Who We Are

The Scientista Foundation is the largest network of college and graduate women innovating science, technology, engineering, and medicine (STEM). Scientista works with student leaders to increase the number of women studying and pursuing careers in STEM by 1)  increasing the visibility of women in STEM and by 2) strengthening communities for women in STEM. The Scientista Foundation serves as an umbrella organization for existing women in science organizations, who join our network by becoming a campus affiliate. Scientista also creates new campus communities where none exist through our Scientista Campus Chapter program.  

Our Team 

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The Founders
Julia Tartaglia, Co-Founder
Christina Tartaglia, Co-Founder

Business Team
Ashley Lannquist, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Graphic Designer
Christina Ciardullo
Julie Winegard
Shivani Goyal

Editorial Team
Julia Tartaglia, Editor-in-Chief
Alexandra Haber, Managing Editor
Delores Smith-Johnson, Copy Editor
Katherine Conroy, Copy Editor

Past Editorial Team
Soyini Taylor, Summer Managing Editor
Mina Chang, Copy Editor
Hannah Schreiber, Copy Editor
Michelle Joy Wang, Copy Editor
Elizabeth Meaney, Copy Editor
Alfredo Montelongo, Copy Editor

Chapter Directors
Shaira Bhanji, Harvard Director
Madeline Ching, Tufts Director
Alexandra Dewsnap, Tufts Director
Sarah Tartaglia, Loyola University of Maryland Director

Board of Advisors

Scientific Advisory Board 

Sujata K. Bhatia, MD, PhD
Assistant Director for Undergraduate Studies in Biomedical Engineering,
Harvard University
Professor of the Practice of Chemical and Biological Engineering,
Tufts University

Sangeeta N. Bhatia, MD, PhD
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
John and Dorothy Wilson Professor of Health Sciences and Technology &
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Director, Laboratory for Multiscale Regenerative Technologies 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Amy Wagers, PhD 
Associate Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Joslin Diabetes Center
Harvard University

Marie Dahleh, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Assistant Dean for Academic Programs
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Susan Marine, Ph.D.
Director of Harvard College Women's Center
Assistant Dean of Student Life at Harvard

Business Advisory Board

John Kallassy
Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking, U.S. at I-Bankers Securities, Inc. 

Joanne Kamens
Executive Director at Addgene

Skye Schulte
Vice President at Feinstein Kean Healthcare 

Renee Park
Associate, High Peaks Venture Partners
Former Investment Associate, 37 Angels
Former Fixed Income Strategist, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
A.B. Princeton University

Giuseppe Verde
Commercial Real Estate Banking Officer at M&T Bank
Founder and Chairman, The Ralph Verde Foundation
Board Member, NGO Technologies
BBA, George Washington University

Brian Rose
Private Equity Analyst, Bain Capital
Former Associate Consultant, Bain & Company
A.B. Harvard College

Hugo  Van Vuuren
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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Scientista Chapters and Campus Affiliate Organizations

The Scientista Network consists of 20+ campus affiliate organizations from across 15 campuses in 3 United States regions that are able to connect to one another and utilize the Scientista Foundation resources. Below is a complete list of our campus affiliate organizations by region and campus.  For a full directory listing of our campus affiliate President's Circle members, click here.
(Updated: 07/22/12) 

New England

Campus: Boston College

Boston College Women in Science and Technology

Campus: Boston University

BU Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (GWISE) 

Campus: Harvard University

Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (HGWISE)

Harvard Scientista Chapter 

Women in Science at Harvard-Radcliffe (WISHR)

Harvard Science Club for Girls

Campus: MIT

MIT Undergraduate Women in Physics

Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT)

Campus: Northeastern

Society of Women Engineers at Northeastern (SWE)

Campus: Tufts University

Tufts Scientista Chapter

Campus: University of Massachusetts Amherst

UMass Amherst Scientista Chapter *Coming Soon!


Mid Atlantic

Campus: Columbia University

Women in Science at Columbia (WISC)

Society of Women Engineers Graduate Group at Columbia (SWE)
 
Campus: Princeton University

Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (GWISE) at Princeton

Campus: Yale University

Women in Science at Yale (WISAY)


Midwest

Campus: Oberlin University

Scientista Oberlin Chapter *Coming Soon!

Campus: University of Arizona

University of Arizona Women in Science

Campus: University of Michigan

University of Michigan Scientista Chapter *Coming Soon!


Southeast Atlantic

Campus: Loyola University Maryland

Loyola University Maryland Scientista Chapter


Pacific Coast

Campus: Scripps College

Scripps Scientista Chapter *Coming Soon!

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National and Regional Affiliate Organizations (Institutions, Non Profits)

The Scientista Foundation has established partnerships with national organizations that share our mission of empowering women in STEM. See below for a list of our national and regional organization affiliates. 


National

The Association for Women in Science (AWIS)

The Rosalind Franklin Society


Regional

AWIS Boston Chapter

89 Broads New York Chapter

GetMAGIC Corp. (MAGIC)  Massachusetts Regional Chapter