In honor of Women’s History Month, the University of California Women in Technology (UC WIT) representatives, alongside their teams from every UC location, have nominated a woman to recognize their dedication and commitment to advancing in information technology. These fourteen inspiring stories showcase women’s remarkable contributions to the field, from innovative solutions to exemplary leadership in tech, pushing the boundaries of what is achievable in Information Technology (IT).
This Year’s Recipients
- Annette Rios
Associate IT Director, Goldman School of Public Policy – UC Berkeley (UCB) - Shannon Hui Ling Chee
Systems Administrator, Information Technology (IT) Security Committee – UC Davis (UCD) - Kristina Guzman
Administrative Supervisor II – UC Davis Health (UCDH) - Xanat Hernandez
Director of Communications Office of the Vice Chancellor, Data and Information Technology (ODIT) – UC Irvine (UCI) - Dr. Deepti Pandita
Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), Department of Internal Medicine (Health IT) – UC Irvine Health (UCIH) - Melissa Romanus
Data Management Engineer, National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) - Lisa M. Snyder
Director of the Computational Research Technology Groups and Research Initiatives/ Office of Advanced Research Computing – UC Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Gloria Belmontez, Manager and Helen He, Senior Developer, Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) – UC Los Angeles Health (UCLAH)
- Danielle Rodenhauser
Associate Director, Campus Reporting Solutions – Information Technology Solutions (ITS) – UC Riverside (UCR) - Marina Rusakoff
Sr. Software Engineer, Information Technology Services (ITS) – UC San Diego (UCSD) - Amy Radonich
Director, Enterprise Imaging, Health Imaging Services (IS) – UC San Diego Health (UCSDH) - Cindy Gaytan Morrison
HP Education Systems Manager, School of Medicine – UC San Francisco (UCSF) and UC San Francisco Health (UCSFH) - Ann Crawford
Database Developer, Data Services and Business Intelligence (INFO) – UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Marisa Strong
Applications Development Manager, UC Curation Center, California Digital Library – UC Office of the President (UCOP)