Career Communications Group has announced that Bridget Chatman, vice president of the Business Development Transformation & Growth Academy at SAIC, will be honored as the 2024 Technologist of the Year at the Women of Color (WOC) STEM DTX Conference, October 3-5.
This award is given to individuals who have promoted diversity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.
Chatman is a distinguished leader within SAIC and is praised for her dedication to fostering an inclusive workplace and extensive community engagement efforts, making her a role model for aspiring professionals.
With almost thirty years of experience, Chatman has established strategic industry partnerships and spearheaded initiatives that enhance diversity and inclusion. She has also demonstrated exceptional business development and transformation skills in her field.
Women of Color Technologists in the last two decades
Here is a list of the Technologists of the Year from 1997 to 2023. These individuals have significantly contributed to their respective fields, and various organizations have recognized their achievements.
1997 - Sherry F. Bellamy, vice president, Verizon
1998 - Stephanie Manuel Bailey, vice president, Fannie Mae
1999 - Dr. Chon-Yin Tsai, principal mechanical engineer, Lockheed Martin
2000 - Margarita Dominguez, vice president, Tampa Electric
2001 - Sherita T. Ceasar, vice president, Scientific Atlanta
2002 - Duy-Loan T. Le, senior fellow, Texas Instruments
2003 - Vallerie Parrish-Porter, CIO, Embarq Corporation
2004 - Asha Goyal, Ph.D., vice president, IBM Global Services
2005 - Nancy Stewart, senior vice president and CTO, Walmart
2006 - Lina Echeverria, Ph.D., vice president, Corning Incorporated
2007 - Chineta K. Davis, vice president, Northrop Grumman
2008 - Irene Hernandez Roberts, program director, IBM Software
2009 - Norma Clayton, vice president, The Boeing Company
2010 - Eleanor Valentin, director of the Military Health System, United States Navy
2011 - Sarita Rao, vice president, AT&T Business
2012 - Sonya Sepahban, senior vice president, General Dynamics Land Systems
2013 - Camille D’Annunzio, manager, Automated Sensor Exploitation Technology Center, Northrop Grumman
2014 - Alicia Boler-Davis, senior vice president, General Motors
2015 - Delia Grenville, Ph.D.,, research scientist, Intel Corporation
2016 - Aleksandra Boskovic, research director, Corning Incorporated
2017 - Denise Gray, CEO, LG Chem Power Inc.
2018 - Donna L. Bell, Ph.D., director of research operations, Ford Motor Company
2019 - Pamela McCauley, Ph.D., C.P.E, professor & laboratory director, University of Central Florida
2020 - Sylvia Trent-Adams, principal deputy assistant secretary for health, Dept. of Health and Human Services
2021 - Mei Cai, Ph.D., director of battery cell systems research, GM Chemical & Materials System Lab
2022 - Valerie Sheares Ashby, Ph.D., president, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2023 - Mary Hor-Lao, director, Software Engineering Abbott Neuromodulation, Abbott
