July Ready to Work

This session includes an encouragement network hour led by Ardell Fleeson followed by a job search skills practicum. Workforce Development Committee member Phyllis Kolmus will facilitate.

Ardell Fleeson, Managing Director, Business Development, Human Capital Advisors LLC, will lead a session of tips, observations, realities, good news, and food for thought for the job seeker. Guest speakers, those with expertise in the job search and human resources areas, and those who have recently found work will also address the group. Participants will have the opportunity to share recent challenges and victories.

Pre-registration for this event will close at noon the day before. Onsite registration will be accepted at the event on a space-available basis. Notice of cancellation must be received by the WIT office no later than 48 hours in advance of the event. All no shows will be charged. Thank you.

Volunteer Appreciation Night

We appreciate all you've done for us. This is us saying, "Thanks! You rock!" Join us for great food, drinks (including milkshakes!), manicures,
massages, music, games (& a Wii!), give-aways, and even shopping.

Invitation only; RSVP by July 3.

Meet The Company SRA International, Inc.

WIT’s Meet the Company Series provides an intimate setting to facilitate the relationship between WIT members and large technology companies that have significant presence in the DC Metro area. This Series is designed to provide WIT members with potential career opportunities and a general understanding of companies’ businesses, strategies, and culture.

Pre-registration for this event will close at 5:00 pm on July 25, 2008. No one registering after this date will be permitted to attend. Non-members can only register for this event as a guest of a current WIT member. Notice of cancellation is due to the WIT office no later than 48 business hours in advance of the event.

WIT Congratulates Finalists of the 2008 Washington Business Journal and Greater D.C. Cares Philanthropy Awards

Community Impact
WIT Friend Sponsor Deloitte

Greatest Impact on a Local Nonprofit
WIT Titanium Sponsor Booz Allen Hamilton

CEO Leadership Awards for Small Business
WIT member and Lunch Bunch Vice Chair Brenda Blisk, Blisk Financial Group

Congratulations to all of the finalists.

WIT Announces 2008-2009 Board and Leadership

Executive Committee:

President – Sue Liblong, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, SiloSmashers

President-Elect – Toni Townes-Whitley, VP & Managing Partner, North America Unisys Global Industries

Treasurer/Chair Financial Committee – Raluca Monet, Strategic Business Operations Manager, Unisys

Secretary – Jean Leonard, Group Vice President Operations & Business Development, QinetiQ

General Counsel – Kathryn Harris, Principal, The Resolution Law Group, PLC

Board Members at Large:

Advisory Committee Chair/Immediate Past President – Charlotte Pelliccia, President, Pelliccia Communications

Member Development – Rose Wang, CEO, Binary Group

SIG Liaison – Gail Rissler, Chief Strategy Officer, Executive Vice President, ManTech International Corporation

Special Events – Patricia Burke, Project Manager, Federal Acquisition Institute Support Team, SRA

Strategic Alliances – Lisa Dezzutti, President, Market Connections, Inc.

Women in Government – Linda Y. Cureton, Chief Information Officer, NASA-Goddard

Elected Committee Chairs:

Communications Committee – Liz Anthony, Federal Channels Marketing Manager, Cisco

Programs Committee – Kelly Harman, President and Owner, Zephyr Strategy

Membership Committee – Nanci Schimizzi, Vice President Technology and Chief of Staff, FINRA

Sponsorship Committee – Jennifer Hooker, Executive Recruiter, Booz Allen Hamilton

Advocacy Committee Chair – Jennifer G. Smith, VP and Partner, Lockton Companies

Communications Committee Vice Chair, Marketing Communications – Judi Hasson, President, Words by Judi

Diversity Outreach SIG Chair – Nikole Collins-Puri; Diversity and Inclusion Senior Manager, Global Business Services, AT&T Inc.

Diversity Outreach SIG Vice Chair – Emma Lee, CEO, My IT Consultant, Inc.

Executive Women SIG Chair – Kellye Sheehan, Vice President, Business Development, Innovim

Executive Women SIG Vice Chair – Laura McCarthy, IT Executive Search Director, Qualified Search

Golf Tournament Committee Chair – Ellen Quinn, Performance & Quality Assurance Manager, Northrop Grumman

Golf Tournament Committee Vice Chair – Cheryl Baugh, President, Chief Visionary Officer, Government Integrated Business Approaches, Inc.

Leadership Awards Banquet Committee Chair – Marcie Cheney, PR Manager, Citizant

Leadership Awards Banquet Committee Vice Chair – Julie Litzenberger, Partner and Vice President, Public Relations, Sage Communications

Lunch Bunch Committee Chair – Alisa Keys, Of Counsel, Squires, Sander & Dempsey, LLP

Mentorship Committee Vice Chair – Carol Hayes, Senior Program Director, Information Technology Delivery Services, Freddie Mac

Programs Committee Vice Chair – Diane Paras, Principal, Paras Productions

Sponsorship Committee Vice Chair – Jessica Toye, Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

Strategic Alliances Committee Chair – Marguerete Luter, President, The Process Pro

Strategic Alliances Committee Vice Chair – Mary Tabb Howard; Director of Business Development, SiloSmashers

Web Presence Committee Vice Chair – Mary Beth Kush, Director, Global Services, Acumen Solutions

Women In Government SIG Chair – Sara Schroerlucke, Chief of Staff, Department of Homeland Security, Chief Procurement

Women In Government SIG Vice Chair – Doris Reeves, Director, Business Development, ManTech International Corporation

Workforce Development Committee Chair – Carol Moroz, Client Services Executive, SAP Americas National Practice

Continuing Members of the 2008-2009 Leadership Team:

Communications Committee Vice Chair, Advertising – Rachel M. Bonistalli, Marketing and Communications Specialist, EDS

Communications Committee Vice Chair, PR & Media Relations –
Michelle McWhinney, Principal, Jefferson Communications

Girls in Technology (GIT) Committee Chair – Eva Mitter, Principal, TACGene

Girls in Technology (GIT) Committee Vice Chair – Ajie Velasquez, Senior Technical Manager, Washington Consulting, Inc.

Heroines in Technology Committee Chair – Gayle Sweeney, The North Highland Company

Lunch Bunch Committee Vice Chair – Brenda Blisk, CEO and Owner, Blisk Financial Group

Membership Committee Vice Chair – Piper Conrad, Senior Director, SpeakerBox Communications

Mentorship Committee Chair – Nancy Lamberton, VP and Founding Partner, Excitations

Nominating Committee – Louise Peabody, Partner, Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Co

Nominating Committee – Barbara Sweet, President, Technology Concepts, Ltd.

Sales and Marketing SIG Chair – Traci Robinson-Williams

Sales and Marketing SIG Vice Chair – Penny Parker, Marketing Coordinator, Advanced Technology Systems

Technology SIG Chair – Katie Hanusik, VP, Business Development, SpeakerBox Communications

Technology SIG Vice Chair – Kimberly Cole, Practice Director, Unisys

Web Presence Committee Chair – Dagny Evans, Vice President IT, SoundPath Conferencing

Women Business Owners (WBO) SIG Chair – Kathy Albarado, President, Helios HR

Women Business Owners (WBO) SIG Vice Chair – Michele Shallenberg, President, Envoy Consulting Group, Inc.

Workforce Development Committee Vice Chair – Kathy Furlong, Director of Business Development Operations, Nortel Government Solutions

WIT Mentor-Protégé Program XXI — GIT Mentors Needed

The WIT Mentor-Protégé program is the 21^st century place for women who want dynamic personal growth and a platform for professional success. Working women aspire to be enriched through mentoring and networking in this unparalleled program in the Washington, DC area. The program’s mission is to encourage dynamic personal and career growth for women in technology through a series of guided quality discussions in a community with other professional women.

Once again, WIT is opening this program to a small number of rising 11^th and 12^th grade girls to be mentored alongside the professional protégés.

The Girls in Technology Committee is looking for mentors who would be working with the girls during the entire program.

The program consists of five 2½ hour evening sessions over the course of five months. Each session includes networking, a light meal, a short talk on a topic of interest, and an hour of one-on-one mentoring with women from the technology field. Please see attached announcement for more details about the program. The dates for the upcoming program are:

Orientation: June 10, 2008
Session 1 – July 8, 2008
Session 2 – September 9, 2008
Session 3 – October 14, 2008
Session 4 – November 11, 2008

The sessions are hosted by technology firms located within the Northern Virginia area. If you would like to volunteer as a mentor, please contact Felicja Syska (fsyska@anystream.com).

Heroines in Technology Call for Nominations

Do you know a woman who works in the technology industry and exemplifies volunteer service in the community? If so, you can nominate her to become a “heroine in technology” and be honored at an upcoming gala. Since 2001, March of Dimes and Women in Technology have partnered to present Heroines in Technology®, a gala to recognize and honor women in the field of technology for their dedication to community service. Heroines in Technology is a black-tie gala, which includes a cocktail reception, entertainment, dancing, dinner and silent and live auctions. At the gala, we will honor the finalists and announce the award winners in the following categories: Individual, Corporate and Lifetime Achievement. Click here to view a video of last year's finalists. Heroines in Technology will be on Friday, November 14 at the Hyatt Regency Reston.

We invite you to submit a nomination or post the opportunity on your company intranet, newsletters or bulletin boards. Click here to view the nomination criteria and form. Nominations are due on Friday, July 18. Thank you for your consideration and we hope to receive a nomination from your company! For more information about the event, please visit www.marchofdimes.com/metrodc. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact Tina Solomita at csolomita@marchofdimes.com.

Heroines in Technology Call for Volunteers

The March of Dimes and Women in Technology are issuing a call for volunteers interested in serving on a planning committee for Heroines in Technology.

This year's event chairs are Gayle Sweeney of North Highland and Sandy Scearce of Grant Thornton. If you are interested in serving on a planning committee, please email the following information to Tina Solomita at csolomita@marchofdimes.com.

• Committee of Interest (Sponsorship & Table Sales, Auction, Communications or Nominations)
• Name, title and company
• Mailing address, email address and phone number

The planning committees will meet monthly until the event.

New WIT.Word Column: Sponsors in the Spotlight

Are you a WIT Sponsor? Do you have news you'd like to share with other WIT Members? Send text for consideration (75 – 100 words max) to staff@womenintechnology.org. WIT reserves the right to edit submissions for length and in accordance with WIT in-house editorial style.

Call for WIT.Word Volunteers!
 
WIT.Word needs you!  Volunteers are needed to be reporters, writers, and graphic web designers! Volunteers for these positions should be self-starters who are able to adhere to deadlines. Workload would generally be light depending on how many volunteers respond to our call for help.  
 
We welcome reporters/writers with previous experience, as well
as those willing to learn. General assignments that might be assigned to reporters/writers include profiles of executive women in technology, interviews with technology leaders, coverage of WIT events, and feature articles. Graphic web designers need to have a working knowledge of Dreamweaver or equivalent HTML editing package and will assist in the layout and design of the WIT.Word issues. (Template already exists.)
 
If you're interested in being a volunteer for WIT.Word please contact Le-Marie V.J. Thompson or call 301-452-2258.

Share a Little WIT.Wisdom and Enter to Win!

What clients, connections, contracts, or career advancements have you gained from your involvement in WIT?

Share a story, anecdote, or just a few thoughts about how your participation in WIT has been of value to your business, career, company, or philanthropy goals by sending a brief email to Women in Technology (put WIT.Wisdom in the header), or filling out a WIT Testimonial Card at one of our monthly programs.

We will read one of the submitted stories at an upcoming WIT.Connect. The author will receive a free certificate redeemable for an upcoming WIT program.

Help us voice the benefit of our organization — share your WIT experience, and we'll share in celebrating your success!

Members on the Move — WIT.Word

Changed jobs? Received a promotion? Know someone who deserves recognition for a recent career move? Let your fellow WIT members know about it! Send a brief description to staff@womenintechnology.org for inclusion in the "Members on the Move" column in the next WIT.Word newsletter.

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