August 18, 2011
An elite group of young ladies from the YMCA came to visit Y! WIT here in Burbank. Many of the girls were Seniors in High School who are working out their futures with careful planning. The Y! WIT team, led by Yolanda Person-Collins, spent time with the ladies in a true mentor fashion; conveying the [...]
May 12, 2011
WIT had the honor of hosting the Yahooligans (Yahoo! employees’ children) on Thursday, April 28th 2011. When the kids arrived in the morning, they were beyond excited to find a scavenger hunt awaiting, with a treasure (prize) at the end. The scavenger hunt gave riddles to the Yahooligans, guiding them to various spots on the [...]
May 12, 2011
February 24th 2011 UCLA HKN Campus Tour and Engineer Panel WIT and University Recruiting teamed up to sponsor a Burbank campus tour for a UCLA Honors Society for Engineers called HKN. The event was attended by 14 people, both men and women. Jothi Sunnedkal and Kelly Duggan showed the students around the campus, both inside [...]
May 12, 2011
March 1st 2011 Let’s Do Lunch Event Women In Tech had lunch with three extraordinary Yahoo! leaders: Cheryl Ainoa, Fay Hellal and Yvette Martinez-Rea. Guests enjoyed Portos and some amazing insight. The speakers answered audience questions such as: “How do you deal with difficult people?” “What are the benefits of having an MBA?” “As a [...]