Sonja Bernhardt

Founder and Inaugural President of Women in Technology (WiT) in Queensland in 1997, Bernhardt was a prominent Australian figure in efforts to bring more women and girls into technology careers. She also co-founded and was Inaugural President of AWISE (Australian Women in IT, Science and Engineering) in 2005, extending that mission across a broader national platform.

Both organizations operated as not-for-profit industry groups running community-based projects and programs. Among her initiatives, Bernhardt was responsible for the 2007 Screen Goddess IT Calendar, the IT's Million $ Babes Awards, and Doing IT Around the World.