Conference Organizers
The Georgia Tech Women's Leadership Conference is planned by a committee of undergraduate and graduate women students, advised by a board of Georgia Tech faculty and alumnae.
Volunteers are an integral part of the conference. If you're interested in helping out on the day of the conference or beforehand, please check out the volunteers page!
Laura Stiltz is a third year Applied Mathematics major from Marietta, Georgia. She enjoyed working with the Women's Leadership Conference planning committee for the past two years so much that she's back for a third year! In addition to planning this amazing conference, Laura is involved with many other aspects of student life at Georgia Tech. She's a sister of Alpha Delta Chi, where she serves as Sergeant at Arms. She also works as a Calculus I TA and at the Georgia Tech Athletic Association as a math tutor. Her interests include going to Buckhead Church, everything having to do with Georgia Tech and mathematics, reading novels, cooking delicious food, traveling to exotic places, and creating things in the craft center. She can be contacted at laura.stiltz@gatech.edu.
Yvette Upton is the director of the Georgia Tech Women's Resource Center and advisor to Women's Leadership Conference and Women's Awareness Month. This is Yvette's 9th year of involvement with the Women's Leadership Conference. She can be contacted at yvette.upton@vpss.gatech.edu.
Kristina Self is a first year Industrial Engineering Major from Vidalia, Georgia. She is excited to as the Awards Chair for this year's Women's Leadership Conference planning committee. Aside from the Women's Leadership Conference, Kristina is a member of the Freshman Activities Board, Alpha Chi Omega sorority, and the ACCESS committee of MOVE, and is a Georgia Tech campus tour guide. Her other interests include dancing, tennis, traveling, going for long walks, and drinking lots of coffee. She can be contacted at kself3@gatech.edu.
Rakshita Agrawal is a graduate student from India pursuing her Phd in Chemical Engineering and a Masters in Industrial Engineering. This is her first year with the WLC and she's very excited to be part of it. Aside from WLC, she is the social chair of Georgia Tech salsa club and a TA/RA in the department of Chemical Engineering. She loves to dance, travel and likes adventure sports. She is also taking part in the annual holi show organized by the India Club at Tech. Rakshita can be reached at gtg149v@mail.gatech.edu.
Anushree Verma is a first year Industrial Engineering graduate student from Dubai, U.A.E. In addition to working on the conference committee, Anushree is an associate in the GTSF Investments Committee and works for the housing department. This is her first year with the Women's Leadership Conference and she's excited to be part of it! Anushree can be reached at averma@gatech.edu.
K.C. Young is a 2nd year Industrial Engineering major from Memphis, TN. She is involved in the GT Honors Program, and serves as the VP Chapter Relations for Alpha Chi Omega Sorority and as the Co-Chair for ACCESS College Counseling programs. When she is not sending e-mails or updating the WLC website, K.C. can be found looking for cheap flights to Boston, searching Atlanta for good Tex-Mex, and co-oping at UPS Supply Chain Solutions in Alpharetta, GA. This is K.C.'s second year working with WLC, and she can be reached at kcyoung@gatech.edu.
Amelia Mendez is a fifth year Architecture major with a focus on progressive environmental technologies and philosophical inquiries in architecture. She is also working on minors in linguistics and psychology. She has been vigorously involved with the 2007 Solar Decathlon team and the College of Architecture. Currently she is focusing on another interdisciplinary project with Industrial Design and the Digital Media program at GaTech. As she completes her undergraduate education at tech in 2008 Amelia reasserts her passions of philosophy, psychology, and technology. Which no doubt leads a trail to science fiction. Followed with a love for modern art and everything french. She is available at ameliamendez@gmail.com.
Kirstin Wynkoop is a second year Architecture major at Georgia Tech from Roswell, GA. This is her first year working with the awesome women of the WLC. She is involved in several different activities on campus. She is in Alpha Delta Chi Christian sorority, where she is honored to serve as both Standards and Courtesy chair. She gives campus tours to prospective students with Tech Tours and has been a GT 1000 TL as well. She loves service, cooking, painting, thunderstorms, a wide variety of music, and having sand between her toes. If you have any questions, shoot her an email at kwynkoop3@gatech.edu.
Ashley Hutchison is a third year Management major with a finance concentration from Smyrna, Georgia. She's a very self-motivated, driven and competitive person. Her competitive spirit stems from her many years on the basketball court and she's just as competitive in the classroom with her 3.9 GPA! Ashley is currently the Executive Vice President of the Society of Women in Business (SWIB) where she is responsible for recruiting industry professionals to speak at their general body meetings. Her experience with SWIB has more than prepared her to serve as Keynote Speaker Chair for this year's conference. Ashley is also the Co-President of Joshua Generation and the Black Student Organization List Manager.Her interests include attending Destiny Metropolitan Worship Church, everything related to sports (basketball and football especially), shopping, and mentoring our younger generation. She can be contacted at ashley.hutchison@gatech.edu.
Erin Garcia is a second year Industrial Engineering major from Austin Texas. This is her second year on the committee and she is excited about returning to the committee. Beyond the WLC Erin is a member of the Society of Women Engineers, participates in both student and alumni mentoring programs, plays in the athletic bands and is a Connect with Tech host. She can be contacted at egarcia3@gatech.edu.
Emily Britt is a third year Management major from Marietta, Georgia. This is her first year on the Women's Leadership Conference committee and she is really excited to be involved. Emily also serves as the Service Director for Omega Phi Alpha, the National Service Sorority at Tech. She is also planning the first annual Women's Day of Service as part of Women's Awareness Month. Emily works at the Alumni Association as a Living History intern. When she is not doing community service projects on the weekends, you can usually find Emily at her second home, Starbucks. She will be studying abroad in Shanghai, China this summer. Emily can be contacted at emily.britt@gatech.edu.
Jing Li is a second year Industrial Engineering major, minoring in Public Policy, from Scottsdale, Arizona. This is her first year on the Women's Leadership Conference planning committee. She swims distance free and fly for the Varsity Women's Swimming and Diving team at Georgia Tech. She is also a member of the Georgia Tech Honors Program, Women's Recruitment Board, Institute of Industrial Engineers, and serves as the student-athlete representative to the Campus Recreation Center Advisory Board. Her interests include yoga, paintball, and violin. She can be contacted at jing@gatech.edu.
Priya Boyington is a first year Industrial Engineering major from Chattanooga, TN. She is currently serving as the Mixers Chair for Alpha Chi Omega Sorority and as the Treasurer for Lambda Sigma, the sophomore community service honors society. Outside of school, Priya enjoys traveling and dancing. Priya is very excited to be working with WLC, and she can be reached at priyab@gatech.edu.
JoAnne Ofoli is a second year Biomedical Engineering major from Okemos, Michigan. This is her first year being involved with the Women?s Leadership Conference planning committee and she is very enthusiastic about her post as volunteer chair. Outside of the planning committee, JoAnne is involved with Omega Phi Alpha, a national service sorority, in which she serves as the Active District Officer. In addition, she works at the Georgia Tech Alumni Association where she is an intern with Living History and with Georgia Tech Housing in which she is a PL in Caldwell Residence Hall. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting, reading, hanging out with friends and baking. She can be contacted at ofoli.jo@gatech.edu.