2025 Channel Marketing
Excellence List
Join us in celebrating the brilliance in our field with four prestigious awards: The Icon Award, The Visionary Marketer Award, Rising Star Award, and the new award - the Connector Award.
2025 CMA Excellence Honorees
Icon Award
The Icon Award celebrates the titans of channel marketing, those who have consistently set the gold standard in the industry.
Recipients of this award are celebrated for their lifelong commitment to excellence, innovation, and mentorship, shaping the future of channel marketing.
- Chris Ogburn Adobe
- Danielle Post Arrow
- Matt Hickey AT&T
- Rachel Tuller Autodesk
- Peter Alexander Barracuda
- Jeanne Duca BCN
- Seanna Baumgartner CallTower
- Jenn McDonald Cloudflare
- Anthony Graziano D&H Distributing
- Eric Arcese Dell
- Tricia Atchison Equinix
- Krissy Kelley Ericsson
- Nicole Steele F5
- Amanda Jardine GoTo
- Jennifer Anaya Ingram
- Matt Machado Kaseya
- Brooke Cunningham LogicMonitor
- Sam Sundstrom Lumen Technologies
- Colleen Tyler Microsoft
- MeiLee Langley Nextiva
- Robin Holden-Wolf NVIDIA
- Jess Maria RapidScale
- Wendy Harmon RingCentral
- Leslie Vitrano Hubright Schneider Electric
- Meaghan Moore ServiceNow
- Stacey Cole SolarWinds
- Caralyn Stern Sophos, Inc.
- Jessica McDowell
TD Synnex
Visionary Award
The Visionary Marketer Award recognizes individuals with exceptional creative and channel marketing foresight.
This award honors those who envision the future of channel marketing and bring it to life.
- Kendale Miller 11:11 Systems
- Nidhi Tassone Acer
- Jessica Pidgeon Acumatica
- Debbie Ballard Akamai Technologies
- Chris Rallo Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Jennine Lewis AMD
- Christie Coleman AppDirect
- Robin Graham Appfire
- Cristina Carretero Arctic Wolf
- Erin Biesanz Arctic Wolf
- Julia North Aryaka
- Brian Papeman AT&T
- Nisha Menezes Atlassian
- Lorna Cordon Rivero Automation Anywhere
- Meredith Van Wyk Automation Anywhere
- Mario Carvajal Avepoint
- Taylor Wiggins Axonius
- Karlene Alameda Barracuda
- Jenny Ruttman BCN
- Laurna Fay Belden
- Dianne Bruno Cato Networks
- Christine Bavarian Celonis
- Mitch Lopez Charter Communications
- Karen Spencer Ciena
- Tasha Klares Cisco
- LouLou Tran Healey Cloudera
- Natascha Lee Cloudera
- Kim Bailey Cloudflare
- Cassy Matthews Comcast Business
- Jason Borkowicz Comcast Business
- Kate Daly Comcast Business
- Amanda Young
ConnectWise
- Steven Gorman Cox Business
- Shannon Bodnar CrowdStrike
- Tonya Vincent CyberArk
- Jennifer Schaeffer D&H Distributing
- Keri Wilhelm D&H Distributing
- Travis Brown D&H Distributing
- Lena Wiergering Dataminr
- Kara Wooten Dell
- Tricia Blade Deputy
- Lisa Quinby DigiCert
- Kim Cesena DocuSign
- Jill Head DynaTrace
- Lauri Martinez Enzu
- Tina Hanson Equinix
- Corey Cohen Exabeam
- Nada Bogdanyi Exclusive Networks
- Kaitlin Waite Expel
- Lauren Duda Extreme Networks
- Lorna Pierno Extreme Networks
- Akilah Murrell F5
- Jill Alm F5
- Colleen Murphy Five9
- Heather Riley Five9
- Pari Knights Flexential
- Laura Kelly Fortinet
- Rhonda Olson Fortinet
- Shawnae McKown Fortinet
- Staci Corbett Fusion Connect
- Amy Bray Google
- Melissa Van Dover GoTo
- Nicci McKenzie GoTo
- Michael Sims Granite Telecommunications
- Kaylina Rossi GTT
- Bill Yackey Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
- Mayka Rosales Peterson IBM
- Stella Prefach IBM
- Lindsay Medeiros Immuta
- Michelle Becka Ingram
- Andrew Marsee Intel
- Dina Habib OMara Intel
- Marlene Kouba Jabra
- Kerry Travino Juniper Networks
- Tara Newman Kaseya
- Joan Morales Klaviyo
- Kerry Mertz Lantronix
- Caroline Scott Lenovo
- Stephanie Weagle Liongard
- Brian Stowell Logitech
- Natalia Herrera Logitech
- Lindsey Weix Lumen Technologies
- Dave Pashayan Microsoft
- Demi Pissanos Microsoft
- Portia Price Microsoft
- Ken Evans Mitel
- Meloni Lemoine Mitel
- Kate Schlarf Moovila
- Tracy Trottier N-able
- Robbi Virdi Netskope
- Eleonora Liapina Netwrix Corporation
- Christine Thorsen Nextiva
- Melissa Rubsam Nextiva
- Shanna Addams Nutanix
- John Teeple NVIDIA
- David Silverberg Omnissa
- Nicole Belanger OneStream Software
- Jennifer Grimaldi OpenText
- Nathalie Turner Palo Alto Networks
- Lisa Cole Miller Papercut
- Maddie Murphy Promethean
- Molly Foley Proofpoint
- Amy Dailey Qlik
- Joe Gabriel Qlik
- Brian DePamphilis Rapid7
- Heather DiMartini Rapid7
- Sommer Figone RapidScale
- Hannibal Scipio Red Hat
- Kate Canestrari Red Hat
- Jessica Duvall RingCentral
- Kathy Bellamy RingCentral
- Brent Patrick Scale Computing
- Jenn Rothschiller Scality
- Laura Hirshman Scality
- Nathalie Perchard Scality
- Nell Alverson ScanSource
- Ana Carolina Cardoso Guilhen Schneider Electric
- Claudia Gomez Llamas Schneider Electric
- Eileen Foley Schneider Electric
- Erika Janet Hernandez Schneider Electric
- Lucia Spangel Schneider Electric
- May Lee Schneider Electric
- Tracy Sheridan Security Compass
- Ashley Eikenberry Service Now
- Maisa Fernandez ServiceNow
- Melissa Schmitz Sharpen Technologies
- Cecilia Bavio SolarWinds
- Christina Nairn Sophos
- Tara Bresnahan Sophos
- Brock Kuester Splunk
- Kilynn Sommer T-Mobile
- Florence Le Goff Tangoe
- Doug Fortenberry TD SYNNEX
- Robert Martin Telesystem
- Heather Hartland Threat Locker
- Erika Irby Veeam Software
- Michael Bui Veeam Software
- Lori Bonenfant Verizon
- Sara Wollesen Vonage
- Laurie Coppola Mitchell Wasabi Technologies
- Tracey Boucher Brown YourSix
- Tom Esposito Zebra Technologies
- Cheryl Bolotin Zoom
- Chrissy Kelly Zoom
- Frank Aan De Stegge Zoom
- Carilu Contreras Melander Zscaler
- Elorie Widmer Zscaler
Rising Star Award
The Rising Star Award spotlights leaders who are making significant impacts early in their channel marketing careers.
Award recipients are recognized for their fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and remarkable achievements that signal a bright future in channel marketing.
- Jaqueline Gonzalez 11:11
- Adriana Flores Acumatica
- Geo Cadle Adobe
- Katheryn Hewitt Akamai Technologies
- Brittany Peyton Ward Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Elizabeth Eling AMD
- Amir Motameni Appfire
- Emma Kopang Aptum
- Lauren Bouman Arrow
- Karie Wang ASUS
- Kimberly Ho AT&T
- Kris Blackmon AvePoint
- Sofia Dahlqvist Axonius
- Kelli Meerschaert Backblaze
- Alesia Scott Belden
- Dario Avalos Belkin
- Naomy Gustafson Bluebeam
- Madison Doner CallTower
- Marsha Kagan CallTower
- Sandra Cejudo Ciena
- Ashley Stewart Comcast Business
- Marisa George Comcast Business
- Kelly Cuesta ConnectWise
- Kate Danks Coro
- Emily Mast Crexendo
- Christian Lowery CyberArk
- Amanda Crouse D&H Distributing
- Brooke Shaffer D&H Distributing
- Sarah Padlo D&H Distributing
- Saumya Agrawal Dell
- Gilly Harris eSentire
- Addis Casco Five9
- Eunice Leung Flare
- Leah Perez Fortinet
- Alyssa Leveritte Fusion Connect
- Alexandra Berleus GoTo
- Lena Barakat Intelisys
- Hannah Steele Intrado
- Andy Grant Jamf
- Ann-Marie Hilbert Klaviyo
- Kari Sammis Klaviyo
- Cameron Terrell LAVA Technology Services
- Kelsey Corkell Lenovo
- Mannie Fernandez LogicMonitor
- Mariah Pedroza Logitech
- Kelly McKee Lumen Technologies
- Ginna Cuadra Microsoft
- Kristen Norris N-able
- Jovanna Zelenska Netwrix Corporation
- Theresa Campbell NVIDIA
- Anita Lam Ooma
- Alise Carrington OpenText
- Katrina Pecson OpenText
- Amanda Smith Phin
- Rosalie Hamernik Promethean
- Laura Prater Proofpoint
- Suraj Atreya Rackspace Technology
- James Stacey Red Hat
- Tim Prust Scale Computing
- Justine Swinchatt Scality
- Agata Drabik Schneider Electric
- Chelsea Pacella Schneider Electric
- Kateryna Kostiuk Schneider Electric
- Paulina Makowska Schneider Electric
- Virginia Tonning Schneider Electric
- Krista Levin SolarWinds
- Hannah Adamcik Sophos
- Stephanie Worthen T-Mobile
- Brittany Carter TD SYNNEX
- Stephanie Revill Telesystem
- Kelly Weinland Thales Cybersecurity Products
- Charlene Chigumira Thoughtworks
- Sarah Miner Verizon
- Gabby Koepke Vonage
- Brennan Pettis Wasabi Technologies
- Madeline Gaddini YourSix
- Sharushka Odayan Zayo Group
- Cassidy Lentz Zebra Technologies
- Pat Catalano Zebra Technologies
- Hannah Slaton Zoom
Connector Award
The Connector Award honors individuals who, while not traditionally considered channel marketers,
play a pivotal role in advancing channel marketing through collaboration and partnership.
- Vicki Patten Aptum
- Elaine Goodman Cisco
- Margi Shaw Comcast Business
- Peter Kujawa ConnectWise
- Erin Willet Continuant
- Theresa Weitzel Crexendo
- Casey De Palma D&H Distributing
- Heidi Gigler Fortinet
- Danielle McKnight Granite Telecommunications
- Steve Farmiloe Granite Telecommunications
- Brenna Sadler GTT
- Aqeel Shahid IntelePeer
- Chris Whitaker Intelisys
- Amelia Paro Kaseya
- Cassie Jeppson Lenovo
- Chessie Huber Liongard
- Trish Kapos Modus
- Kathy Mazza Ooma
- Mel Kolinski Ostra Cybersecurity
- Michelle Ragusa-McBain Red Access
- Maeve Fox Schneider Electric
- John Noone SolarWinds
- Jasmina Muller Titan Cloud Storage
- Stacy Conrad TPx
Excellence List
The Channel Marketing Excellence List isn't JUST a list. The professionals who are selected are at the top of their field and have navigated complex market dynamics with flair, driving unparalleled growth and engagement through their visionary strategies.
- Ryan Ogle Acer
- Kelly Woolsey AMD
- Amanda Green AppDirect
- Christopher Walker Aryaka
- Elizabeth Pike ASUS
- Jennifer Story AT&T
- Austin Burningham Atlassian
- Ludek Hrdina AutoDesk
- Meghan MacBride Axonius
- Teresa Dodson Backblaze
- Ashton Smith Belkin International
- Chelsea Shirmer Bluebeam
- M'lee Gonzalez Cato Networks
- Charetta Staley Celonis
- Casey Kittredge Cisco
- Jamie Tarrou ConnectWise
- Heather Harlos Coro
- Vanessa Fernandez Coro
- Chelsea Nguyen CrowdStrike
- Alyssa Trepani D&H Distributing
- Brooke Vdov D&H Distributing
- David Labagh D&H Distributing
- Kyle Trovinger D&H Distributing
- Lori Catlin D&H Distributing
- Kelly Walker Dataminr
- Anil Raman Dell
- Jeffrey Maes Dell
- Jeremy May Dell
- Melissa Giroux Dell
- Keshila Vallot Shannon Deputy
- Carri Hamilton DigiCert
- Sandra Conn DynaTrace
- Lisa Yeaton Ericsson
- Ashlyn McLean eSentire
- Juliana Keltner Exabeam
- Jessica Jerozal Exclusive Networks
- Lisa Desimine Expel
- Caitlyn Smith Extreme Networks
- Diana Ellis F5
- Kristana Kane F5
- Brittany Bowers Five9
- Debi Beatty Flexential
- Anna Hobbs-Maddox Flexera
- Ashleigh Hookano Fortinet
- Brittany Pettey Fortinet
- Janessa Wake Fortinet
- Nichole Bugara Fortinet
- Sheri Stuckey Fortinet
- Heather Lewis Genesys
- Julie Christie Genesys
- Janice Zhang Google
- Alex Berleus GoTo
- Zubin Eapen GoTo
- Cayce Wegman Granite Telecommunications
- Jennifer Sommer Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Maria Johnson Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Cameron Allsep Infinite Electronics, Inc.
- Victoria Casillas Ingram
- Patrick Bagshaw IntelePeer
- Mauricevan Hogeloon Jabra
- Teo Rangelova Murray Jamf
- Elizaveta Myšáková JetBrains
- Kamila Havrankova JetBrains
- Michelle Baker Juniper Networks
- Whitney Loving LAVA Technology Services
- Ana Evangelista Lenovo
- Morgan Bodnar Lenovo
- Jill McMillen Karp Logitech
- Rachel Law Lumen Technologies
- Sara Wilde Mitel
- Colleen Baldrey Moovila
- Alex Thompson NetAlly
- Kim Kingsbury NetAlly
- Hayley Boushka Netskope
- Julia Lialina Netwrix Corporation
- Lianne Ong Netwrix Corporation
- JoLynn Hauser Nextiva
- Kristen Papandrea Nutanix
- Johanna Avila Omnissa
- Ashley Gardner OneStream Software
- Lisa Radiotes Efstratis OpenText
- Toni Ann Mannilla Palo Alto Networks
- Ivana Abruzzese Proofpoint
- Gabriela Aguilar Rackspace Technology
- Sarah Kelly Rapid7
- Jason Manning RingCentral
- Iryna Dmytrenko Schneider Electric
- Lorena Parra Schneider Electric
- Lindsey Hartman SentinelOne
- Gretchen Murray ServiceNow
- Katie Spence ServiceNow
- Tameka Esquivel ServiceNow
- Megan Lasuzzo SpectrumVoIP
- Sharlene Chua Splunk
- Chelsea Oxenreider T-Mobile
- Brianne Small Thales Cybersecurity Products
- Ben Goodman Threat Locker
- Jackie Deuchler Wasabi Technologies
- Lauren Holbrook Wasabi Technologies
- Lucy Greenaway XMCyber
- Megan Wysocki Zebra Technologies
- Sarah Peters Zscaler