Academic Alliance Co-chairs
The NCWIT Academic Alliance serves the needs of computing, engineering, and information sciences faculty at nearly 200 colleges and universities across the country - including research universities, community colleges, women's colleges, and minority-serving institutions.

Academic Alliance Co-chairs:
> Maureen Biggers, Indiana University
> Margaret Burnett, Oregon State University
> Christine Alvarado, Harvey Mudd College

Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology believes women have a different perspective and that this perspective matters. The Anita Borg Institute's mission is to increase the impact of women on all aspects of technology and to increase the positive impact of technology on the world's women. It accomplishes its mission through programs that build the connection between technology and social impact, including The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, The Systers online community, TechLeaders, Women of Vision, and the Technical Executive Forum.

> Caroline Simard, VP of Research and Executive Programs

Association for Computing Machinery
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery is the world's largest educational and scientific computing society of 100,000+ worldwide members. ACM unites computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field's challenges. Through its Special Interest Groups, ACM publishes the proceedings of more than 150 conferences and symposia each year. The ACM Digital Library provides an expanding bibliographic database of all relevant articles in computing, with over 1 million citations to date. In addition to its world-class programs for disseminating information and advancing computing as a science and a profession, ACM's mission includes assessing and influencing the impact of information technologies on all aspects of society. ACM also helps shape U.S. public policy, improve gender equity and diversity, and influence the teaching of computing and information technology.

> John White, Executive Director and CEO

ACM Committee on the Status of Women (ACM-W)
ACM-W's mission is to celebrate, inform and support women in computing, and work with the ACM-W community of computer scientists, educators, employers and policymakers to improve working and learning environments for women. This includes promoting activities that result in more equal representation of women in CS such as mentoring or role modeling; monitoring the status of women in industrial and academic computing through the gathering of statistics; providing historical information about women's accomplishments and roles in CS; and serving as a repository of information about programs, documents and policies of concern to women in CS.

> Elaine Weyuker, Chair

Bobby Schnabel, NCWIT Co-founder
Dr. Robert Schnabel is Dean of the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing, where he leads a multi-campus school of 100 faculty at the graduate and undergraduate departments of computing science and informatics. Formerly he served as Vice Provost for Academic and Campus Technology at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU), was founding director of the ATLAS Institute, and served on the CU faculty for 30 years. Dr. Schnabel has been principal investigator or co-PI on more than $30M in research funding from the National Science Foundation and other organizations. Currently he serves on the Board of the Computing Research Association; as chair of the ACM Education Policy Committee; and on the advisory committee for the Institute for Capacity Building of the United Negro College Fund.

Coalition to Diversify Computing
The Coalition to Diversify Computing seeks to address the shortage of a highly trained workforce of scientists and engineers capable of understanding and implementing computing resources. The Coalition develops a diverse community of professionals that can effectively meet the computing demands of an evolving society, and targets students and faculty with the expressed intent of increasing the number of minorities successfully transitioning into computing-based careers in academia, federal laboratories and industry. The diverse membership of CDC from academia, industry and federal laboratories enables a variety of different perspectives and approaches to be used in achieving the above stated goals. CDC also partners with a number of organizations with similar missions to leverage resources to optimize outcomes.

> Valerie Taylor, Texas A&M University; Executive Committee
> Pamela Williams, Sandia National Labs; Membership Committee

Colorado Coalition for Gender & IT
The Colorado Coalition for Gender & IT works to increase the number of girls and women in information technology (IT) education and work. CCGIT recognizes the state's capacity for innovation and competitiveness depends on a larger, more diverse, and more sustainable workforce. By connecting girls and women to IT education and employment opportunities, CCGIT imagines a more equitable future for women, better technology for our society, and an improved world for us all. Founded in 2003, CCGIT is a partnership of higher education, government, industry, and foundations committed to increasing the number of women and girls entering career paths in Information Technology.

> Deborah Keyek-Franssen, CCGIT Co-Director
> Mary Ann Roe, CCGIT Co-Director

Computing Research Association (CRA)
The Computing Research Association (CRA) is an association of more than 200 North American academic departments of computer science, computer engineering, and related fields; laboratories and centers in industry, government, and academia engaging in basic computing research; and affiliated professional societies. CRA seeks to strengthen research and advanced education in computing and allied fields. It does this by working to influence policy that impacts computing research, encouraging the development of human resources, contributing to the cohesiveness of the professional community and collecting and disseminating information about the importance and the state of computing research.

> Andrew Bernat, Executive Director

CRA Committee on the Status of Women (CRA-W)
The Computer Research Association's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) is an action-oriented organization dedicated to increasing the number of women participating in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) research and education at all levels. CRA-W also seeks to increase the degree of success they experience and to provide a forum for addressing problems that often fall disproportionately within women's domain. Committee activities also strive for a positive impact on other underrepresented groups in CSE and improving the working environment for Computer Scientists and Engineers of both genders.

> Kathleen Fisher, Co-chair

Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology's (Atlanta, GA) College of Computing is one of the top-ranked public schools for computing and a leader in developing contextualized computing education. Georgia Tech's strength in societal research concerning women and technology and its connections with colleges and universities in Georgia and surrounding states have helped to develop effective programs and initiatives, including innovative introductory computing curriculum for undergraduates, high-school AP-CS teachers workshops, Georgia Computes! professional teacher training, and the Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology.

> Mark Guzdial, Professor, College of Computing

K-12 Alliance Co-chairs
With representation from national girl-serving organizations, academic institutions, and businesses, and reach to nearly half of all girls in the United States, the K-12 Alliance works to improve the image of computing and the teaching of foundational computing skills.

> Chris Stephenson, Executive Director, Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)
> John White, Executive Director, ACM

Lucy Sanders, NCWIT Co-founder and CEO
Lucy Sanders is CEO and Co-founder of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), a consortium of more than 300 corporations, universities, and non-profits working to increase the participation of girls and women in computing and information technology. She also serves as Executive-in-Residence for the ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Lucy has an extensive industry background, having worked in R&D and executive (VP) positions at AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent Bell Labs, and Avaya Labs for over 20 years, where she specialized in systems-level software and solutions (multi-media communication, and customer relationship management. In 1996, Lucy was awarded the Bell Labs Fellow Award, the highest technical accomplishment bestowed at the company, and she has six patents in the communications technology area.

SSAB Co-chairs
The NCWIT Social Science Advisory Board (SSAB) serves as a valuable resource for all of the NCWIT Alliances. Leading social scientists with expertise in policy, anthropology, gender studies, technology education, and organizational change consult on NCWIT projects and assessment of interventions, and disseminate theories and research relevant to girls, women, and information technology.

> Mary Frank Fox, ADVANCE Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech
> Roli Varma, Professor, School of Public Administration, University of New Mexico

Telle Whitney, NCWIT Co-founder
Dr. Telle Whitney has served as President and CEO of ABI since 2002. Whitney has 20 years experience in the semiconductor and telecommunications industries. She has held senior technical management positions with Malleable Technologies (now PMC-Sierra) and Actel Corporation, and is a co-founder of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference. Dr. Whitney was a member of the National Science Foundation CEOSE and CISE advisory committees, and serves on the advisory boards of Caltech's Information Science and Technology (IST), California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (CalIT2), and Illuminate Ventures.

University of California at Irvine
As an independent school focused solely on the computer and information sciences, the Donald Bren School of Information and Sciences at the University of California at Irvine has a unique perspective on the information technology disciplines. This allows it a broad foundation from which to build educational programs and research initiatives that explore the many applications of the computing discipline; from circuits and systems to software engineering and human aspects of computing. Building on a strong foundation of computer science fundamentals, the Bren School conducts cutting-edge research in strategic areas ideal for collaborative work. By blending research with education in multiple disciplines, the Bren School is leading interdisciplinary efforts in order to meet the challenges of the future.

> Debra Richardson, Professor of Informatics

Workforce Alliance Co-chairs
The NCWIT Workforce Alliance (WA) serves the needs of companies in recruiting, retaining and advancing technical women in corporate environments. WA membership yields significant benefits. Members gain access to the technical talent pipeline, tap into the latest research and business critical data, connect with industry and academic experts, pilot programs with corporate peers, participate in national outreach programs, and gain recognition through corporate sponsorships.

> Randall Lane, Cisco
> Lynda Grindstaff, Intel
> Jackie Toole, CGCG
> Dalene King, Microsoft