2016 Recipients of the Ada Lovelace Awards
Dr. Anastasia Kurdia
GNO WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Dr. Anastasia Kurdia is a problem-solver and educator at Tulane University. Her background is in computer science with concentration on effective teaching and active learning, novel pedagogies, learning at scale, teaching with technology, recruitment and retention, increasing diversity in technical fields. Scientific interests include algorithms and optimization with applications in computational geometry, graphics and visualization; parallel computing; scientific, mobile, and biomedical software.
FOUNDER & CEO, GET ONLINE NOLA
MANAGING DIRECTOR AT SWAMPED MEDIA
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Wendy Dolan
GNO WOMan of the year runner up
Wendy started Get Online NOLA in 2014 with the mission to help the businesses that keep the New Orleans economy churning. She has worked with big-name clients such as Nike, Dannon, & Dr. Pepper, but loves helping New Orleans business owners develop their brands, and establish a strong online presence
Jacqui Nelson
GNO WOMan of the year runner up
Jacqui Nelson is a software developer at VisionLink. She is a graduate from Tulane University and is a consultant for software and project setup.
VOLUNTEER
New Orleans, LA
Hazel Smith
“ADA IN TRAINING” ReCipient
Hazel Smith is a young girl who participated in an Electric Girls five-week seminar. In the beginning, she was shy, and not knowing a thing about electronics or computer programming, she struggled with the material. With each weekend, her confidence grew and her interest bloomed. Fast forward to the summer, and Hazel became a very young (15 years old) but extremely capable and highly rated counselor for the Electric Girls summer camp. She joined her school robotics team and was promoted to a leadership position.