Augusta Innovator/MCG Student Among Diversity in Technology List

Staff Report From Augusta CEO

Friday, July 29th, 2016

The Technology Association of Georgia, one of the nation’s largest state trade organizations dedicated to technology and innovation, recently released its Georgia Diversity in Technology Game Changers list in the current issue of Hub Magazine.  
 
Osama Hashmi, of Augusta-based Vitamin C made the list which identifies minority and women innovators who are leading the Peach State’s technology industry.  Hashmi, who is a student at the Medical College of Georgia, is Co-Founder and CEO of the company. Earlier this year, Vitamin C was named a finalist in TAG's 11th Annual Biz Launch Competition.
 
Other executives on Hub Magazine's Diversity in Technology list include:
 
Jackie Parker, Arketi Group
 
Baha Zeidan, Azalea Health
 
Felecia Jones Francis,
Black Data Processing Associates
 
Richard Makerson,
BlueFletch Mobile
 
Tope Awotona, Calendly
 
Joan Herbig, ControlScan
 
Dipan Patel, Cox Communications
 
Stephanie K. Mains,
GE Industrial Solutions
 
Chau Nguyen, Hirewire
 
Dr. Lonnie Johnson,
Johnson Battery Technologies
 
Paul Judge, Judge Ventures
 
Brooke Beach, Kevy
 
Lori Brewer, LBA Ware
 
Jose Marquez,
Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association
 
Michael Noel,
Manheim North America
 
Wei-Chun Tai, Mosley Ventures
 
 Jewel Burks, Partpic
 
Dawn Whaley, Sharecare
 
Roger Lopez, Sideqik
 
Ajeet Rohatgi Ph.D. ,Suniva
 
Carlos Batista, SunTrust
 
Jacqui Chew, TEDxPeachtree
 
Osama Hashmi, Vitamin C
 
Jacqueline P. Rushin,
Women in Technology Inc.
 
Norman Gregory Wells, YP.com

The issue, which features Teresa L. White, President of Columbus, Georgia-based Aflac U.S., on the cover, also profilesFayetteville, GA; showcases Georgia’s inclusive technology thought leaders and “Upstarts”; as well as recap the biggest technology headlines and more.