21 Tribute to Women Awards

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If you wish to register for the 2022 Awards, please click here: 2022 Tribute to Women Awards

Thank you for joining us at the Tribute to Women Awards to celebrate the achievements of our 2021 Honorees who have excelled in their field and have made significant contributions to the Silicon Valley through their exceptional leadership!

Awards Ceremony Details

Format: Virtual Ceremony

Date: May 13, 2021

Time: 6pm - 7pm

Registration price: Free

About YWCA's Tribute to Women Awards

YWCA’s Tribute to Women Awards, going virtual for 2021, is an annual YWCA fundraising event attracting over 800 attendees, including corporate and community leaders and Silicon Valley professionals. YWCA honors up to 55 women executive leaders and emerging leaders that represent Silicon Valley’s tech and business sectors. These women have excelled in their fields and have made significant contributions to the Silicon Valley in executive and professional roles.

Tribute to Women salutes corporations whose policies and practices encourage women’s leadership and promote equal advancement opportunities for women of diverse backgrounds.

When the Awards began, YWCA recognized the achievements of 25 executive women and their companies for their commitment to expanding professional opportunities for women. This event was one of the many ways the YWCA was breaking ground in Silicon Valley.

To date, over 1,400 women have been recognized for their outstanding achievements in the workplace and beyond.

About YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley*

For over 100 years, YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley has been at the forefront of the most critical social movements - from civil rights, to affordable housing and pay equity, to violence prevention. YWCA is part of an international movement serving over 2 million in the United States, impacting over 18,000 in Silicon Valley, and 25 million worldwide in 120 countries. YWCA is on a mission to empower by working to end racism and violence, to achieve solutions for survivors of violence facing homelessness and to inspire by closing the education and prosperity gap.

YWCA is one door to many solutions for those who have been impacted by violence. This year alone, we will open our doors over 20,000 times to provide critical services to our clients' needs including shelter, housing, counseling, childcare, and education and prevention programming.

*YWCA Silicon Valley and YWCA San Francisco & Marin have strategically combined and we are now YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley. Please read our official announcement HERE

STORY

Registered but could not attend? - We will be sharing the recording of the awards program shortly with all registered guests.

WHEN ARE THE TRIBUTE TO WOMEN AWARDS?

Thursday, May 13, 2021, 6:00 – 7:00 pm (PDT).

WHAT DOES A VIRTUAL EVENT MEAN?

We are committed to the health and safety of our community so this year the Tribute to Women Awards will be hosted online. Only registered guests will receive a link to view the online event—and, since it’s virtual, guests can join from anywhere! Your webcam and audio will not be used - so feel free to wear your comfiest outfit and cheer loudly throughout!

HOW DO I REGISTER?

Please click the 'Register' tab on the menu above to grab your tickets!

HOW MUCH IS THE REGISTRATION FEE?

Registration is free!

HOW CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING AN EVENT SPONSOR?

Please contact Paula Perez, Philanthropic Engagement Manager at pperez@yourywca.org; Summary of sponsorship levels is at the bottom of this page.

HOW CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING/NOMINATING AN HONOREE?

Please contact Paula Perez, Philanthropic Engagement Manager at pperez@yourywca.org

HOW CAN I CELEBRATE AN HONOREE THROUGH THE VIRTUAL EVENT?

There are a few ways you can get involved:

CHAT - We invite you to use the chat box to share congratulatory messages throughout the event.

ENGAGE – Amplify recognition of the Honoree you’re celebrating by posting a message on social media. Tag @YourYwca and #tributetowomen so we can share your post.

GIFT – Consider making a donation to YWCA in honor of the woman you’re celebrating. We’ll be sure to send your Honoree a special message letting her know of your contribution made in her name. See our Ways to Give below for more information.

WAYS TO GIVE

Online

Use the DONATE button on the top right of event page. Remember to note your Honoree’s name in the “in honor of” section.

Check

- Please make checks payable to YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley

- In the memo line, write the name of your Honoree and Tribute to Women

- Mailing address: 375 S. Third Street, San Jose, CA 95112

Donor Advised Fund

- Please recommend us a grant through your Donor Advised Fund.

- Our Tax ID # is 94-1186196

- YWCA contact person, if needed: Nisha Koul, nkoul@yourywca.org

Matching Gifts

- Double the impact of your donations. Please check with your employer if they match donations.

- Our Tax ID # is 94-1186196

HOW DO MATCHING GIFTS WORK?

Corporate matching funds can amplify the impact of your gift. Please make sure to submit your matching donation request to your employer.

WHAT IS YWCA GOLDEN GATE SILICON VALLEY’S TAX ID?

Great question! Our tax id is 94-1186196

If your question has not been answered by any of the above, please contact:

Paula Perez

SPONSORSHIP

For further sponsorship inquiries, please contact Paula at pperez@yourywca.org

MEET THE 2021 HONOREES

2021 TRIBUTE TO WOMEN HONOREES

Ann Tomlin Bay Area Head of Human Resources AbbVie	Ruchi Goyal Managing Director - Technology \| Product, Platform and Engineering Services Accenture	Dongyan Zhou, Ph.D Senior Director, LTpowerTools Analog Devices
Ruiping Wang Senior Director Applied Materials	Jingmei Liang, Ph.D. Senior Technology Director, Semiconductor Products Group Applied Materials	Michele Mendez Senior Director, Tech Proj/Prg Mgmt Applied Materials
Leslie R Gordon, SPHR Senior Director, People & Communities Cisco Systems	Pat Tittiranonda, PhD Vice President of Experience Design, Customer & Partner Experience Engineering Cisco Systems	Jacqui Guichelaar Senior Vice President & Group Chief Information Officer Cisco Systems
Maria Poveromo Communications & Global Social Media Cisco Systems	Kate Hillier Partner Cooley LLP	Monica Tijerina, PhD Executive Director, Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing Gilead Sciences
Tram Tran MD Vice President, Global Medical Affairs Gilead Sciences	Karen Kahn Head of Corporate Affairs Chief Communications Officer HP Inc.	Vandana Mukherjee Ph.D. Senior Research Manager, Impact Science IBM Research
Hai-Nhu Tran Program Director, Content Design IBM	Nupur Shah Senior Director, Strategic Product Planning Programmable Solutions Group Intel Corporation	Huma Abidi Senior Director, Artificial Intelligence SW Products and Engineering Intel Corporation
Shveta Mujumdar Vice President, Corporate Development Intuit, Inc.	Megan Gillespie, MBA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC Chief Nurse Executive, Santa Clara Medical Center Kaiser Permanente	Radha Nayak, Ph.D. Vice President, CSBG Spares Business Development & Marketing Lam Research
Bhavya Vaidya Managing Director, Global Supply Chain Lam Research Corporation	Mary Medeiros Director, Human Resources Lockheed Martin	Ying Wei Director, Mixed Signal Design NVIDIA
Lindsey Duran Vice President, Human Resources & Recruiting NVIDIA	Carole Edwards Senior Director, Operations NVIDIA	Sherry Cheung Director, Systems Software NVIDIA
Jennifer Louie, MD Pediatrician & Director of COVID Respiratory Care Clinics Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group	Khadija A. Wilson Fredericks Head of School Saint Andrew's Episcopal School	Thalia Anagnos, Ph.D. Vice Provost Undergraduate Education San Jose State University
Annie Flaig Vice President Cloud Sales Seagate Technology	Laurie A. Webb Vice President, Legal, Compliance, & Government Relations Seagate Technology	Charlette Stallworth, MBA Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development Stanford Children’s Health
Djahida Smati Group Director, R&D Synopsys Inc.	Sanjana Chandran Nair Engineering Group Director Synopsys Inc.	Sarah Lee Vice President, Human Resources Synopsys Inc.
Piya Sorcar, Ph.D. Founder & CEO TeachAids	Ngoc Ho Business Operations Program Manager, Housing Services The Health Trust	Ambs Kesavan Senior Director Xilinx, Inc.

2021 EMERGING LEADERS

Nicole Gragnola
Mid-Market Account Executive
Cisco Systems

Teresa Jones
Senior Manager, Corporate Marketing
NVIDIA

Kristin Schmidt
Research Staff Member
IBM Research

Richa Agrawal
R&D Engineer, Senior
Synopsys