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, mechanical engineering manager, Orion Program, Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks; Nicole Hade, manager, engineering business, Hamilton Sundstrand; Sheryl Hildner, IT director, GE Capital Americas, Danbury; Susan Johnston, director of customer service IT, Priceline.com, Norwalk; Mary Lombardo, engineering director at Carrier Corp. in Farmington; Christine Marsh, vice president of business analysis at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Karen McNemar, director in the office of project management at Covidien; Darlene Nebinger, senior R&D engineer at Covidien; Deborah Orosz, manager of engineering effectiveness aerospace power systems at Hamilton Sundstrand; Donna Ray, principal engineer at Hamilton Sundstrand; and Jean Roche, engineering supervisor of Electric Boat Corp. in Groton.
• 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, associate professor of orthopedics at 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 operations/chief technology office at Imaging Solutions, Wallingford; Lixia Li, senior technologist of optics at 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, director of strategic products at 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 2010 finalists are being recognized for their work in the biotech, pharmaceuticals, software, computer hardware, nanotech, advanced materials, medical devices and IT industries. 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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