Ode to women in STEM for Ada Lovelace Day 2013

October 15 2013 will be the fifth annual Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths. Ada Lovelace Day is about sharing stories of women — whether engineers, scientists, technologists or mathematicians — who have inspired you to become who you are today. The aim is to create new role models for girls and women in these male-dominated fields by raising the profile of other women in STEM.

You can participate in Ada Lovelace Day by attending Ada Lovelace Day Live! in London; attending one of the more than 20 other worldwide events; or by writing about a woman in STEM whose work has inspired you, publishing the story on October 15, and adding it to the Ada Lovelace Day story collection.

My Contribution to #ALD13

I am taking it upon myself to compile a list of the women on twitter who inspire me in and around #STEM, and to ask for your help in expanding it, either by reminding me of who I missed*, or introducing me to people I need to know.

I want to be someone who helps bring more people to the front to stand out as role models.  I realize that many of us downplay our ability and responsibility to be a role model for others and I want to suggest if not you than who?

#STEM Power Brokers

Women who are CXOs leading the charge.

• Tatyana Kanzaveli – @glfceo

• Nilofer Merchant – @nilofer

• Wendy Lea – @WendySLea

• Charlene Li – @charleneLi

• Naomi Bloom – @inFullBloomUS

• Promise Phelon – @PromisePhelon

• Heidi Spirgi – @hspirgi

• Shaherose Charania – @shaherose

• Heidi Melin – @HeidiMelin

• Stacy Chapman – @StacyChapman

• Pat Milligan – @pat_milligan1

• Lynn Lucas – @Lylucas

• Sylvie Leotin – @sleotin

• Whitney Johnson – @johnsonWhitney

• Patty Azzarello – @pattyAzzarello

  
  

#STEM Industry Movers

Women who make the industry work.  Ladies in Innovation, Product Management, Marketing, Program Management, Press/ Analyst/ Partner Relations

• Erika Brookes – @ebrookes

• Kelly Stoetzel – @kstoetzel

• Gretchen Alarcon – @GretchenA

• Jill Rowley – @jill_rowley

• Tiffany Thompson – @sassyTinATL

• Emily He – @EmilyHe1

• Claudine Bianchi – @Mapmaven

• Row Henson – @RowHenson

• Holly Simmons – @holloid

• Amy Wilson – @Awils

• Leighanne Levensaler – @LeighLevensaler

• Laura Schroeder – @WorkGal

• Meenakshi Tripathy – @TripathyM

• Kris Van der Ploeg – @Kvldp

• Christine Yokoi – @YCYokoi

• Kati Robison – @katirob_tucson

• Kathi Chenoweth – @kcheno

• Tara Roberts – @tara20k

• Christie Wilson – @LWChris

• Angela Wells – @AngWWells

• Amy Sollells – @amysorrells

• Nancy Lang – @nancy_l

• Alka Asthana – @AlkaAsthana

• Claudia Imhoff –  @Claudia_Imhoff

• Natalia Rachelson – @nrachelson

• Katheryn Perry – @kperry519

• Susie Penner – @eyemsusie

• Letty Ledbetter – @lettyel

• Lauren McKay – @LaurenMizzou

• Vanessa Thompson – @VanessaThomps

• Yvette Cameron – @yvetteCameron

• Debra Lilley – @debralilley

• Beth Oetker Butler – @Boetker

• Dawn Hrdlica-Burke – @DawnHRRocks

• Adrienne Olds – @AdrienneElzbth

• June Farmer – @JuneFarmer

• Carol Sato – @CarolSato

• Danielle Cormier Smith – @DanielleCormier

• Lydia Smyers – @lydiasmyers

• Laurie Pattison – @lsptahoe

• Claire Moss – @aclairefication

• Marcie Van Houten – @MarcieVH

• Lisa Black – @gtmbagirl

• Lexy Martin – @lexymartin

• Lisa Rowan – @lisarowan

• Jenny Sussin – @Jsussin

• Kim Seals – @kseals

• Stacy Lynn Harris – @StaceyHarrisHR

• Rani Urbas – @raniurbas

• Marta Studinger – @mstudinger

• Christie Sultemeier – @ckanani

• Eliane Orler – @ElaineOrler

• Merline Saintil – @msaintil

• Erna Arnesen – @ErnaArnesen

• Christine Wan – @christine_wan

• Indira Vidyaprakash – @idivyapr

• Maria Colgan – @SQLMaria

  
  

#STEM Builders and Makers

Women in Engineering, Science, Technology who are builders, Doers, Leaders and Makers.

• Sri Subramanian – @whoissri

• Nandini Ramani –  @eyeseewaters

• Vivian Wong – @zen_girl

• Krupali Tejura – @krupali

• Tracy Weitz – @TWeitzTweets

• Wendy Li – @wenhuali

  
  

I encourage you each to contribute to causes like Ada Lovelace Day recognizing not just the big names, but the breadth and depth of contributions that are happening today to bring forward the power of women to benefit our world.

*All Feedback welcome including additional categories I need to add and/or move