WiDS 2023 Ambassadors

WiDS Ambassadors plan an event in their area that coincides with the Women in Data Science (WiDS) Worldwide Conference.
They host events in their regions supporting women who are currently ​in the field and ​inspiring other women to become data scientists.
Meet our WiDS Ambassador Advisory Council
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WiDS Americas Ambassadors
WiDS APAC Ambassadors
WiDS EMEA Ambassadors

 

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WiDS Ambassadors in the Americas

Abigail Dayana Guzmán Campos, San José, Costa Rica

Alejandra Fonseca Gómez, San José, Costa Rica

Ana Luna, Lima Peru

Bethany McGowan, West Lafayette, IN, USA

Catherine Zhang, Redwood City, CA, USA

Chelsea Parlett, Orange, CA, USA

Daniel Eilen, Orlando, FL, USA

Daniela Alvarez Zegarra, Arequipa, Peru

Danielle Brown, Arlington, VA, USA

Danielle Robinson, Santa Clara, CA, USA

Elizabeth Morales Muñoz, Arequipa, Peru

Elke Rundensteiner, Worcester, MA, USA

Emilia Victoria Jácome Iñiguez, Monterrey, Mexico

Erin Stanton, New York City, NY, USA

Gabriela Arellano Bello, Dallas, Texas, USA

Genesis Dayana Dondi Navarrete, Santo Domingo, Costa Rica

Geri Dimas, Worcester, MA, USA

Giselle Sabbagh Debernardi, Monterrey, Mexico

Graziella Caputo, Katy, TX, USA

Jessica Meng, Redwood City, CA, USA

Jorge De León, Monterrey, Mexico

Kelly Hoang, San Jose, CA, USA

Kelsey Briggs, Worcester, MA, USA

Kimberly Villegas Jiménez, San José, Costa Rica

Kisha López, San José, Costa Rica

Kristhel Porras Mata, San José, Costa Rica

Kryssia Gomez, San José, Costa Rica

Letetia Addison, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Loretta Chan, Passaic, NJ, USA

Maria Alexandra Lizano Jimenez, San José, Costa Rica

María Paula Castro Borbón, San José, Costa Rica

Mario Chong, Lima, Peru

Marisa Torres, Livermore, CA, USA

Mary Purk, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Mary Silva, Livermore, CA, USA

Meghana Joshi, Seattle, WA, USA

Michelle Rodriguez, Lima, Peru

Mohammad Tanvir Anjum, Bennington, VT, USA

Nahomy Montero Picado, San José, Costa Rica

Namratha Sri Mateti, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Natalie Rubenstein, Evanston, IL, USA

Neha Sardesai, Natick, Massachusetts, USA

Nelci Gomes Lima, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Nicole Vílchez Mejías, San José, Costa Rica

Nikhil Madan, Cupertino, CA, USA

Niki Karanikola, Bennington, VT, USA

Olivia Lee, Evanston, IL, USA

Pamela Reynolds, Davis, CA, USA

Rachel Ballew, San Antonio, TX

Rachel Dutcher, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Raquel Gómez Salazar, San José, Costa Rica

Rebecca James, Durham, NC, USA

Rittika Shamsuddin, Stillwater, OK, USA

Sadia Kamal, Stillwater, OK, USA

Samantha Wilairat, Palo Alto, CA, USA

Saranya Vaithilingam, Boston, MA, USA

Shereese Maynard, MS, MBA, Salisbury, MD, USA

Shivani Modi, Redwood City, CA, USA

Silvana Fuentes Borda, San José, Costa Rica

Sofía Ramírez, San José, Costa Rica

Sruti Mallik, Redwood City, CA, USA

Wei Zakharov, West Lafayette, IN, USA

Yadira Castillo, San José, Costa Rica

Yancy Feng Wen, San José, Costa Rica

Yingzhuo (Joyce) Fu, Riverside, CA, USA

Zoe Seznec Sweetland, Philadelphia, PA, USA

 

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WiDS Ambassadors in Asia Pacific (APAC)

Anthony Guiot, Ha Noi, Vietnam

Barkha Jain, Pimpri-Chinchwad, India

Bilegsaikhan Bayarsaikhan, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Professor Bing Xue, Wellington, New Zealand

Binu Midhun, Gurugram, India

Charmaine McGowan, Canberra, Australia

Chia-Lun Shih, Taipei City, Taiwan

Chiu Chia-Yi, Taipei City, Taiwan

Dipti Kumari, Delhi, India

Drishti Jain, Pimpri-Chinchwad, India

He Fang Zhang, Beijing, China

Imai Jen-La Plante, Seoul, South Korea

Iram Naim, Bareilly, India

Jade Carson, Canberra, Australia

Jaimin Desai, Mumbai, India

Kashika Wanchoo, Mumbai, India

Kate Kolich, Wellington, New Zealand

Linh Nguyen Tran Ngoc, Ha Noi, Vietnam

Manisha Panta, Kathmandu, Nepal

Nathira Wijemanne, Negombo, Sri Lanka

Nicola MacLennan, Canberra, Australia

Pallavi Pannu, Bangalore, India

Prakriti Shetty, Mumbai, India

Reecha Khanal, Kathmandu, Nepal

Riti Dass, Bangalore, India

Sandalika Weerasuriya, Negombo, Sri Lanka

Siddiqi Bishkek, Bishkek, Kyrgystan

Sneha Chawan, Pune, India

Ung Kim Phuong, Ha Noi, Vietnam

Uyanga Sumiya, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Vimukthini Jayalath, Negombo, Sri Lanka

Yoko Ono, Tokyo, Japan

Yun-Ju Sun, Taipei City, Taiwan

 

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WiDS Ambassadors in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

Alexandra Gunderson, Oslo, Norway

Amira Yassin, Cairo, Egypt

Anita Kloss-Brandstätter, Villach, Austria

Anna Baecklund, Stockholm, Sweden

Anne-Sophie Waag, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Antonina Danylenko, Stockholm, Sweden

Audrey Repetti, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Barbara Livieri, Stockholm, Sweden

Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero, Madrid, Spain

Carol Muchemi, Nairobi, Kenya

Catriona Mitchison, Geneva, Switzerland

Celine Louise Dyran Smith, Oslo, Norway

Celine Xu, Stockholm, Sweden

Chang Sun, Maastricht, Netherlands

Christiana Onoja, Lagos, Nigeria

Christine Muthee, Nairobi, Kenya

Chinazor Vivian Kalu, Birmingham, England, UK

Daniela Ackermann Piek, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Diaaeldin Taha, Alexandria, Egypt

Diana Mutheu, Nairobi, Kenya

Ehsan Shams, Alexandria, Egypt

Elisabeth Moser, Regensburg, Germany

Dr. Elham Kariri, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Fatma Masmoudi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Florian Hatt, Geneva, Switzerland

Franziska Nestler, Chemnitz, Germany

Frauke Kreuter, Munich, Germany

Galina Esther Shubina, Stockholm, Sweden

Gavita Regunath, Kenilworth, UK

George Njehia, Nairobi, Kenya

Gule Saman, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Hazel Wat, Mannheim, Germany

Heba K. Abdelmoez, Cairo, Egypt

Hebatallah Shoukry, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Heidi Dahl, Oslo, Norway

Hind Zantout, Dubai, UAE

Imoleayomide Ajayi, Loughborough, England, UK

Isidora Gatarić, Belgrade, Serbia

Iulia Pasov, Munich, Germany

Jackline Waithira, Nairobi, Kenya

Jenny Corcoran, Dublin, Ireland

Katharina Burgdorf, Bremen, Bremen, Germany

Kathleen Myrestam, Stockholm, Sweden

Lama Moussawi, Beirut, Lebanon

Lea Cohausz, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Lena Carel, Geneva, Switzerland

Lily Battershill, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Lubomir Kovarik, Prague, Czech Republic

Mahathi Parvatham, Coventry, England, UK

Maheen Haseeb, Dubai, UAE

Mariette Awad, Beirut, Lebanon

Marisabel Gonzalez Ocanto, Mannheim, Germany

Meike Bonefeld, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Melissa Torgbi, London, England, UK

Mia Ryan, Oslo, Norway

Millicent Ochieng, Nairobi, Kenya

Mónica De-Pablos-Heredero, Madrid, Spain

Muniba Talha, Copenhagen, Denmark

Nataly Buslón Valdez, Barcelona, Spain

Nitzan Gado, Tel Aviv, Israel

Noah Eyal Altman, Tel Aviv, Israel

Nutsa Abazadze, Tbilisi, Georgia

Olivia Pfeiler, Villach, Austria

Or Basson, Tel Aviv, Israel

Philomena Githiri, Nairobi, Kenya

Rebecka Storm, Stockholm, Sweden

Roos Rooijakkers, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Saida Alipanahova, Baku, Azerbaijan

Sara Najem, Beirut, Lebanon

Sahar Asadi, Stockholm, Sweden

Sheri Shamlou, Oslo, Norway

Silvia Fierascu, Timisoara, Romania

Sumakshi Chauhan, London, England, UK

Susan Nyambura, Nairobi, Kenya

Professor Tanzila Saba, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Tayaba Malik, Copenhagen, Denmark

Temitope Adeniyi, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Tereza Vankova, Prague, Czech Republic

Theresa Wagner, Chemnitz, Germany

Tijana Radović, Belgrade, Serbia

Ursula Wellington, Accra, Ghana

Visara Urovi, Maastricht, Netherlands

Yan Wang, Munich, Bavaria, Germany