DCFemTech has a new leadership team

The process was the first time that the organization went through a formal recruitment process for leaders, said cofounder Shana Glenzer, who will remain in an advisory role along with fellow cofounder Stephanie Nguyen. The leaders were chosen after the organization received applications from a diverse group of women, from longtime members to others who had never been to a meeting before. It resulted in a team that has a mix of experience as organizers, mentors and technologists.

“While DCFemTech leadership is growing, our mission will remain unaltered,” Glenzer said. That’s to “connect women who are in technical roles with each other so they can help to build tech and design careers.”

As the organizer of an initiative looking to help women in tech, Turner has been involved in the organization since the beginning.

“One of the great things about D.C. is just the sheer amount of talent that’s here. To me DCFemTech really does its best work by bringing that talent together,” Turner said.

One of the first events will be Inspire, which is designed to celebrate successes of women. Turner said she is also interested in creating smaller social events to create more connection.

Hunter said the team members are digging into how they can provide resources and opportunities to help other organizations grow. She said the individual members have also looked to take on specific functions. Many of the events and other pieces of the organization are already in place. Now the leadership team can do more.

“We want to broadcast even more, amplifying even more on what we do to help the entire unit,” Hunter said.