Announcing the 2022 Women Who Dare Awardees!

MARCH 17, 2022

6:00PM - 6:30PM

YOUTUBE LIVE

Congratulations To Our 2022 Women Who Dare Awardees!

Please join us in congratulating this year's extraordinary Women Who Dare awardees who truly exemplify strong, smart, and bold and provide powerful role models for girls.

We will be honoring the awardees at our 23rd Annual Women Who Dare Celebration streaming live on YouTube on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

Event Update: Women Who Dare In-person Watch Party Has Been Canceled.

Because the safety and well-being of everyone is our top priority, and out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to cancel the in-person portion of the Women Who Dare celebration. We were very much looking forward to seeing everyone and hope that you will still view our inspirational event that will be streamed live on YouTube. Learn more.

DR. ARDELLA DAILEY

Education Advocate

Department Chair & Assistant Professor

Dr. Dailey is currently Assistant Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership in the College of Educations and Allied Studies at California State University East Bay. She received her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the Joint Doctoral Program at UC Berkeley, Cal State East Bay, San Francisco State, and San Jose State. Dr. Dailey has extensive experience as an education leader with more than 30 years in K-12 public school districts serving as a teacher, principal, and school district administrator. She retired as Superintendent of Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) in 2009. In 2016, Dr. Dailey was elected to serve a four-year term as a member of the Board of Education for AUSD. She also co-founded the Lifescaping Project, a results-based direct action advocacy endeavor designed to help education professionals bring about the world they want to build with others. Dr. Dailey has recently been selected by the AUSD Board to serve as Interim Board member for 2021-2022.

ALYSSA NAKKEN

Trailblazer

Assistant Coach, San Francisco Giants

Alyssa is the first woman ever to coach in Major League Baseball. The 2022 season will be her third year as an Assistant Coach with the San Francisco Giants. Alyssa began her career with the Giants in 2014 as a baseball operations intern for the 2014 World Series Champions. She assisted with the Mission Rock Development initiative in 2015 before transitioning to Giants Enterprises where she played an active role in the health & wellness initiatives of the San Francisco Giants. She also serves as chairwoman of the San Francisco Giants’ Women’s Network “Momentum,” whose vision is to foster a company culture of genuine appreciation for and commitment to the empowerment of women. Nakken played first base for Sacramento State and is a three-time all-conference selection, four-time Academic All American, four-time Commissioner’s Honor Roll member, and the 2012 conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She earned her Master’s Degree in Sport Management from the University of San Francisco.

ANIKA MILLER

Senior

Alameda High School

Anika is an honor student with a 4.0 GPA at Alameda High School. They joined Girls Inc. of the Island City (GIIC) in eighth grade through the Eureka! Program. In the five years they’ve been attending GIIC, Anika also participated in other empowering programs including Passport to Success and Ethical Fashion Show. Anika’s participation in Eureka! taught them a lot of science skills and many essential life skills. Thanks to Girls Inc. programs, their staff and partners, and the many friends made along the way, Anika gained confidence in their abilities and pride in their identity. With so much experience and knowledge gained through GIIC programs, they’re excited to visualize a future for themself in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Currently, Anika serves as President of the Alameda High Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) and as Student Co-Chair of AUSD LGBTQ+ Roundtable. Their work with GSA has been immensely rewarding, and they’re grateful for the opportunity to support and advocate for other queer students.