Impact Stories from Professional Growth Policy Area

CEO of Technopark

Fellow(s): Lamiae Benmakhlouf

Country: Morocco

Cohort: 2016

Technopark promoted Lamiae Benmakhlouf, 2016 fellow of Morocco, to CEO, making her the first female to assume this position. Lamiae credits her participation in the TechWomen program with playing a major role in her promotion.Lamiae joined the company in 2002 shortly after it launched and previously served as the Deputy Director. The incubator helps create and develop Moroccan businesses in the ICT and green technology fields and has supported close to 800 companies in Casablanca.

Report Date...: 10/31/2016

Professorship

Fellow(s): Darya Alontseva

Country: Kazakhstan

Cohort: 2015

Policy Area(s): Professional Growth

The Ministry of Education and Science in Kazakhstan awarded Darya Alontseva, 2015 fellow of Kazakhstan, the academic title, “Full Professor of Physics,” in late April, fulfilling one of her professional development goals.Kazakhstan has rather strict rules; only people within an academic environment who publish scientific articles in previewed journals, who have created their own scientific school, etc. receive the title of Full Professor.

Report Date...: 7/11/2016

published fourth book

Fellow(s): Arwa Al-eryani

Country: Yemen

Cohort: 2012

Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Empowering Women and Girls, Professional Growth

Arwa Al-eryani, 2012 fellow of Yemen, has published four textbooks and several scientific papers in international conferences and journals since 2012. Her most recent book, E-business, which was published this month, covers the applications of e-business, such as e-government, e-commercial, e-banking and e-health, as well as how to manage e-business projects. Arwa was motivated to write the book given the lack of textbooks in Arabic.

Report Date...: 6/20/2016

Mentor(s): Eileen Brewer, Ruha Devanesan

Company: Symantec

Mentor Type: Professional and Cultural

Policy Area(s): Professional Growth

For the past four years, Eileen Brewer of Symantec Corporation has volunteered more than 200 hours per year to the TechWomen program through participation on selection committees and delegation trips. Earlier this month, Eileen, director of security appliance, and Ruha Devanesan, manager of global diversity and inclusion, hosted a TechWomen panel comprised of previous Symantec mentors at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., to raise awareness about the program and recruit potential mentors. Eileen and Ruha created a TechWomen photo exhibit to coincide with the panel to share program stories, both verbally and visually.

Report Date...: 6/13/2016

Mentor(s): Myra Nawabi

Company: Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Mentor Type: Cultural

Policy Area(s): Professional Growth

Myra Nawabi, a three-time TechWomen cultural mentor, was selected by the Silicon Valley Business Journal (SVBJ) as a 2016 honoree of the Women of Influence Award. Myra, a senior project engineer at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, facilitates the largest Lean In Circle in Northern California. Last week, as part of the TechWomen Fellows’ Webinar Series, Myra shared how to engage more effectively with communities and how to start a Lean In Circle.

Report Date...: 5/2/2016

Fellow(s): Sarah Abu Nar

Country: Egypt

Cohort: 2012

Policy Area(s): Professional Growth

Sarah Abu Nar, 2012 fellow of Egypt, is participating in The Swedish Institute’s She Entrepreneurs Program, a leadership program for young women social entrepreneurs in the Middle East, North Africa and Sweden. Sarah, co-founder of EduKitten, had the opportunity to pitch her startup to a global audience. Sarah is the co-founder of EducKitten, an educational applications developer focused on teaching Arabic and the Arabic culture. “It felt awesome pitching EduKitten to different people from all over the world who were absolutely amazed by our business,” Sarah said.

Report Date...: 5/2/2016

Promotion

Fellow(s): Gulnora Anvarova

Country: Tajikistan

Cohort: 2015

Policy Area(s): Professional Growth

After the 2015 program, Gulnora Anvarova of Tajikistan was appointed to be the lead specialist for the Center for Staff Professional Development at Tajik Technical University. Earlier this month, she was again promoted to head of the center. “After the Techwomen Program, I have achieved success in my career,” Gulnora said. “I became the first young woman to become a head of a center at the university.” Gulnora is passionate about improving municipal waste energy for and creating an electro power system in Tajikistan.

Report Date...: 4/11/2016

published work - collaboration between fellow and mentor/host company

Fellow(s): Nermin Ahmed

Country: Egypt

Cohort: 2013

Policy Area(s): Professional Growth

In February, Nermin’s research on breast cancer treatment, which included the work of her mentor Bianca and Genentech, was accepted into the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.In March, she presented her research poster at the International Pharmaceutical Conference in Madrid, Spain, and received the International Best Poster Award in recognition of the research quality, novelty and significance of the work. Nermin commented, “This is what TechWomen is all about. It’s about giving back, mentoring and empowering.”

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Report Date...: 4/4/2016

She Can Do It!

Fellow(s): Rund Awwad, Maram Damous, Ghaida Khader, Rand Muhtaseb and Afnan Saqr

Country: Jordan

Cohort: 2015

Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls, Professional Growth

TechWomen fellows of Jordan, Awwad, Maram Damous, Ghaida Khader, Rand Muhtaseb and Afnan Saqr, launched the initiative “She Can Do it!”, providing mobile apps development and on-the-job training opportunities. The four fellows developed the plan during the 2015 program to focus on capacity building and job training for recent female graduates in the IT and green technology fields in Jordan.

Report Date...: 3/28/2016

"Be the Change" and Tunisia Digital Day

Fellow(s): Ines Nasri

Country: Tunisia

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Professional Growth

At the Sousse Higher Institute of Management in Tunisia, Ines Nasri, a 2014 fellow of Tunisia, was a featured speaker at the university’s “Be the Change in Your Society” event. Ines was invited to talk with students about entering the workforce and employment opportunities in the digital and technical fields. As unemployment is a major challenge in Tunisia, Ines hopes to inspire the people of her country to overcome this challenge by becoming an entrepreneur or working hard to pursue a career. Ines started her own company, Webpower, in 2007 with just $400 and a computer, and wants other people to be the same change.

Report Date...: 3/21/2016

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