About the Fellowship
The Nomi M. Bergman Fellowship is designed for high-potential leaders employed by technology companies or in technical roles. This one-year fellowship offers immersive access to The WICT Network’s educational programs and expansive professional community—equipping participants with the tools, connections and confidence to grow as leaders.
The WICT Network provides the recipient with a one-year membership, as well as complimentary registration and travel stipends for programs.
The recipient of the fellowship is selected based in part on the applicant’s ability to describe how receiving the fellowship will positively impact their leadership skills to the benefit of their organization and the industry as a whole.
Tania Santamaria
Director, Credit Services Program Management
Charter Communications
Tania Santamaria is a dynamic leader at Charter Communications, currently serving as Director of Credit Services Program Management, where she specializes in aligning enterprise-wide strategic initiatives with high-impact operational improvements. A seasoned leader with a foundation in Electrical & Software Engineering and Six Sigma methodologies, Tania has a proven track record of bridging the gap between technical complexity and business growth.
Throughout her career, she has managed multi-million dollar budgets and led large-scale teams to optimize cross-functional workflows, notably increasing team velocity and streamlining process frameworks. She began her career as a Manufacturing and Systems Engineer before transitioning from the clean-room environment to the telecommunications industry, where she has held various roles at Charter. Beyond her technical achievements, Tania is a dedicated advocate for professional development and is a committed mentor, dedicated to empowering the next generation of leaders.
She is a graduate of the WICT Rising Leaders Program and is currently advancing her expertise in Cyber Operations at the University of Arizona (the long-standing rival of her alma mater, ASU). Outside of work you can find her spending time with her husband and their two dogs, training for a half-marathon or studying. She loves to travel, especially when it involves a trip back home to see her parents. This blend of strategic leadership, continuous learning, and a focus on family and physical health defines her holistic approach to personal and professional success.
Nomi Miron Bergman served as the President of Bright House Networks from 2007-2016. In that capacity, she and her team provided corporate guidance, execution, and oversight of technology, product and strategic partnerships across the company’s video, broadband, voice and wireless platforms. Nomi began her career as a systems consultant at Arthur Andersen & Co, and then joined Advance Publications’ Systems Group, owned by the Newhouse family. After the formation of the Time Warner/Advance Newhouse partnership in the early 1990s, she joined Time Warner Cable, working in customer care, business operations, and IT. Later, as Vice President and General Manager of High Speed Data Services for Time Warner Cable’s Charlotte, North Carolina division, she led the launch of the RoadRunner© broadband Internet service. From there, Nomi was part of the senior management team that successfully launched Bright House Networks in 2003.
Nomi is a true champion of workplace diversity and inclusion and has been actively involved with WICT, CableLabs, NCTA, SCTE, CTAM and NAMIC. She served on the Board of Directors for WICT, and is a graduate of WICT’s first Betsy Magness Leadership Development Institute (BMLI) class of 1994. She was recognized by WICT and SCTE with the Women In Technology award in 2004, in 2009 she was recognized as CED’s Person of the Year, and she received the Distinguished Vanguard Award for Leadership from NCTA. In 2011 she was recognized with WICT’s highest honor, Woman of the Year. Through her participation and leadership with these important groups, Nomi has become a key spokesperson and advocate for industry innovation and new competitive technologies and services, all with the goal of continuously improving customer value and satisfaction.
Past Recipients
Titles reflect position at the time of the Fellowship.
2025
Gimette DeLaughter
Director, B2B Field Operations – West
Optimum Cable
2024
Leeann V. Mitchell
Senior Technical Program Manager
RevGen Partners
2023
Nikita Kandath
Regional Marketing Manager
CommScope
2022
Swetha Srivastava
Manager, Network Engineering
Charter Communications
2021
Jeanine Ferreira
Head of Marketing: SOHO Segment
VodafoneZiggo
2020
Joanna Casas
Network Engineer
Charter Enterprise
2019
Kat Kerr
OSP Manager
Charter Communications
2018
Crystal Daniels Davis
Global Product Manager
Corning
2017
Jin Zhou
Staff QA Engineer
ARRIS
The WICT Network gratefully acknowledges the Women in STEM sponsor.
