Welcome to ITWomen ITWomen is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing women in IT and technology in South Florida, from Miami-Dade to Broward and Palm Beach counties.   Exclusive ITWomen Members Only Event “BODY, MIND & SPIRIT” A roundtable forum that will benefit you on a personal and professional level ITWomen brings to you "Body, Mind & Spirit," a forum designed to serve up advice on how today’s professionals can repackage themselves both professionally and personally, including tips on emotional and physical well being.  There will be three simultaneous 30-minute sessions allowing for close interaction and feedback from the featured speakers. Explore key areas in your business and professional life. Turning Possibilities into Realities Your Guide to Healthier Living” Leading the individual sessions are:   Shari Roth, founder CAPITAL idea. An accomplished performance improvement consultant and leadership coach, Shari’s ability to simplify complex problems into effective solutions has driven notable results in the transportation, insurance, financial, hospitality and telecommunications industries.  Shari’s focus is to create leadership cultures where employees are empowered, engaged, and aligned to achieve the organization’s desired results. Shari’s in depth knowledge and certifications in Behavioral, Motivator and Hartman Assessments contribute to her clients’ success in hiring and retaining top talent.  Shari’s clients have seen improvements in employee retention, increased profitability, and customer growth. CAPITAL idea. was named by South Florida Business Leader as one of the Top 100 small businesses in 2007. Lisa Marie Platske, Chief Enthusiasm Officer of international leadership development company Upside Thinking, Inc. and award-winning entrepreneur, wows audiences with inspirational seminars and provides coaching/consulting to transform the way leaders approach their personal and professional lives. Her presentations, coaching sessions, and book Designing Your Destiny: Achieving Personal and Professional Success through Upside Thinking helps professionals to develop a clear and effective, mission, vision, and brand in order to maximize their sphere of influence, achieve long-term growth and steady profits while balancing work/life responsibilities. With her high energy, three core beliefs, and seven pillars of success, she empowers people across the country to create the lives they've always wanted. Alix Landman, RD,MPH,CDE  President/Owner Landman & Associates, Inc. Since 1985, Alix B. Landman has practiced nutrition as an accredited registered and licensed dietitian specializing in comprehensive nutrition programs for Weight Control, Gastric Bypass, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Reduction, Diabetes Management, Sports Nutrition, Vegetarian Nutrition, Eating Disorders, and Cancer Prevention. Www.nutritionsmarts.com Location: Sheraton Ft Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port Hotel, 825 Griffin Rd, Dania, FL 33004 Meeting Room: Windows Admission: Members Only! $15  LIMITED SEATING  RSVP TODAY!!!  Report: WHAT'S HOT IN HEALTHCARE   event sponsor   "Great topic and great speakers, excellent job."   ITWomen's program, What's Hot in Healthcare, filled the meeting room at Citrix, the event sponsor, July 15, as members and guests in the healthcare and IT industries came to hear some of South Florida's most prominent healthcare innovators explain how reforms will unfold here and around the country. ITWomen's panel came on the heels of a bureaucratic breakthrough July 13, when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services finally released 'final' rules on how health care providers can qualify for up to $27 billion in incentives to convert to electronic medical records beginning in 2011. Delivering an overview of Healthcare: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,  were:  Panel moderator Pete Martinez, Senior V.P. of Technology Development and Board Chairman of Palm Beach Medical College, a state-of-the-art, for-profit innovation in medical education  Fernando Martinez, VP and CIO of Jackson Health System, one of the country’s largest public health system Juan Molina, Director of Business Development/Sales and Chief Evangelist for CareCloud Corporation, a cloud-based software and services company providing practice and clinical management technologies. The panel covered:  Healthcare historical progression from an economic and technology perspective. Current regional and national government mandates, stimulus and initiatives. Future areas of opportunities in Health Analytics, TeleMedicine, Medical Imaging, Genomics and demand for jobs and skills.   National costs are projected to top $4 trillion in ten years. An estimated 30 percent, or one out of every three dollars spent on healthcare is wasted, said Pete Martinez. The immediate focus of federal healthcare reform is instituting the universal use of electronic medical records or EMR.  Panelists said EMR would eliminate enormous waste of money and time spent on duplicating records and medical tests, or transporting records between separate record-keeping systems of doctor's offices, hospitals, other providers, vendors, and patients. EMR is not new, but most doctors have resisted converting their recordkeeping even when, in some pilot programs, they were given monies for a new system. In one program said Juan Molina, fifty percent stopped using their new EMR system within six months. The lesson for EMR advocates was that any widespread system would have to also accommodate the way doctors are used to operating their practices. Security is another concern of doctors added Pete Martinez. Some doctors felt more comfortable keeping records confined to their offices.  One of the biggest barriers to adoption include the very real and significant drop in physician revenues  from the years it takes to recoup initial investments, which are very high. Other healthcare stakeholders want to put off the inevitable elimination of certain jobs and income as record-keeping and sharing becomes more streamlined.  While some hospitals like Johns Hopkins have taken the initiative and are subsidizing systems until they start showing profit, most agreed that the efforts at EMR need the federal incentives that will be funneled through regional centers.  -- Contributors Gael Jose, member, ITWomen, and Christine Zambrano, VP, Content and Technology. ITWomen Awards $40,000 in Scholarships ITWomen has awarded $40,000 to our 2010 College Scholarships to seven South Florida women pursuing technology and engineering related degrees. Read More             NEW PHOTOS Check out ITWomen's Facebook Page. Christina Zarrilli, one of our scholarship winners, shares her experiences while in a study program in Italy.        Thanks for a great turnout and Q&A. Project Management Office as a Best Practice The joint event with PMI at the Carnival Center was a great success. A lively question and answer session followed the presentation by speaker Ben DiNatale, Director, Information Systems Project Management of Carnival Cruise Lines. The program centered on PMO's emergence as a best practice for ROI and  shareholder value for organizations of all sizes, not just the Fortune 500s that have traditionally used it. Ben reviewed proven practices that support the optimization of people, process and technology ITWomen was pleased to present this event in conjunction with the South Florida Chapter of PMI. PMI members who attended the event were awarded 1 PDU. ITWomen would also like to thank our host sponsor for this event, Carnival Cruise Lines.     Beth Morgan Joins ITWomen Board of Directors ITWomen is pleased to announce Beth Morgan has joined our Board of Directors. Beth is the Senior Vice President for Program Management for Terremark and is a direct report to the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Terremark, Manuel D. Medina.     Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Recognizes CIOs Pat Smith and Tery Howard Pat Smith, (pictured) CIO of Our Kids of Miami-Dade /Monroe Inc., and ITWomen Advisory Board member, won the Technology Leader Award for Best Use of Technology at the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Technology Leaders of the Year Awards held Friday, April 30th at Jungle Island. Tery Howard, SVP and CIO of the Miami Dolphins and Sun Life Stadium was a finalist in the category of Technology Infrastructure and Resource Management.   Girls Coalition of Miami-Dade Holds 3-in-1 Non-Profit Advocacy, Education, and Collaboration Workshop Lead advocates from organizations that serve to improve the lives and health of girls gathered Friday in Miami at the headquarters of Girl Power for the 3-in-1 Advocacy, Education and Collaboration Workshop, held by the Girls Coalition of Miami-Dade. There was great energy and ideas exchanged at the workshop which featured presentations on public speaking skills, building a common voice to help girls, and helping non-profits through social media tools. Read More ITWomen Joins Girls Coalition of Miami-Dade Girls Coalition of Miami-Dade welcomes newest member ITWomen as part of a collaborative partnership to help girls realize their full potential.  “We see our involvement as the beginning of a larger effort to expand our reach and engage other women and youth groups in raising the number of young women entering and succeeding in IT," said Victoria Usherenko, President and Founder of ITWomen.  Read More ITWomen March 13 Program on Status of Women and IT 2010 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing: Affiliate Winners recognized at the ITWomen program March 13 at FIU to support young women planning to enter the IT field. Left to right: Victoria Usherenko (ITWomen), Rosalia Soto, Amanda Persaud, Leslie Zegara, Abygail Mangar, Sherry Thompson Giordano (ITWomen), Minhkieu Ly, Amionne Jean and Catherine Ashcraft (NCWIT).  Award winners not pictured are: Victoria Coleman, Audrey Alpizarr, and Jasmine Nelson.        Back to Top

Visit us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Thank you for your support. ITWomen Founder Named to  'Women of Impact' 2010 ITWomen Founder and President Victoria Usherenko was honored as one of the 2010 'Women of Impact' by Women's History Coalition Read More       Thanks to All 2009 Scholarship Donors!   Tournament Players include: CAI Informatica TekPartners KST ESI NetApp Symantec KPMG Rentsys Recovery   Alejandra Lorenzo IT Specialist AOMLA - NOAA   Alejandra has over 20 years of experience working at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA). Her primary mission is to facilitate the study of oceanographic and atmospheric processes by providing systems support and integration in support of AOML’s research efforts. Alejandra is one of NOAA’s Miami community representatives; she visits schools and promotes science and technology to school children. She has also mentored high school and college students interested in pursuing careers in IT for more than 15 years. Currently, Alejandra is working on assessing the viability of using cloud technology in support of AOML’s research efforts