Episode 14: Interview with Norhan Ahmed, Founder of Womxnetwork

In episode 14, I interview Norhan Ahmed, a writer, poet, speaker, and community builder.  She is also the Founder of Womxnetwork.  Join us as we discuss how to provide equal access and opportunities to women at all stages of their careers.

About Guest
Norhan Ahmed is a writer, poet, speaker, and community builder. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in International Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She has worked in the tech industry as an HR professional for five years. Her life's mission led her to start Womxnetwork, an inclusive and powerful community of womxn, providing equal access to opportunities, sharing knowledge, and amplifying voices. She is on the board of two organizations BAM Collective and the In this Together campaign . She led BAM’s first virtual event in NYC. She joined the In this Together campaign because she believes that youth are the voice of this generation surrounding the gaps in mental health resources.

She is a mental health advocate and believes we should continue the conversations around mental health in order to drive real change. Follow her on instagram @ norhan writes, womxnetwork and on her LinkedIn page @ womxnetwork.

About the Host
Kerry Rosado, Founder & Principal DEI Consultant
Dyvergent Consulting Group, LLC - www.dyvergentcg.com 

Kerry is the Founder and Principal Diversity Consultant of Dyvergent Consulting Group, LLC. Named among the 146 Inspiring Women Leaders in 2021 by Diverse IN. She is an elected official serving as a school board trustee with 7 years of diversity and inclusion experience in tech, healthcare, and education. She is a proud mother of two boys with autism and a neurodiversity advocate.  She is a Latina in Tech that has worked at top tech companies such as Microsoft and Amazon to advocate for diversity and inclusion to empower women and minorities.​

She is a former board member for People Acting in Community Together (PACT), where she empowered the community to solve social issues related to housing, immigration, education, and social justice. She led community rallies to advocate for equitable education for all. Mentored youth through Google's CS First Program and Microsoft TEALS Program, and led and won hackathons at Women Who Code Silicon Valley.  She holds a Masters in Business Administration, a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, and a DEI in the Workplace Certification.

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