Sonja Bernhardt
Sonja Bernhardt | |
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Sonja Bernhardt presenting at WITI (Silicon Valley, 2005) | |
| Born | Sonja Bernhardt 1959 (age 66–67) |
| Occupation | Project Manager |
| Employer | ThoughtWare Australia |
| Known for | promotion of women in IT especially the under-representation of women in technology |
| Title | CEO |
| Spouse | Robin Craig |
| Children | Naomi (1982), Tom (1984) and Kira (2003) |
| Website | ThoughtWare Australia |
Sonja Bernhardt OAM (born 1959) is an Australian information technology industry figure involved in mentoring and role model programs for women in IT. She was founder and Inaugural President of WiT (Women in Technology) in Queensland in 1997 and co founder and Inaugural President of AWISE (Australian Women in IT, Science and Engineering) in 2005, not for profit industry groups running community based projects and programs to encourage women and girls into technology careers. She is responsible for the 2007 Screen Goddess IT Calendar, IT's Million $ Babes Awards and Doing IT Around the World.