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Meet the Triangle Women in STEM Steering Committee

Partnering Women and Organizations in the Triangle
The Triangle Women in STEM initiative is a partnership between women in industry, academia, government, and non-profits that aims to build an ecosystem in the Triangle through activities and programs that will make the Triangle a destination for women in STEM. For our group, STEM includes Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Healthcare, Biotech, Pharma, Economics, and Finance. The Steering Committee of the Triangle Women in STEM has formed six Action Teams to design and implement these activities and programs.
The Triangle Women in STEM Steering Committee, which includes the co-leads of the 6 Action Teams, is listed below:
JN
Joan Nelson
IBM
Steering Committee Co-Lead
NJ
Nan Jokerst
Duke University
Steering Committee Co-Lead
SL
Susan Lankford
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
TM
Terri Mitchell
IBM
College Student Action Team Co-Lead
MB
Maria Walden Brown
Lenovo
Professional Women
& Community Connections
Co-Lead
PP
Patricia Parker
UNC-Chapel Hill
Communications, Marketing,
& Branding
Co-Lead
JS
Jyotika Sharma
Biogen
Diversity & Inclusion
SR
Sondra Rivers
STEM Pipeline
Co-Lead
KB
Kate Baldwin
Cisco
GG
Gayle Greene
Wake Tech
Community College
LD
Laura Downie
Fidelity Investments
CK
Caitlin Kurtz
Biogen
AL
Agnes Litak
Credit Suisse
DC
Donna Daniels
Red Hat
College Student Action Team Co-Lead
SS
Shayesteh Sims
MetLife