The OHIO IT BUSINESS ADVISORY NETWORK provides expertise and planning assistance to the Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (CTAE) of the Ohio Department of Education. Comprised of members of the private and public sectors, the Business Advisory Network has helped shepherd two versions of the itWORKS program of study through the adoption process, and has lent invaluable aid in expanding the role of the TechPrep program in IT to broaden the curriculum for IT students.
Professional Observations on Women in IT:
Interviews with Industry and Education Professionals (video - approx 20 minutes)
itWORKS Conference (Columbus Ohio, April 2006)
Participating: Patti Santoianni, Professor-Computer Information Systems, Sinclair Community College; Denise Maruna , Program Manager Internships/Co-ops, Sherwin Williams; Julie Fox, Assistant Superintendent, Franklin Co. Educational Service Center; John Strauss , Senior Vice President, Services, SARCOM, Inc.; Matt Curtin , Founder, Interhack Corp.; Charlotte Wharton, Interim Dean-Business Technologies Div., Sinclair Community College
