Negotiating the Glass Maze: Women Achieving Succes - 09/20/2011

Special Panel Event Presented by Excelsior College & NYS Capital District of the Society for Women Engineers

With 56 percent of women leaving the technology field in mid-career, this special live, on-campus event, will bring together local women in technology and academia to discuss what attracted them to their chosen field, challenges they encountered along the way, and how they overcame them. The panel will also consider the present roles of women in technology and ways to attract more women to the field. Those at a distance can watch via the web through Excelsior College’s School of Business & Technology Success Webinar Series by visiting http://excelsior.adobeconnect.com/womenintech/. To RSVP for the event contact Katie Hammer at KHammer@excelsior.edu or visit our Facebook event page. Panelists will include: Dr. Jane LeClair, Dean of Excelsior College’s School of Business & Technology Tobi Saulnier, CEO of 1st Playable Productions Sheila Brey, Senior Project Manager, Entergy Corporation Adrian Skinner, Senior Specialist at Wind, a GE Subsidiary Melissa Ferraro, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Inc Engineer and NYSCD SWE President will moderate. Follow along to the conversation on Twitter: #ECwomenintech