Meet the 2020 Winners

We are pleased to present this year's winners of the 16th Annual Women of Innovation® program. Click on any photo to learn more.

Youth Innovation & Leadership

SOPHIA

WANG

Student, Amity Regional High School

Collegian Innovation & Leadership

WANJIKU

GATHERU

Undergraduate Student, UConn

Secondary Academic Innovation & Leadership (Tie)

SUSAN

DOUGHERTY

STEM and Special Education Teacher, Stamford High School

Secondary Academic Innovation & Leadership (Tie)

DIANE

PINTAVALLE

Science Teacher, Glastonbury High School

Postsecondary Academic Innovation & Leadership

MARIA

CHRYSOCHOOU

Department Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UConn

Community Innovation & Leadership

AUNDRYA

MONTGOMERY

Research Assistant, University of Connecticut

Entrepreneurial Innovation & Leadership

ERIKA

SMITH

CEO, ReNetX Bio

Research Innovation & Leadership

BEIYAN

ZHOU

Assoc. Prof. of Immunology, UConn Health Center

Small/Medium Business Innovation & Leadership

CARRIE

MCCUSKER

Technical Lead, Sonalysts

Large Business Innovation & Leadership

SARAH

WOJISKI

Director of Education and External Programs, The Jackson Laboratory

Inspiring STEM Equitability Award (Tie)

KAYLA

CLOUTIER

Principal R&D Engineer, Medtronic

Inspiring STEM Equitability Award (Tie)

SONYA

RICHMOND

Boardmember, Connecticut Invention Convention