Women in Technology Announces Finalists for 24th Annual Leadership Awards
Women in Technology (WIT), the premier organization contributing to the success of professional women in the Washington, D.C. area technology community today announced the finalists for the 24th Annual Leadership Awards. This awards program identifies, recognizes and celebrates female professionals who are leaders in the technology field and bring a unique vision and commitment to mentorship within their organization and community.
The finalists for the 24th Annual Women in Technology Leadership Awards are as follows:
Corporate Large-Market Sector
Nirali Chawla, KPMG
Candice Ling, Microsoft
Nisha Paliwal, Capital One
Juliana Vida, Splunk
Tahera Zamanzada, ICF
Corporate Mid-Market Sector
Jennifer Bonner, RIVA Solutions, Inc.
Megan Hanik, Groundswell
Zhenia Klevitsky, Sev1Tech
Nancy Novak, Compass Datacenters
Sovany Van, IntelliDyne, LLC
Corporate Small-Market Sector
Becky Aquino, Tenace, LLC
Deborah Hunt, iPower LLC
Donna Person Taylor, Instant Teams
Asiya Sarbasova, Tuva, an Akima Company
Government and Defense
Amanda Cournoyer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Mangala Kuppa, Department of Labor's Office of the Chief Information Officer
Kendra Miller, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
Emily Nugent, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
Kenyatta Powers-Rucker, Maryland Department of Human Services
Non-Profit and Academia
Nadine Alameh, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
Greta Kauffman, Urban Institute
Sherry McCarthy, NRECA (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
Rising Star
Samantha Brandt, Health MVHS, Leidos
Christine Cook, GEICO
Georgia Corey, SWIFT
Rachel Presley, MSM Technology LLC
Angela Robinson, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Small Business/Entrepreneur
Christine Dunbar, ROC Implementation & Management Group (ROCIMG), Inc.
Lola Han, Kamsa
Olivia Trivisani Bowker, Amivero
STEM Leadership
Shaundra Eberhardt, CACI International
Samantha Fletcher, AWS (Nominated for CACI International)
Sweta Sinha, GEICO
Audra Upchurch, LMI
Hanna Witzgall, Leidos
Unsung Hero
Janelle Desborough, CACI International
Karen Emery, iDirect Government
Mallika Gunturu, SWIFT
Amanda Williams, IonQ
Alison Woelfle, Fannie Mae
Judges for this year's event include:
Sheila Blackwell, ManTech
John Klebonis, AT&T
Tanuja Madan, SWIFT
Jessica Maloney, Sev1Tech LLC
Nisa Moore, GDIT
Julie Murphy, Sage Communications
Nanci Schimizzi, Fair Oaks Strategies, LLC
Becky Schneider, INCATech
Hector Velez, Vector Talent Resources
"These women truly represent the impact women are making on the development and application of technology from the classroom to the boardroom," said Amber Hart, President of WIT. "This awards program is an inspiring highlight of the WIT year, showing how the innovations introduced by these finalists and their teams have transformed the way people interact with technology, organizations and one another."
WIT will announce the winners at the Leadership Awards Gala on Thursday May 18, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Reston. For information about sponsorship packages and to purchase tables or individual tickets, please visit https://www.womenintechnology.org/leadership-awards and follow us on Twitter: @WITWomen, #WITLA2023.
About Women in Technology
Women in Technology (WIT) is a not-for-profit organization with the mission of advancing women in technology ? from the classroom to the boardroom. With more than 1,000 members in the Washington, D.C. area, WIT fulfills its visionby providing leadership development, technology education, networking, and mentoring opportunities for women at all levels of their careers and for girls interested in STEM.For more information, please visit: womenintechnology.org or connect with us via Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter(@WITWomen).
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