2022 WOC STEM DTX Conference Awards Ceremony Program

Conference Co-Hosts

Raytheon Technologies

Women of Color Magazine

Sponsor

Jacobs

Awards Ceremony Sponsors

Actalent

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

Emcees

Mr. Huel Perkins and Ms. Mildred Gaddis

Breaking Barriers

Our conference culminates with the ultimate celebration of women who are STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), trailblazers in industry, government, military, and academia. The awards ceremony overflows with excellence and innovation by women in all stages of their professional lives, from undergraduate college student to lifetime achievement. We celebrate the best corporate citizens, community servant leaders, and diversity champions. We celebrate protectors and educators, collectors and preservers, and people who open doors. Our awardees have broken barriers educational, geographic, cultural, linguistic, gender-based, racial, and beyond. Generations to come are guaranteed a better future because of them and the way they’ve worked through the struggle, embraced the process, and brightened our path to the future.

Greetings

Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan

Detroit Youth Choir

Co-Host Remarks

Dr. Lexi Hernandez

Executive Director, DE&I Workforce Initiatives, Raytheon Technologies

Sponsor Remarks

Steve Demetriou

Chair and CEO, Jacobs

Awards Ceremony Sponsor Remarks

Actalent

Student Leadership –Undergraduate Level Award

Cierra Williams

Target Digital Network Analyst, National Security Agency Georgia

Presenter: Huel Perkins

GEM Student Leadership Award

Samantha Mendez

Research Assistant (Ph.D. Student), The Ohio State University

Presenter: Mildred Gaddis

Community Service Award

Cesanee Johnson

Program Manager and Business Operations Lead, Raytheon Technologies

Presenter: Gina Cunningham

Executive Director of Naval Air Missiles, Raytheon Technologies

Adrienne M. Somerville

CEO, Talent & Technical Solutions Corporation

Presenter: Gina Cunningham

Executive Director of Naval Air Missiles, Raytheon Technologies

Karriema Calhoun

Manager, Indirect Supply Chain, The Boeing Company

Presenter: Paris Forest

Director, Boeing Information Technology & Data Analytics — Workplace Solutions

The Boeing Company

Corporate Responsibility Award

Bernice Billups

Director, Boeing Global Engagement, The Boeing Company

Presenter: Cheri Carter

Vice President of Boeing Global Engagement, The Boeing Company

Judy Johnson

Vice President, Jacobs

Presenter: Cleophus Thomas, Jr.

Vice President, Global Director of Operations, Global Digital Center of Excellence, Jacobs

Diversity Leadership Award

Denise LaMaison-Bell

Senior Program Coordinator, Jacobs

Presenter: Cleophus Thomas, Jr.

Vice President, Global Director of Operations, Global Digital Center of Excellence, Jacobs

Ruthie Barnes

Branch Chief/Program Manager, United States Air Force Materiel Command, BOMC Development Support Branch

Presenter: Huel Perkins

Educational Leadership –Corporate Promotion Of Education Award

Molly Mo

Global Engineering Learning & Development Manager, Ford Motor Company

Presenter: Mildred Gaddis

Briana Pompilus

Executive Advisor, Project Manager of Operations for Global Digital Center of Excellence, Jacobs

Presenter: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Bruce Crawford

Senior Vice President Chief of Innovation and Director of the Global Digital Center of Excellence

Managerial Leadership In Industry Award

Jilma Jiménez

Vice President, Jacobs

Presenter: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Bruce Crawford

Senior Vice President

Chief of Innovation and Director of the Global Digital Center of Excellence

Chrissy Thom

Senior Vice President, Global Growth, Strategy & Solutions, Jacobs

Presenter: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Bruce Crawford

Senior Vice President

Chief of Innovation and Director of the Global Digital Center of Excellence

Hue Robinson

Microchip Implementation Program Manager, Ford Motor Company

Presenter: Huel Perkins

Professional Achievement In Industry Award

Joy Johnson

Senior Financial Control Analyst, The Boeing Company

Presenter: Gwendolyn Doss

Senior Manager and Chief of Staff, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, Bombers and Fighters Division

Da’Shaun Joseph

Program Manager, Google

Presenter: Gwendolyn Doss

Senior Manager and Chief of Staff, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, Bombers and Fighters Division

Technical Innovation Award

Carissa Pajel

MP&P Engineer (Chemical Technology), The Boeing Company

Presenter: Ngoc “Jade” Wilkinson

Engineering Manager, Boeing Research & TechnologyMaterials & Manufacturing Technology

Hui-ping Wang, Ph.D.

Technical Fellow, General Motors LLC

Presenter: Jeffrey Abell

Director, GM Manufacturing Systems Research Lab, General Motors

Managerial Leadership In Government Award

Jennifer Mills, Ph.D.

Supervisory Computer Engineer - (CECOM) U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command

Presenter: Col. (P) Antoinette R. Gant

Commander, South Pacific Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

New Media/IT Leadership Award

Petronella Chola Sims

Vice President, Enterprise Technology, ICF

Presenter: Demola Sholagblade

Vice President of DE&I, ICF

Ebony Rose Smith

Cybersecurity Technical Program Manager, Walmart Inc.

Presenter: Mildred Gaddis

Outstanding Technical Contribution Award

Tamara Goyea, Ph.D.

Section Supervisor, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Presenter: Huel Perkins

Ruchi Mahindru

Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM Research

Presenter: Daby Sow, Ph. D

Director of the Distributed Cloud Management Department

IBM Research

FinTech Leadership Award

Josnelly Aponte Director, Consumers Energy

Presenter: Mildred Gaddis

JeanMarie Lei Anuenue Priola

Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Modernization, Automation and Development Portfolio (IMAD) Manager, HQ ACC A2, U.S. Air Force

Presenter: Huel Perkins

Professional Achievement In Government Award

Vanessa Espinoza

Deputy Fire Chief, Hill AFB, UTAH, United States Air Force Materiel Command, 775th Civil Engineering Squadron/Fire Department

Presenter: Mildred Gaddis

Shawanta Leary

Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of Group Plans, 90th Security Forces Group United States Air Force

Presenter: Huel Perkins

Seana McNeal

Senior General Engineer, Aerospace Systems Directorate, United States Air Force Materiel Command

Presenter: Mildred Gaddis

President’s Award

LaTara Harris

Director External Affairs, AT&T

Presenter: Jennifer Jones-McMeans

Deputy Vice President of Global Clinical Affairs, Abbott

Lifetime Achievement Award

Amanda Goodson, Ph.D.

Senior Director Engineering and Mission Assurance, Raytheon Intelligence & Space

Presenter: Dr. Ellen Ferraro

Vice President of Engineering & Mission Assurance for Raytheon Intelligence & Space, Raytheon Technologies

Career Achievement In Industry Award

Sharon Jean-Baptiste

Vice President, Midwest Operations, Jacobs

Presenter: Steve Demetriou

Chair and CEO, Jacobs

Sadiqa Mahmood

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Life Sciences Business, Health Catalyst

Presenter: Huel Perkins

D Sangeeta

CEO and Founder, Gotara

Presenter: Mildred Gaddis

Career Achievement In Government Award

Andra Homer

Chief, Resource Management, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District

Presenter: Col. (P) Antoinette R. Gant

Commander, South Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Phi-Anh “Ann” Lutz

Systems Security Engineer, U.S. Air Force

Presenter: Col. (P) Antoinette R. Gant

Commander, South Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineerss

Donna Merriman

Deputy Commander, Defense Contract Management Agency

Presenter: Col. (P) Antoinette R. Gant

Commander, South Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Passing The Torch

Mei Cai, Ph.D.

Director, Battery Cell Systems Research, Chemical & Materials System Laboratory

General Motors Research and Development, General Motors

2021 Technologist of the Year

Presenter: Mamar Gelaye

Vice President, IT Operations, Amazon

Technologist Of The Year

Valerie Sheares Ashby, Ph.D.

President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

Beth – Tribute to the Technologist of the Year