Advisory Board

IGNITE Worldwide Advisory Board

The IGNITE Advisory Board is
Changing the Future of STEM

The IGNITE Worldwide Advisory Board Members demonstrate and uphold our shared values of supporting gender and racial equity in STEM. Their personal and professional contributions support IGNITE Worldwide grow to ensure that all girls* and gender-diverse students have equal access to STEM opportunities and exposure to high-demand, high-wage STEM careers.

“IGNITE provides something for girls and nonbinary students that I didn’t have when I was growing up and when I was coming up in the tech world–and that’s a community.”
Liz BanderSenior Product Manager, Microsoft & IGNITE Worldwide Advisory Board Member

Julie Averill
Julie Averill Board Director, Technology & Growth Advisor, Global Consumer Industry Expert, and ex CIO lululemon, Nordstrom, REI
Devina Khan
Devina Khan Computer Science Teacher, Bethel School District
Tomasz Paweł Maciejko
Tomasz Paweł Maciejko Chairman of the Board, Maciejko Family Foundation
Waylon Michel
Waylon Michel Superintendent, Paschal Sherman Indian School
Shaude’ Moore
Shaude’ Moore Global Program Manager, AWS, President of Amazon’s Black Employee Network (BEN) for Washington Headquarters, & CEO, Central District Community Preservation & Development Authority (CDCPDA)
Lorraine Bassett, PhD
Lorraine Bassett, PhD Partner Solutions Factory, Industry Leader, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Charissa Eggleston
Charissa Eggleston Facilitator of Innovative Programs & Community Partnerships, Federal Way Public Schools
Dan Rogers
Dan Rogers CEO & Founder, Point to Point Transportation
Erin Raney
Erin Raney Sr. Director of Network Services & Innovation, T-Mobile Tech Experience
Dr. Dani Pfeiffer
Dr. Dani Pfeiffer Superintendent of Federal Way Public Schools
Rebecca Straka
Rebecca Straka Chief Information Officer, Weyerhaeuser
Mike Mullane
Mike Mullane Managing Director, Accenture
Nasim Moghadam
Nasim Moghadam Director of Consulting Services, CGI
Lori Longthorne
Lori Longthorne Senior Business Manager, Microsoft
Marianne Marck
Marianne Marck Board Member, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group
Cynthia Tee
Cynthia Tee Senior Vice President of Engineering, Smartsheet
Jenny Phillips
Jenny Phillips Sr. Manager, Software Development, T-Mobile
Kristi Yankacy
Kristi Yankacy Senior Engineering Program Manager
Kathleen Nguyen
Kathleen Nguyen AD, Health Information Technology, Novartis
Ed Price
Ed Price
Liz Bander
Liz Bander Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
Michele Amato
Michele Amato CTE/STEM/CS/Robotics Educator, Eckstein Middle School
MaryAlice Colvin
MaryAlice Colvin Global Director, Sales Plays and Go to Market Strategies, Anaplan
Orlando Hampton
Orlando Hampton Chief Customer Officer, Afiniti
Dana Day
Dana Day Manager, Project Engineering, Crane Aerospace & Electronics
Tammie Schrader
Tammie Schrader Regional Science and Computer Science Coordinator, Northeast Washington Education Service District 101; Educational Consultant, Level Up Education
Jessica Garcia
Jessica Garcia Founder and Principal Consultant/Coach, Leadership Development Founder and Principal Consultant/Coach, Leadership Development, Vela Coaching
Lila Williams
Lila Williams Director of Human Resources, Evergreen Recovery Centers
Nathan Chung
Nathan Chung Cloud Security Architect, Optiv
Craig Newmark
Craig Newmark Founder, craigslist & Craig Newmark Philanthropies
Heidi Toussaint
Heidi Toussaint UXR Lead & Manager, Google
Kathryn (Kelley) Leith
Kathryn (Kelley) Leith Tech Transformation Sr. Specialist, Best Buy
Anthony E. Tuggle
Anthony E. Tuggle President of Customer Operations, Afiniti