Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation

Speed Mentoring Event Inspires MCWT Members

speed mentoring event

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

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