ATOM Pink TankCohorts
BankUnited Partnership

2022-2023
The 2022-2023 Pink Tank program operated under the theme “Reducing the Gender Pay Gap in STEM Careers”. Students were challenged to examine how gender pay gap issues overlap or differ across geographic regions and implement innovate solutions to navigate them.
The program’s final challenge involves small collaborative student teams that were asked to identify and obtain key data sources related to salary by gender for different occupations and industries. They then propose unique and present institutional and individual solutions and innovations that South Florida area businesses can implement.
Team BrightBytes - 2nd place challenge winners!
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Paola Arocha
Information Systems

Coral Miniel
Computer Science

Racine Roberts
Business Analytics

Venkata Naga Sai Anvitha Tanguturi
Computer Science

Yuxi Wang
Information Systems
Team Pink Spartans
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Seran Megha Balla
Information Systems

Carla Cevallos
Information Systems

Heena Kauser
Information Systems

Vyshnavi Kommapalati
Information Systems

Rhea Shetty
International Business, Business Analytics
Team Pi Throne - 1st place challenge winners!
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Linh Cao
Statistics

Jazmin Peralta
Business Analytics

Thi Pham
Business Analytics

Vidyashree Chandrashekar
Information Systems

Ishel Zain
Business Analytics, Information Systems
Team Achievers
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Ngoc Nguyen
Business Analytics

Pooja Makam Venkata Naga
Information Systems

Prerana Gubbi Prabhakar
Engineering Management with IT

Salwa Mazhar
Business Analytics
Scott Abramson
Head of Client Delivery, BankUnited
Allen Becker
AVP – BI & Analytics Manager, BankUnited
Laura Borrero
BI and Reporting Analyst, BankUnited
Grace Buduen
Digital Banking Technical Manager, BankUnited
Jennifer Campbell
Senior Accounting Manager, BankUnited
Angelica Coronel
VP, iCARE Program Manager
Anais Dardinier
Senior Associate BI & Data Visualization, Wavemaker Global
Sheenailla Green
Officer, BI & Reporting Analyst
Sri Bhavya Kallakuri
MSR Data Analyst, Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC
Dana McClellan
Director of Analytics – Monitoring, BankUnited
Noozhrat Nashir
Data Analytics Product Owner Corporate Finance team, BankUnited
Natella Obryant
Enterprise Risk Analytics Manager, BankUnited
Jhon Pereda
Data Engineer, BankUnited
Amanda Roberts
Accounting Data Transformation Manager, BankUnited
Kaara Sirju
ACL Senior Scientist, BankUnited
Stephen Thulin
Financial Analyst, BankUnited
Andrea Tran
VP - Model Risk Analyst, BankUnited
Michelle Wong
Officer, Tax Analyst
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."
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.

Aishwarya Chamarthi
Information Systems

Kinnari Janakbhai Patel
Information Systems
Team C: 1 st Place - View presentation

Anais Dardinier
Information Systems

Victoria Chamorro
Information Systems

Laura Borrero
Computer Science

Tatiana Summerall
Computer Science
Team D: 2 nd Place

Laure Elise-Guis
Business Analytics

Mariana Santo
Finance

Isabella Llamazares
Civil Engineering

Ana Madcur
Information Systems

Lilli Haller
Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Preetham Matthew
Information Systems
Scott Abramson
SVP, TM Operations & Customer Service MGR
Erica Anderson
VP, Coporate Development MGR
Jennifer Campbell
VP, Tax Manager
Sebastian Carriaga
SVP, Dir. Of Allowance for Credit Losses
Beatriz Castro
VP, Marketing Manager
Angelica Coronel
VP, iCARE Program Manager
Sheenailla Green
Officer, BI & Reporting Analyst
Sri Kallakuri
Officer, Data Analyst
Eddie Montero
SVP, Dir. Of SEC Reporting & Accounting Policy
Jeiner Morales
SVP, Dir. Of Operations, Consumer & SB
Sasha Morales
VP, SOX Program Manager
Claudia Perales
Cloud Integrations Service Manager
Dolsin Rivas
Officer, Marketing Coordinator
Shirley Solis
Pink Tank 2020-2021 Alumni
Jamila Stephens
Associate Data Analysts
Rick Thill
SVP, Corp. Banking Relationship MGR. IV
Andrea Tran
VP, Model Risk Analyst
Suresh Venkateswaran
SVP, Data Analytics Officer
Michelle Wong
Officer, Tax Analyst
Danielle Young
Pink Tank 2020-2021 Alumni
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.”
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.
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: 1st 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
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
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
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.
