Our Team

Justyn coordinates all Women Startup Challenges, Grants Programs, and Women Who Tech programming. Passionate about closing the gender-gap and shattering both the glass ceiling and the mirrortocracy, Justyn works with women-led ventures and helps them get pitch ready.

Justyn has written for or has been featured in publications including Bust Magazine, Care2, Cosmopolitan, Ms. Magazine, and Jezebel to name a few, and facilitates panels and workshops about social media, gender, social justice, inclusivity, and sexuality education at conferences and in classrooms nationwide. She is the Board Chair for SHIP—Sexual Health Includes Pleasure.

Kristin is a Digital Project Director at Rad Campaign and coordinates Women Who Tech’s website and technical support. She has been active in the field of web development, UX, marketing, fundraising, and social media for more than 14 years, helping NGOs develop strategies and digital tools to communicate and engage users. She frequently oversees requirements gathering for complex technical builds, and assesses technology platforms to match organizations with the best solutions to meet their needs. She has also worked on the product development of multiple mobile and web applications.

A veteran journalist turned digital and social media strategist who led cross-functional teams to develop creative content and community experiences for popular media brands like Vibe, Spin, and Fast Company, as well as for a host of B2B and B2C brands. Although always a technologist and storyteller, Lynne got her start in the content/community space at the original social network, BlackPlanet.com. Currently working as a Content + Community Engagement Consultant developing brand marketing strategies and campaigns, with a focus on insights, strategy, planning, and execution to help brands reach their business goals by better engagement with their target audience through the power of storytelling. Also a tech evangelist and still a journalist covering popular culture, as well as various aspects of emerging media and technology, such as the augmented reality and wearable technology markets, for various media outlets. Lynne is currently writing a diversity tech column for Ebony.com, called "The Upload" and has often appeared as a guest on TWIT TV's "This Week In Google."

Hanna is a strategic and collaborative product leader with a passion for the intersection of engineering, business, and design. With experience across multiple industries at both the startup and enterprise scale, Hanna creatively draws on her diverse experiences to design impactful and innovative product solutions. Hanna has her BS in NanoEngineering and Materials Science from the University of California, San Diego and her MS in Technology Ventures from Carnegie Mellon. Stemming from her background in engineering and entrepreneurship, Hanna is not only a strong supporter of women and diverse talent in technology, but also an active consultant for first-time founders with a strong interest in early-stage startup investing.

Dhana  is an angel investor and a product executive with deep expertise in AI/ML and digital retail. She is an industry veteran with over 15 years of experience leading product teams for startups & Fortune 500 companies. Dhana has worked extensively with wireless carriers as well as leading brands like P&G, COVERGIRL, Walmart, NBC, Toyota and Disney.

Dhana is the co-founder of Veratempo, a product marketing and data analytics company.  Prior to Veratempo, she was General Manager of New Initiatives at TripAdvisor where she led the company’s growth in the untapped consumer ticketing business. Before that, as Vice President of Partnerships at Coupons.com Incorporated (now Quotient), Dhana oversaw the company’s retail strategy and partnerships.

Ms. Pawar is a regular speaker at tech events and is a strong advocate for women in technology. She has been quoted in a wide variety of leading media outlets, including CNN, ABC News, and All Things Digital.  She has been the founding member of Silicon Valley Girls in Tech and sits on the advisory boards of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center & OhmniLabs.

Lizelle van Vuuren is a South African born and raised entrepreneur, experiential designer and technologist. Lizelle is the Founder of Women Who Startup in 2013 and the Women Who Startup Foundation in 2018. Lizelle is the Founder and CEO of Lizelle & Co. in 2019, a design lab and clothing apparel brand. Lizelle comes from a long line of tech and design experience since she was 19 and has worked in enterprise software, tech startups, small businesses, and nonprofit foundations.

Her passions are creating experiences in any medium that delights and inspires users and customers and she's done so successfully with every brand and product that she's launched. 

Latchkey kid from Indianapolis. Anthony Ware and his two younger brothers were raised by his dad. First gig...cleaning toilets for his dad's janitorial business.

Anthony jumped from the corporate ladder to launch startups. He ignored his scarcity mentality until it broke him in November 2010, when he had to live in a car in New Orleans after his third startup failed. Two months later, thanks to mentors and yoga teacher training, Anthony was a phoenix.

Today, Anthony’s business helps underestimated startup founders to use their mental wealth and company culture to leapfrog business norms, and create new generational wealth.

Jessa Moore, of Jessa Moore Media, is a leader in the digital media space. She has consulted on projects ranging from political analysis to digital behavior in subcultures, and has worked in news, as well as PR/branding. She brings her knowledge of the digital space to her work in Public Relations, and has an interest in leadership and entrepreneurship-because she believes everyone can have an individual and direct impact. She has worked with the Journalism School at Hunter College, Eleanor Clift of The Daily Beast, ACLU, and founders on both coasts, as well as 29 Startups, out of The Hague.

Victoria has had the pleasure of working directly with founders and funders across many ecosystems around the world. She is well-versed in the dilemmas that businesses face, especially during growth phases.  Her work and passion have been focused on supporting founders through education and community building.  She has personally lead several women-focused business groups. Most recently she launched the Miami chapter for Sogal Foundation in 2019.

Victoria is a champion of helping women think bigger about their businesses and giving them the tools to grow.  She works as a fractional Chief Marketing Officer with her consultancy, Ugliboss, which focuses on supporting women-led businesses in the areas of marketing, sales, and operations as they scale. She is thrilled to be partnering with Women Who Tech to help spread the word about the Women Start-up Challenge 2020 and hopes to inspire many female founders to seek the resources needed to accelerate the growth of their ventures.