Conference Organizers

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!

Conference Chair

Aarthi Murugappan is a 4th year Biology major from Augusta, GA. She has been involved with WLC for a total of three years, serving as the Logistics Chair and Ambassador. This past summer she interned at Emory Hospital in their health care administration program. She enjoys traveling and trying new foods and has spent a lot of time in South-East Asia. She also enjoys learning random facts and is often found looking up random information.

Advisor

Colleen Riggle 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 Colleen's 2nd year advising the Women's Leadership Conference.

Awards Chair

Chelsea Sanders is a 3rd year Industrial Engineering major with International Program specification from Johns Creek, GA and is serving as the Awards Chair this year. Outside of the WLC, she is the Alumni Chair for Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, a member Industrial Engineering Ambassador Board, a Trailblazers Trip Leader, and Gamma Beta Phi honor society member. She has studied abroad and interned abroad in Santiago, Chile and is planning to study in Singapore and Beijing,China in the summer of 2011. In her free time she enjoys running half marathons, traveling, rock climbing, and backpacking.

Finance Chair

Megan Sweeney is a 3rd year Industrial Engineering major from Alpharetta, GA. In addition to serving as the WLC Finance Chair, she is involved with Executive Roundtable, Women's Recruitment Team, Parking and Transportation Committee, and Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She spent last summer studying abroad as a part of the Oxford program and loved her time in Europe. She also loves sampling Mexican food around Atlanta, and is determined to find the best Mexican restaurant. This is Megan's first year working with WLC.

Registration Chair

Linda Al-Hmoud is a graduate student in the school of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. It her first year with Women Leadership Conference. She used to be the chair of Women Engineers Committee in her home country (Jordan) for more than 6 years, and she is very excited now about sharing and enriching her experience with WLC. For fun, she enjoys traveling and spending her time with her husband and 2 little kids (Mohammad (7 years) & Sara (5 years)).

Ambassador

Keianna Shipp is a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering major originally from Oklahoma. She is this year's WLC Ambassador. This is her second time working with WLC; she was WLC Workshops Chair in 2010. Keianna also works with CEISMIC, where she is a mentor in a local Atlanta high school. She is a brother of Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity . She enjoys crocheting and watching movies when she's not too busy .

Website Chair

Lindsey Warren is a 3rd year Computer Engineering major from Atlanta. This is her first year on the WLC Planning Committee. She is involved with Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering and is the Technology Chair for her sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta. Lindsey is also co-oping at Cox Communications in the Video Engineering Department. She enjoys singing, learning languages, and spending time with her friends.

Graphics Chair

Jasmine Burton is a 2nd year Industrial Design major from Dunwoody, Georgia. In addition to participating in the President's Scholars Program and the Honors Program, she is a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and Lambda Sigma Honors and Service Society. Last spring she illustrated a children's book, which chronicles the history of Georgia Tech and ran her first marathon with Tech's Team in Training to raise money for leukemia. She studied abroad with the Oxford Program this past summer and is excited to participate in her first WLC. Jasmine enjoys graphic design, art, dance, music and is an avid photographer.

Keynote Speaker Chair

Taylor Smalling is a third year Business Administration major at Georgia Tech. She is a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority and has been involved in several other campus organizations including GT HEROs, Kids@Kollege, Dance Marathon, and more. She works as a part-time student assistant in the Georgia Tech Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Currently, she is also a member of the Women's Recruitment Team and volunteers at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Scottish Rite.

Logistics Chair

Jennifer Lor is a 4th year Management major pursuing a certificate in Accounting. Being WLC's Volunteers Chair last year, this is her second time around on the committee as the 2011 Logistics Chair. After attending the conference in 2009, she was deeply impressed and is committed to continuing her involvement with this great conference. Aside from WLC, Jennifer has also been a Resident Advisor for Eight Street Apartments and the Marketing Director for Alpha Kappa Psi. She is now working for GT Conference Services and will be interning for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the summer. In Jennifer's spare time she enjoys running, reading, shopping, and organizing logistics for the WLC.

Publicity Chair

Chelsea Howell is a 3rd year History, Technology, and Society major from Woodstock, GA. This is her first year as a committee member and served as a volunteer at the 2010 Women's Leadership Conference. Chelsea is also involved with the Georgia Tech Women's Rugby team, the campus Sexual Violence Task Force, and the GT Body Image Committee. In her spare time she enjoys roller derby, baking, and watching movies.

Workshops Chair

Nicole Reardon is a second year Management major from Atlanta. She is this year's WLC Workshops chair; in addition she is a member of the Homecoming committee, and Humane Society volunteer. She enjoys kickboxing and supporting local artists. She will be interning for United Way this summer.