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 then check out the 2023 winners, announced at last year's black-tie gala in New York City. View the full list of 2023 finalists below.
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