Advisory Board

IGNITE Worldwide Advisory Board

The IGNITE Advisory Board is
Changing the Future of STEM

The IGNITE Worldwide Advisory Board Members demonstrate and uphold our shared values of supporting gender and racial equity in STEM. Their personal and professional contributions support IGNITE Worldwide grow to ensure that all girls* and gender-diverse students have equal access to STEM opportunities and exposure to high-demand, high-wage STEM careers.

“As we think about tackling modern day challenges, diversity in our workforce becomes more and more important... different backgrounds, ways of thinking, and cultural perspectives lead to new ideas. And, new ideas are what solve new problems.”

“I hope for more girls at my school to know more about IGNITE because it goes beyond teaching them about career paths, it gives them an experience of empowerment and self-discovery.”

“Our time with the girls is precious, so we make each event exceptional.”

“IGNITE provides a network of people who are connected to these girls – their teachers – and tools for them to guide the girls to STEM.”

“Volunteering with IGNITE Worldwide has helped me build a supportive community at work, centered around shared values of diversity and inclusion.”

Lori Longthorne

Senior Business Manager, Microsoft

Elizabeth Hunter

SVP Partner Technology, Starbucks

Sr. Manager, Software Development, T-Mobile

VP of Global Deployment and Head of Diversity in Technology, Afiniti

Orlando Hampton

Chief Customer Officer, Afiniti

CEO & Founder, Point to Point Transportation

SVP Head of Sales, Comcast

Board Member, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group

Director of Consulting Services, CGI

Kathleen Nguyen

AD, Health Information Technology, Novartis

Global Digital Transformation Executive

Global Chief Commercial Officer – IBM Alliance & Global Alliances Executive, Deloitte

Lorraine Bassett, PhD

Partner Solutions Factory, Industry Leader, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Managing Director, Accenture

Global Lead, Google Cloud Customer Programs

Director of Human Resources, Evergreen Recovery Centers

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

Associate General Counsel, Epson America, Inc.

CEO & Founder, The Mompreneur Nation

Cloud Security Architect, Optiv

Senior Vice President of Engineering, Smartsheet

Chief Operating Officer, Unstoppable Domains

Founder, craigslist & Craig Newmark Philanthropies

Heidi Toussaint

UXR Lead & Manager, Google

Senior Engineering Program Manager

Kathryn (Kelley) Leith

Tech Transformation Sr. Specialist, Best Buy

CTE/STEM/CS/Robotics Educator, Eckstein Middle School

Uma Maheswari Anbazhagan

Principle Software Engineering Manager, Microsoft

Sr. UX Researcher, Google

CEO & Managing Partner, Inteligenca Inc.

Chief Information Officer, Weyerhaeuser

Charissa Eggleston

Facilitator of Innovative Programs & Community Partnerships, Federal Way Public Schools

Sr. Manager, T-Mobile Tech Experience

Sr. Director of Network Services & Innovation, T-Mobile Tech Experience

Anthony E. Tuggle

President of Customer Operations, Afiniti

Dr. Dani Pfeiffer

Superintendent of Federal Way Public Schools