Introduce Yourself

[Leslie Poston]

My name is Leslie Poston. I am the Founder of Uptown Uncorked, a writer for Blorge and Mashable, and the host of regular podcast Topics on Fire, where the idea for the Strong Women in Tech campaign was born in Episode 6 (http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/23040) where I was joined by Jen Nedeau, Leslie Bradshaw, Meg Fowler and Shireen Mitchell to tackle the issue of gender gaps and technology/new media.

I am passionate about finding solutions to real world problems using tools like social media in tandem with off line solutions and that is what the podcast is about each episode. The Strong Women in Tech campaign(s) could be the first large scale attempt to erase gender as an issue in technology and new media. It's a big goal, but I think we have the network to handle it, don't you?

[Tracy Viselli]

I participated (listened and chatted) that night. It was a great podcast. Here's my bio and link to my company site:

I'm an online media strategist, blogger, political activist, and entrepreneur. Some know me as "Myrna the Minx," and I've been raising hell for years at my political placeblog Reno and Its Discontents. This group is right up my alley since I am always looking for ways women can turn up the volume and claim our voices and choices. Some of you Twitterholics might know me from my most recent project--the all volunteer Twitter Vote Report. TVR was a great experience and turned out to be another innovative way to integrate social media and democracy--two causes I care passionately about. Let's raise some hell! Find me on Twitter.

[Tara Walker]

Hi, my name is Tara Walker and I'm a graphic designer/web designer based in the Portsmouth, NH area. I've had some enlightening experiences with professors at universities and potential employers, and have seen a disturbing trend: there seems to be an old-school corporate mentality that women are incapable of functioning in technical positions or having a solid grasp of code, new technologies, and new media. In a male dominated industry it's time women really made a concerted effort to erase this prejudice!