Show #317 | 5/22/2013 (62 minutes)
Women in IT Panel Discussion at TechDays SF
While at TechDays SF, Richard moderated a panel on Women in IT. The panelists include Jennelle Crothers, Jessica DeVita, Christa Anderson and CA Callahan. The panel discussed the role of community in engaging more women into IT, finding peer support, and dealing with the various challenges of being a part of a still male-dominated industry. There are a number of questions posed by the audience and the conversation ultimately ends up focusing on getting kids involved in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) at an earlier age.
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Jennelle Crothers is the Sr. Network Administrator at the Conservation & Liquidation Office, in San Francisco. The Conservation and Liquidation Office oversees, operates and liquidates insurance companies on behalf of the California Insurance Commissioner.
Jennelle supports the Windows domain, VoIP and document imaging systems internal to the Conservation and Liquidation Office as well as reviews and helps manage the IT infrastructures at the insurance estates managed by the company.
Jennelle is a Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) Enterprise Administrator, Enterprise Desktop Adminstrator 7 and Enterprise Messaging Administrator 2007, a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) for Messenging and holds Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications for Virtualization and Vista. She’s a 3rd year Microsoft MVP and graduated in 1996 from Trenton State College in NJ.
When not reading something related to technology, Jennelle raises puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind and enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Follow her on Twitter @jkc137 or visit her blog at www.techbunny.com.
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Jessica DeVita established ÜberGeekGirl in 2005 to simplify technology for VIP clients in Los Angeles. With over 12 years of experience, A+ Certification and a natural Midwestern knack for hard work and discretion, she makes technology easier and more productive for businesses and celebs alike. When not simplifying electronic life, Jessica goes hiking with her physicist husband and three wonderful sons (she sneaks in Twitter updates at overlooks). Follow Jessica at twitter.com/ubergeekgirl or learn more at theubergeekgirl.com.
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A long-time desktop virtualization expert and former Terminal Services MVP who joined the Remote Desktop Services product group in order to fix things—and did—Christa is now on the Partner and Customer Ecosystem team on at Microsoft, working with technical community for Windows Server and System Center to ensure that their feedback is heard in planning. She is an amateur photographer and makes a mean loaf of sourdough bread.
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CA Callahan is the author of Mastering Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 and Mastering Windows SharePoint Services 3.0as well as being a well known SharePoint trainer and speaker. A former Microsoft SharePoint MVP, and a recognized expert on SharePoint Services and Foundation, she often volunteers to support the SharePoint hands-on labs at TechEd and the SharePoint Conference, speaking at SharePoint Saturdays and user groups around the nation, as well as frequently doing free webcasts for her online user group. You can follow her on twitter @callahan, or join her SharePoint Foundation Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/callahanSPF.
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