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Design Your Future event coming Nov. 30
The Women Tech Council is hosting its Design Your Future event back by popular demand at 4 p.m. Nov. 30, at Adobe in Lehi, 3900 Adobe Way.
The event will feature Donna Morris, executive vice president of customer and employee experience at Adobe, and Aaron Skonnard, CEO of Pluralsight. Morris leads the product, customer service, and technical support experience for all Adobe products, in addition to all aspects of human resources and the workplace. Skonnard co-founded Pluralsight in 2004 and has since grown the company to more than 600 employees and 1,500 expert authors.
Morris and Skonnard will help listeners design their future in the midst of Utah’s booming tech growth, […]
USU, tech council encouraging more women to graduate with STEM degrees
When Joanna Boyd arrived at Utah State University several years ago, she thought she wanted to major in statistics because she enjoyed it so much in high school.
But her thoughts about that subject later changed.
“I felt like I got stuck with statistics (because) I’d do the data crunching and that was it — I had to provide those results to someone else,” Boyd said. “Whereas engineering, I get to take those results and actually do something about it.”
So Boyd switched her major to mechanical engineering. Set to graduate next year, she has her mind set on a job in the field at a time when women make up less than a […]
HealthEquity’s Ashley Dreier Honored By The Women Tech Council For Technology Leadership
DRAPER, Utah, Nov. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HealthEquity, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQY), a leading health savings account (HSA) provider, is pleased to announce that its Chief Information and Technology Officer (CTO), Ashley Dreier, received the Technology Leadership Award by the Women Tech Council (WTC), a national organization focused on the economic impact of women in driving high growth for the technology sector.
WTC’s Women Tech awards recognizes women for their accomplishments in driving innovation, leading technology companies and building the technology economy. In the 10-year history of the program, 190 women in technology and 26 university students have been recognized. Their work has also inspired the future generation through the hundreds of high school and university […]
Diversity of Thought Encouraged, Celebrated at Women Tech Awards
Salt Lake City—As Utah’s tech industry continues its rise, diversity of thought is more important than ever. The Women Tech Council, committed to increasing the presence of women and girls in STEM fields, held their tenth annual awards Friday to highlight the accomplishments of women professionals in tech fields.
“Providing visibility for women in technology is an important catalyst for expanding networks, providing new opportunities and changing organizational cultures,” said Cydni Tetro, Women Tech Council president. “By amplifying the impact these women have in technology through our awards and inclusion of industry leaders such as Safra Catz, we promote their contributions through a platform that showcases and amplifies their impact in the tech community at large.”
The […]
Two Pluralsight Leaders Named Winners at Women Tech Awards
Pluralsight, the enterprise technology learning platform, announced that the Women Tech Council named two Pluralsight leaders as winners in the tenth annual Women Tech Awards, a prestigious honor recognizing technology-focused women. Vice President of product Mariah Hay and head of social impact Lindsey Kneuven were recognized as two of Utah’s most powerful technology leaders at a luncheon held on Friday, October 27th, at Salt Lake City’s Grand America Hotel.
Each year, the Women Tech Council recognizes Utah’s finest women who are driving innovation, impacting companies, creating new technologies and inspiring the technology community. During the 10th annual Women in Tech […]