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
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LIA Diagnostics
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