The Rad Awards from Leah Kauffman’s Rad Girls project is back for a second year during Philly Tech Week 2016 presented by Comcast.
Winners will be announced on Stratus Rooftop Lounge (433 Chestnut St.) on May 3 from 7-11 p.m. Tickets are $15.
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Below, see the tech-oriented nominees. See the full list of nominees here, plus nominees and winners from last year.

Technologist Of The Year

• Andrea Baric, FemmeHacks
• Pam Selle, Software Engineer Comcast
• Lauren Pittenger, Designer at LBDesign
• Kara Lindstrom, Program Manager at Drexel University

Connector Of The Year

• Stacey Kracher, Zarwin Baum
• Yuval Yarden, Philly Startup Leaders
• Corinne Warnshuis, Girl Develop It
• Tina Wells, Buzz Marketing

Educator Of The Year

• Marley Diaz, #1000BlackGirlBooks
• Valerie V. Gay, Executive Director of Art Sanctuary
• Tracey Welson-Rossman, TechGirlz
• Jeannine Kayembe, Urban Creators

Innovator Of The Year

• Yasmine Mustafa, ROAR For Good
• Keesha Boyd, Executive Director for the Multicultural Consumer Services Comcast
• Kathryn Stracquatanio, Tech Lead at Bluecadet
• Bethany Edwards, CEO of Lia Diagnostics

Entrepreneur Of The Year

• Emily Bittenbender, Bittenbender Construction
• Ariell R. Johnson, Owner of Amalgam Coffee
• Shari Shapiro, Ivocate
• Elena Brennan, Bus Stop Boutique

Rad Guy Of The Year

• Stephen Tang, President and CEO University City Science Center
• Nick Stuccio, President & Producing Director Fringe Arts
• Brendan Lowry, Curalate and Peopledelphia
• Ofo Ezeguwu, Whose Your Landlord

Rad Girl Of The Year

• Danielle Cohn, Director of Entrepreneurial Engagement at Comcast
• Karin Copeland, Executive Director Arts + Business Council of Greater Philadelphia
• Mary K Dougherty, Mary K Dougherty and Associates
• Jayatri Das, Chief Bioscientist, Franklin Institute