ATOM Pink TankPink Tank Throughout The Years

BankUnited Partnership

2020-2021

The 2020-2021 Pink Tank program operated under the theme “Investigating the Impact of the Covid‐19 Pandemic on Women working in STEM careers in South Florida.”

Challenge Prompt

The program’s final challenge involved small collaborative student teams, presented with real data sets and challenged to analyze the issues specifically impacting professional women in STEM as heightened by the pandemic, then propose unique and practical solutions of how organizations and women themselves may respond to address these challenges. This real-world experiential learning approach gave students the opportunity to pitch their innovative solutions in front of business executives at BankUnited, and the FIU community of leaders, faculty, staff and students.

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Student Presentations

Team A: 2 ^nd Place - View video presentation

Melanie Perez
Biological Sciences

Karina Hernandez
Environmental Engineering

Sheenailla Green
Business Analytics

Team B - View video presentation

Jamila Stephens
Business Analytics

Sasha Omadally
Mechanical Engineering

Team C: 1^st Place - View video presentation

Maria Fernandez Ozoco
Accounting

Sri Bhavya Deepthi Kallakuri
Business Analytics

Maria Diaz
Finance and Business Analytics

Team D - View video presentation

Patricia Garcia
Interdisciplinary Engineering

Shirley Solis
Business Analytics

Danielle Young
Management Information Systems

Katherine Rizcala
Cybersecurity Management

Mentors

BankUnited “Pink Cabinet” Mentors

Dellene Acampa
Senior Executive Assistant

Erica Anderson
VP, Corporate Development Manager

Aimee Arevalo
AVP, IT Service Desk Manager

Marilyn Caban
VP, Systems Integration Manager

Sasha Carranza Morales
VP, SOX Program Manager

Cristy Frias
EVP, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

Mariana Garcia
AVP, Data Scientist

Andrea Hamilton
SVP, Technology BRM Team Manager

Cathy Jimenez
EVP, Managing Director, PPF

Jeiner Morales
VP, Product Development and Analytics Manager

Anabel Nemrow
EVP, Deputy General Counsel

Patricia Nunez
VP, Director of Digital Banking

Marta Oliveira
VP, Application Del and Support Manager

Edie Olmedo Perez
VP, Software Quality Assurance Manager

Monica Wirth
SVP, IT Service Management Head

Vivian Vogt-Lowell
VP, Technology Business Relationship Manager

Events & Competitions

KICK-OFF MEETING

The ATOM Pink Tank Program’s exciting kick-off event and program launch to officially release the program theme and allow the mentors and the students to meet one another.

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POWER UP WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT PRESENTATION

The ATOM Pink Tank students will present their initial findings of their research on the challenge prompt at the Power Up Women’s Leadership Summit

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FINAL PRESENTATIONS & CLOSING CERMONY

The ATOM Pink Tank students will present the solutions to their research on their challenge prompt. In this hackathon-style challenge, winning teams will be awarded $500-$1000 tuition scholarships.

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2021-2022

The 2021-2022 Pink Tank program operated under the theme "Innovative solutions to empower female students in South Florida, majoring in STEM fields, who are faced with long-standing issues impacting their overall academic & professional success."

Challenge Prompt

The program’s final challenge involved small collaborative student teams, presented with real data sets and challenged to analyze the long-standing issues concerning the overall academic and professional success of female students in STEM majors, then propose unique and practical solutions that will empower women to thrive in these fields. This real-world experiential learning approach gave students the opportunity to pitch their innovative solutions in front of business executives at BankUnited, and the FIU community of leaders, faculty, staff and students.

Student Presentations

Team A - View presentation