Working to balance the demographics of Data Science since 2018.

Kristin is a data scientist at Seagen where she focuses on harmonizing clinical biomarker data, standardizing data pipelines, and building visualizations and models to advance cancer therapeutics. She holds a PhD in Pharmacology, as well a certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship, from the University of Washington. With over 10 years of experience, she excels at critically analyzing data and communicating technical ideas to audiences with diverse backgrounds. Her skills range from experimental design, data cleaning, building and optimizing machine learning models, building data pipelines, and presenting the business impacts of machine learning models. She has been actively involved in the Women in Data Science Puget Sound Conference for the last four years and currently serves as a WiDS Ambassador and Overall Conference Planning Lead. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, painting, and board games.

I joined the data science field after 6 years working with environmental nonprofits. Since my passion for volunteering still needs an outlet, I leaped at the opportunity to get involved with Data Circles and the Women in Data Science Puget Sound conference. After DS boot camp and a year of consulting, I joined the small, but mighty team of data scientists at Trupanion. My dog greatly appreciates his insurance benefits. Excited to experience another year of knowledge sharing with WiDS!

Rebecca Grollman is a data scientist at Zillow. Her work focuses on experimentation and research to help home buyers connect with agents. Before jumping into data science, Rebecca earned her PhD in physics at Oregon State University. Rebecca first got involved in the Women in Data Science Puget Sound Conference as a speaker, and has been on the planning committee for the last four years. She has enjoyed seeing the conference grow and create a supportive community for women in science and technology. Rebecca also enjoys playing the flute, running, and journaling.

Catherine is a Data Science & Analytics Manager at The Spur Group, with over 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Spur, she spent 8 years in the People Analytics field as an HR Data Analyst at Microsoft. Her educational background consists of four bachelor degrees in Business Administration (Human Resources Management), Economics, Chemistry, and Biochemistry from the University of Washington, along with intensive Data Science training from Metis. Catherine enjoys merging her technical, creative, and storytelling abilities to drive data-based business decisions and impact within organizations. She is also passionate about helping foster educational/career opportunities for underrepresented and underprivileged communities. She currently serves as a Women in Data Science Ambassador and Overall Conference Planning Lead for the WiDS Puget Sound Conference, and has been involved with the conference for 3 years.

Jeny is the Community Manager at DVC.ai, a company committed to creating open-source and SaaS tools to streamline the workflows of data scientists. Jeny developed her passion for Data Science while obtaining a Microsoft Certificate in Data Science and began working in leadership roles with Data Circles and the WIDS Puget Sound Conference for the last 5 years to amplify the work of women in Data Science in the Seattle area.. A former Olympian in the sport of Rhythmic Gymnastics, she has drawn on the discipline she learned in her youth to develop her passion for problem-solving, project management, and visual story-telling. With a background spanning marketing, operations, finance, and community management, she is always eager to learn and grow.

Mengyuan is a data science manager at SAP Concur working on building AI solutions to revolutionize expense management and reporting. Before joining Concur, Mengyuan obtained a PhD in bioengineering from the University of Washington, specializing in applying machine learning and computer vision technologies to medical imaging. Mengyuan is passionate about supporting women in technology and has been an organizer for Women in Data Science Puget Sound Conference for the past 3 years. Outside work, she is also enthusiastic about environmental issues, ethical fashion, animal welfare and enjoys spending time with her two pups.

Shivani is a Data Scientist at Amazon Robotics and an adjunct lecturer at Northeastern University, Seattle campus, where she teaches probability and statistics for the Master’s in Data Analytics Engineering Program. After completing a bachelor’s degree in speech and hearing sciences, she pivoted and completed a post-bach degree in math and continued on to earn a master’s in statistics. Shivani is passionate about equity in public education and supporting women in technology. She serves on the Renton Schools Foundation Board where she focuses on elementary STEM education and she is an Ambassador and Lead Organizer for the Women in Data Science Puget Sound Conference. In her spare time Shivani enjoys dancing, curling up with a good book and watching Friends and Parks & Recreation on repeat.