Name: 10:30am - 4pm ⚓ Career Mentor Compass: Speed Mentoring with Tech Leaders | Presented by Google's Women Techmakers | UW Medicine SLU campus 439 8th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
Start: 2025-04-28T04:00:01-0700
End: 2025-04-28T04:00:01-0700

Monday April 28, 2025 TBA

UW Medicine SLU campus - Building C

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🧭 Find your true north in tech—one conversation at a time.
Set your career course with a small-group mentorship session led by an experienced tech leader. Whether you're navigating a career shift, exploring new roles, or simply looking for expert insight, this is your chance to have a real, candid conversation with an industry professional and gain clarity on your next steps.

Speakers

Diana Perrault

Senior Program Manager - Loyalty Experiences, Starbucks

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & PROCESS IMPROVEMENTExperienced program management leader with demonstrated success in technology, marketing, and logistics industries. Skilled in software development/releases, digital marketing, ERP implementations, technical analysis, IT strategy development... Read More →

Shruti Sareen

Executive Director – Core Platform Engineering, JP Morgan & Chase

With over two decades of experience, Shruti is a seasoned Technology leader with established proficiency in navigating and delivering large-scale, complex, cross-functional enterprise initiatives from concept to launch and beyond. In her current role as Executive Director at JP Morgan... Read More →

Samaneh Kazemi Nafchi

Senior Software Engineer, Google

Samaneh is a software engineer with 10+ years of experience building innovative tech at companies like AIR Worldwide, Microsoft, and now Google, where she works on AR/VR. She holds a Master’s in Computer Science and is passionate about emerging technologies, thoughtful engineering... Read More →

Nandita Krishnan

Data Scientist, Adobe

Nandita Krishnan is a Product Data Scientist at Adobe, specializing in uncovering insights and conducting root cause analyses on major pain points within flagship video and audio products like Premiere Pro and After Effects. She has prior experience in the healthcare and consulting... Read More →

Melanie Curry

Vice President, Human Resources, Epsilon

Global HR leader with both public and start-up company experience. C-Suite savvy professional who excels in collaborating to deliver transformational and visionary leadership to align with Corporate initiatives. Leads HR teams with a balance of transparency, data driven decision making... Read More →

Laurie Litwack

Chief Business Officer, Microsoft Alumni Network

Laurie is a #ProblemSolver, a #MotherofDaughters, and a #CompassionateGeek.As Chief Business Officer at the Microsoft Alumni Network, Laurie leads the global strategy for AI and Cybersecurity upskilling. 🎓🌍With 30+ years' experience in product management, leadership, and mentorship... Read More →

Tracy Jacob

Executive Director – Core Platform Engineering, JP Morgan Chase

Tracy is a seasoned technology leader with over 15 years of experience in the financial industry. In her current role as Executive Director at JP Morgan Chase, she focuses on Business Management & Operations for the Core Platform Engineering organization. Her efforts include driving... Read More →

DeiMarlon “D” Scisney

Founder & President, Scisney Social Impact Inc.

Data is more than numbers—it’s the foundation for understanding and addressing inequities.Dei’Marlon “D” Scisney is a data engineer, AI strategist, and social impact advocate committed to harnessing technology as a catalyst for systemic change. As the President of Scisney... Read More →

Caitlin Rollman

Co-Founder and CEO, Talvita

Caitlin Rollman is the co-founder and CEO of Talvita, a company on a mission to unlock the future of work—through better career development, one person at a time. Prior to founding Talvita, Caitlin spent 15 years building Enterprise SaaS products at Microsoft and Highspot, where... Read More →

Anumeha Agarwal

Software Engineer, Google

I am currently a Software Engineer on the Spanner team at Google! I am working on analytics federation to support querying spanner databases from BigQuery. Previously I was at Microsoft working with the Query Optimization team in Microsoft Fabric.

Ajita Ananth

Staff Technical Program Manager, Google

I am currently a Staff TPM at Google driving programs within Google Geo’s Map Data platform team, working on delivering high quality map data to Google Map customers for use cases like Navigation and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. I previously led Technical Programs in the... Read More →

Julia Braun

Director, Enterprise Procurement, Highspot, Inc.

With 25+ years’ of global Procurement experience, Julia has worked across multiple industry verticals, including technology, retail, and financial services. She specializes in commercial negotiation, sourcing and procurement transformation, contingent workforce solutions, and third-party... Read More →

Elizabeth Castillo

Software Developer, Oracle

Elizabeth Castillo is a University of Washington alumna and a Software Developer at Oracle. She previously spent two years as a Software Engineer on the Checkout team at PayPal. Elizabeth is passionate about helping others especially first-generation students like herself. Outside... Read More →

Margaret Czyzewski

Product, Jpm chase

In the fast-moving world of FinTech, Margaret Czyzewski is one of the few leaders who can see around corners and bring the future to life. As an Executive Director at JP Morgan Chase, with over 20 years of experience, she's reshaping how 250,000+ employees engage with technology... Read More →

Ghazal Fahimi

Sr Software Engineer, Google

Ghazal Fahimi is a Senior Solutions Architect at Google, with over a decade of experience across a range of tech companies—from fast-paced startups to global industry leaders. Her expertise lies in server infrastructure, storage, and security. As a mentor, she’s passionate about... Read More →

Molly FitzMorris

Senior Strategist, Trust & Safety, Google

Molly is on the Trust & Safety Responsible AI team at Google, where she works on Google's responsible AI product launch review process. She first became interested in responsible AI while working as a Linguist at Meta, where she realized that her doctoral research in sociolinguistics... Read More →

Pallavi Garg

Executive Director – Engineering Platforms and integrated Experience, JPMorganChase

With early roots in marketing, software development and instructional design, Pallavi has worked across multiple sectors and geographies, where she has held leadership positions driving forward the strategic use of technology. Her experience with digital transformation initiatives... Read More →

Shaili Guru

Gen AI Product Lead & AI PM Course Instructor, Amazon & University of Washington

I'm a forward-thinking AI/ML Product Leader who bridges the gap between cutting-edge tech and real business impact. At Fortune 500 companies, I’ve led AI initiatives that drive measurable value. I also teach in the AI Product Management specialization at the University of Washington... Read More →

Riza Haas

Sr Manager, Global Product & Engineering Learning & Development, Highspot

Riza Haas is a learning experience and talent development professional with proven success in building learning programs for start-ups of various stages. Her previous roles were at Yelp, Kiavi, Loftium and OfferUp.She's dedicated to help teams and individual contributors deepen their... Read More →

Shannon Kissler

Senior Software Engineer, Google

Shannon is a PNW native and graduated from UW with a EE degree in 2014. Shannon worked for Boeing in the Software Simulation Labs for 5 years simulating various airplane LRU databases. She then joined Google in 2019 as a Test Engineer for GKE. Last year she transferred to the SWE... Read More →

Rebecca Lawson

UX Researcher, Google

Rebecca's passion is helping product teams create accessible, inclusive user experiences. Her primary job is being an advocate for users to help product teams understand what would make a user’s experience natural, useful and delightful. She is an experienced Design Researcher with... Read More →

Cindee Madison

Sr. AI/ML Engineer, Google

Senior AI/ML Engineer with a background in Neuroscience. Passionate about the intersection of privacy, security and generative AI.

Amina Mansour

Staff Developer Relations Engineer, Google Cloud

Amina Mansour is a Staff Developer Relations Engineer at Google, where she continues to work towards a better developer experience for GCP customers. Prior to this, she led platform and production engineering teams at Verily. With over 15 years of experience across software development... Read More →

Tuyen Nguyen

Trust & Safety Manager, Google

Tuyen started her career in consulting at Accenture Federal Services in Washington DC. Her portfolio of work includes analytics initiatives for the United States Postal Service, United States Department of Agriculture, and Department of Homeland Security. In 2018 she made the leap... Read More →

Samaneh Saadat

ML Software Engineer, Google

Samaneh Saadat is a Machine Learning Software Engineer at Google, with a strong academic and research background, holding a PhD in Computer Science from University of Central Florida. She currently leads high-impact initiatives in the Core ML Frameworks organization at Google. Her... Read More →

Aditi Sinha

Founder and CEO, Point Of View Label

Strategic marketing leader with a track record of innovation led go-to-market strategies across start-ups and global tentpole initiatives with footprint in >20 countries. Driven by transforming insights into product experiences and brand narratives that generate enduring relationships... Read More →

Neha Srivastava

Vice President, J P Morgan Chase

Neha is a seasoned technology product leader with over 15 years of experience spanning various industries and roles. In her current role as Vice President in Cybersecurity at JPMorgan Chase, she focuses on crafting security strategies and addressing emerging threats. Her efforts include... Read More →

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Monday April 28, 2025 TBA
UW Medicine SLU campus - Building C 439 8th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109

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