PSCU hosts WITI’s 3rd Annual Geek Glam Runway Show
Fashion and networking event engages women in technology and benefits St. Petersburg College IT Scholarships
ST. PETERSBURG, FL (October 13, 2015) — PSCU, the nation’s leading credit union service organization, returned for the second year as the venue host for the WITI 3rd Annual Geek Glam Runway show held Oct. 6, 2015 at PSCU’s St. Petersburg, Fla., headquarters. WITI (Women in Technology International) helps women advance by providing access to, and support from, other professional women working in all sectors of technology.
WITI is the premier global organization that helps tech-savvy women reach their professional goals. With a global network of smart, talented women and a market reach exceeding 2 million, WITI (Women in Technology International) has established powerful strategic alliances and programs to provide connections, resources and opportunities within a supportive environment of women committed to helping each other. WITI’s mission is to empower women worldwide to achieve unimagined possibilities and transformations through technology, leadership and economic prosperity.
Geek Glam is the capstone networking event for women IT professionals. It features a runway show, local vendors for shopping, entertainment and a silent auction and is sponsored by some of the premier technology organizations in the Tampa area, including Accenture, HSN, Tampa Bay Technology Forum and Veredus, to name a few.
This year’s theme was RESET. WITI and its supporting sponsors empower women to reset the concept of what being a woman in the technology sector means. A portion of the event’s proceeds will fund a technology scholarship to qualifying women studying at St. Petersburg College who aim to reset their lives. WITI hopes to increase the ratio of women in technology and technology leadership roles.
Geek Glam 2015 featured six models from PSCU and the local Tampa Bay area walking the runway and wearing the latest outfits from White House | Black Market and Chico’s. The show included a meet-and-greet for attendees with PSCU’s IT professionals; beverages and snacks; music with a live DJ; a Tech Station by Apple; door prizes; and a silent auction of gift baskets. The event raised $5,800 for a scholarship at St. Petersburg College.
WITI Tampa leaders emceed the show with remarks from the Dean of SPC Technology, Sharon Setterlind, who gave an overview of their programs and the need for more women in technology, and PSCU¹s Vice President of Enterprise Analytics and Business Intelligence Suzanne LaProva, who spoke about her IT career.
For more information about Women in Technology International, visit WITI.com or contact Kimberly Rankin at krankin@pscu.com.
About PSCU
PSCU/Co-op Solutions is the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider. With over four decades of industry experience and a commitment to service excellence and innovation, the company serves more than 4,000 financial institutions throughout North America. PSCU/Co-op Solutions leverages its expertise and resources on behalf of credit unions and their members, offering an end-to-end product portfolio that includes payment processing, fraud and risk management, data and analytics, digital banking, instant payments, strategic consulting, collections, ATM and POS networks, shared branching and 24/7/365 member support via its contact centers. For more information, visit pscu.com and coop.org.
About WITI
With a global network of smart, talented women and a market reach exceeding 2 million, WITI has powerful programs and partnerships that provide connections, resources, opportunities and a supportive environment of women committed to helping each other. Along with its professional association of Networks throughout the U.S. and worldwide, including Hong Kong, Great Britain, Australia, and Mexico, WITI delivers value for individuals that work for a company, the government or academia, as well as small business owners. Visit http://www.witi.com for more info.
