Empowering Women in STEAM Since 1972
19th Annual
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Watson Auditorium
Thursday, March 26, 2026
8:00 am - 10:00 am
G R A M
P R O
WELCOME
Cyndee Hoagland
Senior Vice President, Owner & Public
Sector – Trimble Inc.
PRESIDENT’S REMARKS
Mark A. Thompson, Ph.D.
LEADING LEOPARD RECOGNITION
Karyn Thompson
WOMAN OF THE YEAR PRESENTATION
Cyndee Hoagland
WOMAN OF THE YEAR REMARKS
Sabrina Mansur
Director of Massachusetts AI Hub
PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator, Cyndee Hoagland Panelists:
Pam Boiros, Founder, Bridge Marketing Advisors, Co-founder of Women Applying AI
Liz Graham, COO Mass. Life Sciences Center
Co-Founder of Women Applying AI
Sabrina Mansur, Director of Massachusetts AI
Heena Purohit, Director of AI Startups, Microsoft and TBD Angel Investor
CLOSING REMARKS
Cyndee Hoagland
2026
Pam is the founder of Bridge Marketing Advisors, a fractional marketing services and AI training firm. She previously served as Chief Marketing Officer at meQuilibrium, Skillsoft, and other leading technology solution providers.
Based on her decades of experience as a B2B marketing leader, and as a Gen AI enthusiast, Pam created Marketing AI Jump Start: an AI upskilling program for marketing teams designed to help marketing teams harness the potential of AI for effectiveness, efficiency and creativity.
Pam is also the co-founder of Women Applying AI, a free inclusive community to empower women to apply artificial intelligence in their work and daily lives.
Liz Graham joined the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) in February 2026 and serves as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing operations and partnering with the executive team and board to execute MLSC’s strategy.
A startup executive, Liz specializes in scaling high-growth companies to sustainable profitability across AI (Ada IQ), climate tech (Indigo Ag), digital trust services (Notarize), eCommerce (Wayfair), SaaS (HubSpot), and media/technology (Comcast). She combines board-level governance experience with hands-on operational leadership to build high-performing teams.
Liz serves on several nonprofit boards, including MassChallenge, The Rappaport Institute, and Women Applying AI. She holds an A.B. from Harvard College, an M.St. from the University of Oxford (Balliol), and a J.D. from Harvard University.
2026
Cyndee Hoagland is Senior Vice President of Owner & Public Sector at Trimble Inc., where she leads the strategic direction and execution of advanced technology solutions for government agencies, major infrastructure owners, and large-scale public projects. A seasoned technology executive with over 25 years of experience, she focuses on enabling digital transformation to reduce costs, improve productivity and quality, enhance worker safety, and support environmental sustainability.
As part of Trimble’s Executive Leadership Team, Cyndee collaborates with construction, design, and civil engineering firms, as well as government agencies, to deliver integrated digital solutions that accelerate project outcomes and operational performance. Under her leadership, Trimble’s public sector and owner-focused offerings support major infrastructure programs and help communities adopt effective digital workflows across the lifecycle of civil assets.
Sabrina Mansur is the Director of the Massachusetts Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub, leading the statewide effort to build a responsible applied AI ecosystem following Governor Maura Healey’s 2024 AI Strategic Task Force recommendations. She has over 20 years of experience bridging advanced technology and real-world applications, with senior roles at Draper Laboratory, Motional, Torc Robotics, and Lockheed Martin.
At Draper, Sabrina led corporate strategy and technology roadmaps across bio, energy, defense, space, and transportation, contributing to AI-enabled sensing, navigation, and robotics technologies, and serving as chief program manager for Draper’s work on NASA’s Artemis program. She also guided the strategic roadmaps for Motional’s driverless vehicles and Torc Robotics’ autonomous freight delivery.
Sabrina holds an M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and is an inventor on multiple U.S. patents in AI, autonomy, sensor fusion, and navigation technologies.
Heena Purohit is the Director of AI Startups for Microsoft for Startups, where she has a dual role. She discovers and supports high-potential Data and AI startups globally, and she also advises Fortune 500 executives on how to navigate the AI revolution and translate it into business impact.
Before Microsoft, she spent over 15 years building and scaling enterprise AI products, launching multiple AI products from 0 to 1 and through growth. She also incubated a portfolio of GenAI startups within IBM’s Corporate Incubator program.
Outside of work, Heena is committed to closing the gender gap in AI and advancing responsible AI adoption. She is a global AI speaker and a leading advocate for AI literacy, responsible AI, and gender diversity in technology, helping ensure we build the AIpowered future thoughtfully and inclusively.
2026
Leading Leopards
Recognizing female student leaders for their commitment to and leadership of organizations, clubs, and athletic teams
Salma Abdi
Whitney Acquah
Fatima Ahmed
Katerina Alexandrou
Maria Alvarez
Tiffany Atta
Ellie Austin
Elise Ayer
Meghan Barilone
Riley Barka
Bryce Bateman
Julia Bisse
Stella Boateng
Quincy Bolduc
Jasmine Bonilla
Julia Botros
Maya Brent-Nurse
Rose Brokaw
Maaike Calvin
Charli Campbell
Michelle Castillo
Melanie Chaves
Rajya Chivaluri
Lily Cohen
Condoleezza Coleman
Maria Eduarda Costa de
Souza
Joselyne Cruz
Leslie Cruz
Mia Cunningham
Jordan Dahan
Natalie D'Amico
Summer Daniels
Morgan Darrer
Abigail Deila
Jojo Dejesus
Olivia DeMelo
Kiera Dempsey
Andressa Dias Gomes
Adriana DiMeo
Kayla Dinh
Liv DiStefano
Lily Dorko
Ezra Doty
Nakeeya Douglas
Kailyn Dykert
Alejandrina Estrada
Arianne Farrelly
Sophia Fascione
Madison Feetham
Mariah Felix
Schephatia Feron
Madison Fisher
Celeste Fowler
Ella Galuszewski
Taylor Garabedian
Zoe Garber
Maddie Gaynor
Isobella Gillis
Gianna Gioia
Ava Goldsmith
Sadé Griffith
Samantha Hauns
Emelia Hight
Olivia Holley
Sebastian Howard
Sarah Howard
Christina Issa
Nasra Jama
Asmaa Jebari
Sam Jones
Elizabeth Kelly
Vilaivanh
Khamphilavanh
Catherine Kreig
Sarah Lahmadi
Vic Lanza
Lexi Lefkowski
Jenny Li Wang
Angela Liang
Precious Gabrielle Llaga
Mila Lopes
Sophia Lucido
Kinsey Lutz
Bethany MacDonald
Isabella Mahoney
Vivian Marr
Katie Martinez
Abrie Massa
Miley McCane
Maggie McCann
Kailee McPhillips
2026 Leading Leopards
Recognizing female student leaders for their commitment to and leadership of organizations, clubs, and athletic teams
Nicole Mejia Arias
Sydney Mercadante
Nazik Mohamed
Yasmin Morais Torquato
Savanah Morford
Sam Murphy
Sophia Murphy
Jedidah Mwaura
Yvette Najjuka
Nickole Nayfeh
Agnes Ngabirano
Autumn Nguyen
Mariam Nimeri
Breanna Olivieri
Nan Mozan Oo
Sakshi Pathrikar
Emma Pease
Heidi Perlera
Camryn Perry
Amy Pivacek
Nathalie Qadri
Tita Rana
Grace Reinke
Sonia Resha
Rianna Reynolds
Andy Ruano
Samantha Salazar
Emma Sanders
Liredi Santa Rosa
Laci Santos
Srishti Sao
Kelli Schuler
Alex Sokolowski
Margaret Stahl
Sevana Stepanian
Addison Stetson
Katherine Strickland
Lindsay Suereth
Jada-Rae Taffe
Caden Tennyson
Lulya Tesfamicael
Khunnary Thach
Adam Theriaque
Evie Tran
Aliya Vagapova
Jojo Valente
Olivia Vaughn
Helen Velko
Sophie Vorperian
Samiha Waheed
Gabby Walazek
Kaleigh West
Alina Wheeler
Ellie White
Chloe Wing
Jesselle Yeomans
Mia Zoghbi
Amanda Zweifler
2026
Recognizing Women@Wentworth
Past Women of the Year
2025 - Farah Naz‘02, FCibse, SJ Group
2024 - Maria Aiolova, ‘96, AEComm
2023 - Susan Hardt, ‘74
2022 - Sharmi Albrechtsen, SmartGurlz
2021- Reshma Saujani, Girls Who Code
2020 - Cancelled due to Pandemic
2019 - Zorica Pantić, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Gloria Larson, Bentley University
Kerry Healey, Babson College
Jackie-Jenkins Scott, Mass Women's Forum
2018 - Helen Grenier, IRobot/CyPhy Works
2017 - Ann Klee, GE Foundation
2016 - Michelle Wu, Boston City Council President
2015 - Christine Keville, Keville Enterprises, Trustee Emeritus
2014 - Annamaria Wenner, Former Vice President of Student Affairs
2013 - Sharon Jozokos, AET ’92, CMC ’93, Columbia Construction
2012 - Amanda Hattaway, Former Assistant Provost, Professor & Dept. Chair, Applied Mathematics
2011 - Durga Suresh-Menon, Associate Professor
2010 - Meichi Peng '97, IDC
2009 - Amanda Hattaway, Dept. Chair, Applied Mathematics
2008 - Rose Conti ABC '09, BCM '12, Trustee
2007 - Regina Berkman, Professor
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