Channel Futures Unveils Its First-Ever DE&I 101 List
The list recognizes individuals working to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the ICT channel.
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Ayan Adam
Founder
CX Atelier
Hugo Almeida
CEO
Abitronix
Ekenna Anya-Gafu
Director of Planning
Bay Street Capital Holdings
Gary Austin
Senior Manager, Partner Solutions
T-Mobile
Amy Bailey
President
ACW
Kelli Ballou-McMillan
National Partner Manager/Partner Advocate
Five9
Vishi Bindra
Director, Cybersecurity Services
KPMG
Kris Blackmon
Chief Channel Officer
JS Group
Dany Bouchedid
CEO
COLOTRAQ
Tiffani Bova
Growth Evangelist, Salesforce
WSJ Bestselling Author, Growth IQ
Sally Brandtneris
CFO
Logicalis
Claudia Brind-Woody
IBM Managing Director, Walgreens Boots Alliance
IBM
Lisa Brunet
Managing Partner/President
DLZP Group
Michael Bui
Channel Marketing Manager
Spectrum Enterprise
Pete Busam
Founder & Managing Member
Equilibrium Consulting
Brandyn Campbell
Founder & President
Brandy Campbell Communications
Matt Carter
CEO
Aryaka Networks
Melvin Chatman Jr.
Executive Director of Operations
Business Continuity Technologies
Neelan Choksi
President & COO
Tasktop Technologies
Di Ciruolo
Head of Inclusion
Jambb
Rodney Clark
Corporate Vice President, Global Channel Sales & Channel Chief
Microsoft
Modupé Congleton
Head of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Sales & Marketing
AWS
Gary Cormier
FAS Human Resources
Harvard University
Paul Cronin
CEO
Apogee IT Services
Craig Cuffie
Chief Procurement Officer
Salesforce
Marlon Davids
Founder & CEO
Blurt Digital
Esther Deutsch
Operations Manager
RCS Professional Services
Jennifer Didier
President
Directions Training
Juan Fernandez
Vice President of Managed IT Services
ImageNet
Peter Fidler
President
WCA Technologies
Narine Galstian
CMO
SADA Systems
Morgan Granfield
Senior Channel Sales Manager
Digital Realty
Tina Gravel
Senior Vice President, Channels & Alliances
AppGate
Anthony Graziano
Vice President, Vendor Marketing, Americas
Tech Data
Lauren Grenier
Marketing Director
Granite
Will Harris
Founder & CEO
Willpower Consultation
Ashkaan Hassan
Owner
We Solve Problems
Dawn Jones
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Intel
Don Joos
CEO
TPx
Alanna Kane
General Manager
PowerNET IT Solutions
Brandon Knight
Vice President, Advanced Solutions – Contact Center
Telarus
Paco Lebron
Founder & CEO
ProdigyTeks
John Lizana
Senior Director, National Partner Programs
Comcast Business
John Lundy
Lead Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Program Manager
Ingram Micro
Cleonie Mainvielle
Owner & Founder
Inspired Outcome
Heather Margolis
Founder & CEO
Spark Your Channel
Sarah Marsh
Director of Channel Strategy & Sales Enablement
Verizon Business Group
Ernest Marshall Jr.
Executive Vice President & CHRO
Eaton
Nikki Martin Kobiljak
Chief Happiness Officer
Eclipse Telecom
Sandy McGrath
Operations Manager
Final Frontiers Systems
Ken Mercer
Channel Strategy Manager
Telesystem
Alexis Mervin
Manager, Channel Sales – Southeastern Region
Sophos
Sharon Miethke
General Manager
NW Computing
George Monroy
CEO
Monroy IT Services
Jasmina Muller
Vice President Global Channel Partnerships
Everbridge
Akilah Murrell
Senior Director, Channel Marketing
Channel Maven Consulting
Christina Nairn
Director, Americas Regional Marketing
Sophos
Wes Nelson
Strategic Partner Manager
Trend Micro
Sonia Ng
Director, HR Business Partner
HP
Romvadee Overbey
Senior Director of Business Development – IoT
AT&T
Melonie Parker
Chief Diversity Officer
Google
Eric Pinto
Senior Director, Channel & Product Strategy
SOCSoter
Ayesha Prakash
Vice President, Worldwide Channels & Alliances
KELA
Jason Pryce
Channel Development Manager
Datto
Bana Qashu
Regional Vice President of Sales
Avant
Michelle Ragusa-McBain
Global Lead & Channel Evangelist for MSP and XaaS
Cisco
Franklin Reed
Executive Director of Inclusion and Diversity
TEKSystems
Bryan Reynolds
Senior Director, Sales Operations
TBI
Nancy Ridge
Founder & President
Ridge Innovative
Paul Riedl Jr.
CEO
River Run
Joe Rojas
CEO
RedSapiens
Mayka Rosales-Peterson
Senior Manager, Managing Partner Program
AppSmart
Kathryn Rose
Founder
wiseHer
Natasha Royer Coons
CRO
Advantix
Nancy Sabino
CEO
SabinoCompTech
Jorge Santana
Technical Sales Consultant
AT&T
Jamaal Savwoir
Director, Channel Sales Engineering
8×8
Reggie Scales
Executive Vice President/General Manager Applications Group
Americas & APAC
Vonage
Gavriella Schuster
Corporate Vice President, One Commercial Partner
Microsoft
Matt Scully
Senior Channel Development Manager
Mailprotector
Orkideh Shahidi
Vice President, People Operations
SADA Systems
Vicky Sleight
Global Director, Human Factor and D&I
TM Forum
Mobolaji Sokunbi
Head of Strategic Partnerships, North America Small Business
Dell Technologies
Rachel Spatz
Vice President, Global Marketing
NinjaRMM
Tisha Spriggs Staten
Administrative Operations Manager
Community IT Innovators
Yvette Steele
Director, Member Communities
CompTIA
Jackie Steinberg
Partner Development Manager & Colocation Evangelist
AT&T Business
Reginald Stevens
CEO
IRIS Solutions
Sam Sundstrom
Director of Marketing
Lumen
Michelle Tomallo
Chief People Officer/So-Founder
FIT Technologies
Marcial Velez
CEO
Xperteks
Marlen von Roth
Sales Director Cloud EMEA
SUSE
Harpreet Walia
President & CEO
WaveStrong
Phillip Walker
Customer Advocate CEO
Network Solutions Provider
Frank Warren
Regional Vice President, Sales
Park Place Technologies
Aries Webb-Williams
Software Portfolio Advisor
SoftwareONE
Raquel Wiley
Vice President of Marketing
NetFortris
Alexis Williams
Marketing Coordinator
The 20 MSP
Barry Williams
Executive Director, Indirect Channel Sales
Comcast Business
Shanis Windland
Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
VMware
Michelle Witherspoon
Chief of People, Diversity & Operations_Security and Trust
Cisco
Vennard Wright
President
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Michelle Witherspoon
Chief of People, Diversity & Operations_Security and Trust
Cisco
Vennard Wright
President
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Channel Futures released its first-ever DE&I 101 list today. The list honors 101 individuals from multicultural backgrounds who are working to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the ICT channel. We will publish the list annually, with a new set of honorees each year.
The ICT industry has acknowledged the need for DE&I for many years. And any number of tech organizations have received attention for the DE&I programs they’ve launched. But it’s the people at the grassroots level who get things started and keep the momentum going. And too often their efforts go unacknowledged.
Individuals honored on this first list come from around the globe. Occupations run the gamut from company founders and CEOs to customer advocates and marketing coordinators. Their myriad accomplishments and contributions range from being a face, voice and force for women in a traditionally male-dominated industry, to creating mentoring programs that offer opportunities for training and placement in the ICT industry. Many work through CompTIA communities and other industry organizations. Others have founded their own. Allyship, advocacy and activism are at the forefront with this group.
In the months ahead, we will be providing an in-depth look at the work of some of our honorees. In the meantime, you can learn more about each individual by clicking on the link that appears with their photo in the permanent gallery of honorees on our website.
Diversity Brings Innovation, Productivity and Profitability
Informa’s Robert DeMarzo
“The publication of this list represents a milestone for the ICT industry and channel,” said Robert DeMarzo, vice president of content, Informa Tech Channels. “It raises the visibility of individuals who are truly at the center of change in the industry.”
“These individuals are propelling their organizations forward when it comes to innovation, business growth and customer/supplier connections. The Channel Futures team is proud of its role in bringing this list to market recognizing such a great group of individuals.”
Nominations for the first-ever DE&I 101 list were solicited on the Channel Futures website. Between April 15 and June 15, individuals could nominate themselves or others for the list. Applications were open to managers, leaders and individual contributors. Members of the Channel Futures editorial team thoroughly reviewed all submissions with input from advisory board members.
Informa Tech’s Kelly Danziger
“It’s been proven that a diverse workforce can make a company more innovative, productive and profitable,” said Kelly Danziger, general manager, Informa Tech Channels. “Our industry is constantly evolving to keep pace with advances in information and communications technologies and the workplace structure. It’s essential that the industry and the channel also evolve in step with the workplace demographics. Beyond making good business sense, it’s the right thing to do.”
Click through the slideshow above. You’ll meet the members of the inaugural Channel Futures DE&I 101.
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