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
































Lori Longthorne
Senior Business Manager, Microsoft

Lorraine Bassett, PhD
Partner Solutions Factory, Industry Leader, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Charissa Eggleston
Facilitator of Innovative Programs & Community Partnerships, Federal Way Public Schools

Dan Rogers
CEO & Founder, Point to Point Transportation

Erin Raney
Sr. Director of Network Services & Innovation, T-Mobile Tech Experience

Candice Boyd
Sr. Manager, T-Mobile Tech Experience

Dr. Dani Pfeiffer
Superintendent of Federal Way Public Schools

Rebecca Straka
Chief Information Officer, Weyerhaeuser

Mike Mullane
Managing Director, Accenture

Nasim Moghadam
Director of Consulting Services, CGI

Orlando Hampton
Chief Customer Officer, Afiniti

Marianne Marck
Board Member, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group

Cynthia Tee
Senior Vice President of Engineering, Smartsheet

Jenny Phillips
Sr. Manager, Software Development, T-Mobile

Kristi Yankacy
Senior Engineering Program Manager

Kathleen Nguyen
AD, Health Information Technology, Novartis

Ed Price

Liz Bander
Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

Michele Amato
CTE/STEM/CS/Robotics Educator, Eckstein Middle School

MaryAlice Colvin
Global Director, Sales Plays and Go to Market Strategies, Anaplan

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)
Shaude’ is a longtime IGNITE Volunteer who has been a staple on In-person Panels during the 2022-2023 School Year. She’s an alumna of FWPS and is committed to paying it forward, returning to district schools to share her story and inspire students from her community.

Dana Day
Manager, Project Engineering, Crane Aerospace & Electronics

Tammie Schrader
Regional Science and Computer Science Coordinator, Northeast Washington Education Service District 101; Educational Consultant, Level Up Education

Jessica Garcia
Founder and Principal Consultant/Coach, Leadership Development Founder and Principal Consultant/Coach, Leadership Development, Vela Coaching

Lila Williams
Director of Human Resources, Evergreen Recovery Centers

Nathan Chung
Cloud Security Architect, Optiv

Craig Newmark
Founder, craigslist & Craig Newmark Philanthropies

Heidi Toussaint
UXR Lead & Manager, Google

Kathryn (Kelley) Leith
Tech Transformation Sr. Specialist, Best Buy

Anthony E. Tuggle
President of Customer Operations, Afiniti