Kara Thurkettle – Winner 2019

Kara’s enthusiasm, drive and tenacity are utterly infectious. Having been her manager for the last 18 months I have seen at first hand her trajectory as she has enhanced her knowledge on all things digital. She has always been full of ideas, but in Maywent one step further, giving up her weekend to enter the Innovate Suffolk Hackathon. Teaming up with a developer from Coderus, she brought to life her ideas around the ‘Stress Buddy’ app, which is now nearing completion. The idea and the way in which is was presented blew away the judging panel and scooped the first prize and a DevelopHER award would be just additional recognition for Kara who would be overwhelmed by the achievement such is her dedication to her work.