2019 Women of Color STEM Category Winners announced

BALTIMORE - July 19, 2019 - PRLog -- More than 50 extraordinary women in STEM will receive awards at the 2019 Women of Color STEM Conference.

Dr. Pamela McCauley, Program Director for the National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps at University of Central Florida, will receive top honors as the 2019 Technologist of the Year for her accomplishments in STEM education.

Other award categories recognize exceptional careers in government and industry, and actions that have energized both corporations and communities alike. All award recipients will be recognized during the three-day event at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, MI. Oct. 3-5.

2019 Women of Color STEM Award Recipients

Technologist of the Year

Pamela McCauley, Ph.D.
Program Director, NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps)
National Science Foundation/University of Central Florida

Career Achievement – Government

MAJ Kelly Ann Giraud
Deputy Branch Chief
US Army, HQDA G8

Leslie Weldon
Chief Executive for Work Environment and Performances
USDA Forest Service

Career Achievement – Industry

Dionne Henry
Program Chief Engineer – Operational Commercial Engines
Pratt & Whitney

Patricia Martin
Senior Manager System Engineering
Raytheon

Community Service - Government

Tina Terrell
Acting Associate Deputy Chief for National Forest System
USDA Forest Service

Community Service – Industry

Delilah Nunez
Senior Project Engineer
The Aerospace Corporation

Adriana Ocampo
Chief of Staff, Business Integrator to VP of Engineering, Modifications & Maintenance, Boeing Global Services
The Boeing Company

Corporate Responsibility

Monika Panpaliya
Senior Director of Digital Common Services
The Boeing Company

Diversity Leadership – Government

Catalina Martinez
Regional Program Manager
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration

Diversity Leadership – Industry

Naomie Baptiste
Program Management – Subcontract Manager
Lockheed Martin Corporation

Educational Leadership-College-Level Promotion of Education

Elodie Billionniere, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Miami Dade College

Lifetime Achievement Award

Terry Barclay
President & CEO
Inforum

Managerial Leadership – Government

Segrid Harris
Chief, Materials Integrity Branch
Air Force Research Laboratory

Felicia Williams
6.1.4 Division Director, Supervisory Acquisition Procurement Specialist
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast

Managerial Leadership – Industry

Sandra McNeil
Global Manufacturing Chief Engineer - Global Compact & Midsize SUVs/Corvette
General Motors

Buba Turner
Director BGS Solutions & Services, IT Business Partner
The Boeing Company

New Media Leadership

Tsutsumi Sophia Bright
IT Senior Director – HR and Corporate Systems
The Boeing Company

Outstanding Technical Contribution – Government

Carla Cotwright-Williams, Ph.D.
Data Scientist
U.S. Department of Defense

Jessica Marquez, Ph.D.
Human Systems Engineer
NASA Ames Research Center

Outstanding Technical Contribution – Industry

Carolyn Kahn
Spectrum Economist
The MITRE Corporation

Virginia Mayo
Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM)
IBM

Pioneer Award

Manali Sapre
Director
Quicken Loans

President's Award

Tonya Berry
VP of Operations Performance
Consumers Energy

Professional Achievement – Government

Jamese Sims, Ph.D.
Senior Physical Scientist
Office of the Federal Coordinator for Met. Services and Supporting Research, NOAA

Lieutenant Jacqueline Fitch
Operations Officer
U.S. Coast Guard

Professional Achievement – Industry

Francisca Kokui Adesokan
Associate Director, CIPT Leader, Geared Turbo Fan Engineering
United Technologies Corporation - Pratt and Whitney

Tresha Lacaux
Chief Engineer, BCA Structural Analysis
The Boeing Company

Special Recognition

Sheilon King
Director, Data Insights Chief Data Office
AT&T

LaShan Bonaparte
Program Director, Bell 505 & 429
Bell

Jennifer Rose
Executive Director, Regulatory & Strategy Implementation
Consumers Energy

Ales-Cia Winsley
Computer Engineer
DCMA Lockheed Lockheed Martin Orlando

Lanette White
Associate Laboratory Director
Drug Enforcement Administration

Kendra Hullum-Lawson
Manager – Design Engineering
DTE

Rashida Hodge
VP, North America – Insurance Industry
IBM

Erlene Adams
Program Manager
Leidos

Shanay Lewis
Lead Engineer
Missile Defense Agency

Christina Achampong
Strategist
National Security Agency

Sherry Martin
Analyst
U.S. Department of State

Sheila Ray
Senior Electrical Engineer
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Technical Innovation

Fereshteh Morgan
Product Manager/Software Architect
The Boeing Company

Cristina Ramos
AMRAAM Production Chief Engineer
Raytheon

Visionary Award

Dongfeng Qi
Director of Bio-Statistics Urology Pelvic Health
Boston Scientific Corporation

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