These Women Won Big at the 4th Annual Rad Awards
Here's who was named “Rad Girl of the Year” and “Innovator of the Year” at the fourth-annual celebration of Philadelphia’s leading thinkers and innovators.
Stimulus founder & CEO Tiffanie Stanard was named Innovator of the Year.
Monday night’s fourth annual Rad Awards celebrated some of the region’s most powerful thinkers and innovators who continue to play a role in moving the region along in business, technology, media and the arts. The celebration honored people in categories like “Scientist of the Year,” “Entrepreneur of the Year” and even “Rad Guy of the Year.” Here’s who won big:
Innovator of the Year
Tiffanie Stanard, CEO & Founder of Stimulus
https://twitter.com/TiffanieStanard/status/991317581691871237
Entrepreneur of the Year
Shannon Maldonado, Yowie
Technologist of the Year
Elizabeth Brown, Co-CEO and Head of Design at Webjunto
Shout out to @GirlsAreRad. Thanks so much for recognizing the work that we do. Technologist of the Year is a tough category because so many people are out here doing amazing things in the tech community and beyond…. pic.twitter.com/85YVmOpfq9
— Liz Brown at #PTW18 (@lizbrownsays) May 1, 2018
Scientist of the Year
Bethany Edwards and Anna Couturier, Lia Diagnostics
We’re so honored to be named Scientists of the Year! Thank you @GirlsAreRad #philly #radawards pic.twitter.com/MA8R0Js7DK
— Lia (@meetlia) May 1, 2018
Artist of the Year
Nile Livingston, Visual Artist
Nonprofit of the Year
Deborah Diamond, President, Campus Philly
The team that proves that @GirlsAreRad. Thank you @campusphilly #RadAwards pic.twitter.com/3faCIrseYA
— deborahdiamond (@deborahdiamond) May 1, 2018
Educator of the Year
Michelle R. Martin, Temple University Food Pantry
Connector of the Year
Steph Wolfson & Paige Dietz, Philly Fights Cancer
Storyteller of the Year
Lara Witt, Freelance Writer and Managing Editor, Wear Your Voice Mag
I won storyteller of the year tonight! I do what I do for Black women (cis & trans), femmes, non binary Black folks — I write because it is who I am. It is a calling, a necessity. Thank you for nominating me & thank you for the award @GirlsAreRad & @leahrkauffman! pic.twitter.com/0RqxYQAmOt
— Lara Witt (@Femmefeministe) May 1, 2018
Activist of the Year
Elicia Gonzales, Executive Director, Women’s Medical Fund
Rad Guy of the Year
Ernest Owens, Award-Winning Journalist, Philadelphia Magazine
I WON! Rad Guy of the Year! Thank you @GirlsAreRad!!! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/aTudZaVxHm
— Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) May 1, 2018
Rad Girl of the Year
Katherine A. High, M.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer, Spark Therapeutics
Dr. High from @spark_tx wins radgirl of the year at #radawards @PhillyTechWeek #PTW18 pic.twitter.com/grq9NRHt5d
— Patrick Han (@patrickhan93) May 1, 2018
