females

impacting

technology

everywhere

fite. for change

We are a fierce team of academic, corporate, and community doers who are sick of the status quo. We came together to sustainably change the system to better recruit, retain, and advance women and underrepresented minorities in technology.

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about.

We are a fierce team of academic, corporate, and community doers who are sick of the status quo. We are working to sustainably change the system to better recruit, retain, and advance women and underrepresented minorities in technology.

We are a movement born at and supported by the University of California, Irvine in Orange County, California.  We have a strong network of community, philanthropic, and industrial partners.

 1. form

Form strong collaborations with companies committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting females in technology. We will work together to set new standards that break old gender based biases and practices.

2. influence

Influence the avenues for women in tech to achieve equitable representation/status, compensation, and recognition.

3. take action

Take action to help underrepresented individuals in tech to become more empowered to overcome the ever changing impediments to success.

4. encourage

Encourage others to join in these efforts.

fite. for change

Our mission is to end the gender discrepancy by systematically addressing impediments that have traditionally prevented equal representation. We strive to create a diverse, welcoming environment for everyone, everywhere. We are committed to creating a healthy, supportive culture of women to achieve gender parity by 2025.

the team.

Corporate

Mia Fujii
Portfolio Development Executive at Siemens Digital Industries Software

Dianne Gubin
Co-Director of C-Sweet & Principal, Capital InVentures, Inc. and President of Amplify Professional Services, Inc.

Fabio Gratton
Founder and Chief Alchemist of Alchemy Factory

Rich Lindberg
Senior Security Consultant at vCISO

David Yang
Principal Innovation Manager at Danaher DH Diagnostics LLC

Beth Hilbing
Co-Director of C-Sweet and Sr. Program Manager and Principal IT Business Partner at Boeing

Quan Nguyen
Partner at Nguyen & Tarbet

Rita Battocchio
Head of Signature Events at OCTANe OC

Nicole Washington
Senior Advisor for Community

Academia

Michelle Khine
Biomedical Engineering Professor and Director of Faculty Innovation, Samueli School of Engineering

Carolyn Stephens, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Enterprise Collaborations at UCI Beall Applied Innovation

Stacey Nicholas
Trustee for the UC Irvine Foundation

Kathleen Santora
Trustee for the UC Irvine Foundation

Angelique Andrulaitis
Senior Director Of Development at UCI Samueli School of Engineering

Sharnnia Artis
Assistant Dean of Access & Inclusion
at UCI Samueli School of Engineering

Nancy Kim Yun
Group Director, Enterprise Collaborations Group at UCI Beall Applied Innovation

Mindy Aguirre
Assistant Director for Inclusion and Outreach at Sage Hill School

Helen Norris
Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Chapman University

LouAnne Boyd
Assistant Professor at Chapman University

Gillian Hayes
Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate Division at UC Irvine

Mollee Elniski
Associate Director, Executive Education at the UCI Paul Merage School of Business