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Participant Reflections

When we bring together cohorts of professionals dedicated to advancing women in technical fields, they learn as much from one another as they do from our expert program leaders.

What are our participants saying?

Leila Boulos

Project Closeout Engineer
NC Department of Transportation

“This program is there if you are ready for more. It’s going to push you to think of who you are, what you want, and to make sure you have the resources to meet your goals. I felt challenged to reach my true potential.”

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Morgan Meadows Davis

LED Product Manager
Cree LED

“The session on ‘Building Your Personal Board of Directors’ stood out to me as particularly impactful. It gave me practical tools for outlining goals, identifying skills to develop, and taking actionable steps toward achieving them.”

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photo of Jessie Bradford

Sr. Business Planning & Support Consultant, Technology
First Citizens Bank

“NC State’s WiTL program hit the topic of change head-on and empowered me to find comfort in what can sometimes understandably be an uncomfortable environment.”

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Julia Abate

Executive Director
The Ergonomics Center

“The topics were timely and helped me be more aware of the ways in which the team collaborated and communicated. The program also helped me be a more effective leader in listening to and guiding the team through changes.”

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Betsy Green of WEP Clinical

Associate Director of Quality Assurance
WEP Clinical

“Understanding the differences in how people process information was incredibly insightful. It really changed how I interact with my team. Not only do individual team members get what they need, but everyone benefits because efficiency increases along with outputs.”

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Mei Mei Ngai at Poole College of Management

Associate Director of Web and Digital Operations
NC State Poole College of Managment

“I was at a “different stage. I wasn’t focused solely on career advancement. I was contemplating work-life balance and what my next chapter might look like… It was interesting to see all sorts of women… all trying to balance and do our best.”

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Ashley Brodzinski testimonial

Sr. Director, Global Numbers
Bandwidth Inc.

“I highly recommend this program to all women (and men) in leadership and have already shared it with several friends and colleagues. The entire conference was extremely engaging and managed to perfection.”

Ashley on LinkedIn
Lyly Galarza-Punter

Jr. Software Developer
Nutanix

“Women in tech need a toolkit of skills… negotiation, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, and more to navigate the technical working environment.”

Lyly on LinkedIn

Preethi Thomas Testimonial

Sr. Software Engineering Manager
Red Hat

“This program was three days well-spent networking and learning new strategies and tools to sharpen my leadership skills with an amazing group of women.”

Preethi on LinkedIn
Kelsi Mariani Testimonial

Head of Process and Data Management – ETO
Siemens

“Being surrounded by so many empowering women in the Women in Tech Leadership program, I was able to discover a confidence in myself that I didn’t know existed. I look forward to continued growth as I now have a network of amazing women who will continue to raise each other up.”

Kelsi on LinkedIn
Suzanne Jacobs Testimonial

Patient Support Systems & Digital Strategy Associate Director
United Therapeutics Corporation

“It was refreshing and eye-opening to learn with a group of people in the same field, sharing insights and approaches. It was powerful!”

Suzanne on LinkedIn
Maithry Taranatha testimonial

Global Process Owner – Market to Order
BASF

“The program helped me hone my skills as a leader by providing a deeper understanding of leadership styles, emotional intelligence, leveraging channel of influence for negotiations and conflict management. I learned a new and better framework of success to help me better understand a problem and deliver a solution in an innovative, effective and
efficient way.”

Maithry on LinkedIn

Uniting Women in STEM Leadership

Women in Technical Leadership launched in 2019 when Executive Education leaders decided to address the fundamental challenge of recruiting, retaining, and developing female leaders within technical fields.

Learn more about the origins of this program in this 2019 article.

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Women in Tech Leadership

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