BLOOMFIELD HILLS – There is a new professional association aimed

at women working in mobile technology that has been created by the Mobile

Technology Association of Michigan – the Women In Mobile Tech Advisory Council.

The Council’s launch event will take place June 22 from 6 to

8:30 pm at the Iroquois Club in Bloomfield Hills and will feature a panel of

women leaders in the mobile and wireless tech space from a cross-section of

industries involved in providing or using mobile and wireless tech. Panelists

include:

Jenny Deason-Copeland, Network Project Manager for AT&T

Mobility, a writer and historian currently writing a book discussing why women

don’t stay in STEM careers, and a long-time veteran in telecommunications

engineering and network roles

Suzanne Chartier, VP/Director of Engineering Services for

EyeWyre Software Studios and a veteran of the tech industry with previous roles

including Chief Technologist for Americas Application Management and US Manufacturing,

Energy, and Life Sciences Industry Chief Architect for HP Enterprise Services,

as well as Apps Modernization Chief Technologist and Systems Architect for

Electronic Data Systems

Meredith Phillips, Chief Privacy & Information Security

Officer for Henry Ford Health System, as well as Vice-chairperson of the

Michigan Healthcare Security Council, Board Vice-president of the Medical

Identity Fraud Alliance, and Co-chairperson for the Detroit CISO Executive

Summit

Kimberly Green-Kerr, Regional Vice-president for Sprint

Business for the West Region, which is comprised of 25 states, six

Directors, and over 500 team members, and previous service as Area

Vice-president of the Michigan/Northwest Ohio market.

Linda Marshall, a telecommunications industry consultant,

and formerly President of the OnStar division of General Motors, COO of Revel

Wireless, and VP Corporate Strategy for Sprint/Nextel.

Krischa Winright, CIO at Priority Health and VP of

Information Systems at Spectrum Health; combining 25 years of experience in IT

with 20 years in healthcare to lead consumer experience improvements and

transparency initiatives.

Significant numbers of studies and articles are driving home

the lack of women available to fill existing and upcoming positions utilizing

mobile/wireless technologies – in every industry and at every level, and the

many reasons cited for this issue. The event panel is expected to address this

topic, as well as to discuss their own journey to achieving success in the

field.

“We are so honored to

have these ground-breaking women participating in our event, and agreeing share

their advice and personal journeys with our audience,” said MTAM’s Executive Director, Linda Daichendt. “Women focused on

mobile/wireless tech can learn much from them, and we believe this can be the

beginning of a significant drive for women in Michigan to utilize these

technologies for career/business growth.”

Partners and sponsors for this event will soon be announced.

Those organizations interested in being involved should contact MTAM at [email protected].

Those interested in attending the launch event can register

at http://www.MessageBlocks.com/MTAMWomenInMobileTech.

Registration discounts are available for MTAM members, and members/staff of our

event sponsors and partners.