2009 Honorees

Congratulations to the 2009 Women of the Year in Technology Honorees!

This year, forty-two women were nominated for the Women of the Year in Technology Awards. All are honorees to be recognized for the impact they have on their businesses and communities. Representing a broad range of industries, including banking, retail, health care, public sector and utilities, as well as technology organizations, each one of the 2009 honorees excels in technology leadership.

WIT’s 10th Annual 2009 Women of the Year Awards winners were selected from the following list of honorees:

Emerging/Small Organization - to 250 employees

• Kim Addington, CMO, nuBridges
• Henrietta Barnes, CFO, Qcept Technologies
• Linda Braddon, President, Secure BioMed Evaluations
• Sheryl J. Cherico, President and COO, mPacts, LLC
• Shana DeLuca, Manager of Software Testing and Educational Services, DataScan Technologies
• Kim Freedman, Catalyst Leadership Coaching
• Latha Ganeshan, President and CEO, Datum Software, Inc.
• Tirza Hollenhorst, President, ifPeople, Inc.
• Kathleen Kurre, CEO, TechBridge, Inc.
• Lynne Laube, President and Co-Founder, Cardlytics, Inc.
• Karen Lennon, Founder and CEO, Beyond Z
• Carla Rogg, President, Care Solutions, Inc.
• Joellyn Sargent, EVP, Century Point Mortgage
• Lakesha Wilson, President and COO, LIGATT Security International

Mid-Market/Medium Organization - 251 - 2,500 employees

• Cathy Adams, EVP and CAO, Federal Home Loan Bank
• Debbie Everidge, VP of Information Technology, Sciele Pharma, Inc.
• Amy Conroy Hassinger, Director of Operations, Service and Support, Verint Systems Inc.
• Lauret Howard, VP of Strategic Alignment and Performance Services, Nasco
• Shannon Johnston, Chief Technology Officer, Points of Light Institute
• Carla T. LaMorta, SVP and CIO, ZC Sterling Corporation
• Terrie O'Hanlon, SVP and CMO, Manhattan Associates
• Christine Parsons, IT Director, SouthernLINC Wireless
• Donna Woodruff, Director of Business Systems, IT, AutoTrader.com

Enterprise Organization - over 2,500 employees

• Janis Altshuler, VP, E-Commerce, Rooms To Go
• Lynn Anderson, VP, Cap Gemini
• Laurie Baird, Director of Technology Partnerships, Turner Broadcasting Systems
• Sharon Bevis-Hoover, Director of Global IT Transformation and Foundation Services, The Coca Cola Company
• Robin Bienfait, CIO, Research In Motion Limited
• Amy Brady, Senior Vice President and Global Integrated Business and Technology Services Executive, Bank of America
• Loretta A. Cecil, SVP and General Counsel, McKesson Technology Solutions
• Rebecca Cotter, SVP, Suntrust Banks, Inc.
• Dabney Dixon, Professor of Chemistry and Director of STEM Education Initiatives, Georgia State University
• Lajuana Earwood, Norfolk Southern Corp.
• Noni Gonzalez, AVP, Corporate Systems, Mobility, AT&T
• Sallie Graves, SVP and Head of Life Applications, ING
• Teresa Linz, Associate Director, Verizon Wireless
• Kay Morscheiser, VP, CGI
• Shelly Nelson, Manager of Technology Alignment, IHG
• Barbara Sanders, VP, The Home Depot
• Vanessa Wilson, Program Director, IHG
• Dottie Yates, VP of Product Management -E-Banking, Fidelity National Information Services
• Jackie Yeaney, EVP and CMO, Premier Global