Arabella (Carey) Harrington
CEO, Defense Technology Analysts
San Diego Regional Director
Carey Harrington has been with WITI since its inception in San Diego and has served as Director and member of the Leadership Council. She co-founded Defense Technology Analysts in 2004 in order to continue her work in advancing technologies for Homeland Security, the fastest growing industry of the decade. Carey initially began in Homeland Security sector as the first Program Administrator for the Center for the Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) in San Diego and San Bernardino, Carey was responsible for the coordination of the congressionally funded program, among other duties. CCAT founded in 2001, is an $18 million dollar program tasked with the identification, selection and funding of technology for Homeland Security. The program is managed by the Office of Naval Research and San Diego State University Foundation.
Prior to coming on board at CCAT, Carey was President of Harrington International. Carey acquired SBA - SDB certification and was listed in the Navy Potential Contractor Program. Harrington International provided technical translations, English/Spanish, international technology transfer, technology commercialization, technology assessments, and market intelligence. Her clients included Eli Lily/Galbreath Kite, GTE, Orincon International, numerous Small Business Development Centers, and California Community Colleges.
Providing award winning community service throughout her career, Carey has served on numerous non-profit advisory boards. She founded the East Kern County Hispanic Advisory Council, which provides scholarships for Hispanic students, she presently works with the San Diego Science Alliance, and the BeWise program that provides educational workshops for girls in science and engineering, and is part of the NanoBioNexus Executive Team.
Carey graduated from the University of Redlands with a BS in Business Administration. Carey attended school in Guadalajara, Mexico (School of Psychology) and Rambouillet, France, (French Studies) and graduated from the Global BioExecutive Program at the Haas School of Management at UC Berkeley. She enjoys deep- sea fishing; her biggest catch to date is a 520 lb blue marlin off the coast of Kona, HI in 2003. Carey is the mother of two very wonderful adults - Charles and Dominique, ages 26 and 24.
Molly Tanouye
WITI-San Diego Network Coordinator
Molly is an IT industry veteran with a background in Business Analysis, Software Development, Quality Assurance and Project Management. She spent her early career working at EDS for a dozen years which included 8 years in San Diego supporting financial institutions. She has worked in IT in various industries including insurance, software consulting services, government and law. Currently, she is working in IT at a financial institution.
Molly is a long time member of the local WITI Network and one of our most active volunteers. She works tirelessly to attend and support each of the local meetings and encourages membership. She is a member of PMI San Diego (Project Management Institute) where she has worked on the yearly conference planning committee for over 5 years. She is a volunteer at LSIT (Life Sciences Information Technology).
Molly served in the U.S. Air Force. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Central Florida with a BS in Management and Computer Science. She enjoys connecting with people and travelling to Hawaii several times a year to keep in touch with family.
Jennifer Beckey
Regional Vice President, WITI
Director, Corporate Partnerships, WITI
Jennifer Beckey is an entrepreneurially-minded executive with a passion for building companies. Her past business experience includes 20 years of management and business development in the high technology and professional services sectors.
She is currently the Director of Administration for the law firm of Kirby Noonan Lance & Hoge, LLP, and also serves as Regional Vice President for WITI Southern California.
In January 2001, Jennifer founded the San Diego chapter of FWE, which became the WITI San Diego regional network in January 2005. She built the original chapter from its inception to a membership base of over 200 members, and remains active in its leadership to the present date.
Jennifer is an active member of several foundations and organizations. She serves on the board of the WITI San Diego Leadership Council (2001-present), and chaired the Sharp Hospice 2006 and 2007 Annual Regatta organizing committee. She is a member of the San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum board and Executive Committee. She is a member of ALA (Association of Legal Administrators).
Jennifer has a Bachelor of Arts from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN. She studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris in 2001, and received her certificate, Chef du Patisserie du Bas, in August 2001. Her passion is sailing, and she and her husband competed in the 2005 Transpacific Yacht Race (sailing from Long Beach, CA to Honolulu, HI).
Adriana Vela
Founder/Chair, NanoBioNexus
Adriana Vela, Founder & Chair NanoBioNexus. After 18 years of tracking leading-edge technologies in the high-tech industry and defining new markets, Adriana embarked in the Life Sciences arena through various client-led projects. In 2004, Adriana founded NanoBioNexus, a not-for-profit corporation focused on tracking nanotech applications in the life sciences. She leads a team of high caliber scientists and business professionals and has developed an international presence for NanoBioNexus.
Under her leadership, NanoBioNexus was selected to participate in a $20 million, 5-year National Cancer Institute grant for the creation of a Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE). In this role, Adriana serves as project co-lead of the Educational Core team for the regional NanoTumor Center (www.ntc-ccne.org) tasked with developing educational strategies, tools and outreach programs for intra-center members as well as the healthcare community and general public.
As a professional consultant and strategic advisor, she has assisted start-up companies in securing funding, doing market validation, customer acquisition and go-to-market strategies. Her corporate career includes management positions with global responsibility for driving new technologies at Fortune 100 companies. She has brought dozens of technology products to market, has managed multi-million dollar corporate initiatives.
Prior to founding NanoBioNexus, Adriana was instrumental in building and shaping a similar organization from the ground up while in Silicon Valley. Adriana has served on several boards and decision-making committees. She holds a Bachelors of Business Administration/Information Technology from the University of Texas in Austin.
Linda Routson
Technical Services Manager, Microsoft
Linda Routson is currently a Technical Services Manager on the US DOD Services Team at Microsoft Corporation. Linda has been with Microsoft for four years, managing Microsoft support services for the Overseas Navy Networks, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information networks and the Naval Postgraduate School. Linda came to IT Management from the functional perspective, having spent 23 years in the US Navy in various technical positions, including Department Head of IT Services in major command, Administrator of 3 Local Area Network’s in a classified tactical environment, Officer in Charge of overseas web based training program and simulated live intelligence training feeds in electronic classrooms and a learning center. In 2004, she deployed to Afghanistan with the Joint Task Force - 76, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom where she installed secure, tactical networks for American and Coalition Forces. Prior to coming into the IT Management arena, Linda flew tactical helicopters for the Navy and spent eight years in the Pacific Theater providing search and rescue support and shipboard mission support.
Linda holds a B.A. degree from California State University at Northridge, and is finishing her Master of Science Information Technology Management degree through National University. She holds certificates in IT Service Management, Satellite Technology Operations, Network Administration, and Database Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
She established and serves as the lead for the San Diego DIGIGIRLZ program, a program that provides free technical and programming camps for high-school aged girls. She was nominated for the 2010 Athena San Diego Pinnacle award for her work in developing and promoting interest among young women in technology education and careers. Her outside interests center on her family and raising two terrific teenagers.
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