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Women of Innovation Finalists Named

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EAST HARTFORD - The Connecticut Technology Council has announced finalists for its January 20 Women of Innovation awards reception at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. The finalists by category, are:

? Academic Innovation & Leadership: Laurel Appel, adjunct associate professor of biology at Wesleyan University; Sarah Berke, director at CURE Bioscience Explorations in New Haven; Carmen Cid, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Eastern Connecticut State University; Michele Dischino, assistant professor at Central Connecticut State University; Marja Hurley, professor of medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington; Honora Kenney, president of the Connecticut Invention Convention; and Linda Strausbaugh, professor at the University of Connecticut.

? Collegian Innovation & Leadership: Nupur Garg, a student at the Yale School of Medicine; Jamie Maciaszek, graduate assistant, University of Connecticut; Eliza McNitt, student at the NYU Tisch School, Greenwich; Vanessa Rubano, graduate student, Columbia University; Emily Tao, student, chemical, materials and bio-molecular engineering department, University of Connecticut; Claire Weiss, doctoral student of materials science & engineering at University of Connecticut.

? Community Innovation & Leadership: Belinda Monat, vice president of project management at Computer Science Corp. in East Hartford; Noreen Randazzo, assistant vice president of IT at the Hartford in Southington; and Seema Winsor, principal engineer at Pitney Bowes in Stamford.

? Entrepreneurial Innovation & Leadership: Phoebe Browing, CFO of YourNurseIsOn.com in New Haven; Kelly Conners, president of KC Healthcare Communications, LLC in Norwalk; Heidi Douglas, founder of Nuventis, LLC; Mary Gawlicki, president of Corporate Translations Inc. in East Hartford; Liddy Karter, managing director of Karter Capital Advisors in Old Lyme; Glennis Orloff, president and CEO of Samara Innovations, LLC in New Haven; Teresa Piliouras, president of Albright Associates Inc. in Weston; Kathryn Smith, COO of Synaptic Dynamic in Storrs; Eleanor Tandler, independent consultant at the University of Connecticut Research and Development Corp. in Farmington.

? Large Business Innovation & Leadership: Karen Alsante, research fellow, Pfizer, Groton; Jennifer Broom, manager of collaborative research, Covidien, North Haven; Kristin Colacchio, program manager, Computer Science Corp., South Windsor; Susan DiMascio, program director, Advanced Technology Development, ATMI, Danbury; Donna Grossman, Orion Program, Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks; Nicole Hade, manager, engineering business, Hamilton Sundstrand; Sheryl Hildner, IT director, GE Capital Americas, Danbury; Susan Johnston, Priceline.com, Norwalk; Mary Lombardo, Carrier Corp. in Farmington; Christine Marsh, vice president of business analysis at Boehringer Ingelheim; Karen McNemar, Covidien; Darlene Nebinger, senior R&D engineer at Covidien; Deborah Orosz, manager of engineering effectiveness aerospace power systems at Hamilton Sundstrand; Donna Ray, Hamilton Sundstrand; and Jean Roche, engineering supervisor of Electric Boat.

? Research Innovation & Leadership: Katherine Ayers, director of research at Proton Energy Systems Inc., Wallingford; Jean Beebe, executive director at Pfizer; Tania Bhatia, research engineer at United Technologies Research Center; Baikun Li, assistant professor at the University of Connecticut; Jeanne Magram, vice president of immunology and inflammation at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Ridgefield; Diana Reeves, principal scientist at Boehringer; Agnes Vignery, Yale University; and Guiling Wang, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Connecticut.

? Small Business Innovation & Leadership: Margaret Bailey, vice president of applications software development at Sonalysts Inc. in Waterford; Wynee Cerone, vice president of Imaging Solutions, Wallingford; Lixia Li, Dark Field Technologies in Orange; Theresa McSpedon, vice president of services for Protegrity, Stamford; Julie Pellegrini, vice president of GraphicLogic Inc. in Branford; and Linda Stahl, COCC, Avon.

? Youth Innovation & Leadership: Farmington High School students Yi Feng, Neeharika Krothapalli and Colleen Rock; Sydney Hofer of the Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics & Science; and Jenny Lu of Southbury's Pomperaug High School.

The awards ceremony takes place from 5-8:30 p.m. at 566 Mulberry Rd., Planstville. Admission $110 members, $140 others. Visit ct.org to learn more.
 
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