2023 FINALISTS
These exceptional women, companies, and allies have demonstrated unparalleled dedication and leadership within the IT channel — standing as true inspirations for all. Join us in celebrating their incredible contributions and stay tuned as we approach the grand announcement of the winners at the black-tie gala in New York City this December. View the full list of finalists below, or visit CRN for continuing coverage and more info on all the finalists!
COMPANY AWARDS
Community Impact Award
- Dell Technologies
- DigitalEra Group
- HP Inc.
- Iron Bow Technologies
- LaunchTech
- Mainline Information Systems
- Pax8
- Technology Management Concepts
Diversity Employer of the Year
Gender Parity Award
- AVer
- Caylent
- Check Point Software Technologies
- Cradlepoint
- ESET North America
- Microserve
- SHI International
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Ally of the Year
- Faisal Bhutto, Calian IT & Cyber Solutions
- John Dathan, Insight Enterprises
- Matt Kalmenson, Veeam
- James Overbeck
- Tony Safoian, SADA
Channel Innovator of the Year
- Eileen Bishop, Schneider Electric
- Jennifer Bodell, Pax 8
- Betsy Cook, Splunk
- Rebecca Klein, Hitachi Vantara
- Michelle Krajewski, Palo Alto Networks
- Dawn Ringstaff, Cloudflare
- Chelsea Rodgers, Wasabi Technologies
- Priya Arora Vangimalla, Amazon Web Services
- Michelle Welch, Watchguard
- Lisa Wight, Cradlepoint
Executive Mentor of the Year
- Lori Cornmesser, Deepwatch
- Bernadette Davis, Kyndryl
- Alona Geckler, Acronis
- Tina Gravel, Quantexa
- Nina Harding, Microsoft
- Brenda Hudson, Insight Enterprises
- Dangvy Keller, Veeam
- Maryam Mohammadi, IT Management Corporation
- Christina Nairn, Sophos
- Tracy-Ann Palmer, VMware
Hidden Gem of the Year
- Dede Caswell, Abacus Group
- Gwen D’Arcy, Commvault
- Claire Deacy, Kyndryl
- Emily Dunn, Atlassian
- Veronica Garcia, HPE Aruba Networking
- Jessica Lawther, N-able
- Nicole Maile, Pax8
- Charlotte Sanderson, Amazon Web Services
- Tanja Tomic, HYCU
- Ola Witukiewicz, ScalePad
Marketing Executive of the Year
- Valerie Berezuk, Intermedia
- Aimee Catalano, Google Cloud
- Cheryl Cook, Dell Technologies
- Marlena Fernandez, Scale Computing
- Heather Lockhart, Compucom
- Laurie Mitchell, Wasabi Technologies
- Danielle Post, Arrow Electronics
- Meredith Scheraldi, Exclusive Networks
- Robin Holden-Wolf, NVIDIA
Rising Star of the Year – Solution Provider
- Caroline Berith, SHI International
- Kaitlyn Llomas, Presidio
- Chelsea Nguyen, Calian IT & Cyber Solutions
Rising Star of the Year – Vendor/Distributor
- Lynsy Calvario, Infinidat
- Samantha Goldberg, Fastly
- Sheon Harvey, AVer
- Julia Matthews, Xerox Corporation
- Madison McDaniel, Wasabi Technologies
- Megan McHugh, Sophos
- Diane Mitchell, Arrow Electronics
- Alli Oneal, Barracuda Networks
- Kristie Panepinto, Palo Alto Networks
- Ellen Smith Rose, IBM
Role Model of the Year
- Amy Belcher, Amazon Web Services
- Kim Carlton, Intel
- Larissa Crandall, Veeam
- Christina Crowley, Dell Technologies
- Christina Klein, Lansweeper
- Jennifer Harris, Technology Management Concepts
- Maryann Pagano, BlackHawk Data
- Tracy-Ann Palmer, VMWare
- Venus Quates, LaunchTech
- Kandyce Tripp, IBM Security Services
Sales Executive of the Year – Solution Provider
- Sandra Antoun, Vintage IT Services
- Krista Cathey, Tego
- Melissa Graham, SHI International
- Heather McLelland, Calian IT & Cyber Solutions
- Gail Nichols, Yorktel
Sales Executive of the Year – Vendor/Distributor
- Natalia de Greiff, IBM
- Tamara Ells, Arrow Electronics
- Jennifer Heard, Red Hat
- Cheryl Kasper, Cradlepoint
- Jessica Moore, RingCentral
- Gill Newsome, Splunk
- Shannon Orr, Avant
- Jas Sood, Palo Alto Networks
- Regina Vignone, Sophos
Woman of the Year – Solution Provider
- Judith Breen, Insight Enterprises
- Alyssa Hall, CDI
- Tracey Hayes, MicroAge
- Valerie Henderson, Caylent
- Sandy Hogan, SADA
- Karen Penticost, Envision Technology Advisors
- Kellianne Vanderdys, SHI International
- Amy Williams, PIER Group
Woman of the Year – Vendor/Distributor