Throughout her career , Ortman has been an invaluable advocate for women working in technology .

“ I believe it is important to mentor and encourage more women to have careers in technology as well as the data centre industry ,” Ortman adds .

To this aim , she personally mentors a number of female college students and volunteers on numerous higher education boards , including both the

Advisory Board for the University of Colorado Boulder – Leeds School of Business , and the Alumni Board and College of Business Dean ’ s Advisory Board for the University of Alabama .

She is also a member of the Extraordinary Women on Boards ( EWOB ) group – which consists of female corporate board directors working to achieve improved board excellence , modern governance , and board diversity – based in New York .

“ I also want to set an example for my two daughters and girls who aspir to get into the technology field or business and leadership positions . They essentially can accomplish anything they aspire to in the future .” datacentremagazine . com 23