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WELCOME TO OUR MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM!

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Time: 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

AT&T Government Solutions1900 Gallows RoadVienna, VA 22182

Session #4: Innovation & Robotics

Mentor-Protégé Session #4: Innovation – Embrace Fear and Learn to Fail In the ever-changing evolving global marketplace, innovation is what sets us apart. Innovation drives growth by identifying unique and efficient ways to meet new challenges. It is through strong leadership that we are motivated and inspired to grow together to tackle these challenges with open arms!

"Innovation, not instant perfection. The key is iteration. Learn enough from your mistakes and from your users that you iterate quickly. You aren't perfect every single time. There are missteps along the way. Iterate or reinvent your way out of it." - Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo!

DemonstratorsMary Muldowney JarrattMary Muldowney Jarratt is an educator, who specializes in applying STEM skills through creative “robotics” programming to help students achieve greater academic excellence. Mary learned from raising her four children that every child engages in academics differently; she now applies these same lessons learned into positive, supportive and hands-on teaching experiences for other children.

Mary has been a substitute teacher since 1999, having taught in private, parochial and public schools from the Kindergarten through 8th Grade level. In 2005, Mary broadened her career by starting a business focused

on teaching robotics engineering to elementary grade students. She has either substituted at or taught robotics seminars (through afterschool or summer-school classes) for the following northern Virginia schools: Potomac School, Churchill Elementary, McLean

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Montessori, St. John Academy, St. Theresa’s School, Blessed Sacrament School, as well as at the McLean Community Center. Mary has led several student teams in regional and state robotics competitions, and has also been a judge at similar competitions. In addition to teaching, Mary is a graduate student at Virginia Tech, studying “Integrative STEM Education.” By advancing her educational understanding through a post-graduate degree, Mary has been able to apply new lessons in the classroom. For example, Mary has worked within the Potomac School to incorporate integrative STEM mini-lessons like “Engineering is Elementary” into their K-3 lesson plans.

Prior to becoming an educator, Mary was a systems engineer and programmer for the Chicago Board Options Exchange and Texas Instruments.

In addition to educating children, Mary actively volunteers her time supporting local school, church and athletic organizations. She has been: an officer and member of school PTAs; has run school fund-raising galas; has served on high school athletic or team boards; and on multiple occasions, has been a class “room mother,” a sports “team mother,” and a Girl Scout “den mother.” She has taught religious education for elementary school-age parishioners at her church for years. Mary also serves on several committees supporting the development of a new Children’s Science Center in Virginia.

Mary graduated with a Business degree (and a minor in Computer Science) from St. Ambrose University in Iowa. While she is originally from Chicago, Mary lives in northern Virginia with her husband, four children and their two dogs, cat and iguana.

DemonstratorsThe Potomac School Robotics TeamSeveral girls from the Robotics Team from The Potomac School will be presenting on robotics at the GIT Mentor Protégé February session.

Their Robotics Team mission is to inspire students to become scientific leaders by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills. The Potomac School's Robotics

Program inspires innovation and fosters well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, responsibility, communication, and leadership.

The Potomac School Robotics Teams have experienced phenomenal success over the past five seasons—winning countless local and state tournaments as well as finishing second in the nation in each of the past three years, and both first and second place last season. Three years ago, the team was also awarded the national prize for best integration of robotics into an educational program. Here is a video of a tournament two girls from The Potomac School Robotics Team won: http://www.potomacschoolrobotics.org/videos.html

ModeratorIrene Lane, Founder of GreenloonsGreenloons is a premier online resource dedicated to inspiring people to think different, be different and travel different - in ways that help to ensure a more sustainable planet.  A recent National Geographic 50 Tours of a Lifetime designate and an advocate of social empowerment, financial viability and environmental preservation, Greenloons is the only web platform that enables mindful travelers to easily book unique, meaningful

and eco-certified travel experiences all over the world. 

Prior to Greenloons, Irene was at eBay where she was recruited to manage an IT group assigned to solving difficult customer service challenges.  She also spent more than 10 years

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working for various Fortune 500 companies as a process improvement specialist and overseeing software implementations.  Her clients included high-tech companies as well as domestic and international government agencies. Irene is a dual EU citizen who has lived in 5 countries and visited 36 more in Asia, Africa, Oceania, Latin America and Europe.  Drawing upon her professional and personal experiences to address authentic ecotourism from community, ecological and economic points of view, Irene is a frequent conference speaker, Huffington Post contributor and radio talk show guest discussing the principles and practicality of sustainable tourism.  She is a graduate of Boston University with a BA in Political Science, The American University with a MBA in International Finance, and earned a Certificate in Sustainable Tourism Management from George Washington University.

Girls in Technology Program ChairTrish BarberTrish is returning as the 2014-2015 Girls in Technology Program Chair! Trish is an accomplished digital media marketing professional with experience in leveraging internet software tools to supercharge an organization’s traditional marketing efforts. Trish’s has been in the digital media space since the early 1990’s as one of the first 150 employees at AOL where she was involved in bringing traditional media companies online and leveraging AOL’s user community to generate content that enhanced

traditional media coverage. She held leadership positions with AOL’s Greenhouse, AOL’s Digital City, and AOL Community.

More recently, Trish has been involved with entrepreneurial technology companies that are changing the way marketing is done. She co-founded a venture backed software company called iBelong Networks and later founded 3WaysDigital where she is providing database marketing services to companies realizing that traditional marketing methods aren’t enough in this technology economy.

Trish is the mother of three children and has learned that parenting is the ultimate entrepreneurial venture. She enjoys taiko drumming, wine collecting, hiking, needle work, and being a groupie for her kids.

Chair, Virginia Mentor-ProtégéJenny Oh Jenny is currently an Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton. She has worked with several technology and financial organizations providing financial and business strategy. She attended the University of Maryland for both undergraduate and graduate studies in Finance, and Information Technology Project Management.

Jenny is passionate about advancing arts and culture, as well as empowering

the youth, minorities, and women through mentoring, financial literacy, socio-cultural integration, and academic and professional development. Jenny loves collaborating with various community-centric organizations to design programs, develop funding strategies, and to have fun.

Jenny is an avid traveler. When she is not in the office or on the front lines of community activism; she is off on a bike, bus, train, plane, or boat exploring the global backyard. During a trip to South Africa in January 2013, she was extremely saddened by the profound and helpless circumstances of women due to the lack of social infrastructure for progress. The week Jenny returned home to Virginia, she joined Women in Technology and Girls in Technology. She is proud to be part of an organization that provides females with

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resources, support and motivation to aim high, achieve success, and overcome challenges and barriers.

Sponsor

Programs are made possible through the generosity of professional women who donate their time, energy and passion and corporate sponsorships, such as AT&T, Johns Hopkins, and Women in Technology Education Foundation.

Thanks to our Program Underwriter:

The Women in Technology Education Foundation (WITEF) empowers women and girls to change the world by excelling in STEM-related careers. We use education to create awareness, excitement, and opportunity among girls and women, and to encourage them to work in technology- related fields. 

WITEF provides scholarships, mentoring, tools, and speakers, and supports school-sponsored and community-based programs that foster technology interest in girls and women of all ages. We also provide financial support to sponsor field trips, assist with program and curriculum development, and contribute program resources for Career Days in Virginia, Maryland, and DC to serve economically and socially disadvantaged girls. Through WITEF’s efforts, thousands of girls and women in the metropolitan DC area have learned about the exciting opportunities available to them in technology-related careers.

Thanks to our Program Host:

AT&T Government Solutions is a long-standing, trusted source of information technology solutions for the federal government, integrating unmatched network resources and IT managed solutions expertise with innovative technologies from AT&T Labs and a complementary team of industry-leading technology companies.  Best known for network leadership in voice, data, video, and managed services, AT&T is a proven solutions integrator, with professional service expertise in enterprise architecture, business transformation, knowledge management, training, program management, systems engineering and security.

Driving Directions

AT&T Government Solutions1900 Gallows Rd. Vienna, VA 22182

Directions from I-495, the Beltway

Take Exit 47A West onto Route 7 (Leesburg Pike). Follow Route 7 west approximately one mile. Turn left at the second stoplight onto Gallows Road. Make an immediate right onto

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Boone Boulevard. The AT&T parking garage is on your left. Visitor parking is located on the ground level.

Mentor-Protégé Program Schedule

Our monthly sessions are held on Wednesday evenings from 6 - 8:30 PM. Each session will include a light meal, networking, featured speaker or panel discussion and group mentoring.

Event / Topic Virginia Sessions

Mentor Orientation Session September 24

Session 1 – Protégé Orientation & STEM Career Exploration October 8

Session 2 – Leadership November 12

*No December Program*

Session 3 – A Passion for STEM: How to Own Your Success January 7

Session 4 – Innovation: Embrace Fear and Learn to Fail February 11

Session 5 - Graduation & How Can You Change the World? March 11

The session agenda for each session:

6:00 – 6:30 Sign-in/Networking/Refreshments6:30 – 6:45 Welcome/Announcements6:45 – 7:30 Featured Speaker/Panel Discussion7:30 – 8:30 Mentoring sessions8:30 Close-out

Recommend Others for the Mentor-Protégé Program!

Encourage the high school girls in your house, neighborhood or circle to apply for this program! Visit Girls in Technology to apply, www.womenintechnology.org/GIT. Up to thirty-five High School girls are accepted into each program. While most of our Mentors continue to work with us, we encourage new Mentors to apply as well. GIT holds two congruent programs per year in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia and Rockville, Maryland with 5 sessions each.

About Girls in Technology

Girls in Technology (GIT) is led by a steering committee of Women in Technology (WIT) that is dedicated to offering programs for girls in grades 6 through 12 that are designed to create awareness and excitement about careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) as well as educate and inspire by introducing girls to the vast array of opportunities available to women in these fields. Program speakers, mentors and committee members volunteer their time to make a difference in the lives of our future generations. Programs are made possible through the generosity of corporate sponsorships, Women in Technology and WIT Education Foundation.

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About WIT and WIT Education Foundation

Women in Technology Education Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Northern Virginia’s powerful organization, Women in Technology (WIT), and the primary funder of WIT’s committee, Girls in Technology (GIT). The Foundation empowers women and girls to change the world by excelling in technology-related careers. We use education to create awareness, excitement and opportunity among girls and women, and to encourage them to work in technology-related fields.

Program Contacts

Program Contacts:Program Chair, Girls in Technology: Trish BarberEmail: tbarber@3waysdigital.com

Chair, Virginia Mentor-Protégé Program:Jenny OhEmail: jenny.k.oh@gmail.com

Vice Chair, Virginia Mentor-Protégé Program: Edith AbabioEmail: edith.ababio@gmail.com

Protégé Liaison:Melanie HendrickEmail: hendrick_melanie@bah.com

Mentor Liaison:Whitney VickreyEmail: wmv747@gmail.com

WIT Office: Email: staff@womenintechnology.orgTel: 703-766-1153

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To host or underwrite a Girls in Technology Program, please contact:

Dede HaskinsChair, WIT Education FoundationEmail: dhaskins@newvisionhealth.com

Karen LouisTreasurer, WIT Education FoundationEmail: Karen.louis@WJTechnologies.com