SPONSOR OF THE RED LADDER WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
15th AnnualStevie® Awards forWomen In Business
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Program ContentsMistress of Ceremonies 3
Judging Committees 5
Finalists
Media (Developed for/by Women) Awards Categories 17
Communications & Marketing (Developed for/by Women) Awards Categories 17
New Product & Service (Developed for/byWomen) Awards Categories 19
HCL’s Red Ladder Women in Technology Awards Categories 21
Achievement Awards Categories 23
Company/Organization (Women-Owned or -Led) Awards Categories 23
Individual Awards Categories 27
Welcome to the 2018 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business.
We welcome the 500+ nominated, inspiring women and their guests who’ve gathered tonight forour 15th annual Women in Business Awards dinner. We also welcome the thousands of people aroundthe world who will watch our Livestream broadcast of the awards presentations.
We began the day with the debut of our new Women|Future Conference, featuring a stimulatinggeneral session, invaluable structured networking, and case study sessions with current and past Stevie winners. We thank the remarkable women who participated on the panels and sessions, and to the more than 100 women from around the world who attended the inaugural event.
This year’s Stevie Awards for Women in Business received more than 1,500 entries from individualsand organizations in 33 nations. More than 200 professionals around the world participated in thejudging process in September – October. The average scores of the judges determined the Finalists and the Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award placements that will be revealed tonight. All judges areacknowledged in this program.
At the conclusion of tonight’s ceremony we’ll present Grand Stevie Award trophies to the fiveorganizations that submitted the best body of entries to this year’s competition — be sure to stay till the end!
I invite you to stay abreast of what’s new in the world of Stevie at our web site, StevieAwards.com,and through our presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
Thank you for coming tonight, and congratulations again on your achievements!
Cordially,
Michael GallagherPresidentThe Stevie Awards
Mistress of Ceremonies
Model, broadcaster, professional emcee, news anchor, television host, instructor, English lecturer, business entrepreneur, voice actor,more Korean than a native Korean: Lisa Kelley. There are numeroustitles associated with Lisa Kelley but if you had to describe her in one phrase it would be an entertainer or communicator overflowingwith excitement.
Most famous for co-hosting the popular program English Café on Korean network EBS, Lisa debuted as a model and has worked intelevision and radio, online and offline for more than 25 years on EBS,Arirang TV, Traffic Broadcasting and many other channels as a host,announcer, instructor, and voice actor.
Most Koreans know Lisa as the voice of various commercials, Incheon International Airport,the metro and bus lines throughout Korea.
Recently Lisa has been the face of Hanwoo Board, promoting the Korean beef cattle industry,and was the English-language announcer in the medals plaza at the 2018 Winter Olympics inPyeongChang, South Korea.
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2018 JudgesJudging of the 2018 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business was conducted by more than 200 members of five juries,in September and early October. Jurors’ average scores determined the Finalists, announced October 3, and theGold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists, to be revealed tonight. We thank themfor their time, interest and insights.
COMPANY/ORGANIZATION AWARDSCATEGORIES JUDGING COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE CHAIR
Victoria UsherFounder & CEOGingerMay PRLondon, United Kingdom
COMMITTEE:Eline van den Broek-Altenburg, Associate Professor,
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USABeena Ammanath, Founder & CEO, Humans For AI,
San Francisco, California, USAVictoria Barnett, Senior Marketing Director,
Royal College of Nursing, Epping, Essex, United KingdomJanet Beale, Director, Sytor Enterprises,
Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaJen Brown, Director of Marketing, EMEA, Tealium,
Reading, Berkshire, United KingdomBeverly Butler, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo,
San Francisco, California, USAMaria Cadbury, Founder & CEO, We Are Spring,
London, United KingdomLucia Caron, Director, Product Support, Verint Systems, Inc.,
Herndon, Virginia, USAAndrea Carson, Senior Director, Executive Communications,
SAP, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMadhukar Chilaka, Financial Analyst-Advanced, ExxonMobil,
Woodlands, Texas, USAEtta Cohen, Founder, Forward Ladies,
Leeds, Yorkshire, United KingdomSusie Crowder, Chief Executive Officer,
Nexus Technology Ltd., St. Helier, Jersey, United KingdomElsaMarie D’Silva, Founder & CEO,
Red Dot Foundation (Safecity), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Rebecca Daly, Founder and CEO, Giftie, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Christine Esterling, Director of Change Management,Enabling Technologies Corp., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Kiyla Fenell, CEO, Fenell International LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Sandra Finn, Founding Partner, EdgeCraft Advisors,Hollywood, Florida, USA
Katherine Goldman, Creative Director/Owner, The Very Thing, New York, New York, USA
Rebecca Gutierrez, Owner, bScene Marketing Solutions,Miami, Florida, USA
Barry Hartunian, Vice President, People & Culture, Toast, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Fran Horner, Strategic Consultant, VoC Consulting Group,Chicago, Illinois, USA
Erika Hovland, Managing Director, IOLITE360, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Syeda Amna Nasir Jamal, Founder, Tavuun Welfare Association, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Anne Jefferies, Global Business Energy Solutions Projects,AT&T Business, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Paula Kennedy Garcia, Vice President, European Markets,Convergys, Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom
Jenny Kitchen, Managing Director, Yoyo Design, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom
Jennifer Kyriakakis, Founder & Vice President, Marketing,MATRIXX Software, Saratoga, California, USA
Lily Li-wen Zhang, Adjunct Professor, Seton Hall University,New Jersey, Flushing, New York, USA
Chris Litherland, Management Consultant and Executive Coach, Mariposa Consulting International,Heinsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Scott Maloney, Managing Director, Crain & Company,Albuquerque, New Mexico & Denver, Colorado, USA
Sandra Richardson, Managing Director, M&A AdvisoryServices, Align Business Advisory, Napa, California, USA
Gary Shumaker, President and CEO,C2 Solutions Group, Inc., Reston, Virginia, USA
Julia Smith, Director of Communications, EMEA and APAC,Impact, London, United Kingdom
Jennifer Stanley, Managing Director, Appetite Creative c/o DigiFutures, London, United Kingdom
Katrin Stigge, CEO, Firma ANIMARTES, Riehen, Basel, Switzerland
Jeanne Travis, President, Industrial Security Integrators, LLC,Herndon, Virginia, USA
Sandi Webster, Chief Learning Officer, Pandi LLC, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dr. Ambreen Zaman Riaz, Consultant, I Change Her Life,Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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INDIVIDUAL/ENTREPRENEUR AWARDSCATEGORIES JUDGING COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE CHAIR
Sylvia R J ScottFounder & CEOGirl’s C.E.O. ConnectionTM
(Girl’s Creating Enterprising Organizations)Lakewood, Colorado, USA
COMMITTEE:
Lisa Abeyta, President/CEO, APPCityLife®, Inc.,Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Doreen Blades, President, US Eco Products Corporation,Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Kristen Boyd, Creative Marketing Specialist, Business Development Board of Palm Beach County,Delray Beach, Florida, USA
Carolin Buchardt, CEO and Founder, CB Praxisberatung,Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Catherine Connelly, Co-Founder, VP Brand Strategy, The Meet Group, New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA
Gail D’Silva, Executive Director, Strategy Law, LLP,San Jose, California, USA
Katharine Darbyshire Evans, Resilience and Wellbeing Coach, Finer Thinking, Barnet, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Erika De La Cruz, Founder, Passion to Paycheck, West Hollywood, California, USA
Annette Densham, Director, Publicity Genie, Forest Lake, Queensland, Australia
Fran Dichner, Owner, FVD Consulting, Middleton, Massachusetts, USA
Melanie Downey, Chief Brand PR Strategist, Melanie Downey Brand PR, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Alyssa Dver, CEO, Chief Confidence Officer,American Confidence Institute, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Ahmed Rauf Essa, Co-Founder, Telemart, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Jennifer Gee, Tax Projects & Planning Lead, Johnson Controls International sp. zoo, Brussels, Belgium
Sarah Giarraffa, Business Affairs Manager, SS+K, New York, New York, USA
Rebekah Hurworth, Director, Family Home Experts, Red Hill, Queensland, Australia
Margo Jacquot, Owner/Director, The Juniper Center,Chicago, Illinois, USA
Rose Jurczewski, Community Manager, Associa,Schaumburg, Illinois, USA
Revant Kapoor, Senior Software Engineer, Pinterest, San Francisco, California, USA
Rich Kay, PMP, Senior Program Manager, Coach and Author,SmallSimpleChanges.com, Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
Donna LaVoie, CEO & President, LaVoieHealthScience,Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Jill Liberman, Founder, Choose Happy, LLC, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Rossana Llenado, President, Ahead Learning Systems, Inc.,Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Jennifer Longmore, CEO, Soul Journeys Corporation,Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Stephynie Malik, Founder & CEO, ChiqueSpeak, San Francisco, California, USA
Srilatha Malladi, Creative Painting Artist, Freelance,Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Jan Manon, Creative Director, ELF, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Francesca Masoero, Regional Program Director, Havas,Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Wendy Morris, VP Team Marketing and Business Operations,NBA Entertainment, New York, New York, USA
Audrey Pomier Flobinus, CEO & Founder,Humanity For The World, La Trinité, Martinique, France
Satoa Raymond, CEO, Womenincharg3, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jennifer Streaks, Financial Contributor, CNBC, Vienna, Virginia, USA
Pinar Tayyar, HR Manager, Whirlpool Corporation Turkey,Istanbul, Turkey
Josie Thomson, Managing Director & Executive Coach,JosieThomson.com, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Rae Todd, Owner, Hey Rae! Productions, LLC, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Anne Walker, MBE, Director, Anne Walker MBE Inspirational Business, Dawlish, Devon, United Kingdom
Clara Wang, Founder & President, KAI Communications (China&UK), Beijing, China
Young Kuk Won, CEO/ECD, Solcom, Seoul, South Korea
Angeline Yee, Managing Director & Founder, Inspired Life International Sdn Bhd, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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INDIVIDUAL/EXECUTIVE AWARDSCATEGORIES JUDGING COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE CHAIR
Serena SmithDivision Executive, International PaymentsFIS PaymentsDallas, Texas, USA
COMMITTEE:
Amal Al-Najjar, Human Resources Supervisor, Fluor Corporation – Kuwait, Ahmadi, Kuwait
Amy Anda, Director & Health Practice Lead, Credence Management Solutions LLC, Vienna, Virginia, USA
Eleni Antoniou, Executive Consultant, Human Capital & Talent, ESAC, Inc., Rockville, Maryland, USA
Lauren Arthur, Vice President, Group Manager,M Booth & Associates, New York, New York, USA
Madeline Belfoure, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Elavon,Roswell, Georgia, USA
Gisselle E Cerezo, CEO/Managing Director, SPOTLIGHT Risk Consulting, LLC, Casselberry, Florida, USA
Shimona Chadha, Senior Director, Head of Marketing: TME, RCPG, LSH & Professional Services, HCL Technologies Ltd., San Francisco, California, USA
Kim Clark, Principal, Polished Professionals Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pamela Corrie, Chief Restructuring Officer, ABC Carpet and Home, New York, New York, USA
Maria Coyne, President & CEO, The Cornerstone Fund,Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Conny Dorrestijn, Founding Partner, BankiFi Ltd., Bussum, North Holland, Netherlands
Genevieve Dozier, Client Business Executive, First Data,Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Rhona Driggs, President, Volt Consulting Group, Orange, California, USA
Kristy Duncan, Chief Executive Officer, Women In Payments,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Donna Embry, CEO, Embry Consulting, LLC, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Dr. Elijah Ezendu, Chairman of Board, Charisma Broadcast Film Academy, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
Heisha Freeman, Executive Vice President, The Move Management Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Verity Froud, Treasurer, Xinja Pty Ltd., Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sabine Gessenich, Coach for Lifelong Learning,Lernberatung Ingelheim, Ingelheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Linda Ginac, CEO, TalentGuard, Austin, Texas, USA
Eileen Heisman, President and CEO, National Philanthropic Trust, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, USA
Joann Hizon, Vice President – Human Resources, SM Investments Corp., Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Betül Kahraman, International Marketing Manager, VSY Biotechnology, Istanbul, Turkey
Charlene Kurihara, Vice President, Corporate Branding, Dan Ryan Builders, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Shyamala Soundari Kuppusamy, Director, Product Management, eHealth, Inc., Mountain View, California, USA
Arrchana Lakshmanan, Marketing Manager, Emerson Automation Solutions, McKinney, Texas, USA
Nancy Langer, Executive, CoreLogic, Dallas, Texas, USA
Brandy Lee, Director, HR & Administration, Vinci Construction Grands Projets, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Anil Machado, Managing Director, T Nell, Sieradz, Lodzkie, Poland
Wendy MacKinnon, CEO & Founder, Digital Retail Apps,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jeanette Maister, Managing Director – Head of Americas,Oleeo, Scarsdale, New York, USA
Olivia McArdle, Head of Deposits & Payments, Macquarie Bank Limited, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Karen McFadzen, Director, Executive Coach, Vision Training Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Hannah Montroy, Sr. Program Manager, AMZL ACES,Amazon, Bellingham, Washington, USA
Gracianne Moura Santos, Innovation Lead, FIS, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Karen Naumann, APR, Vice President, Susan Davis International, Washington, DC, USA
Angela Olson, Director, Technical Operations Center (Support), Cofense, Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Toni Potter, Director, AMERICAN SYSTEMS, Chantilly, Virginia, USA
Larry Sites, HRIS Manager, King’s Daughters Health System,Ashland, Kentucky, USA
Liz Trotter, Financial Advisor, Triple A Financial Services, Kent Town, South Australia, Australia
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NEW PRODUCTS/SERVICES & ACHIEVEMENTAWARDS CATEGORIES JUDGING COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE CHAIR
Mary V. Mason, MD, MBA, FACPCEO & FounderLittle Medical SchoolSt. Louis, Missouri, USA
COMMITTEE:
Mell Balment, Principle Consultant, QT Consulting, Durack, Queensland, Australia
Dr. Ishrat Bano, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Devanshu Bhatt, Consultant, IT App Development (Test Automation Lead/Architect), Nationwide Insurance,Columbus, Ohio, USA
Evelyn Büsgen, Owner & Management Consultant,Unternehmenstankstelle, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Sid Chakrabarty, Senior Analyst, ZENOPTICS, San Jose, California, USA
Sanjay Choubey, Co-Founder & Global DigitalTransformation Leader, Dhham Corp., Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA
Kim Ellis, Founder & Director, International Earth and Space Technology Pty Ltd.,Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia
Lori Ericson, HR Manager, Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, USA
Marlene Fox-McIntyre, Principal, Athene Solutions LLC,Coral Springs, Florida, USA
Sara Magdalena Goldberger, Marketing Director and Board Member, Cyber Rescue Alliance, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Shannon J. Gregg, President, Cloud Adoption Solutions,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Ambika Hanchate, Founder & President, Jana Mana Foundation, Haveri, Karnataka, India
Alison Higgins-Miller, CEO, Lightray Insights Pty Ltd.,Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lynne Hildebrand, Founder and CEO, Degas de Paris LLC,Windermere, Florida, USA
Michelle King, Senior Director, Patent Operations, S4S IP Strategies, Los Angeles, California, USA
Kristen Kuhns, Director of Product, CoachList, Inc. & PasswordWrench, Inc., San Francisco, California, USA
Joanne Lang, CEO, AboutOne, Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA
Sichang Lu, Chemical Engineer, Gamma Alloys, LLC,Valencia, California, USA
Leah Middlebrook, VP International Market Development,FIS, Addison, Texas, USA
Rahul Mital, Project Manager, Genpact LLC, Houston, Texas, USA
Judilynn Niedercorn, Chief Operating Officer, DGC International, Vienna, Virginia, USA
Laura Osburnsen, Founder, Chief Marketing Officer,SalesMark Fusion, Point of Rocks, Maryland, USA
Sharon Parsons, Associate Director, Specialty Product,Humana Insurance, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Dennis Reno, Senior Vice President, Global Customer Success, Arxan Technologies, San Francisco, California, USA
Mohammad Rizvi, Manager, PwC, Dallas, Texas, USA
Parmod Satija, Director – Product Development, Alpha Net Consulting, Santa Clara, California, USA
Melda Sofuoglu, Customer Channels Experience Manager,Turkcell Global Bilgi, Istanbul, Turkey
Viola Tasch, International Affairs, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Berlin, Germany
Sreenivas Tatti, Principal Consultant, Ayrus Inc., Naperville, Illinois, USA
Burcu Tekbas, Director of Sales, Marketing and Travel Agencies of Turkey,Fly Express International Tour Operator, Istanbul, Sisli, Turkey
Dr. Lesley Thompson, Director of Exceptional Student Education, Monroe County School District, Sugarloaf Key, Florida, USA
Subash Thota, Data Architect/Project Manager, Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc., Ashburn, Virginia, USA
Veronique Topping, Web Technology Specialist, Cablevision,New York, New York, USA
Tanja Turner, Digital Consultant – Learning Technologies,Freelance, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland, Australia
Cathryn Warburton, Partner & Director, Acacia Law,Anstead, Queensland, Australia
Joyce Weiland, President, SoftPro, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Marci Weisler, Principal, MW Advisory, New York, New York, USA
Agung Wicaksono, MSc, PT Petrosida Gresik, Gresik, East Java, Indonesia
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PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIAAWARDS CATEGORIES JUDGING COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE CHAIR
Sunshine FarzanGroup Head of MarketingTricor GroupHong Kong
COMMITTEE:
Michele Allen, Principal, Crux Creative, LLC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Heather Altepeter, Chief Executive Officer, National Merchants Association, Temecula, California, USA
Susan Benton Russell, Principal, Benton Communications, Inc., Los Angeles, California, USA
Ellen Bogard, Director, Corporate/Financial Practice, Ogilvy Public Relations & Influence, Central, Hong Kong
Jane Bryant, Director, Spire Communications, Potomac Falls, Virginia, USA
Karen Brennan, PR Director, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits,Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Fleire Castro, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Marketing Consultant, Third Team Media, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines
Pinar Çelikörslü, Publications Coordinator, The Koç School,Istanbul, Turkey
Tore Claesson, Creative Director, Tio Agency, Chengdu, China & New York, USA
Christine Dunn, President, ArcPoint Strategic Communications, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA
Sandra Eichner, Creative Director, Freelance, Los Angeles, California, USA
Idowu Ejere, Chief Product Officer, Esteem Royale Cosmetics, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
Lori Ersolmaz, President, Voices of Hope Productions,Naples, Florida, USA
Kharma Finley-Wallace, CEO/Principal, HoverFly Media,Washington, DC, USA
Lisa Frank, Senior Product Marketing Manager,HealthcareSource, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
Lorretta Gasper, Owner/Principal, Wind Rose Communications, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jan Harling, Global Media Investment Director, Huawei,Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Qetesha Haynes, Artist/Writer, Freelance, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Robert Howells, President, Howells Marketing Consultants,Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA
Michelle Krier, Senior Vice President, ClearEdge Marketing,Chicago, Illinois, USA
Iwona Kubicz, CEO, Procontent, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Frank Laudo, Global Creative Director, FIS, Dallas, Texas, USA
Adrian Lee, Global Digital Strategy & Innovation Director,Vizeum, London, United Kingdom
Andrea Lindal, CEO, Lexabi Communications, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Stephanie Linker, Head of APAC Digital Marketing,BlackRock, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong
Julie Livingston, President, WantLeverage Communications,Forest Hills, New York, USA
Jennifer Louis Barrett, Head of Entertainment, Creative Shop, North America, Facebook, Los Angeles, California, USA
Lisa Masiello, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer,TECHmarc Labs, Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
Rajendran Nair, Chief Marketing Officer, Intrigo Systems, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Ruby Norman-Curran, Copywriter, Wieden + Kennedy,Soho, London, United Kingdom
Magdalena Öhrn, Director of Communications, Coor,Stockholm, Sweden
Karen Permetti, Communications & Engagement Strategist,Engage2learn, Flower Mound, Texas, USA
Priya Ravinder, Head of Marketing, Infrrd, San Jose, California, USA
Mirella Reznic, Executive Director, JPMorgan Chase,London, England, United Kingdom
Katja Schroeder, Founder, Expedition PR, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Jamie Sergeant, Managing Director, Crowd, Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
Carla Spain, External Relations, University of California,Merced, California, USA
Anna Stark, Director of Marketing, sloggi (Triumph International Lingerie), London, United Kingdom
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PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA AWARDS CATEGORIES JUDGING COMMITTEE — Continued
Michelle Stephens, Chief Strategy Officer,Caribbean Strategy Inc., Castries, St. Lucia, West Indies
Nic Strahl, Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications,Transit Wireless, New York, New York, USA
Leah Wilkinson, Owner & Principal, Wilkinson + Associates,Arlington, Virginia, USA
Marcia Williams, Chief Public Affairs and Marketing Officer,Providence Health & Services, Providence, Oregon, USA
Becky Wilson, Chief Visibility Officer, WDS Marketing & PR,Overland Park, Kansas, USA
Dr. Brenda Wrigley, Associate Professor, Curry College,Milton, Massachusetts, USA
Lori Zaret, Chief Marketing Officer, Bond Consulting, Dallas, Texas, USA
HCL’S RED LADDER WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGYAWARDS CATEGORIES JUDGING COMMITTEEDevanshu Bhatt, Consultant, IT App Development
(Test Automation Lead/Architect), Nationwide Insurance,Columbus, Ohio, USA
Arnav Gupta, Lead Full Stack Developer, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Denver, Colorado, USA
Michelle King, Senior Director, Patent Operations, S4S IP Strategies, Los Angeles, California, USA
Satprem Pamudurthy, Senior Quantitative Developer,Ellington Management Group, Old Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Mohammad Rizvi, Manager, PwC, Dallas, Texas, USA
Kelly Roark, Founder & CSO, KPR Strategic Consulting, New York, New York, USA
Marci Weisler, Principal, MW Advisory, New York, New York, USA
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2018 FinalistsIn order of presentation
MEDIA (DEVELOPED FOR/BY WOMEN) AWARDS CATEGORIESWEBSITE OR BLOG OF THE YEARPlastic Surgery Hub, Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia: Plastic Surgery HubThomson Reuters, Toronto, ON, Canada: Thomson Reuters Transforming Women’s Leadership in the LawThe XD Agency, Atlanta, GA, USA: The XD Agency website
EVENT OF THE YEARTata Consultancy Services, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Personal Excellence AcademyThe XD Agency, Atlanta, GA, USA: HydraFacial World Tour
VIDEO OF THE YEARPipeline Entrepreneurs, Kansas City, KS, USA: I Am Pipeline
COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING (DEVELOPED FOR/BY WOMEN) AWARDS CATEGORIESCOMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR — ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTEvents DC, Washington, DC, USA: Events DC and the Capital Inclusion Initiative
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR — COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCHTick Tock Boom Digital Agency, Istanbul, Turkey: TEB BNP Paribas: #ElAlemNeDer (#WhatOthersWouldSay)
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR — CRISIS COMMUNICATIONSFresenius Medical Care North America, Waltham, MA, USA: Fresenius Medical Care North AmericaMattress Firm, Houston, TX, USA: Quick Crisis Response in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR — EVENTS & OBSERVANCESNewday Media JSC, Hanoi, Vietnam: Newday Media JSC’s event “Sam Son Beach Vacation Festival”— raising awareness of a new holiday
destination in Vietnam
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR — HEALTHCAREArcPoint Strategy, Belmont, MA, USA: Advocating for America’s Unsung Heroes, the Family Caregiver
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR — INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONSPenti Giyim Tic. A.S., Istanbul, Turkey: My Bra Academy
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR — LOW BUDGET (UNDER $10,000/48500)Care2, Redwood City, CA, USA: Time’s Up for Hollywood’s Gender Gap: A Social Movement Campaign
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR — MEDIA RELATIONSHired, San Francisco, CA, USA: Hired’s 2018 Wage Equality CampaignMattress Firm, Houston, TX, USA: Mattress Firm Announces First-Ever Snoozetern “to Sleep on the Job”
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR — MULTICULTURALELEInternacional, Valdosta, GA, USA: ELEInternacional
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COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING (DEVELOPED FOR/BY WOMEN) AWARDS CATEGORIES — Continued
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR — PUBLIC SERVICEHK Strategies, Mexico City, Mexico: No es de Hombres (It’s not for Men)
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR — REPUTATION/BRAND MANAGEMENTAflac, Columbus, GA, USA: Aflac “Outducks” a Reputational Deficit
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR — SOCIAL MEDIA FOCUSEDAssociation of International Certified Professional Accountants, Durham, NC, USA: Human IntelligenceTick Tock Boom Digital Agency, Istanbul, Turkey: TEB BNP Paribas: #ElAlemNeDer (#WhatOthersWouldSay)
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEARMy City Gives, Philadelphia, PA, USA: Change Makers Dinner on Stage “Event produced for Live Nation Special Events”
ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEARCopart, Dallas, TX, USA: Copart 2018 Rebuild Challenge
NEW PRODUCT & SERVICE (DEVELOPED FOR/BY WOMEN) AWARDS CATEGORIESBEST NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS PRODUCTSDCR Workforce, Boca Raton, FL, USA: Changing the Game for Non-Employee Vendor Management SystemsInCrowd, Boston, MA, USA: InCrowd Interview Stevie Award for Best New Product of the Year — Business ProductsiTalent Digital, San Jose, CA, USA: iAgent for Privacy Protection Saves Billions in Avoided PenaltiesiTalent Digital, San Jose, CA, USA: MojoJob: iTalent Digital’s Intelligent Recruiter BotTata Consultancy Services, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Personal Excellence AcademyThomson Reuters, New York, NY, USA: Checkpoint Catalyst: US GAAP product
BEST NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICESBrilliant Earth, San Francisco, CA, USA: Brilliant Earth Makes Strides Toward Establishing Next-Generation Standard for Mining and
Manufacturing of Gemstones & Precious MetalsiTalent Digital, San Jose, CA, USA: Proprietary data science algorithm uses AI and automation to find hidden sources of leaked revenueStay In The Game, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Stay In The Game
BEST NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER PRODUCTSGold Earth Organics Pty Ltd., Peregian Springs, QLD, Australia: No Nasties Kids and SLiCK KiDS world-first product releaseHome Heart Beats, LLC, Princeton, NJ, USA: Helping People Step Back into LifeLadyBoss, Albuquerque, NM, USA: LadyBoss Transformation System
BEST NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER SERVICESAmslee Institute, Sarasota, FL, USA: Amslee Institute — Training Nannies and Sitters, Trusted by FamiliesFIS, Jacksonville, FL, USA: FIS’ Mass Enablement Implementation Service
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HCL’S RED LADDER WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY AWARDS CATEGORIESOnly nominees with a special sponsor-supplied promotion code could submit nominations to these categories.
LEADER IN TRANSFORMING CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENTBMO Financial Group, Toronto, ON, Canada: Angela Sim, Vice President and Head, DevOps and Shared ServicesMontana State Fund, Helena, MT, USA: Julie Jenkinson, Vice President of OperationsPearson, Morrisville, NC, USA: Marykay Wells, SVP, Chief Information OfficerSouthern California Edison, Irwindale, CA, USA: Lorene Miller, Managing Director
EXCELLENCE IN TRANSFORMING BUSINESSConsumers Energy, Jackson, MI, USA: Tamara J. Faber-Doty, VP ITCovance, Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA: Nicole Quash, Director, Information TechnologyDeutsche Bank, London, United Kingdom: Yvette Berman, Global Head of QA, Release and Environment for Market Risk and
Counterparty Credit RiskUBM Americas, Iselin, NJ, USA: Joy Puzzo Mullen, SVP, Marketing & Audience Engagement
DIGITAL TRANSFORMER OF THE YEARJP Morgan Chase, Wilmington, DE, USA: Judy Dinn, MD and CIO for Chase Consumer CardsMeritor, Inc., Troy, MI, USA: Roxanne Hayes, Senior Director, Information Systems, Business SolutionsOtsuka, Princeton, NJ, USA: Debbie Profit, VP, Otsuka Information TechnologyPapa John’s International, Louisville, KY, USA: Anne Fischer, SVP, Customer Experience
LEADER IN OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCEMontana State Fund, Helena, MT, USA: Sam Heigh, Vice President of Operations SupportOrora Packaging Solution, Buena Park, CA, USA: Kathy Linares, CIOSempra Energy, San Diego, CA, USA: Dawn Welch, Director — SDG&E ApplicationsUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA: Jane Wong, Associate CIO
LEADERSHIP IN NEXTGEN TECHNOLOGYAllscripts, Burlington, VT, USA: Jill Gagne, Vice President Development — Ambulatory Product LinesThe Clorox Company, Pleasanton, CA, USA: Tara Vaishnav, VP, Digital Technology Innovation & Advanced AnalyticsMerck, Branchburg, NJ, USA: Randie Schlamowitz, Executive DirectorOlin Corporation, Clayton, MO, USA: Christy Barker, VP CIOTIAA, Charlotte, NC, USA: Sharmila Ramar, Director, Cloud Reliability Services
TRANSFORMATIONAL SOURCING RELATIONS LEADERSHIPAvasant Foundation, El Segundo, CA, USA: Chitra Rajeshwari, Executive DirectorISG, Stamford, CT, USA: Jennifer (Jenn) Stein, PartnerISG, Stamford, CT, USA: Lois Coatney, PartnerTIAA, Broomfield, CO, USA: Sarah Timme, Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing
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2019 German Stevie® Awards
Ths program is open to all organizations in Germany.
Entry Deadline: December 5, 2018
2019 Stevie® Awards forSales & Customer Service
Recognizing the achievements of contact center, customer service, business development and sales professionals around the world.
Final Entry Deadline: January 10, 2019
Upcoming Stevie® Awards Deadlines
Learn More and Enter at www.StevieAwards.com
2019 American Business Awards®
The top business awards program in the U.S.A., recognizing achievement
in every facet of the workplace.Second Early-Bird Entry Deadline:
December 12, 2018Final Entry Deadline: February 13, 2019
2019 Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards
This program recognizes innovation in the workplace in the 29 nations
of the Asia-Pacific region.Early-Bird Entry Deadline:
November 28, 2018Final Entry Deadline: January 30, 2019
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ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS CATEGORIESACHIEVEMENT IN EQUAL PAYPharmaLogics Recruiting, Quincy, MA, USA: PharmaLogics Believes the Path to Pay Equality will be Accelerated by Pay TransparencyStride Consulting, New York, NY, USA: Stride Consulting’s Equal Pay Initiative
ACHIEVEMENT IN DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING WOMENb-fit Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey: b-fit Sport and Life Centers for WomenClearlink, Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Gender Equity and Equality at ClearlinkCompeat, Austin, TX, USA: Kristi Turner Is Changing the Bleak Stats of Inclusion and Diversity in TechInspired Results, Inc., Portland, OR, USA: Inspired Results: Disrupting The Status QuoMapR Technologies, San Jose, CA, USA: MapR — Diversity at Every Level of Human EngagementNam Huong Corp, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Asian Women Empowerment MissionSykes Enterprises, Incorporated, Tampa, FL, USA: SYKES Women in TechnologyUK Power Reserve, Solihull, United Kingdom: Power Up at UK Power Reserve
ACHIEVEMENT IN PROMOTING WORK-LIFE BALANCEDefacto Perakende Ticaret A.S., Istanbul, Turkey: Happy Women MovementMWWPR, New York, NY, USA: Gina Cherwin, Taking the lead in reinventing MWWPR’s corporate cultureSykes Enterprises, Incorporated, Tampa, FL, USA: SYKES Work Life BalanceTangible Words, Bancroft, ON, Canada: Providing Flexibility for Women Who Want a Fair Shot at the Job MarketThe XD Agency, Atlanta, GA, USA: The XD Agency’s Promotion of Work-Life Balance
ACHIEVEMENT IN WOMEN-RELATED CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYHOPE at Home Health Care, Southfield, MI, USA: Bringing HOPE HomeOoredoo Oman, Muscat, Oman: Incubators for WomenTick Tock Boom Digital Agency, Istanbul, Turkey: TEB BNP Paribas: #ElAlemNeDer (#WhatOthersWouldSay)
COMPANY/ORGANIZATION (WOMEN-OWNED OR -LED) AWARDS CATEGORIESCOMPANY OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS PRODUCTS — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESEASTGOLD CO., LTD., New Taipei City, Taiwan
COMPANY OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS PRODUCTS — MORE THAN 10 EMPLOYEESPhone2Action, Arlington, VA, USAYouEarnedIt, Austin, TX, USAZingbox, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
COMPANY OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICES — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESAdvocacy & Communication Solutions (ACS), LLC, Cleveland, OH, USABon Choix Couture, Glendale, CA, USAParker Sanpei, San Luis Obispo, CA, USASix Things, Cambridge, MA, USAThought Bubble, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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COMPANY/ORGANIZATION (WOMEN-OWNED OR -LED) AWARDS CATEGORIES — Continued
COMPANY OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICES — MORE THAN 10 EMPLOYEESDarcMatter, New York, NY, USAThe Female Social Network, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaGreenworks Lending, Darien, CT, USANew Frontier Data, Washington, DC, USANEXT Trucking, Lynwood, CA, USAPotomacWave, Alexandria, VA, USAPT MNC Sekuritas, Jakarta, IndonesiaSimpson Healthcare Executives, LLC, Old Lyme, CT, USAT and T Consulting Services, Inc., Falls Church, VA, USAVSA, Inc., Haddonfield, NJ, USA
COMPANY OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER PRODUCTS — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESGendel Girls, Chester Springs, PA, USALoveBug Probiotics, New York, NY, USALWi Custom Cabinets, Lockhart, TX, USATempaper, Brick, NJ, USA
COMPANY OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER PRODUCTS — MORE THAN 10 EMPLOYEESJeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL, USAThe Mane Choice, Huntsville, AL, USA
COMPANY OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER SERVICES — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESEditor World LLC, Newport, VA, USAThe GREEN Program, Philadelphia, PA, USAInstructional Design and Educational Consulting LLC, Valdosta, GA, USARevamp Interior Design, New York, NY, USA
ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR — GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFIT — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESAll Wheels Up Inc., Frisco, TX, USAThe Art of Medicine Foundation, Orlando, FL, USAFPI Fair Pay Innovation Lab, Berlin, GermanyHealth4TheWorld, Palo Alto, CA, USANational Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Washington, DC, USAOceans 2 Earth Volunteers, Kenmore East, Queensland, AustraliaPipeline Entrepreneurs, Kansas City, KS, USATavuun Welfare Association, Karachi, Pakistan
ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR — GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFIT — MORE THAN 10 EMPLOYEESBob Woodruff Foundation, New York, NY, USAPlan International Canada, Toronto, ON, CanadaSubic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, PhilippinesThe Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust, Llanelli, Wales, United Kingdom
STARTUP OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS PRODUCTS INDUSTRIESRundeck, Redwood City, CA, USATavuun Welfare Association, Karachi, Pakistan: SAN Enterprises
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COMPANY/ORGANIZATION (WOMEN-OWNED OR -LED) AWARDS CATEGORIES — Continued
STARTUP OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICES INDUSTRIESBidhive, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaDee Hutchinson Talent Development Ltd., Waterford, IrelandDigitile, Phoenix, AZ, USAFemales in Food, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaThe Female Social Network, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaKATT Communications, Devens, MA, USAKiCK Global, Barcelona, SpainPentaQuest, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaStart Your Food Business, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaStay In The Game, Los Angeles, CA, USASveti Williams — The Sleepologist, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaTezgahçilar, Istanbul, Turkey
STARTUP OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER PRODUCTS INDUSTRIESCLEON Legal and Mediation Services, Townsville City, QLD, AustraliaImalac, Miami, FL, USAJUCA Cotz, Kew East, VIC, AustraliaRIVAL 5 Game LLC, New Providence, PA, USATell Someone Who Cares, Lennox Head, NSW, AustraliaThermoBrush, Cowell, SA, Australia
STARTUP OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER SERVICES INDUSTRIESThe Ace Class, Calgary, AB, CanadaCLEON Legal and Mediation Services, Townsville City, QLD, AustraliaCasaAPP, Barcelona, SpainFarming The Future, Tallahassee, FL, USAGracyfy.com, Newtown, PA, USA: Gracyfy’s Fashion ConciergePocket Learning Spanish, Valdosta, GA, USA
MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANY OF THE YEAR — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESAspire, Phoenix, AZ, USACyber Human Capital, McLean, VA, USADigitile, Phoenix, AZ, USALBR Insight, Philadelphia, PA, USAReviveMed, Cambridge, MA, USATriageLogic Group and Continuwell, Jacksonville, FL, USA
MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANY OF THE YEAR — MORE THAN 10 EMPLOYEESDCR Workforce, Boca Raton, FL, USAMidwest Real Estate Data LLC, Lisle, IL, USAPlan International Canada, Toronto, ON, CanadaZingbox, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
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COMPANY/ORGANIZATION (WOMEN-OWNED OR -LED) AWARDS CATEGORIES — Continued
FASTEST GROWING COMPANY OF THE YEAR2A Consulting, Seattle, WA, USAAGEN-C, Beverly Hills, CA, USA: AGENC Experiential + DigitalInterior Marketing Group, New York, NY, USALoveBug Probiotics, New York, NY, USAPotomacWave, Alexandria, VA, USA
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM OF THE YEARCamp Broadway LLC, New York, NY, USA: Camp Broadway’s This Is A Great CountryFinancial Voyages LLC, Atlanta, GA, USA: Helping cooperatives of Senegal farmersiTalent Digital, San Jose, CA, USA: GLAM created to shatter the gender gap in techJeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL, USA: Giving Back: The True Measure of a Corporation’s Success
WOMEN-RUN WORKPLACE OF THE YEAR — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESGlobal Regulation Advisers, Corp., Pompano Beach, FL, USAGoodwin Group PR, Walpole, MA, USAHundred Stories, New York, NY, USALEP Digital, Gosford, NSW, AustraliaMission Partners, Bethesda, MD, USAOceans 2 Earth Volunteers, Kenmore East, Queensland, AustraliaReal Property Tax Advisors, Atlanta, GA, USAThe Roundtable, Toronto, ON, CanadaSavvy Marketers™, LLC, Princeton, NJ, USASmarty Social Media, Santa Ana, CA, USA
WOMEN-RUN WORKPLACE OF THE YEAR — MORE THAN 10 EMPLOYEESBrookline Public Relations, Calgary, AB, CanadaFabric Innovations, Miami, FL, USAInterior Marketing Group, New York, NY, USAMarketing Mojo, Charlottesville, VA, USAPlan International Canada, Toronto, ON, CanadaPure Incubation, Topsfield, MA, USASocial Media Link, New York, NY, USASpeakerBox Communications, Vienna, VA, USAStripe Communications, Edinburgh, United KingdomStudio 11 Design, Dallas, TX, USAT and T Consulting Services, Inc., Falls Church, VA, USATTA (known as The Training Associates), Westborough, MA, USA
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INDIVIDUAL WOMEN AWARDS CATEGORIESFEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS PRODUCTS — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESProforma Inspired Promotions, Kelowna, BC, Canada: Kristy Carruthers Grows her Business for her Growing ChildrenPublicity Genie, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Annette Densham — Empowering Women in Small Business to Harness the Power of PRSEEN Connects, London, United Kingdom: Sedge Beswick, Managing DirectorSHIFT HR Compliance Training, LLC, Chatham, NJ, USA: Katherin Nukk-Freeman, Esq. Co-Founder & PresidentUnique Wedding Cars, Lurnea, NSW, Australia: Only Female General Manager in the Southern Hemisphere
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS PRODUCTS — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESBeyond Fifteen Communications, Inc., Newport Beach, CA, USA: Lauren Ellermeyer, Co-Founder/Co-PresidentBeyond Fifteen Communications, Inc., Newport Beach, CA, USA: Leslie Licano, Co-Founder/Co-PresidentGarden Light LED, Tampa, FL, USA: Michelle Mueller, Co-FounderGingerMay, London, United Kingdom: Victoria Usher, Founder and CEOHUYA Bioscience International, San Diego, CA, USA & Shanghai, China: Dr. Mireille Gillings, Founder, CEO & Executive ChairInterior Marketing Group, New York, NY, USA: Cheryl Eisen, President and FounderJeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL, USA: Successful Growth: Jeunesse® COO Wendy Lewis Can Calculate It, LiterallySquelch, Redwood City, CA, USA: Giorgina Gottlieb, Co-Founder and Vice President of MarketingZingbox, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA: Dr. May Wang, CTO and Co-Founder
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICES — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESAcacia Law, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The Legal Lioness, Cathryn Warburton, Founder & PartnerBon Choix Couture, Glendale, CA, USA: Tagui Veronica Manoyan, CEO and Design/Creative DirectorCyber Human Capital, McLean, VA, USA: Renee Brown Small, CEOEventerprise AG, Dubendorf, Switzerland: Birgit Thümecke, Co-Founder and Chief Growth OfficerJane Anderson, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Jane Anderson, FounderLEP Digital, Gosford, NSW, Australia: Laura Prael, Founder & DirectorMekky Media Relations Inc., Chicago, IL, USA: Michelle Mekky, President and FounderParadigm Marketing and Design, Pine Brook, NJ, USA: Rachel Durkan, Founder and PresidentReal Property Tax Advisors, Atlanta, GA, USA: Anne Sheehan, CEOSimplyBe. Agency, Chicago, IL, USA: Jessica Zweig, CEO and FounderThought Bubble, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Nyree McKenzie — Founder and CEO of Thought Bubble and global tech startup BidhiveTriageLogic Group and Continuwell, Jacksonville, FL, USA: Charu Raheja, PhD, CEOWinger Marketing, Chicago, IL, USA: Karolyn Raphael, Owner and President
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICES — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESAB Tasty, New York, NY, USA: Alix de Sagazan, CEOAGW Group, Brooklyn, NY, USA: Katie Witkin, COO and Co-FounderThe Ambit Group, Vienna, VA, USA: Kim Hayes, CEOAvant Healthcare Professionals, Seminole, FL, USA: Shari Dingle Costantini, Founder and CEOCarolin Soldo Coaching & Events, LLC, Hamburg, NY, USA: Carolin Soldo, Owner, Speaker & CoachCreative Anvil, St. Louis, MO, USA: Jenny Bristow, CEODarcMatter, New York, NY, USA: Natasha Bansgopaul, COO and Co-FounderThe Educe Group, Bethesda, MD, USA: Nyla Reed, Founding PartnerThe Female Social Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Fi Bendall, FounderHoneybook, San Francisco, CA, USA: Naama Alon, Co-Founder and Chief of Creative & VisionIndustrial Security Integrators, LLC, Herndon, VA, USA: Jeanne A. Travis, PresidentMatrix New World Engineering, Florham Park, NJ, USA: Jayne Warne, President
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INDIVIDUAL WOMEN AWARDS CATEGORIES — Continued
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICES — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES — ContinuedMedical Group Management Association (MGMA), Englewood, CO, USA: Dr. Halee Fischer-Wright, President and CEOModo Modo Agency, Atlanta, GA, USA: Moira Vetter, Founder & CEOMurray Resources, Houston, TX, USA: Marsha Murray, PresidentNew Frontier Data, Washington, DC, USA: Giadha Aguirre de Carcer, CEO and FounderSimpson Healthcare Executives, LLC, Old Lyme, CT, USA: Kelly Simpson-Angelini, CEO + CSOTennessee Associated Electric, Knoxville, TN, USA: Jennifer Baxter, President
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER PRODUCTS — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESChoice Delights Inc., Hsinchu, Taiwan: Mandy Huang, ChairmanGendel Girls, Chester Springs, PA, USA: Kathy Gendel, Founder and CEOGloveStix LLC, Ashburn, VA, USA: Krista Woods, Owner and InventorLoveBug Probiotics, New York, NY, USA: Ashley Harris, CEO
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER PRODUCTS — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESDana’s Bakery, New York, NY, USA: Dana Pollack, CEO & FounderElliptic Labs, San Francisco, CA, USA: Laila Danielsen, CEOLadyBoss, Albuquerque, NM, USA: Kaelin Tuell Poulin, Founder & The LadyBossThe Mane Choice, Huntsville, AL, USA: Courtney Adeleye, CEO and FounderMaximum Games, Walnut Creek, CA, USA: Christina Seelye, CEONomNomNow, Oakland, CA, USA: Alex Jarrell, Co-Founder & Chief Experience Officer
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER SERVICES — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESAmpla Education, Hong Kong: Julianna Yau, Founder & DirectorEditor World LLC, Newport, VA, USA: Patti Fisher, PresidentInstructional Design and Educational Consulting LLC, Valdosta, GA, USA: Ines Ruiz, CEO and Founder
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER SERVICES — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESAllergy Asthma & Immunology Relief, PA (AAIR), Charlotte, NC, USA: Maeve O’Connor, MD, FounderBiggerPockets, Denver, CO, USA: Hilary Catton, Director of Customer Experience and SupportThe Malvern School, Glen Mills, PA, USA: Kristen Waterfield, President and Co-FounderMetawave Corp., Carlsbac, CA, USA: Maha Achour, CEOUpWell Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Alison Wistner, CEO
FEMALE SOLO ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEARCaring Safely, Cochrane, AB, Canada: Charlene Richard, FounderChoice Delights Inc., Hsinchu, Taiwan: Mandy Huang, ChairmanDeb Smith, Smartline Personal Mortgages, Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Deb Smith, Personal Mortgage AdviserPublicity Genie, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Annette Densham — Solo PR ProfessionalQT Consulting, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Mell Balment, Relationship Architect, Consultant & Public SpeakerRise and Fly LLC, Arlington, TX, USA: Hope LeNoir, Owner & Career CoachStrategati LLC, San Diego, CA, USA: Dr. Corinne Jenni, President/CEOThe Veneka Group, San Francisco, CA, USA: Shivika Sinha, Founder & CEO
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FEMALE INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR — GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFIT — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESThe Alpha Enterprise, Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines: Michelle Bauyon, PresidentAustralasian Promotional Products Association (APPA), Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Ky Wilson, Australasian Marketing & Membership ManagerHealth4TheWorld, Palo Alto, CA, USA: Bhavya Rehani, President & CEOThe Inclusive Foundation, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Elizabeth Shoesmith, CEOOceans 2 Earth Volunteers, Kenmore East, Queensland, Australia: Tracy Leske, FounderPipeline Entrepreneurs, Kansas City, KS, USA: Joni Cobb, Founding President & CEOSecuring Water for Food Technical Assistance Facility, Washington, DC, USA: Donna Vincent Roa, Chief of PartyTavuun Welfare Association, Karachi, Pakistan: Miss Syeda Amna Nasir Jamal, ChairPerson
FEMALE INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR — GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFIT — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESBob Woodruff Foundation, New York, NY, USA: Anne Marie Dougherty, Executive DirectorBraven, Chicago, IL, USA: Aimée Eubanks Davis, Founder & CEOISPOR, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA: Nancy S. Berg, CEO & Executive DirectorNew Orleans Business Alliance, New Orleans, LA, USA: Alejandra Guzman, Vice President of Performance Management & StrategyPlan International Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada: Caroline Riseboro, President & CEOThe Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust, Llanelli, Wales, United Kingdom: Angela Hughes, Chief ExecutiveWest London Alliance, London, United Kingdom: Laura Harris, Head of New Ways of Working
FEMALE INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR — GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFIT — MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEESDignity Health, San Francisco, CA, USA: Deanna Wise, EVP & CIO
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS PRODUCTS — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESA23 Advisors, Park City, UT, USA: Serenity Thompson, Managing Director and Principal of the Marketing PracticeDHL Express, Dammam, Saudi Arabia: Reem Al Daghfaq, E-Commerce Product ManagerSports 1 Marketing, Irvine, CA, USA: Colleen Maloy, Director of HR, S1M Corporation
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS PRODUCTS — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESAdvancedMD, South Jordan, UT, USA: Amanda Hansen, VP of Strategy and Business DevelopmentAgileCraft, Georgetown, TX, USA: Stephanie Bailey: Strength, Determination, and Compassion in Executive LeadershipHelpshift, San Francisco, CA, USA: Linda Crawford, CEOiCIMS, Inc., Holmdel, NJ, USA: Susan Vitale, CMOIntellis, New York, NY, USA: Carmen Macias, Director of Project ManagementJetPay, Carrollton, TX, USA: Diane (Vogt) Faro, CEOModel N, San Mateo, CA, USA: Rukmini Reddy, Vice President of EngineeringMood Media, Austin, TX, USA: Jaime Bettencourt, Senior Vice President of Business Development & Account ManagementRundeck, Redwood City, CA, USA: Stephanie Fohn, president & CEOShieldX, San Jose, CA, USA: Veteran Security Builder, Lovely KaurSkillsoft, Nashua, NH, USA: Tara O’Sullivan, CMOSpireon, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA: Carla Fitzgerald, Chief Marketing OfficerTetraVX, Chicago, IL, USA: Kara Longo Korte, Product Management LeaderToast, Boston, MA, USA: Kelly Sennatt Esten, Senior Director of Product and Partner MarketingWorkForce Software, Livonia, MI, USA: Denise Broady: Leading Transformation & Re-defining the OrdinaryWorkWave, Holmdel, NJ, USA: Marne Martin, CEO of WorkWave and President of IFS’s Service Management Business UnitYouEarnedIt, Austin, TX, USA: Autumn Manning, Co-Founder and CEOZingbox, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA: Dr. May Wang, CTO and Co-Founder
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FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS PRODUCTS — MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEESCisco, San Jose, CA, USA: Aruna Ravichandran, VP Marketing/CMO for Business Collaboration SolutionsFirst Advantage, Atlanta, GA, USA: Katharine Mobley, Vice President, MarketingJDA Software, Scottsdale, AZ, USA: Paula Natoli, Group Vice President, Product Management, Supply Chain PlanningJDA Software, Scottsdale, AZ, USA: Sharon Mills, Chief Customer OfficerNCR Corporation, Atlanta, GA, USA: Marija Zivanovic-Smith, Enterprise Vice President of Communications and Public AffairsTata Consultancy Services, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Nidhi Raina, Global Head of Personal Excellence Academy
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICES — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESChenega Analytic Business Solutions, Lorton, VA, USA: Sonia Mundra, PresidentGabriela Rodil & Co., Oakbrook Terrace, IL, USA: Gabriela Rodil, CEOKaizen Technology Partners LLC, San Francisco, CA, USA: Dao Jensen, Founder & CEOMission Partners, Bethesda, MD, USA: Carrie Fox, CEONRD Capital, Atlanta, GA, USA: Susan Beth, COORewardJet, Brooklyn, NY, USA: Sara Wolkwitz, VP of PartnershipsSilverline Communications, Tyson’s Corner, VA, USA: Laura Taylor, Founder and PresidentThird Team Media, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines: Fleire Castro, Owner and The Digital MaestraThought Bubble, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Kathryn Garth, General Manager
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICES — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES —ACCOUNTING, BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICESApple Growth Partners, Akron, OH, USA: Erin McCafferty, Director of OperationsAlternatif Bank, Istanbul, Turkey: Esra Beyzadeoglu, Executive VP of Information Technologies & Digital BankingBank Leumi, New York, NY, USA: Debra Bar, Head of Marketing, Bank Leumi USACoast Professional, Inc., West Monroe, LA, USA: Michele Malczewski, CHRODarcMatter, New York, NY, USA: Natasha Bansgopaul, COO and Co-FounderZiegler, Chicago, IL, USA: Angelique A. David, Executive Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICES — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES —ADVERTISING, MARKETING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONSHawke Media, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Kate Aurell, VP of OperationsHawke Media, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Melissa Portillo, Director of Creative DevelopmentIgnitionOne, New York, NY, USA: Kelly DeRosa, Director, Retail StrategyTBWA, Istanbul, Turkey: Burcu Özdemir Kayimtu, Managing DirectorWalton Isaacson, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Fernanda Burgel, Associate Creative Director
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICES — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES —BUSINESS SERVICES & DIVERSIFIED SERVICESengage2learn, Portland, TX, USA: Shannon Buerk, Founder & CEOFaulkner Design Group, Dallas, TX, USA: Adrienne Akin Faulkner, CEO + Chief Creative OfficerIndustrial Security Integrators, LLC, Herndon, VA, USA: Jeanne A. Travis, PresidentMDSL, Phoenix, AZ, USA: Tamara Saunders, CFOO.C. Tanner, Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Beatryx Washington, VP of General CounselSimpson Healthcare Executives, LLC, Old Lyme, CT, USA: Erin Conlan, Managing Director
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FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICES — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES — COMPUTER SOFTWAREExtreme Reach, Inc., Needham, MA, USA: Jennifer Wambold, HR Exec, Delivers True Service to Extreme Reach Team Members GloballyFive9, San Ramon, CA, USA: Niki Hall, VP MarketingImproving, Minneapolis, MN, USA: Barb Gurstelle, President, Improving — Twin CitiesMadwire®, Fort Collins, CO, USA: Rachel LaFollette, Chief Customer OfficerRimini Street, Inc., Las Vegas, NV, USA: Nancy Lyskawa Delivers Outstanding Service to Rimini Street ClientsVirtualHealth, Niceville, FL, USA: Sheela Ramamurthy, Chief Client Officer
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICES — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES — TRANSPORTATIONAmerican Global Logistics, Atlanta, GA, USA: Tania Garcia, Chief Marketing OfficerDHL Express, Nairobi, Kenya: Berthe Dodo Bounguendza, Acting Commercial Manager, DHL Express Gabon.DHL Express, Nairobi, Kenya: Edna Kerubo, Country Commercial Manager, DHL Express KenyaDHL Express, Nairobi, Kenya: Ibtisaam Khodabaccus, Sales and Marketing Manager, DHL Express MauritiusDHL Express, Nairobi, Kenya: Saba Kahsay, Country Commercial Manager, DHL Express Ethiopia
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICES — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES — ALL OTHER INDUSTRIESAdaro Energy, Jakarta, Indonesia: Okty Damayanti, Head of CSR Division and Director of Adaro FoundationCogeco Peer 1, Canada and Asia Pacific: Jaime Leverton, VP and GM, Canada & APACFULL Creative, Portland, OR, USA: AnswerConnect: Natalie Fung, CEOOpus Energy, Oxford, United Kingdom: Nikki Flanders, COOMedical Group Management Association (MGMA), Englewood, CO, USA: Dr. Halee Fischer-Wright, President and CEOSensibill, Toronto, ON, Canada: Izabella Gabowicz, COOVested, New York, NY, USA: Binna Kim, Co-founder and president
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICES — MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEESAccenture, Chicago, IL, USA: Kathleen O’Reilly, Senior Managing Director — US Northeast RegionAT&T, Dallas, TX, USA: Anne Chow, President, National Business, AT&T BusinessBank of America, Charlotte, NC, USA: Sheri B. Bronstein, Global Human Resources ExecutiveCeridian, Toronto, ON, Canada: Kristina Cleary, Chief Marketing OfficerEY, New York, NY, USA: Sharda Cherwoo — Leader of EY’s Intelligent Automation/Robotic Process Automation (RPA) programFirst Tennessee Bank/First Horizon Corp., Memphis, TN, USA: Lynne Walker, EVP, Director of Affinity StrategyIBM, Armonk, NY, USA: Joanne Wright, Vice President, Enterprise Operations & ServicesIBM Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand: Patama Chantaruck, VP for Indochina Expansion and Managing DirectorKeysight, Santa Rosa, CA, USA: Marie Hattar, CMORitchie Bros., Burnaby, BC, Canada: Anna Sgro, Senior Vice PresidentStericycle Environmental Solutions, Lake Forest, IL, USA: Maricha Ellis, Vice President of Sales and Marketing OperationsTangoe, Inc., Parsippany, NJ, USA: Sidra Berman, CMOWolters Kluwer, Riverwoods, IL, USA: Stacey Caywood, CEO, Wolters Kluwer Legal & RegulatoryXandr, New York City, NY, USA: Lori Fink, Chief Legal Officer
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER PRODUCTS — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESNonda, Mountain View, CA, USA: Christina Lockwood, Director of Communications and US Marketing
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FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER PRODUCTS — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESEvolab/CBx Sciences, Denver, CO, USA: Nicole Smith, CEO, CBx SciencesExelixis, Alameda, CA, USA: Susan Hubbard, Executive VP of Public AffairsJeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL, USA: Jeunesse® COO Wendy Lewis Can Calculate It, LiterallyPixi, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Petra Strand, FounderRastaclat, Lakewood, CA, USA: Eileen Szymanski Chen, Partner/PresidentREBBL, Emeryville, CA, USA: Sheryl O’Loughlin, CEOSwanson Health, Fargo, ND, USA: Katie Doyle, CEO
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER PRODUCTS — MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEESThe Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH, USA: Mary Lynn Ferguson-McHugh, Group President, Global Family Care
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER SERVICES — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESGroundLink, New York, NY, USA: Liz Carisone, CEOOoredoo Myanmar, Yagon, Myanmar: Htar Thant Zin, Chief Officer of Sales and DistributionSan Diego County Credit Union, San Diego, CA, USA: Teresa Halleck Campbell, President and CEOVydia, Holmdel, NJ, USA: Jenna Gaudio, VP of Product ManagementZum, Redwood City, CA, USA: Ritu Narayan, Founder & CEO
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — CONSUMER SERVICES — MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEESBrightSpring Health Services, Louisville, KY, USA: Debra Giordano, VP Service Delivery, ResCare Workforce ServicesFirst Tennessee Bank, Memphis, TN, USA: Lynne Walker, EVP, Director of Affinity Strategy — First Tennessee Bank/First Horizon Corp.Fogo de Chão, Plano, TX, USA: Selma Oliveira, Chief People and Culture OfficerOtsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC), Princeton, NJ, USA: Debbie Daniel, Vice President, Corporate Projects
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFIT — 10 OR LESS EMPLOYEES2020 Mom, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Joy Burkhard, Executive DirectorALERT, Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India: Mahalakshmi, Executive for Social InitiativesThe Alpha Enterprise, Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines: Michelle Bauyon, PresidentAustralasian Promotional Products Association (APPA), Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Ky Wilson, Australasian Marketing & Membership ManagerFoundation Wellbeing Trust, Brentford, United Kingdom: Ariane Eva Morin, Charity FounderHumanity For The World, La Trinité, Martinique: Dr.h.c Audrey Pomier Flobinus, Chairwoman & FounderInternational Boarding & Pet Services Association (IBPSA), Colorado Springs, CO, USA: Carmen Rustenbeck, Executive Director & FounderNational Association of Women Business Owners, Washington, DC, USA: Jen Earle, CEOParker Sanpei, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA: Linda Sanpei, President, and Executive Director of the Paso Robles CAB CollectiveSecuring Water for Food Technical Assistance Facility, Washington, DC, USA: Donna Vincent Roa, Chief of PartyTavuun Welfare Association, Karachi, Pakistan: Miss Syeda Amna Nasir Jamal, ChairPersonThe Financial Literacy Youth Initiative, Cranston, RI, USA: Marcy Reyes, Founder
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FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFIT — 11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESAnoka County Library, Blaine, MN, USA: Karly J. Hall, Community Engagement Manager,Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN), Singapore: Naina Subberwal Batra, Chairwoman and CEOBig Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay, Boston, MA, USA: Wendy Foster, President & CEOBob Woodruff Foundation, New York, NY, USA: Anne Marie Dougherty, Executive DirectorThe Cura Foundation, New York, NY, USA: Dr. Robin Smith, Founder and PresidentISPOR, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA: Nancy S. Berg, CEO & Executive DirectorJordan Food & Drug Administration, Amman, Jordan: Wesal Alhaqaish, Drug Directorate DirectorThe Markle Foundation, New York, NY, USA: Zoë Baird, CEO and PresidentNew Orleans Business Alliance, New Orleans, LA, USA: Alejandra Guzman, Vice President of Performance Management & StrategyPlan International Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada: Caroline Riseboro, President & CEOSaawariya & Co., Chartered Accountants (SCCA), Delhi, India: C.A. Pooja Bansal, Managing PartnerT.D. Jakes Ministries, Dallas, TX, USA: Jordan A. Hora, Director of CommunicationsThe Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust, Llanelli, Wales, United Kingdom: Angela Hughes, Chief Executive
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR — GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFIT — MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEESDignity Health, San Francisco, CA, USA: Deanna Wise, EVP & CIOSerpro, Brasilia, Brazil: Maria da Glória Guimarães dos Santos, President-DirectorSubic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Philippines: Wilma T. Eisma, Chairman & Administrator
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR IN ASIA, AUSTRALIA OR NEW ZEALANDAngela Henderson Consulting, Brisbane, Australia: Angela Henderson — Small Business ConsultantBiggin & Scott Knox, Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Danelle Hunter, Managing DirectorCapital Media, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Antoinette Ludowyk: Co-Founder and Executive DirectorChoice Delights Inc., Hsinchu, Taiwan: Mandy Huang, ChairmanDG Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Dominique Grubisa, CEO and FounderEASTGOLD CO., LTD., New Taipei City, Taiwan: Tsay, Charng-Chi, FounderThe Female Social Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Fi Bendall, founderMeli Studio, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Julie Ockerby, CEONewday Media JSC, Hanoi, Vietnam: Hai Yen Le, General Director
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR IN ASIA, AUSTRALIA OR NEW ZEALANDSnelleman Tom, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Jodie Marshall, PartnerSykes Enterprises, Incorporated, Tampa, FL, USA: Cherry Wong, Vice President, District OperationsTata Consultancy Services, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Nidhi Raina, Global Head of Personal Excellence Academy
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR IN CANADA The Ace Class, Calgary, AB, Canada: Mandy Balak, Founder and CEOCaring Safely, Cochrane, AB, Canada: Charlene Richard, FounderThe Concierge Club, Toronto, ON, Canada: Monica Gomez, Founder and PresidentDentalX, North York, ON, Canada: Anaida Deti, CEOThe Roundtable, Toronto, ON, Canada: Glain Roberts-McCabe, Founder & President
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR IN CANADA Income Access (a Paysafe Company), Montreal, QC, Canada: Tara Wilson, General Manager of Paysafe Group’s Income AccessPlan International Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada: Caroline Riseboro, President & CEOWeUsThem Inc., Halifax, NS, Canada: Faten Alshazly, CCO
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FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR IN EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICACasaAPP, Barcelona, Spain: Esther Rovira, CEO
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR IN EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICAConcentrix (formerly Convergys), Cheshire, United Kingdom: Paula Kennedy Garcia, Vice PresidentDHL Express South Africa, Isando, Johannesburg, South Africa: Bronwyn Herrmannsen, Head of Customer ServicesOpus Energy, Oxford, United Kingdom: Nikki Flanders, COOTBWA, Istanbul, Turkey: Burcu Özdemir Kayimtu, Managing Director
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OR EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR IN MEXICO, CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICAHill + Knowlton Strategies, Miami, FL, USA: Claudia Gioia, CEO and President, Hill + Knowlton Strategies Latin America & CaribbeanREA Consult, Cologne, Germany: Rachel Engler Andalaft, Founder
MOST INNOVATIVE WOMAN OF THE YEAR — ADVERTISING, MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS Century 21 Real Estate, Madison, NJ, USA: Cara Whitley, Global Chief Marketing OfficerThe Female Social Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Fi Bendall, FounderFYI Brand Group, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Tammy Brook, CEO and FounderGingerMay, London, United Kingdom: Victoria Usher, Founder and CEOTBWA, Istanbul, Turkey: Burcu Özdemir Kayimtu, Managing DirectorVisto, New York, NY, USA: Kerry Bianchi: Tranforming a Company to Bring Transparency to Programmatic AdvertisingWalton Isaacson, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Shauna Williams Is Breaking Down Barriers And Seeing SuccessYouAppi, San Francisco, CA, USA: Jennifer Shambroom, CMO
MOST INNOVATIVE WOMAN OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICESGarden Light LED, Tampa, FL, USA: Michelle Mueller, Co-FounderIndustrial Security Integrators, LLC, Herndon, VA, USA: Jeanne A. Travis, PresidentMedical Group Management Association (MGMA), Englewood, CO, USA: Dr. Halee Fischer-Wright, President and CEORise and Fly LLC, Arlington, TX, USA: Hope LeNoir, Owner & Career CoachSimpson Healthcare Executives, LLC, Old Lyme, CT, USA: Kelly Simpson-Angelini, CEO & CSO
MOST INNOVATIVE WOMAN OF THE YEAR — GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFITAustralasian Promotional Products Association (APPA), Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Ky Wilson, Australasian Marketing & Membership ManagerBob Woodruff Foundation, New York, NY, USA: Anne Marie Dougherty, Executive DirectorHealth4TheWorld, Palo Alto, CA, USA: Bhavya Rehani, President & CEONew Orleans Business Alliance, New Orleans, LA, USA: Alejandra Guzman, Vice President of Performance Management & StrategyOceans 2 Earth Volunteers, Kenmore East, Queensland, Australia: Tracy Leske, FounderPlan International Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada: Caroline Riseboro, President & CEOTavuun Welfare Association, Karachi, Pakistan: Miss Syeda Amna Nasir Jamal, ChairpersonThe Samaritan Women, Baltimore, MD, USA: Jeanne L. Allert, Founder and Executive DirectorThe Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust, Llanelli, Wales, United Kingdom: Angela Hughes, Chief Executive
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MOST INNOVATIVE WOMAN OF THE YEAR — TECHNOLOGY9th Gear Technologies, Palo Alto, CA, USA: Maryanne Morrow, CEO & FounderAmobee, Redwood City, CA, USA: Kim Perell, CEOIGEL, San Francisco, CA, USA: Taking an Innovative Approach to Operational StrategiesProgress, Waltham, MA, USA: Jen Looper, Senior Developer AdvocateReltio, Redwood Shores, CA, USA: Anastasia Zamyshlyaeva, Reltio Co-Founder & Chief ArchitectRocket Software, Waltham, MA, USA: Jennifer Nelson, Director of Software EngineeringSAP, Newtown Square, PA, USA: Sharon Ruddock, Global VP and Chief Learning Officer for SalesShieldX, San Jose, CA, USA: Marcela Denniston, Vice President of Field EngineeringStocksy United, Victoria, BC, Canada: Brianna Wettlaufer, CEO and Co-FounderThe White Company, West Palm Beach, FL, USA: Elizabeth White, Founder & CEOZingbox, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA: Dr. May Wang, CTO and Co-Founder
YOUNG FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR Advancing Women in Product, San Francisco, CA, USA: Nancy Wang: Silicon Valley Founder, CEO, Inventor, Educator, and PhilanthropistAmpla Education, Hong Kong: Julianna Yau, Founder & DirectorCreative Nature, Surrey, United Kingdom: Julianne Ponan, Founder & CEOFG Holding Group, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Le Nguyen Van Anh, Chairwoman & CEOHawthorne, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Jessica Hawthorne-Castro, CEOModern Ally, LLC, Middletown, OH, USA: Courtney Moore, CEONomNomNow, Oakland, CA, USA: Alex Jarrell, Co-Founder and CXOTell Someone Who Cares, Lennox Head, NSW, Australia: Holley Sommerville-Knott, Founder
MAVERICK OF THE YEARAcacia Law, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The Legal Lioness, Cathryn Warburton, Founder & PartnerAflac, Columbus, GA, USA: Darcy Brito, Business PR ManagerActivating Artemis, Melbourne, Australia: Anita Bentata, Founder, Speaker, Author and PsychotherapistBon Choix Couture, Glendale, CA, USA: Tagui Veronica Manoyan, CEO and Design/Creative DirectorCapital Media, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Antoinette Ludowyk: Co-Founder and Executive DirectorCeridian, Toronto, ON, Canada: Kristina Cleary, Chief Marketing OfficerCisco, San Jose, CA, USA: Devin Hood, Director, Cisco Digital MarketingEntercom, New York, NY, USA: Ruth Gaviria, Chief Marketing OfficerFaulkner Design Group, Dallas, TX, USA: Michelle Duncum, COOFIS, Jacksonville, FL, USA: Marianne Brown, Chief Operating Officer Global Financial SolutionsFocus Era CO., LTD., Shenzhen, China: Tsay, Charng-Chi, FounderInfoMart, Marietta, GA, USA: Tammy Cohen, Founder and Chief Visionary OfficerLithium Technologies, LLC, Austin, TX, USA: Heather Strout, Sr. Director, Customer OperationsMaximum Games, Walnut Creek, CA, USA: Christina Seelye, Founder and CEOMedical Group Management Association (MGMA), Englewood, CO, USA: Dr. Halee Fischer-Wright, President and CEOMortgage Bankers Association, Washington, DC, USA: Marcia M. Davies, Chief Operating Officer and Founder of mPowerPlan International Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada: Caroline Riseboro, President & CEOPublicSchoolWORKS, Cincinnati, OH, USA: Carrie Mockler, Vice President, Client ServicesTata Consultancy Services, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Nidhi Raina, Global Head of Personal Excellence Academy
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT — BUSINESSBon Choix Couture, Glendale, CA, USA: Tagui Veronica Manoyan, CEO and Design/Creative DirectorD3 NYC, New York, NY, USA: Jennifer Deare, Founder & CEOGannett/USA TODAY NETWORK, Woodland Hills, CA, USA: Sharon Rowlands, President of USA TODAY NETWORK Marketing SolutionsGlobal Upside, San Jose, CA, USA: Gita Bhargava, Co-Founder and COOJeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL, USA: Wendy Lewis, COO, a Lifetime of Success Through Empowerment and Giving BackMWWPR, New York, NY, USA: Carreen Winters, Chairman of Reputation and Chief Strategy OfficerSalesforce, San Francisco, CA, USA: Suzanne DiBianca, Chief Philanthropy Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate RelationsSimpson Healthcare Executives, LLC, Old Lyme, CT, USA: Kelly Simpson-Angelini, CEO & CSOSusan Davis International, Washington, DC, USA: Susan A. Davis, Chairman
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT — GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFITGovernor’s Office of Management and Budget, State of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Kristen Cox, Executive DirectorThe Markle Foundation, New York, NY, USA: Zoë Baird’s 20 Years Leading The Markle Foundation: Creating Common Ground for the
Common GoodPipeline Entrepreneurs, Kansas City, KS, USA: Joni Cobb, Founding President & CEOUSO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore, Alexandria, VA, USA: Elaine Rogers, President and CEO
MENTOR OR COACH OF THE YEAR — BUSINESSActionCOACH Hanoi West, Hanoi, Vietnam: Nancy Ngo Thi Bich QuyenBerkeley SkyDeck, Berkeley, CA, USA: Caroline Winnett, Executive Director, Berkeley SkyDeck Startup AcceleratorBrighton Health Plan Solutions, New York, NY, USA: Carmilla Tan, SVP of AnalyticsCarolin Soldo Coaching & Events, LLC, Hamburg, NY, USA: Carolin Soldo: The Fairy Godmother of CoachesDee Hutchinson Talent Development Ltd., Waterford, Ireland: Dee Hutchinson, Helping Entrepreneurs Build Profitable Business
They are Proud ofFocus Era CO., LTD., Shenzhen, China: Tsay, Charng-Chi, FounderIBM Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand: Patama Chantaruck, VP for Indochina Expansion and Managing DirectorJane Anderson, Brisbane QLD, Australia: Jane Anderson, FounderNic + Zoe, Boston, MA, USA: Dorian Lightbown, Founder, Designer, Chief Creative OfficerQT Consulting, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Mell Balment, Relationship Architect, Consultant & Public SpeakerSputnik ATX, Austin, TX, USA: Oksana Malysheva, CEO & Managing Partner
MENTOR OR COACH OF THE YEAR — GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFITISPOR, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA: Nancy S. Berg, CEO & Executive DirectorSouthwest Michigan First, Kalamazoo, MI, USA: Sarah Mansberger, Partner
WOMEN HELPING WOMEN — BUSINESSActivating Artemis, Melbourne, Australia: Anita Bentata, Founder, Speaker, Author and PsychotherapistBiggin & Scott Knox, Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Danelle Hunter, Managing DirectorBrighton Health Plan Solutions, New York, NY, USA: Carmilla Tan, SVP of AnalyticsCLEON Legal and Mediation Services, Townsville City, QLD, Australia: Chrissy Leontios, Principal LawyerThe Female Social Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Fi Bendall, founderFinancial Voyages LLC, Atlanta, GA, USA: Pamela S. Robinson, CEOThe G8 Ladies, Brisbane, Australia: Gail Creighton-Davies, FounderIBM Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand: Patama Chantaruck, VP for Indochina Expansion and Managing DirectorRed Hat, Raleigh, NC, USA: Laurie Krebs, Global VP of TaxRundeck, Redwood City, CA, USA: Stephanie Fohn, President & CEOVydia, Holmdel, NJ, USA: Jenna Gaudio, VP of Product Management
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WOMEN HELPING WOMEN — GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFITPlan International Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada: Caroline Riseboro, President & CEO
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS — ADVERTISING, MARKETING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONSEASTGOLD CO., LTD., New Taipei City, Taiwan: Yu-Ting HU, Operation and Publishing ManagerFocus Era CO., LTD., Shenzhen, China: Chang Ya-Chieh, Operation and Publishing ManagerPublicity Genie, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Rebecca Mcgregor, PR ManagerRightpoint, Boston, MA, USA: Jenn Dillon, Director of Operations EngineeringSports 1 Marketing, Irvine, CA, USA: Colleen Maloy, Director of Human Resources, S1M CorporationTresemer Group, Kirkland, WA, USA: Whitney DeBerry, a Right-Hand Catalyst for Growth
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS — BUSINESS SERVICES & DIVERSIFIED SERVICESThe Ambit Group, Vienna, VA, USA: Sarak Novak, Director of Corporate Culture and EventsFaulkner Design Group, Dallas, TX, USA: Stacy Peters, Director of DesigniTalent Digital, San Jose, CA, USA: Kelly Ripley Feller, Program Manager, Communications & EnablementKforce, Tampa, FL, USA: Erin Zaller, Senior Director of DeliveryPhaidon International, New York, NY, USA: Lucy Parker, Director, Temporary Workforce Solutions and SalesThe Roundtable, Toronto, ON, Canada: Shelby Gobbo, Senior Manager, ProgramsTransitions in Progress, LLC, Winchester, VA, USA: Julie Starkey, Proposal ManagerUnited Franchise Group, West Palm Beach, FL, USA: Mary Mills, Director of Marketing
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS — COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWAREAgileCraft, Georgetown, TX, USA: Mandy Ross, Director of Product MarketingExtreme Reach, Inc., Needham, MA, USA: Sharon Pidgeon, Product DirectorVydia, Holmdel, NJ, USA: Brittany Jacobs, Product DeveloperWalkMe, New York, NY, USA: Tiffany Bergstrom, Enterprise Account Executive
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS — TELECOMMUNICATIONSAccess One Inc., Chicago, IL, USA: Lori VanDyke: Quick Change ArtistOrange, Amman, Jordan: Hiba Shabrouq, Product Marketing ExpertSPLICE Software, Calgary, AB, Canada: Jenna Ha, Director of Operations
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS — ALL OTHER INDUSTRIESACV Auctions, Buffalo, NY, USA: Sheila Hartwell, Director of Training DevelopmentDiscovery, Inc., Silver Spring, MD, USA: Michelle Zajac, Communications SpecialistKindersley Hospitality Endeavors, Kindersley, SK, Canada: Courtney Lindsay, General ManagerPrimeRevenue, Atlanta, GA, USA: Dana Tashiro, Marketing CoordinatorRAM Mounts (National Products Inc.), Seattle, WA, USA: Jessica Nawar, Product Development ManagerThomson Reuters, New York, NY, USA: Anne-Lise Dorry, Senior Director of Corporate Finance Products
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WOMAN OF THE YEAR — ADVERTISING, MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONSA23 Advisors, Park City, UT, USA: Serenity Thompson, Managing DirectorBrookline Public Relations, Calgary, AB, Canada: Shauna MacDonald, Principal & FounderBrooklyn Outdoor, Detroit, MI, USA: Candice Simons, President + CEODDB Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA: Diane Jackson, Chief Production OfficerDHL Express East, Central and Southern Africa, George, South Africa: Lilian Kanyi Mwangi, Marketing and Communications ManagerThe Female Social Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Fi Bendall, FounderGingerMay, London, United Kingdom: Victoria Usher, Founder and CEOHawthorne, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Jessica Hawthorne-Castro, CEOREP Interactive, Culver City, CA, USA: Judy Gatena, CEOSusan Davis International, Washington, DC, USA: Susan Davis, ChairmanTBWA, Istanbul, Turkey: Burcu Özdemir Kayimtu, Managing Director
WOMAN OF THE YEAR — BUSINESS SERVICESCLEON Legal and Mediation Services, Townsville City, QLD, Australia: Chrissy Leontios, Principal LawyerDHL Express Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico: Nidia Torres, Key Account Desk Team LeaderDHL Express, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Futoun Koudsi, Call Center ManagerEmpowered Women, Melbourne, Australia: Christine Stow, DirectorFIS, Jacksonville, FL, USA: Lynn Roche, Executive Vice President IFS BankingMedical Group Management Association (MGMA), Englewood, CO, USA: Dr. Halee Fischer-Wright, President and CEOStrategati LLC, San Diego, CA, USA: Dr. Corinne Jenni, President & CEO
WOMAN OF THE YEAR — GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFIT2020 Mom, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Joy Burkhard, Founder and Executive DirectorAustralasian Promotional Products Association (APPA), Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Ky Wilson, Australasian Marketing & Membership ManagerBob Woodruff Foundation, New York, NY, USA: Anne Marie Dougherty, Executive DirectorBrilliant Detroit, Detroit, MI, USA: Cindy Eggleton, CEO and Co-FounderThe Cura Foundation, New York, NY, USA: Dr. Robin Smith, Founder and PresidentDignity Health, San Francisco, CA, USA: Deanna Wise, EVP & CIOGracie's Gowns, Inc., Ruther Glen, VA, USA: Jessica White, Founder & CEOHealth4TheWorld, Palo Alto, CA, USA: Bhavya Rehani, President & CEOThe Markle Foundation, New York, NY, USA: Zoë Baird, CEO and PresidentNew Orleans Business Alliance, New Orleans, LA, USA: Alejandra Guzman, Vice President of Performance Management & StrategyOceans 2 Earth Volunteers, Kenmore East, Queensland, Australia: Tracy Leske, FounderPlan International Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada: Caroline Riseboro, President & CEOPurpose DRVN, Woodbury, MN, USA: Alicia Kali, FounderRegional Alliance for Fostering Youth (RAFY), Male, Maldives: Dr. Aishath Rafiyya, Founding PresidentTatarstan Investment Development Agency, Kazan, Russia: Taliya Minullina, Agency HeadTavuun Welfare Association, Karachi, Pakistan: Miss Syeda Amna Nasir Jamal, ChairpersonThe Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust, Llanelli, Wales, United Kingdom: Angela Hughes, Chief Executive
WOMAN OF THE YEAR — INDUSTRYAcacia Law, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The Legal Lioness, Cathryn Warburton, Founder & PartnerAflac, Columbus, GA, USA: Darcy Brito, Business PR ManagerJeunesse Global, Lake Mary, FL, USA: Jeunesse® COO Wendy Lewis Can Calculate It, LiterallyThe Mane Choice, Huntsville, AL, USA: Courtney Adeleye, CEO and FounderUnitedHealthcare, Minnetonka, MN, USA: Kirsten Gorsuch, Chief Communications Officer
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WOMAN OF THE YEAR — TECHNOLOGYBelatrix Software, Redwood City, CA, USA: Silvana Gaia, Senior Technical DirectorChargebacks911, Clearwater, FL, USA: Monica Eaton-Cardone, Owner, Co-Founder and COOHealthEquity, Draper, UT, USA: Ashley Dreier, Outstanding CIO & CTOIntellis, New York, NY, USA: Carmen Macias, Director of Project ManagementMatrix New World Engineering, Florham Park, NJ, USA: Laurie LaPat-Polasko, Vice President/National Director of RemediationOoredoo Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait: Shaima Othman Al-Najdi, Acting CTOQAD, Santa Barbara, CA, USA: Terry Onica, Director of AutomotiveRed Hat, Raleigh, NC, USA: Terri Hall, VP Global Strategic AlliancesTata Consultancy Services, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Nidhi Raina, Global Head of Personal Excellence AcademyZingbox, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA: Dr. May Wang, CTO and Co-Founder
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