We advocate, connect and empower for a better world

CAWIT: Community Builder and Catalyst for Change

As the digital economy grows it puts new demands on our workforce. We can meet these demands by collaborating across academic, industry and government sectors and creating new technology pathways accessible to more college students. The health of our workforce, our economy and our society depend on it. The impact will be felt for generations to come.

Why CAWIT?

We Advocate...

for systemic and sustainable solutions to broaden the participation of women in technology.

We Connect...

universities with high tech industry partners committed to innovation, providing a platform for collaboration, grantmaking support and mentoring.

We Empower...

educators to create and implement new interdisciplinary degree programs for diverse students, especially women.

CAWIT Board of Directors

  • Belle Wei
    Belle Wei Chair, CAWIT Board of Directors

    Dr. Belle Wei is Carolyn Guidry Chair in Engineering Education and Innovative Learning at San José State University (SJSU).

  • Isabel Chiu
    Isabel Chiu Treasurer, CAWIT Board of Directors

    Isabel Chiu is a Certified Public Accountant and the founder and owner of Isabel Chiu & Company, LLC.

  • Ping Hsu
    Ping Hsu Secretary, CAWIT Board of Directors

    Dr. Hsu is the Director of General Engineering of the College of Engineering at San José State University (SJSU), a role he also served during the 2012-13 academic year.

CAWIT Advisory Board

  • Ivo Bolsens
    Ivo Bolsens Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Xilinx

    Ivo Bolsens is Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, with responsibility for Advanced Technology Development, Xilinx Research Laboratories and Xilinx University Program.

  • Grace Chen
    Grace Chen Sr. Director of Architecture & Technology, KLA

    Grace Chen, Ph. D., is Sr. Director of Architecture & Technology at KLA.

  • Jennifer Sinclair Curtis
    Jennifer Sinclair Curtis Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Dean of the College of Engineering University of California, Davis

    In 2015, Jennifer Sinclair Curtis joined the University of California, Davis, where she serves as Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Dean of the College of Engineering.

  • Sheryl Ehrman
    Sheryl Ehrman Don Beall Dean, Davidson College of Engineering, San Jose State University

    Sheryl Ehrman is the Don Beall Dean of the Davidson College of Engineering at San Jose State University (SJSU), a position she has held since 2017.

  • Amy S. Fleischer
    Amy S. Fleischer Dean, College of Engineering, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

    Dr. Amy S. Fleischer is Dean of the College of Engineering at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo since joining the university in July 2018.

  • Randy Kern
    Randy Kern Executive Vice President and Chief Infrastructure Officer, Salesforce

    Randy Kern joined Salesforce in 2014 as Executive Vice President and Chief Infrastructure Officer.

  • Chris Lynch
    Chris Lynch Dean, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside

    In September 2018, Professor Lynch joined the University of California, Riverside as Dean of the Bourns College of Engineering.

  • Kara Nelson
    Kara Nelson Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Dean, Equity and Inclusion, College of Engineering UC Berkeley

    Dr. Kara Nelson is a professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion in the College of Engineering at U.C. Berkeley.

  • Sue Rosser
    Sue Rosser Special Advisor, Office of the Chancellor, California State University

    Sue Rosser has served as the Special Advisor on Research Development and External Partnerships for the California State University System Office of the Chancellor since September, 2016.

  • Barbara H. Whye
    Barbara H. Whye Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer and Vice President of Human Resources, Intel Corporation

    Barbara H. Whye is Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Vice President of Human Resources at Intel Corporation.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Cultural Anthropologist, Writer and Women’s Rights Activist
Curator of Ethnology at the American Museum of Natural History

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