I have led product development at Oracle, Adobe, and Microsoft, reaching billions of people around the world. Over the past few years, I have focused on helping startups in Silicon Valley launch products internationally. I believe in empowering women and Latinos in STEM. I am a former president of the Society of Women Engineers in Silicon Valley, former Sr. Director at the Anita Borg Institute, Board Member at Notre Dame High School, and mentor at the TechWomen program.
I am currently a part-time Doctoral Student at Drexel University, researching strategies to increase the pipeline of women in STEM.
Technical Advisor, Early Stage Innovation
I grew up in a culture that didn't expect girls to be involved in the technology field. They were at most expected to be nurses or teachers, or work at a hair salon. Girls aren't seen as capable as guys when it comes to STEM fields. The first time I learned what programming and engineering was, I felt a sense of empowerment.
