On Thursday, May 9, 2019, Ciber, an HTC Company, hosted 40 MCWT members for a speed mentoring event in Troy. This was an inaugural event for Mid-Late Career Mission Co-Leads, Vicki Hickman and Michelle Billingsley.
The event featured dinner, networking, a 10-person panel discussion, and six 8-minute speed mentoring sessions, both small group and one-on-one. Small group mentoring topics included: Challenges for professional women in tech, work/life balance, aspiring leaders, team leadership, and more.
The mentor panel included:
Marsha Kelliher, President & CEO, Walsh College
Tifiany Walker, CEO, Walker HealthcareIT
Priya Raju, Principal Data & Informaiton Architect, GE
Rajani Sinha, Senior Manager, Information Technology Management, FCA
Debra Watkins, Sr. Technical Program Manager & Agile Transformation, GE
Denise Morency, SVP – Director of Deposits Platform and Processing, Comerica Bank
Karen Fitzpatrick, Program Manager (in Transition)
Kari Day, SVP, Domain CIO Corporate & Enterprise Risk/Technology, Comerica Bank
Janine Brycz, Miller Heiman/MCWT Speakers Bureau
Michelle Billingsley, Information Technology Strategy, Software Engineering, Client Delivery, and Technology Operations Executive, CareCentrix