talent development and human resources systems.

McKenney joined the Pepsi-Cola Company in 1989 in its headquarters-based employee benefits group. She became Human Resources Manager in Pepsi-Cola’s Northeast Business Unit in 1992. In less than two years, McKenney transferred to Northern California to manage HR issues for the company’s San Francisco market. In 1995, she was appointed Director of Human Resources for PBG’s California Business Unit. When PBG became an independent company near the end of 1998, McKenney was appointed Vice President, Staffing and Diversity at the company’s headquarters. In 2000, she was promoted to Vice President, Headquarters Human Resources and was named Group Vice President, Headquarters Human Resources, in 2004.

Prior to Pepsi, McKenney worked for Mutual of New York and L.F. Rothschild in Human Resource and Management roles. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Franklin & Marshall College and is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist.

McKenney is a member of The Leadership Council of Franklin & Marshall College and a member of the Board of Directors of The Child Care Council of Westchester County, Inc. In May 2014, she was honored with the HR Leader Award in the Large Company category at the 2014 Fairfield County HR People of the Year Awards. The awards are given each year by The Southern Connecticut Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management to recognize individuals whose performance and contributions have significantly benefited their organizations, the human resources profession and the community.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Boehringer Ingelheim ranks among the world’s 20 leading pharmaceutical corporations. Our vision drives us forward. It helps us to foster value through innovation in our company and to look to the future with constantly renewed commitment and ambition.

For more than 125 years, Boehringer Ingelheim has been committed to the research and development of innovative medicines that help make more health for patients and their families.

Nurturing innovative ideas todayfor more health tomorrow.

Visit us online atus.boehringer-ingelheim.com

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MEET THE HONOREES

Keshia Ashe g Community Innovation and Leadership Co-founder & CEO, ManyMentors Keshia is a Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering at UCONN and co-founder and CEO of ManyMentors. ManyMentors is a STEM online and in-person mentoring nonprofit organization that connects university mentors with middle and high school students interested in STEM degrees and careers. She is a mentor, role model, TEDx speaker, and an unwavering advocate for STEM education in Connecticut.

Serap Aksoy g Research Innovation and Leadership Professor, Yale School of Public Health Serap is a professor at the Yale School of Public Health where she works on insects that transmit disease-causing microbes to animals and plants. She lectures internationally, maintains ongoing collaborative research programs, and has made landmark contributions to the functional and evolutionary aspects of insect-microbe interactions. Through her discoveries, she developed innovative methods that use beneficial bacteria to render insects inhospitable for disease-causing pathogens, thereby reducing their disease transmission potential.

Medria Blue-Ellis g Academic Innovation and Leadership Principal, Engineering & Science University Magnet School Medria is principal of ESUMS, a Magnet School of Excellence and CT School of Distinction. Her curriculum expertise, creative thinking, and persistence are shared with ten female STEM teachers she mentors. Her encouragement of female students to excel in STEM manifests in accomplishments such as the 2014 Verizon App Challenge State Finalist. Medria was one of 100 school leaders, educational advocates, and researcher, convened at the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation “Closing the Excellence Gap” conference.

Lisa Braden-Harder g Small Business Innovation and Leadership CEO, Appen Lisa started her career in IBM’s research division, moving on to found the Butler Hill Group in 1993. There, she leveraged her background in linguistic products ranging from grammar checkers to search engines. In 2011, the company merged with Appen, an Australian company also engaged in taking devices to global markets. In 2013, she became CEO of the combined entity and in January 2015, led the company through an IPO on the Australian stock exchange.

Shari Bugaj g Large Business Innovation and Leadership Composites Production Integrated Product Team Lead, Pratt & Whitney Shari, a PIPT Lead at Pratt & Whitney, is a strong, hands-on, technical leader with Six Sigma Black Belt certifications, a bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degrees in polymer science and engineering from Case Western Reserve University and a master’s in industrial engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic University. Shari is a proponent of diversity and developing talent within her teams. She is also involved in her community; fundraising for Foodshare and animal rescue activities.

Stormy Chamberlain g Research Innovation and Leadership Raymond and Beverly Sackler Assistant Professor of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut Stormy is the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Assistant Professor of Genetics and Genome Sciences at the UCONN Health Center. Stormy received her A.B. in molecular biology from Princeton University and her Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Florida. She trained as a postdoc at the University of North Carolina and UCONN Health Center. Stormy studies Angelman and Dup15q syndromes using induced pluripotent stem cells.

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Janis Collins g Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Co-founder, The Refinery Janis is co-founder of The Refinery, an accelerator program for women-led companies. She has been helping companies innovate, create and quickly launch new businesses for more than 25 years; first, through her own company, which focused on helping high tech startups and then later advising and funding new financial service companies. Earlier career roles include Financial Services Consulting Partner at KPMG, and Managing Director at J.P.Morgan.

Patricia Cushman g Community Innovation and Leadership Manager, Environment, Health & Safety, United Technologies Research Center Patti created a step-change in interaction between the EH&S community and research staff at UTRC, positively impacting safe and effective research processes. With a leadership role in UTRC’s Women’s Forum, United Way, Special Olympics, and Red Cross efforts, she is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Process Safety Auditor (CPSA), has an M.S., EH&S Management, an MBA, and a B.S. in civil engineering. Her EH&S team recently won the UTRC Award for Operational Excellence.

Emily Davis g Large Business Innovation and Leadership Senior Development Engineer, Covidien Emily began her path to engineering by earning a B.S. in biomedical engineering from UCONN. She then obtained her M.A. in teaching from Armstrong Atlantic State University and her M.S. in materials science and engineering from UCONN. She has been a research and development engineer with Covidien for five years and currently holds the position of Senior Development Engineer.

Wendy Davis g Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Founder & CEO, GestVision, Inc. Wendy is founder and CEO of GestVision, Inc. a startup company focused on commercializing a novel diagnostic for preeclampsia. She has 20+ years of experience in biotechnology, cultivating early stage inventions through to commercialization. Previously Wendy was instrumental in the successful exit of HistoRx, a biotechnology company through sale to Novartis. Wendy holds an MBA: Leadership in Healthcare from Yale School of Management and a B.A. from Swarthmore College.

Deborah Dorcemus g Collegian Innovation and Leadership College Student, University of ConnecticutWhen Deborah was younger, she wanted superpowers to save the world; her goals today have changed…but not much. She still wants to save the world, only now using engineering. After receiving her bachelor’s in biomedical engineering she chose to pursue her doctorate. Performing her research at UCONN Health’s Institute for Regenerative Engineering, Deborah’s thesis focuses on regeneration of osteochondral tissue through the fabrication of a uniquely graded polymer matrix.

Kate Emery g Community Innovation and Leadership CEO, The Walker Group Kate is founder and CEO of The Walker Group, one of New England’s largest technology services firm and a Connecticut 2015 Best Place to Work. As a social enterprise, The Walker Group’s goal is to maximize its social contribution, and, to this end, any distributed profits are split equally between employees, the community, and shareholders. Kate is also founder of reSET, (SocialEnterpriseTrust.org) whose mission is to promote social enterprise in Connecticut.

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Wafa Elmannai g Collegian Innovation and Leadership Ph. D. Student, University of Bridgeport Wafa is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Bridgeport with research interests in the area of wireless sensor networks. She has published more than ten research papers in prestigious national/international conferences and journals. Wafa received a number of awards from several national organizations. Currently, Wafa serves as the president of the University of Bridgeport’s chapter of the Honor Society of Upsilon Pi Epsilon.

Maureen Ezzo g Large Business Innovation and Leadership Air Vehicle Project Lead, Executive Transport Development Programs, Sikorsky AircraftMaureen’s love of engineering began in grammar school with a passion for mathematics, problem solving, and crosswords. She has since built an engineering career, starting at Sikorsky Aircraft as a materials engineer. As VH-92A Air Vehicle Engineering lead, she is responsible for propulsion, fuel, electrical systems, and interiors, and integrates systems into air vehicles and builds aircraft for Executive Transport/Marine Helicopter Squadron One. Maureen is an FAA Designated Engineering Representative (ODA).

Lynn Fiellin g Research Innovation and Leadership Associate Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine Lynn is an associate professor of medicine at Yale. With a large grant from the National Institues of Health, she founded and directs Yale’s play2PREVENT (p2P) Lab. p2P develops and tests evidence-based videogames for risk reduction/prevention, and health promotion in youth and is a member of the White House Academic Consortium for Games for Impact and the Higher Education Video Game Alliance. p2P builds partnerships between researchers, educators, game developers, and community-based organizations throughout Connecticut.

Marisha Godek g Large Business Innovation and Leadership Principal Research Scientist, Covidien Marisha holds a Ph.D. from Colorado State University, and is coauthor of numerous scientific publications as well as articles on rewards and recognition and organizational change. She is passionate about science, teaching and mentoring and often takes part in community outreach events to educate young people about STEM. In her current role at Covidien, Marisha develops innovative technology to improve patient outcomes.

Heidi Gold g Academic Innovation and Leadership CEO, Little Scientists Heidi is a scientist trained at Cornell and Yale Universities. She was part of a Nobel Prize-winning team published in the PNAS Journal, and Science and Cell Magazines. Heidi founded Little Scientists, an innovative, hands-on, minds-on science education company implemented in the U.S., Japan, and Brazil. She has published 450 manuals for teaching children science, developed educational science kits for Bayer, and authored elementary school science books published by McGraw-Hill.

Emma Goodman g Youth Innovation and Leadership High School Student, Greenwich High School Emma spreads her love of science to the next generation as both founder of Cool Kids Chemistry and vice president of the Science Research Club. She is a National Merit Finalist, a 2014 Intel ISEF Finalist, and vice president of her school’s National Music Honor Society. Emma also loves playing clarinet at the Manhattan School of Music. She will attend Yale University in the fall, and plans to study neuroscience.

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Sapna Gupta g Collegian Innovation and Leadership Ph. D. Student, University of Connecticut Sapna is a graduate research assistant at the Center for Clean Energy Engineering and a Ph.D. candidate in materials science and engineering at UCONN. Sapna’s academic achievements, innovative research and creativity are evident in the many fellowships, distinctions, and awards she has received, including her honorable mention for the 2014 Baker Student Researcher award. She is founder and president of UCONN Keramos and delegate (former finance committee chair) of the ACerS PCSA.

Megan Hislop g Collegian Innovation and Leadership College Student, Central Connecticut State University Megan studies technology and engineering education K-12 at Central Connecticut State University, is president of the Technology and Engineering Education Collegiate Association, and participates in the Society of Women Engineers, and education clubs. She volunteers with girls in STEM, the Wheelchair Project and Go Baby Go, working closely with Dr. Jim Delaura and Dr. Michele Dischino. Megan wants to support students in technology and engineering, and get her M.A. in STEM education and special education.

Jeannette Ickovics g Research Innovation and Leadership Professor,Yale School of Public Health Jeannette is a professor of public health at Yale University. Her research investigates the interplay of complex biomedical, behavioral, social and psychological factors that influence individual and community health. She uses this lens to examine challenges faced by those often marginalized by the health care system and by society. Her community-engaged research, funded by over $25 million in grants, is characterized by innovation, methodological rigor and cultural sensitivity.

Odia Kane g Youth Innovation and Leadership High School Student, The Engineering and Science University Magnet School Odia attends ESUMS (The Engineering and Science University Magnet School) and is one of the 55 seniors of the very first graduating class. She also attends the University of New Haven as a part-time student. When she is not in the midst of creating novels or fiercely studying, Odia tends to her other hobbies and passions: debate, dance, scientific exploration, filmmaking, and Model United Nations.

Janine Kerr g Youth Innovation and Leadership High School Student, Danbury High School Janine’s passion for environmental research led her to address some of Connecticut’s toughest environmental issues. Her innovative solutions helped her become an Intel ISEF finalist and Drexel Scholarship winner, GENIUS Olympiad gold medalist, Connecticut Academy of Science H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence awardee, Milton Fisher Scholarship for Creativity and Innovation awardee, and Meyerand Young Woman Scientist award winner. In addition, she has been co-captain of her school basketball and soccer teams.

Leslie Krumholz g Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership CEO, GoodStreets Leslie is the co-founder of GoodStreets, a CT Benefit Corporation that is building a collaborative community of local business owners who are working to meet the needs of today’s consumers. She comes from a family of small business owners, has been a community organizer for 25 years and believes that positive results happen when people work together. She has a J.D. from the University of California, San Francisco.

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Christina Lampe-Onnerud g Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Founder & CEO, CLOTEAM, LLC Christina is known for her innovative work developing high-performance, low-cost, safe, environmentally-friendly batteries for portable electronics, electric vehicles and energy storage. Founder of Boston-Power (IPO in 2016) and CLOTEAM ($4M+ in funding from ARPA-E, CT and MA), holder of 80+ patents and author of numerous scientific articles, she was recognized as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, where she serves as an advisor on global innovation and renewable transport.

Lindsay Landry g Large Business Innovation and Leadership Senior Engineer, Pratt & Whitney Lindsay received her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2009 and joined Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford in 2011. Since joining Pratt, she has taken on roles of increasing responsibility, from project lead to technology manager to, most recently, manager of the Statistics and Data Analytics group. In her current role, Lindsay is helping to set the company vision for data-informed decision making.

Victoria Liu g Youth Innovation and LeadershipHigh School Student, Amity Regional High School Victoria has displayed her leadership in high school as three-time class president, vice president of the student body, and editor-in-chief of the newspaper. Since her freshman year, she has conducted various individual research projects, and last summer worked in a biomedical lab at the Yale School of Medicine as part of the Discovery to Cure program. Victoria aspires to major in molecular biology in college to continue her passion for research.

Amy Lydon g Large Business Innovation and Leadership Intellectual Property Counsel, Covidien Amy is IP counsel for Covidien, where she secures and protects the company’s intellectual property and ensures that Covidien has the right to make and sell its products worldwide. She teaches patent litigation at UCONN Law and is the president and founder of the IP-focused Arterton American Inn of Court. She holds a dual B.S. in mechanical and aeronautical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a J.D. from UCONN Law.

Allison MacKay g Academic Innovation and Leadership Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of ConnecticutAllison’s research program emphasizes the extent to which human-impacted systems conform to conventional understanding of fate processes developed from studies of pristine or natural systems. Allison’s educational interests integrate both technical and non-technical factors of engineering practice in the context of sustainability. She has a BASc in engineering science (chemical engineering) from the University of Toronto, and SM and Ph.D. degrees in environmental engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Radenka Maric g Research Innovation and Leadership Connecticut Clean Energy Professor in Sustainable Energy, University of ConnecticutRadenka joined UCONN in 2010, where she focuses on developing new materials and novel structures for energy storage and conversion, structural ceramics and hydrogen production and separation. Previously, she was group leader and program manager at the National Research Council of Canada’s Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation, program manager at nGimat and senior scientist/team lLeader at the Japan Fine Ceramics Center in Japan. Radenka has published over 150 scientific papers.

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Vicky Margiott g Large Business Innovation and Leadership Lead EMU Systems Engineer-UTAS ISR & Space Systems, UTC Aerospace SystemsVicky holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from UCONN and a graduate certificate in space systems engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. She has been at United Technologies Aerospace Systems since 1990. In her spacesuit role, she participates in validation and verification of spacesuit upgrades, troubleshooting and failure analysis, as well as real-time mission support for spacewalks from both Windsor Locks and NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Anubhuti Mathur g Youth Innovation and Leadership High School Student, Glastonbury High School Anubhuti conducts research at the UCONN Health Center and was a 2014 summer student fellow at The Jackson Laboratory. She was an Intel ISEF finalist, American Chemical Society award winner, National JSHS State Representative, Chemistry Olympiad Semifinalist, and the Anna Harrison award winner for top female scorer. Anubhuti captains Glastonbury’s Debate and Science Bowl teams, is president of the Medical Leaders Club, and runs a charitable multicultural dance organization.

Susan McNulty-LoPiccolo g Large Business Innovation and Leadership Senior Manager, Portfolio Management, Pfizer, Inc Susan has 30 years of experience in the engineering industry with demonstrated leadership in complex, high value projects, effective resource management, communication skills, technical knowledge, and innovative approaches. Susan received a bachelor of engineering in mechanical engineering from Manhattan College and is a licensed professional engineer in Connecticut and New York. Susan is a USGBC LEED Certified Professional, an AEE Certified Energy Manager, and a champion of Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

Sarah Mehner g Small Business Innovation and Leadership Managing Director, Connecticut Information Security Sarah has focused her career on building efficient processes, teams, and actionable solutions. With her first role in technology over 20 years ago, Sarah has had the opportunity to grow alongside the industry. In her current role as managing director, Sarah works directly with clients and her team to address the evolving needs within cybersecurity.

Sarah Mogielnicki g Youth Innovation and Leadership High School Student, Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science Sarah Mogielnicki is a senior at the Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science. She has studied computer science for the past two years. Additionally, she is involved in FIRST Robotics, Technovation, and programming competitions.

Rebecca Napolitano g Collegian Innovation and Leadership College Student, Connecticut College Rebecca is the founder of Women in Science, a program at Connecticut College where high school girls from around the state are encouraged to discover and cultivate their scientific curiosity. Her program empowers girls to feel confident about their abilities in the sciences through hands-on experiments, connections with other high school girls with similar interests, and through role models of women pursuing degrees in STEM fields.

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Lizette Nigro g Large Business Innovation and Leadership Vice President, Product Operations, Fiserv, Inc. Lizette is product strategist for Fiserv’s DNA-Bank Processing platform, setting product direction, managing product lifecycle and creating market messaging. With over 20 years of experience in financial services and 15 years in technology product management, Lizette is a speaker at industry trade conferences. She holds certifications in pragmatic marketing, human factors engineering, Williams School of Banking and AMA’s Project Management and has an A.S. in management information systems (MIS) from Manchester State College.

Cindy Oksanen g Large Business Innovation and Leadership Senior Director, Pfizer, Inc Cindy is a senior director at Pfizer PharmaTherapeutics Research and Development. She leads the Process Development Group, a multidisciplinary group of scientists and engineers responsible for development of manufacturing processes for new medicines. Cindy’s group at Pfizer is an industry leader in the use of novel computer modeling tools for process development and in the development of continuous manufacturing processes for dosage forms.

Julie Olson, Ph.D. g Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Business Mentor/Growth Advisor, SECT Tech/CT Next Julie’s career in pharmaceutical R&D began at Pfizer Inc. in research and business development roles. She left Pfizer and became founding CEO of Mersana Therapeutics. Currently she is managing director at SECT Tech, developing entrepreneurial bioscience companies, helping them focus business plans, get funding, and achieve milestones. Julie has a Ph.D. in biology from Rockefeller University, is former CEO of Cornovus Pharmaceuticals and consults for bioscience companies in Connecticut.

Anna Patrizzi g Large Business Innovation and Leadership Director, Supply Chain Integration, Pratt & Whitney Anna is the director of Global Supply Chain Integration at Pratt & Whitney, with more than 28 years of experience in Pratt & Whitney’s operations and supply chain. She led the biggest acquisition in the company’s history to completion. Anna has a bachelor’s degree in management and technology, and an MBA from American International College. She lives in East Granby, CT with her husband and three children.

Shelley Phelan g Academic Innovation and Leadership Professor of Biology, Fairfield University Shelley joined the faculty of Fairfield University as a professor of biology, and since then has played a lead role in curricular redesign, and has mentored over 60 undergraduates in her research laboratory studying antioxidant proteins in breast cancer. She founded a summer science research camp that has engaged over 100 high school girls from Bridgeport in an effort to recruit underrepresented students into STEM fields.

Diane Corcoran Pintavalle g Academic Innovation and Leadership Instructor, Advanced Research Mentorship & AP Biology, Glastonbury High SchoolDiane’s passion for inspiring future STEM professionals is evident by her work in creating opportunities for students to work alongside practicing scientists and engineers. She strives to ignite a desire in her students to uncover nature’s secrets. Diane’s students have been recognized for outstanding research on state and national levels. She holds master’s degrees from Central Connecticut State University, Wesleyan University and participates in National Science Foundation-funded summer research at UCONN. Diane also teaches AP biology.

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Maryne Robin g Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Founder & President, NANTES Solutions, LLC Maryne founded Stamford-based Nantes Solutions, an IT consulting firm, in 1999. Her company provides system design and implementation to a broad range of businesses. Maryne specializes in Healthcare IT, working with major hospitals, health centers, and physicians to address the extensive IT requirements of multiple government regulatory programs. Originally from Nantes, France, Maryne received her executive MBA from UCONN. She is a competitive sailor and holds a 3rd degree black belt in karate.

Yu-Hui Rogers g Large Business Innovation and Leadership Site Director, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine Yu-Hui is leading the JAX-GM Admiration and Operation Team in establishing its new research institute in Connecticut. She was the vice president of Core Technology Development at the J. Craig Venter Institute where she was responsible for technology development and a large-scale genomic operation. She was instrumental in the development and implementation of a high-throughput sequencing pipeline that enabled the completion of the first human genome sequence at Celera Genomics.

Nicole Russo g Small Business Innovation and Leadership President, Microboard Processing, Inc. Nicole is president and second generation owner of Microboard Processing, Inc. (MPI) located in Seymour, CT. MPI is one of the most advanced technology electronic services manufacturing (EMS) providers in the U.S. Nicole and her staff of 100 employees are currently the only company in the country with the capability to place electronic components smaller than a grain of sand on printed circuit board assemblies.

Kimberly Sendlein g Large Business Innovation and Leadership Electrical Design Manager, Advanced Programs, UTC Aerospace Systems Kim has over 30 years of technical and managerial experience, and is currently leading a team of engineers to develop the next generation jet engine electronic controls. Kim manages an integrated circuit design group which provides custom chips for UTAS military and commercial applications. She received her B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science from UCONN and an M.A. in computer engineering from Florida Atlantic University. She holds five patents.

Jade Smart g Youth Innovation and Leadership High School Student, Hamden High School Jade is the captain of the varsity lacrosse team and president of the Key Club at Hamden High School. She has managed to do great things on the lacrosse field and in the classroom, earning the SCC All-Academic Team award freshman through junior year. Jade is the winner of the Clarkson University Leadership award, a member of her school science team, and a summer intern in the Crews Laboratory at Yale University.

Ellen Su g Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Co-founder, Wellinks Ellen is co-founder of Wellinks, a medical device company, where she works on product design, graphic design, branding, and UI/UX. She has worked in startups as a UX designer, and believes in involving users at every level of the design process. She is interested in how people interact with technology; particularly the role it plays in helping us form and break habits.

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Karen Tepper g Large Business Innovation and Leadership Vice President, Mobile, Priceline.com Karen serves as vice president of mobile products at priceline.com, where she oversees the company’s global mobile effort with a focus on developing innovative mobile travel solutions through product design and engineering. Karen joined Priceline’s marketing department in 2009, forming the first front-end mobile product team in 2011. Previously, Karen held leadership roles with Expedia, Inc., and Starwood Hotels & Resorts. She holds a B.S. in hotel administration from Cornell University.

Allison Thomas g Community Innovation and Leadership Orion Revitalization Systems Lead, UTAS ISR & Space Systems, UTC Aerospace SystemsAllison accepted a job with UTAS, moving to Connecticut in 1999 to pursue her dream of working on real space hardware. Her systems engineering work has contributed to the design and development of ISS and Orion Environmental Controls and Life Support Systems. She has also supported spacesuit concepting studies to identify a technology path for future space exploration. Allison also loves spending time with her family and playing the piano.

Lynn Tinker g Large Business Innovation and Leadership CH-53K Chief System engineer, Sikorsky Aircraft Lynn is chief system engineer for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter program at Sikorsky Aircraft, with over 30 years of experience developing conceptual designs of new systems from design and development through production. Her positions of increasing responsibility at Sikorsky include engineering, corporate strategy and programs. She holds an M.S. in operations research from the University of New Haven and an M.S. in system design & management from M.I.T.

Kyle Vanderlick g Academic Innovation and Leadership Dean, Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science Kyle, a Thomas E. Golden, Jr. Professor of Engineering at Yale, has a B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. In 2008, she became Dean of Engineering at Yale. Noted for research in interfacial phenomena in biological and synthetic membrane-based materials, she has led the establishment of the new Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science, and is directing initiatives in teaching and research.

Monika Weber g Collegian Innovation and Leadership Ph.D. Student, Yale University, Department of Electrical Engineering Monika is a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering at Yale University and the co-inventor of Fluid-Screen, a small device that detects bacteria in 30 minutes. She has won the Grand Prize in the NASA “Create the Future” Design Contest 2011 and the Gold Prize in MassChallenge and received over $200,000 in technology and entrepreneurial awards. Monika combines leadership skills with strong technical expertise, creativity and business acumen.

Phyllis Winters g Small Business Innovation and Leadership President & Founder, Information Technology Group Phyllis is a seasoned veteran from the days when Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were creating the first PC and Apple computer. Phyllis left her position as a management consultant with Peat Marwick to start one of the first PC consulting firms. Information Technology Group discovers and implements the best and newest solutions for managed IT services. Her background as a CPA, management consultant, and database engineer allows her to never say “it can’t be done.”

MEET THE HONOREES

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Martha Yaney g Small Business Innovation and Leadership Owner & President, Vista Group International, Inc. Martha pioneered Vista Group’s effort to help museums accommodate visitors with hearing and vision impairments through products including the long established SoundStik®, handheld speakers which offer adjustable volume that automatically resets for the next person. Since becoming a client of SCORE and SBDC in 2011, Martha assumed leadership and ownership of the company. Vista’s product installations include the White House Visitor Center and National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

Quing Zhu g Academic Innovation and Leadership Professor of Electrial Engineering, University of Connecticut Quing received her Ph.D. from the Bioengineering Department of the University of Pennsylvania and is currently a professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering of UCONN. She has developed novel imaging devices, and algorithms, using ultrasound, diffused light photoacoustic and optical coherent tomography techniques for breast and ovarian cancer detection and diagnosis.

MEET THE HONOREES

SALUTES ALL WOMEN OF INNOVATION HONOREES

FOR THEIR INSPIRED VISION AND CONTINUED

PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE.

SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO PRICELINE.COM’S KAREN TEPPER, VICE PRESIDENT MOBILE

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ProudUTC is a proud sponsor of the 2015 Annual Women of Innovation Awards Dinner. We congratulate all finalists for their significant contributions and leadership in the fields of Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics.

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UTC BUILDING & INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMSPRATT & WHITNEYSIKORSKYUTC AEROSPACE SYSTEMSUNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER

On behalf of the Connecticut Technology Council Board of

Directors, we c o n g r a t u l a t e this year’s outstanding Women of Innovation.Your hard work, perseverance and dedication to your work-

place, classroom, profession & community helps further

validate Connecticut as a home for innovation excellence. We applaud you.– Paul Hermes, Board Chair, Connecticut Technology Council

Raymond (Tony) Allen IIIManaging PartnerThe IMPACT Group, LLC

Jonathan BaronowskiPartnerErnst & Young LLP

Brent BiernatFirst Vice PresidentCOCC

James BoyleDirectorYale Entrepreneurial Institute

Kevin BurnsPresidentPrecision Combustion, Inc.

John CaezzaPresident, Access and Transport ARRIS Group Inc.

Michael CantorCantor Colburn, LLPPartner

Oni ChukwuCEOetouches Glenn CunninghamPartnerShipman & Goodwin LLP

Robert DaigleSenior Vice President, Research & Development, CTORogers Corporation

Kate EmeryFounder & CEOThe Walker Group

John EmraPresidentAT&T Connecticut

Patricia FisherPresident & CEOJANUS Associates, Inc.

Rob FriedlandPresident & CEOProton OnSite.

Elliot GinsbergCEOConnecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT)

Andy Greenawalt, Vice ChairCo-Founder & CEOContinuity Control

Nancy HancockPartner Pullman & Comley, LLC

Richard Harris, SecretaryPartnerDay Pitney, LLP

Peter Hicks, Asst. TreasurerSenior Vice President of Specialty Finance/Emerging Tech Finance Webster Bank

Paul Hermes, Vice ChairEntrepreneur in ResidenceCovidien

Rick HuebnerPresident & CEOVISTECH

Derek KochCEO and FounderIndependent Software

Miles LasaterEntrepreneur

Joe LubensteinDirectorAcademy of Aerospace

& Engineering

Frank MarcoPartnerWiggin and Dana, LLP

Andy McCarthyVP of Engineering & Technical Operations, Western NE RegionComcast

Austin McChordFounder & CEODatto, Inc.

Alan Mendelson, Asst. TreasurerGeneral PartnerAxiom Venture Partners

Frank Milone, Asst. TreasurerPartnerFiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP

David ParekhVice President, Research DirectorUTRC United Technologies Corporation

Leon PintsovCEOSignitSure Company

Bruce PlumleyDirector of Engineering Gerber Technology

Eric RosowCEODiameter Health

William RucciSenior IT Professional

Charles ScharnagleCIOMohegan Tribe of the Indians of CT

Jeff SeemannVice President for ResearchUniversity of ConnecticutMartin SeifertPresidentNufern Inc.

John SiemonCTOThe Siemon Co.

Al SubbloiePresident & CEOTangoe, Inc.

Eleanor TandlerCEONovaTract Surgical, Inc.

Giovanni TomasiCEO President & CTORSL Fiber Systems

Stewart ToshVice PresidentFirst Niagara

Chris Van Der StadChief Technology Officer, Open Solutions Div.Fiserv, Inc.

Ronald VernierCIOHarford Steam Boiler

Ira YellenPresident & CEOFirst Experience Communications

Severine ZygmontPresident,OPM Biomedical

When: June 3 | 8:30am - 10:30amWhere: Frontier Communications | New HavenCost: $25 CTC members | $35 non-members | $40 at the door

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Join Connecticut State Attorney General George Jepsen for a discussion on the state’s cybersecurity efforts. Learn how to protect your company and clients and get asnwers to your toughest IT Security questions from our expert cybersecurity panel!

The Covidien and Jana Moak ScholarshipsTonight, we also celebrate Jana Moak, a remarkable woman

we first met in 2006 as a Women of Innovation® winner. She later joined the Connecticut Technology Council Board of Directors. Jana passed away in 2007. With a physics degree, she had spent a large portion of her career as an investment banker in the South, moving to Connecticut in 2003 to manage a Connecticut technology company.

An abiding interest of hers was attracting more young people, and in particular, young girls, to technology and science careers. For that reason, and to honor Jana Moak, the Connecticut Technology Council is awarding a total of $1,500 to the youth honorees introduced this evening, in addition to the $4,000 Youth Innovation and Leadership scholarship contributed by Covidien. Tonight’s honorees were selected from over 50 outstanding nominations. Four criteria were considered by the selection panel: academic achievement, independent research, leadership, community service and a decision to pursue a career in a science or technology profession. Selecting the Covidien scholarship winner was not an easy task; all of our honorees are deserving of the scholarship and each will likely go on to excel in their collegiate and professional careers. We wish them all immeasurable success.

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO:

Axinn, Veltrop, Harkrider, LLP

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

Cantor Colburn LLP

COCC

Comcast Business

Covidien

Connecticut Invention Convention

Connecticut Innovations

CURE

Day Pitney LLP

ESPN

Fairfield University

Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP

Fiserv Inc.

Frontier Communications

General Electric

Hartford Steam Boiler

Mystic Aquarium, a division of the Sea Research Foundation

Nadicent Technologies, Inc.

Pfizer Inc.

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Priceline.com

Prudential Retirement

Proton OnSite

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

The Computer Company

The Walker Group

United Technologies Corporation

University of Connecticut

VLink, Inc.

Wiggin and Dana, LLP

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Yale University

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