Nominate a Titan of Tech 2020
Sam Paschel Jr., Kate Roberts, Jennifer Baszile, Aaron Huang
January 8, 2020 will mark the 4th year of Santa Cruz Works Titans of Tech. At this event, we have celebrated people who have lifted us with their challenges, their successes, their character, and contributions to our community. Those people include Peggy Dolgenos, Jacob Martinez, Toby Corey, Guy Kawasaki, Bonnie Lipscomb, Sara Isenberg, Chrissy Meyer, and many more. A full list of past Titans below.
In past years, a committee at Santa Cruz Works has carefully selected each Titan based upon community feedback. This year, we are soliciting more direct member feedback: we want your recommendations! Criteria for selections are: 1) reside in the Santa Cruz Monterey San Benito counties, 2) have made positive cultural, social, and tech impact, and 3) make our region and world a better place. Current nominations for Titans of Tech 2020 include: Nina Simons, Brad Barbeau, Kate Roberts, Jennifer Baszile, Aaron Huang, Sam Paschel Jr., and David Haussler. If you would like to nominate a person meeting this criteria, please complete the form: Titan of Tech 2020 nomination.
TITANS OF TECH 2020 NOMINEES
Tech Companies
Marc Randolph / Looker & Netflix
Stacy Nagel / Looker
James Hanley / Crowd Machine
LeBaron Meyer / #NotMe
Hilary Bryant / Buoy
Nina Simon / OF/BY/FOR ALL
Sam Paschel / Zero Motorcycles
Chris Miller / Launch Brigade
Dave Rossum / E-Mu Systems
Biosciences
Michael Lund / Startup Sandbox
Kelly Harkins Kincaid / Claret Bio
David Haussler / UCSC Genomics Institute
Community
Iris Kavanagh / Women Who Co-Work
Chris Yonge / StudioCruz
Kate Roberts / MBEP
Steve Bean / Digital NEST
Education
Beth Shapiro / UCSC
Olena Morozova Vaske / UCSC
Ed Green / UCSC
Payson McNett / Cabrillo
Alexandria Leckliter / UCSC
Sue Carter / UCSC
Jason Borgen / SC County Education
Brad Barbeau / CSUMB
Aaron Huang / UCSC student
Alexander Wolf / UCSC
Jennifer Baszille / UCSC
PREVIOUS TITANS
February 23, 2017
Ken Kannappan, Plantronics
Ryan Evans, Inboard
Keri Waters, Calliope Waterworks, Inc.
Sol Lipman, Ya Doggie
Jacob Martinez, Digital NEST
Toby Corey, SolarCity/Tesla
Peggy Dolgenos, Cruzio Internet
Drew Meyer, Amazon Web Services
Mohamed Abousalem, UC Santa Cruz Office of Research
Margaret Lawrence Rosas, Looker
January 25, 2018
Darrin Caddes - Plantronics
Doug Erickson - Santa Cruz New Tech MeetUp / Nanigans
Heidi Schriefer - Looker
Ted Holladay - Studio Holladay
Jeremy Almond - Paystand
Bonnie Lipscomb - City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Office
Justis Earle - HANSNAP
Keri Waters - Buoy Labs
(Last minute add on - JoeBen Bevirt)
January 17, 2019
John Felts - Cruz Foam
Chrissy Meyer - Partner at Root Ventures
Guy Kawasaki - Chief evangelist, Canva. Board member, Cheeze. Brand ambassador, Mercedes-Benz.
Sara Isenberg - Santa Cruz Tech Beat
Robin Hunicke - Professor at UCSC and Co-Founder at Funomena
Socrates Rosenfeld - Jane Technologies
David Dennis - Microsoft / Ventana Surfboards & Supplies
Orion Melehan - LIFEAID Beverage Co.