New Jersey Affiliate

New Jersey Affiliate


About NCWIT NJ


NJ Award Committee:

  • Adele Cannie, Volunteer
  • Noel Diplan, Computer Science & Technology Department, Kean University
  • Leslie Foladare, Data Analyst, State of New Jersey
  • Yulia Kumar, ​Computer Science & Technology Department, Kean University
  • Monica Heller, Senior Quality Assurance Manager, Prosperity Life Insurance Group
  • Lina Klebnov, TCS America
  • Jenny Li, School of Computer Science, Kean University
  • Hillary Mcdonald, TCS America

Steering Committee Chairs:

  • Patricia Morreale, Executive Director, Kean University
  • Avis Yates Rivers, Board of Directors of NCWIT, CEO of Technology Concepts 

For information on the New Jersey Aspirations program please contact: NCWIT NJ Committee at [email protected].

Aspirations in Computing is a talent development initiative designed to increase female participation in technology careers by providing encouragement, visibility, community, leadership opportunities, scholarships, and internships to aspiring technically inclined young women. Since 2007, NCWIT has inducted more than 2,500 young women into the Aspirations in Computing community and is helping to usher these women into technology careers.

The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing offers both a national and local affiliate competitions to generate support and visibility for women's participation in communities nationwide. For information on the national program please visit www.aspirations.org.

Local Supporters:


Meet Our NJ Campus Reps! 

Soumya Khera

2023 AiC Campus Rep 
New Jersey Institute of Technology


Anika Pruthi 

2022 AiC Campus Rep
College of New Jersey

Previous Campus Reps 

Silvia Jaramillo-Regalado 

2021 AiC Campus Rep & TECHNOLOchicas
Rutgers University-Newark

About the AiC Campus Reps

Campus Reps are drawn from the Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Community, a network of more than 16,000 technical women from high school to early workforce. 

Find information about the Campus Representatives and learn more about how to connect with AiC community members on campus here.





Affiliate Goals

1. Increase communication with regional high schools 2. Increase application from BIPOC community 3. Increase and/or maintain educator application total 4. Increase and/or maintain collegiate application 5. Identify and establish relationship with potential new partners.
Lifetime Partner
Strategic Partners
Investment Partners