PHOTOS
THE 5TH ANNUAL RAD AWARDS
A warm Rad Girls thank you to everyone who participated in the 5th Annual Rad Awards, a ceremony and celebration honoring inspirational women leaders in the fields of technology, media, culture, science, and business at The Kimpton Hotel Palomar. We’ll see you next year!
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Innovator of the Year
Eliza Pollack | Assistant Director of Innovation Strategy for the City of Philadelphia Office of Innovation & Technology
Entrepreneur of the Year
Kriti Sehgal | Owner, Pure Fare
Technologist of the Year
Felicite Moorman | CEO, BuLogics, Inc.,
Scientist of the Year
Brianna Wronko | Founder & CEO, Group K Diagnostics
Artist of the Year
Loveis Wise | Illustrator
Nonprofit of the Year
Music Theatre Philly | Mindy Baiada, Founder
Educator of the Year
Melissa Lee | CEO, The Green Program
Connector of the Year
Kristin Fitch | Director, Marketing at University City Science Center
Storyteller of the Year
Hillary Rea | Founder, Tell Me A Story
Activist of the Year
Lauren Footman | Director of Operations, Black and Brown Gun Violence Prevention Consortium
Product of the Year
Tozuda | Jessie Garcia, Founder
Rad Guy of the Year
Bon Ku | Assistant Dean for Health and Design at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Rad Girl of the Year
Raquel Evita Saraswati | Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Family Equality Council
Meet Our 2019 Nominees
Innovator of the Year
Alanna Raffel | Founder, Access Point
Lisha Davis | Head of Vanguard Innovation Studio
Aurora Archer | Founder/CEO at Bellatrix Group
Eliza Pollack | Assistant Director of Innovation Strategy for the City of Philadelphia Office of Innovation & Technology
Entrepreneur of the Year
Sabeen Zia | Founder, Indie Shelf
Kriti Sehgal | Owner, Pure Fare
Melissa Walter | Cofounder, Love City Brewing Co.
Helen Horstmann-Allen | COO, Fastmail
Technologist of the Year
Felicite Moorman | CEO, BuLogics, Inc.,
Amber Burgess | Technical Project Manager, Linode
Lauren Hallden-Abberton | Lead product designer at Stitch Data
Alina d’Aubermont | Director of Product at Ring
Scientist of the Year
Taciana Pereira | Director of Bioengineering at Allevi
Sharon L. Walker, PhD | Dean, Drexel College of Engineering
Women In Physics Club | Ana Cohen, Elizabeth Dresselhaus, Camilla Schneier, Kalina Slavkova, and Angela White
Brianna Wronko | Founder & CEO, Group K Diagnostics
Artist of the Year
Shanina Dionna | Visual and Performing Artist
Marisa Velázquez Rivas | Illustrator
Loveis Wise | Illustrator
Nicole Alexis Nikolich | Lace in the Moon
Nonprofit of the Year
Girls Inc. | Dena R. Herrin, Executive Director
Music Theatre Philly | Mindy Baiada, Founder
Delaware Valley Fields Foundation | Laura Fields, Founder
The Bee Foundation | Christine Kondra and Erin Kreszl, Founders
Educator of the Year
Ileana Berrios | Founder, Breastfeeding Latinas
Dr. Terri Boyer | Founding Director, The Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women’s Leadership
Melissa Lee | CEO, The Green Program
Anastasia Colzie | Education Coordinator, Slought
Connector of the Year
Heather Qader | Senior Aide to the CEO at La Colombe Coffee Roasters
Jill Harrison-Snyder | Executive Director and Founder of Directors Gathering
Kristin Fitch | Director, Marketing at University City Science Center
Elissa Bloom | Executive Director, Philadelphia Fashion Incubator
Storyteller of the Year
Sabrina Vourvoulias | Generocity Editor
Hillary Rea | Founder, Tell Me A Story
Kathy Romano | Host of 95.7 BEN FM’s Her Story
Katel LeDû and Sara Wachter-Boettcher | Hosts, Strong Feelings Podcast
Activist of the Year
Afia Yunus | Principal attorney and founder of Yunus Law
Katelyn Bowden | CEO/Founder of Badass (Battling Against Demeaning and Abusive Selfie Sharing)
Ashley Vogel | Women Bike PHL
Lauren Footman | Director of Operations, Black and Brown Gun Violence Prevention Consortium
Product of the Year
Tozuda | Jessie Garcia, Founder
Prime Wellness of Pennsylvania | Sharon Ali, CEO
PiperWai | Jess Edelstein and Sarah Ribner, Cofounders
Luci | Heather Jones, Founder
Rad Guy of the Year
Geoff DiMasi | Principal, P’unk Ave
David Silver | Co-Founder & CEO of REC Philly
Bon Ku | Assistant Dean for Health and Design at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Lee Whack | Deputy Chief of Communications School District of Philadelphia
Rad Girl of the Year
Hazami Sayed | Founder & Executive Director, Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
Zabeth Teelucksingh | Executive Director, Global Philadelphia Association
Kim E. Fraites-Dow | CEO of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP)
Raquel Evita Saraswati | Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Family Equality Council
Meet DJ Yolo Ono
Yolo Ono has been fortunate to work with incredibly talented veterans of the nightlife and music scene, cutting her teeth with the Mad Decent Philadelphia crew, as well as Yellow Girl Mob and Factory Girls. Initially moving to Philadelphia to attend college in 2008, Yolo Ono encountered the Philadelphia nightlife scene through supporting local Philadelphia independent clothing brands such as Fresh Melt Water, and The Decades, assisting in promotion and street campaigning. With her first DJ gig in October 2011 opening for Gun$ Garcia and a live performance by Roxxy Cottontail, Yolo has continued to practice and play constantly, playing with acts such as James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, Riff Raff, Venus X, Maluca, Princess Nokia, and more. While Yolo Ono’s initial love for music stemmed from indie rock and indie dance roots, she plays a versatile arsenal of genres with a love of club-influenced house music.
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