


Rekha Mankad, MD: Excellence in Medical Leadership
Dr. Rekha Mankad is an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and the Director of The Women’s Heart Clinic and The Cardio Rheumatology Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Her primary focus is on the diagnosis and treatment of...
Ann de Velasco: Dr. Sharonne N. Hayes Award for Champion Excellence
Ann de Velasco, R.N. has enjoyed a 50+ year career in nursing, education, management, and community outreach. Upon graduation from the WomenHeart Science & Leadership Symposium in 2003, she founded WomenHeart of Miami in partnership with Miami Cardiac and Vascular...
Alicia Chong: Excellence in Innovation
Alicia Chong Rodriguez is the Founder & CEO of Bloomer Tech, revolutionizing women’s cardiovascular care through patented, textile-sensor intelligence. An MIT graduate in EECS, her research focused on sex-specific, digital cardiac biomarkers. She was named a Young...