Diane Hansen
Diane brings over 20 years of business consulting experience gained across various industries within Australia and North America. She has consulted into global organisations in the areas of Strategic Management Planning, Leadership Development, Learning and Development, Business Process Improvement, Project and Change Management, and Software and Systems Development across various industry sectors including IT, Telecommunications, Health, Defense, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Retail, and Government.

Diane is passionate about leading and supporting organizations to improve on traditional approaches to managing change. She believes that high performance cultures are built by developing sustainable interpersonal relationships and purpose- driven, inclusive leadership.

Diane runs a professional services firm that has built a solid reputation for its holistic approach to large-scale technology implementations and breaking down the barriers between business and IT. She is completing her PhD in Transformational Psychology.


Jenny Donovan
I have worked at UTS for 11 years and for the Faculty of Information Technology for 7 of those years in marketing/promotions roles.

In my current position I concentrate solely on domestic marketing for the faculty’s undergraduate and postgraduate courses. My role involves: market research and planning; advertising; publications; web; media; public relations; and event management. One of the faculty’s goals is to increase the participation of females in our IT courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. I see my involvement in FITT as a way to assist us in achieving this goal.

Vanessa Giannos
Vanessa has developed a wealth of HR and strategic knowledge from her local and global HR experiences over the last 20 years.

With strong business acumen, strong strategic skills, and a hands-on approach to building high performance cultures and strong engagement of staff, Vanessa has delivered tremendous results around performance, communications, capability and team building.

Vanessa has most recently been working with Alphawest Services, AAPT Limited and AOL in Australia. Vanessa has held senior HR management positions in telecommunications, technology and retail organisations within Australia and the U.K, over the past twelve years.


Kerriann Harrison
I am currently working with Cliftons as a Corporate Account Manager across a variety of accounts including finance, Telco, Software, hardware and IT Companies. Cliftons provide Computer Training Facilities and Conference and Seminar Rooms. I have worked with Cliftons for three years and previously worked for AAPT as a Sales Executive for two years. Pryor to that I worked for ten years in Hotels and events. I was an Event Manager at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Hotel and worked with Marriott for over five years.

I moved from the Gold Coast to Sydney four years ago. I am recently married and live in Collaroy in my newly renovated apartment. I am very dedicated to my Career and I love meeting new people.


Radhika Kapur
With a Masters in Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, Radhika has an in-depth understanding of the ICT industry coupled with business experience in the financial division of companies such as Vodafone, Commander & IAG. Being an aspiring all rounder with diverse interests and a strong commitment to lead she has contributed immensely to various roles. She joined the workforce as a Business Analyst in 2003 with IAG in the Commercial division, a shift in professional discipline. It gave her experience in strategy and developed strong business acumen. In 2005, she took this experience a step further with Commander Communications as a Commercial Analyst and played a pivotal role in various strategic initiatives. Currently she is working for Vodafone as a Senior Analyst within the Finance division. Radhika is passionate about FITT and believes in supporting and promoting women in the ICT industry.


Mary Kolotas
Mary has been involved in ICT for 20 years, starting life as a programmer,and business analyst and steadily progressing her career throughout all levels of application development. Mary has had considerable experience predominately in vendor organisations within the Financial Services industry and has led consulting practices and solution delivery teams. Mary also spent 3 years working in England and Denmark.

Most recently, Mary has spent the last six years as a Senior account executive where she has had responsibility for business development of ICT solutions to ‘C’ level staff in major corporates and financial institutions. She has extensive experience in both direct selling and working with alliance partners. In her current role at Dimension Data, Mary has responsibility for managing IT services business in some of their largest accounts.


Connie Iong
I have worked for more than 14 years with the SAP technology, progressing from project analysis to technical development, functional analysis and people management. During this period I have accumulated strong business knowledge and strategic skills, supplemented by an MBA from MGSM. I currently manage a team of professionals who deliver end-to-end solutions to support the business requirements. My role includes initiatives such as annual strategic planning, technology roadmaps, business process improvements, enterprise architecture, information delivery, leadership and high performance team development and business engagements at the ‘C’ level.

I support FITT’s mission and would like to participate in encouraging and attracting more women to the ICT workforce.


Mary McLeod
Mary is a B2B marketing professional with over 17 years in IT. Mary started initially in technical roles in Adelaide when graduating with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Studies from UniSA, then after working overseas, moved into a more Sales & Marketing capacity when she realised that trying to keep her technical skills up-to-date with the pace of technological change was just not her cup of tea! Companies that Mary has worked for include a variety of vendors and outsourcers including Mitsubishi, CSC, GE Capital, Telelogic, PTC, Infor, KAZ and currently in Marketing Communications at Telstra. After finishing her MBA in Marketing/Technology Management from LaTrobe University, Mary has been involved in various mentoring programs and sees FITT as increasingly important to ensuring that women represent a greater proportion of the IT workforce.

Carolyn Shaw
Carolyn Shaw has over 20 years experience in the IT industry with extensive project management and strategic management skills.

She has worked with software providers, servicing medium to large companies in various industries. She has worked for a large multinational where she developed and implemented a corporate IT strategy. She was a recipient of Computerworld’s Fellow of the Year in 1987 for contribution to business, as a result of this work.

Carolyn is particularly passionate about the development of people and mentoring and the use of technology to benefit business. She has an MBA.

Nicole Shin
Nicole has worked in a business and technology driven environment of data warehouses, campaign management systems and data analytics for financial institutions since 1996.

She has held various analyst roles involving technical aspects of data extractions, data manipulation, reporting and analysis.

Nicole has a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Sydney and MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management.


Kate Stefanov
I hold a PhD in Computer Science and currently work at CISRA, Canon Information Systems Research Australia.

I have been around computers since High School and since then I have been involved in various projects ranging from databases and real-time systems to multimedia and small devices. My PhD work on code compression was completed in 2006. My major research interests lie in programming languages and software systems.



FITT Ambassadors
FITT Ambassador is an honour FITT ascribes to former FITT Steering Committee members or speakers on behalf of FITT. This honour, instigated in 2005, recognises their commitment to the objectives of FITT and their willingness to speak out about the importance of the women to the ICT industry in Australia.

2005 Ambassadors:
Catherine Rumberg – MD Lucent and co-speaker at International Women's Day 2005
Amanda Lacaze – Highland Partners and co-speaker at International Women's Day 2005
Catherin Bennett – IDC and a retired member of the FITT Steering Committee
Carol Daunt – Director of Learntel and a retired FITT Steering Committee Coordinator

2006 Ambassadors:
Adele Massey - principal consultant for DistinctConnect Pty Ltd, sponsor of recent FITT events.

FITT Life Members
FITT recognises outstanding, long-term commitment to FITT’s objectives by Steering Committee members and work on behalf of women in the ICT industry in Australia with Life Membership.

Ann Dillon – retired, formerly the only female Director on the Board of NCR and a member of the FITT Steering Committee
Leanne Heinke – retired, formerly a long-serving TAFE IT staff member and a member of the FITT Steering Committee
Judy Hammond – retired, formerly a long-serving UTS IT staff member and a member of the FITT Steering Committee
Ann Moffatt – retired, formerly co-founding director of an ICT training provider, the instigator of the FIT network and FITT Steering Committee Co-ordinator
Robyn Woolley - the Institute Women's Strategy Officer, Northern Sydney Institute of TAFE