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WITI's Women and Technology Summit
San Jose, California Sunday, September 12, 2010 - Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Building an Effective Personal Brand
On the Web, Wednesday, September 15, 2010
What works and doesn’t work for multi-year projects
On the Web, Tuesday, September 21, 2010
How to Start A New Chapter At Any Age (tm)
On the Web, Thursday, September 23, 2010
Wardrobe Colors That Speak Power, Influence & Respect
On the Web, Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Take Yourself to the Top: The Professional Woman's Guide to to Unshakable Self Esteem and Self Confidence (tm)
On the Web, Thursday, October 7, 2010
Covering Orlando to Tampa Bay, the Central Florida technology market is an interesting and dynamic environment where the opportunities to innovate are boundless.
Our goal is to develop WITI Central Florida into a group that supports not only the growth of women in the technology field and showcases the technology industry as an interesting and challenging career option for women but to also provide support and guidance to all women in business that are affected by technology.
The WITI Central Florida Network provides the following value to its members:
- Increased ability to develop themselves personally and professionally as women in technology
- Increasing knowledge of technology and its relevancy to business, community, and personal lives
- An expanded network and strong bonds to other local women in technology
- Meaningful connections to the community in support of the WITI mission
- Our dynamic and knowledgeable leadership team
- Our commitment to supporting the National mission with our network focus areas
- The longevity and support of WITI National
- The relationships we grow within the membership
- Recognition of our members as significant and visible women technology leaders
Tracy Bentley Jagiello
Regional Director
Tracy Bentley Jagiello is the IBM Lotus Software Technical Sales Manager for the Southeast US. She is responsible for managing a team of technical specialists and architects that team with sales specialists and business partners to deliver the business value of IBM Software solutions. Her team focuses on prospecting, managing customer relationships, presentations, white-boarding, architecture reviews, demos, Proof of Concepts, Proof of Technologies and User Group Meetings.
Since joining IBM in 1999, she has acquired leadership and management skills at various customer engagements with Fortune 500 Companies in the Healthcare, Retail, Banking and Financial industries with a technology focus on Collaboration, Cloud Computing, SaaS, Messaging, SOA, e-Commerce with IBM WebSphere, IBM Lotus and third party software.
Mrs. Bentley Jagiello holds a MBA in International Business from Webster University and a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from University of Central Florida. In 2004, she was published as a co-author of IBM Redbook: Deploying a Secure Portal Solution on Linux using WebSphere Portal V5.0.2 and Tivoli Access Manager V5.1. Mrs. Bentley Jagiello is very involved in giving back to her local community. She is an active member of IBM Student Mentoring Program, The Junior League of Clearwater/Dunedin Florida and a fund-raiser for The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Sun Coast Affiliate.
She has established herself as a Social Media Thought Leader and manages multiple social profiles related to IBM Software, Women in Technology, and Social Media. She is a member of the IBM Social Media Focus Group and IBM Super Women's Group. @tracyebentley @Lotus_SE @witicentralfl
Tracey Megerle
Network Coordinator
Tracey Megerle has over 16 years of experience selling technology and consulting services to a variety of industries, partners, business leaders and technology executives. Currently she is employed as the Regional Sales Manager for Ontario Systems, leading the Southeast territories. Ontario Systems is the leader in Accounts Receivable Management software and Revenue Cycle solutions for Healthcare, Law firms, Debt buyers and Collection Agencies. She spent 4 years with the IBM Software Group as a Senior Software Sales Specialist in the Central Florida and Great Lakes regions. While at IBM, she achieved President Club as well as numerous regional recognitions for key competitive and strategic wins. Prior to IBM, she was employed in the IBM Partner Community and several consulting firms. She knows how to get results by sticking to her passion, which is helping her clients recognize and achieve their strategic goals and improve profits, one project at a time.
Mrs. Megerle earned her BS in Education with minor in History from Miami University of Ohio and Associates in Arts from Bay Path College in Longmeadow, MA. She enjoys staying on top of new technology and watching the impact it has on our lives. She is a member of ACA International (Association of Credit and Collection Professionals) and HFMA(Healthcare Financial Management Association). Mrs. Megerle also enjoys spending time with her husband of 14 years, Clark and two daughters, Eleanor and Evelyn. Her hobbies include reading, hiking, and exploring new destinations. She is active in her church and participates on the formation committee of Christ renews his parish Ministry and currently holds the title of Network Coordinator on the Board of Central Florida’s WITI (Women in Technology) Chapter.
Christina Chewning
Program Chair
Christina Chewning is a Sales Manager for Availity L.L.C. Availity is a Health Information Exchange allowing the exchange of information between healthcare providers, health plans and other healthcare stakeholders via a secure internet-based exchange. She creates partnerships and alliances between Availity and national software vendors, national clearinghouses, and national insurance payers in the healthcare market. Her position includes defining market trends and developing new business opportunities in the healthcare market. She helps analyze business needs, identifies new business development opportunities, and prepares customers and partners for implementation and production within Availity Health Information Exchange. Christina has 8 years of experience within the healthcare information technology industry. She strives to improve the efficiency of healthcare industry.
Before working with Availity she successfully presented and sold healthcare software and hardware systems to Board of Directors, CXO's, Clinical and Financial Management and office staff. She gained an in-depth knowledge of practice management, revenue cycle management workflows, concepts, EDI transactions and clinical workflows. She managed all aspects of the sales, delivery, ongoing support, and training while establishing and growing relationships.
Ms. Chewning has a Bachelor's of Science in Counseling from Trinity College and an Associates Degree in Art from Richland Community College. She is currently a member of the Women's Networking Group at Availity LLC, American Association of Christian Counseling, American Psychological Associations, and the MGMA. She is involved in her community by volunteering with H.O.P.E. Youth Ranch, Tampa Family Resources, and Grace Family Church.
Nancy McCall
Regional Alliance Co-Chair
Nancy McCall has over 20 years experience in software engineering, working with mainframe, desktop, web, and client/server technologies. Employed by Bentley Systems, Inc., since 1993, Nancy has contributed to the company's flagship CAD platform, MicroStation, and its engineering team collaboration system, ProjectWise. Prior to joining Bentley, Nancy worked for Intergraph Corporation in software development, developer support, and as MicroStation Liaison to the Intergraph application groups. Her early career included stints with Computer Sciences Corporation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working on various technology projects. Nancy holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
In addition to WITI membership, Nancy has volunteered through the Breast Cancer 3-Day, AIDS Walk Atlanta, and Absolutely Positive, Inc. of Roswell, GA. She is a member of The Herb Society of America, and is a past co-chair of its Chattahoochee Unit in Atlanta, GA.
Janel Miller
Membership Chair
Janel Miller has over 20 years experience in software engineering, working with mainframe, desktop, web, and client/server technologies. Employed by Pinellas County, she has worked on client/server and web technologies. She has worked with the Enterprise Archetecture and Middleware teams. Other experience has been with Dominic's Finer Foods, SPR, Inc, and the Railroad Retirement Board. She graduated from college with a degree in Social Work and then got a Certificate in Computer Programming.
Whether you work in industry, government, or academia, whether you hold an executive position or just starting your career, WITI women are all very interested in exploring new possibilities for our lives, our careers, our future. Join the Conversation!
Your membership includes the following benefits:
- Peer Mentorship program participation
- The WITI Strategist - our electronic newsletter
- WITI 4Hire - our job database
- WITI listserve - our moderated electronic network to interact with other members worldwide
- Discounts to regional network meetings
- Discounts to our annual conference and regional conferences
- Learn more about all of the national WITI benefits
Most importantly, WITI Central Florida will help support your professional and personal growth, promote your talents and provide you with continued education in Science and Technology. Start meeting your 2010 goals now by becoming a member today.