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Friday, November 14, 2014Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York, New York
11th AnnualStevie® Awards forWomen In Business
AWARDS DINNERAND CEREMONIES
MEDIA SPONSOR SILENT AUCTION BENEFICIARY
Net proceeds from tonight's silent auctionwill be contributed to organizationsworking in West Africa to aid thoseaffected by the Ebola outbreak.
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Program ContentsFinal Judging Committees 3
Preliminary Judges 9
Finalists 13
Media Awards Categories 13
New Product & ServiceAwards Categories 13
Communications & MarketingAwards Categories 15
Company/OrganizationAwards Categories 17
Individual Awards Categories 21
Welcome to the 2014 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business.
For the first 10 years of this program our awards dinners filled the cozy Astor Ballroom onthe seventh floor of this Marriott Marquis Hotel. This year we’ve moved to the big ballroom,the Broadway, one of the biggest ballrooms in New York City. It’s appropriate that you willnow be recognized on the big stage, because your achievements are outsized. Again this yearthe judges marveled at the extraordinary, inspiring accomplishments of you Finalists and yourorganizations. Congratulations again on your success!
This year’s Stevie Awards for Women in Business received more than 1,200 entries fromindividuals and organizations in 22 nations. More than 160 professionals around the worldparticipated in the judging process in September –October. The average scores of preliminaryjudges determined the Finalists. The Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award placements thatwill be revealed tonight were determined by the members of five final judging committees inlate October. All judges are acknowledged in this program.
At the conclusion of tonight’s ceremony we’ll present Grand Stevie Award trophies to thefive organizations that submitted the best body of entries to this year’s competition—be sureto 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. I know you’ll enjoy yourself!
Cordially,
Michael GallagherPresidentThe Stevie Awards
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Final Judging CommitteesFinal judging was conducted in October by the members of these five committees. Their average scores deter-mined the Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie® Award winners from among the Finalists. We appreciate their time,interest and insights.
Media Awards Categories
COMMITTEE CHAIRCaroline Tien-SpaldingSenior Director of MarketingArcsoftFremont, CA, USA
COMMITTEE:Karen Appleton, Founder, box.org,
Los Altos, CA, USASuraya Bliss, Digital Communications Consultant,
Everyartist.me, Bentonville, AZ, USAKathleen Bouldin, Vice President, Digital Marketing,
PrismWorks, Inc., Landenberg, PA, USAKhobi Brooklyn, Director, Product Communications,
Square, Inc., San Francisco, CA, USAAlice Chan, Principal/Founder, BirdPR,
San Francisco, CA, USAMichele Don Durbin, General Manager & SVP, The Americas,
Cupid PLC, San Jose, CA, USAIlinca Dumitrescu, Creative Director, other,
London, United KingdomMadeline Duva, Board Member, mPerpetuo,
San Francisco, CA, USAJan Manon, Creative Director, Elf,
Burlington, VT, USAPolly Willson, Director of Digital Engagement,
Reading Room, London, United Kingdom
Communications/Marketing andNew Product/Service Awards CategoriesFinal Judging Committee
COMMITTEE CHAIRKatrin LudvigssonCEORippler CommunicationsStockholm, Sweden
COMMITTEE:Yvonne Borg, SVP, Stakeholder Management,
E.ON Sverige AB, Malmö, SwedenViera Cervenakova, VP Distribution,
Fox International Channels, Stockholm, SwedenMaria Dahlquist, Marketing Manager, Diners Club Nordic,
Stockholm, SwedenTommy Evin, Director of Marketing & E-Commerce,
Best Western Hotels Sweden, Stockholm, SwedenÅsa Jamal, Director/SVP, Communications, HR and
Public Affairs, TV4 Gruppen, Stockholm, SwedenMarika Markovits, Director, Stockholm City Mission
(Stockholms Stadsmission), Stockholm, SwedenMagdalena Öhrn, Communications Director,
Ving Sverige/Thomas Cook Northern Europe,Stockholm, Sweden
Katie Powell, Marketing & Communications Director,Ordnance Survey, Southampton, United Kingdom
Nora Senior, Executive Chair UK Regions and Ireland,Weber Shandwick, Edinburgh, Scotland
Carla Spain, Director of Marketing & Communications,Holy Names High School, Oakland, CA, USA
Marta Tiberg, Vice President, Scandinavian AirlineSystem (SAS), Sollentuna, Sweden
Anders Tullgren, SVP PR & Marketing, HBO Nordic,Stockholm, Sweden
Cathrine Wigzell, Corporate Communications Manager,Ahleni AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Ann Ystén, Head of Marketing & Communications, Friends,Stockholm, Sweden
Learn more about the 2014 Final Judges
Final Judging CommitteesContinued
Company/Organization Awards CategoriesFinal Judging Committee
COMMITTEE CHAIRStephanie AzzaronePresidentChild’s Play CommunicationsNew York, NY, USA
COMMITTEE:Vicente Diaz III, Sr. Accounts Payable Analyst,
Linde Global Services, Metro Manila, The PhilippinesDeborah Herman, President, Fabric Innovations,
Coral Gables, FL, USADr. Neelima Kamrah, Chairman, KIIT Group of Colleges,
Gurgaon, IndiaYuka Karino, Analyst, GE Capital Japan, Tokyo, JapanSizile Mabaso, Managing Director, SM Business,
Johannesburg, South AfricaJennifer Maldonado, Customer Experience Director,
Activision, San Pedro, CA, USARay Quintana, General Partner, Cottonwood Technology
Fund, Albuquerque, NM, USASrinivasan Saravanamuthu, Senior Manager–Technology,
Accenture, Seattle, WA, USATim Weil, Managing Partner, Providence Capital,
Dallas, TX, USA
Individual—Entrepreneur Awards CategoriesFinal Judging Committee
COMMITTEE CHAIRRedickaa SubramanianCEO & Chief StrategistInterakt Digital GroupSingapore, Singapore
COMMITTEE:Nicole Adams, Marketing, PR and Corporate
Communications Translator, NYA Communications,Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Jillian Alexander, Managing Director,Conduit Consulting LLC, Santa Monica, CA, USA
Denise Brien, Senior Director of Consumer Analyticsand Research, AOL, Reston, VA, USA
Brad McManus, Vice Chair, Integral Leadership Institute,Osborne Park, Western Australia, Australia
Jesintha Rajaratnam, Managing Partner,Joje India Consultants—Finance and HR,Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Heena Sunil Bulchandani, Specialist-Training & Development,HR Training, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority,Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Shoab Syed, IT Manager, SJS Solutions,Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Robin Vaitonis, Senior Vice President, Tanis Communications,San Jose, CA, USA
Anne Walker, Founder & CEO, International DanceSupplies Ltd, Newton Abbot, Devon, United Kingdom
Stacy Weil, Executive Director, PPD, Inc.,Austin, TX, USA
Julia Zamorska, Senior Director of CorporateCommunications, Fareportal,New York, NY, USA
Nancy Zurbuchen, President, Motional Multimedia,Wildwood, MT, USA
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Final Judging CommitteesContinued
Individual/Eexcutive Awards CategoriesFinal Judging Committee
COMMITTEE CHAIRSusan JohnsonDirector of CommunicationsWomen Presidents’ OrganizationNew York, NY, USA
COMMITTEE:Megan Alaric, Chief Digital Officer, Cenergy,
Houston, TX, USARoz Alford, Principal, ASAP Solutions Group,
Norcross, GA, USAHulda Bjarnadottir, Executive Director, FKA Association of
Business Leaders in Iceland, Reykjavík, IcelandMelissa Cooper, CEO, RezBiz, LLC,
Boston, MA, USASusan Davis, President, Susan Davis International,
Washington, DC, USALeslie Harstad, Director of Marketing, Optum,
Minneapolis/St Paul, MN, USAJulie Livingston, President, Livingston PR,
Forest Hills, NY, USAWendy Morris, Vice President, Team Marketing &
Business Operations, NBA Entertainment,New York, NY, USA
June Ressler, President/CEO, Cenergy,Houston, TX, USA
Lori Zaret, Chief Marketing Officer, Bond Consulting,Dallas, TX, USA
Runa Magnus, Board Member, FKA—Assocation ofBusiness Women in Iceland, Seltjarnarnes, Iceland
Michelle Lalonde, Paralegal, Cenergy,Houston, TX, USA
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Preliminary Judges
The following professionals participated in preliminaryjudging of the 2014 Stevie® Awards for Women inBusiness in September and October. Their averagescores determined the 2014 Finalists. We thank themfor their time, insights and support.
Learn more about this judging panel.
Husam Mahmoud Abdallah, Sr. Specialist Strategy &Business Excellence, Dubai Airport Free Zone,Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Lisa Abeyta, Founder/CEO, APPCityLife, Inc.,Albuquerque, NM, USA
Huda Al-Husaini, Engineer, Jordan Engineers Association,Jordan
Andrea Archuleta, Director, Corporate Strategy andBusiness Development, Ascendant Global Technology,Albuquerque, NM, USA
Kausar Asif, Sr. Manager Mktg.Services,Cupola Pakistan Limited, Karachi, Pakistan
Michelle Bart, President, CEO, National Women’s CoalitionAgainst Violence & Exploitation (NWCAVE),Vancouver, WA, USA
Janet Beale, Managing Director, Sytor Enterprises Pty Ltd,East Lindfield, NSW, Australia
Talia Beckett, Managing Director, Pink Pearl Public Relations,Canada
Sherry Bellamy, Business Owner, Anythingdomain.com,Centreville, VA, USA
Denise Blasevick, CEO, The S3 Agency, Boonton, NJ, USATya Bolton, CEO/Business & Event Strategist,
Exceptional Business Solutions, LLC, Waldorf, MD, USAKaren Bonsignori, Founder/CEO, FRESH Company USA,
Clearwater, FL, USAJennifer Braun, Owner & CEO, Type A Events | Festivities,
Medina, MN, USAJane Bryant, Director, Spire Communications,
Potomac Falls, VA, USAMj Callaway, Author, Coach, Speaker, Rock More Sales,
Delmont, PA, USABev Campbell, Employee Advocate, Bev’s Business Services,
Kimberley, BC, CanadaDawn Campbell Giesman, Sr. Marketing Manager,
PublicSchoolWORKS, Cincinnati, OH, USADeb Carr, Founder, Sydney Lifestyle Blog,
Sydney, NSW, AustraliaKim Clark, Principal, Polished Professionals Boston,
Boston, MA, USAMonica Coburn, Vice President, Wells Fargo,
Las Vegas, NV, USAEtta Cohen, Founder, Forward Ladies,
Leeds, United KingdomJennifer Commander, Partner and Managing Director,
Alexandria Clinical Research, Alexandria, VA, USA
Irene Corpuz, Head of Planning & IT Security, WesternRegion Municipality, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Maria Coyne, Executive VP, KeyBank, Cleveland, OH, USAKate Darcy Hohenthal, Founder, The Birthday Club,
Manchester, CT, USAChurchill Dass Prince, Founder CEO, Sales Intellect Company,
Chennai, IndiaDanielle Davenport, Co-Founder, South Valley Angels,
San Martin, CA, USARobyn Davis, Owner, When I Need Help, Lexington, SC, USAAnna Day, Director, Worldwide Womens Resources,
Bicester, South East, United KingdomRochelle Ekanayake, Managing Director, MrPierce Studios
International Asia (pvt) LTD, Colombo, Sri LankaLori Ericson, Product Planning and Development,
Epicor Software, Denver, CO, USAJoy Lynn Fields, President, Joy Lynn, Inc., GA, USAKharma Finley-Wallace, Principal, Hoverfly Media,
Washington, DC, USALynette Flowers, CEO, Flowers Powers Girls, USASusan Flynn-Doyle, Co-Owner, SFD Couture Formal Wear,
New York, NY, USALorretta Gasper, Owner/Principal,
Wind Rose Communications, Atlanta, GA, USAManoj Gautam, MR Om Shiva, Shakti Herbal Company,
Kathmandu, NepalLinda Ginac, CEO, TalentGuard, Austin, TX, USABarb Girson, President, My Sales Tactics, LLC,
New Albany, OH, USARegina Glick, Director of Marketing, Summit Business Media,
New York, NY, USACharity Herb, Online Content Administrator,
American Greetings, Cleveland, OH, USAKimberly Howard, Vice President, Creative Director,
The Thomas Collective, New York, NY, USAJennifer Hrycyszyn, Vice President, Greenough,
Boston, MA, USACraig Jacobsen, Founder, Open Spaces Marketing,
Vista, CA, USAMonika Jaslowska, Corporate Communications, Polpharma,
Warsaw, PolandAnne Jefferies, Vendor Compliance Manager, AT&T Global
Vendor Management, Biggar, United KingdomBrigitte Johnson, APR, Communications Manager,
Enterprise Community Partners, Columbia, MD, USAJP Jones, Owner, Paige1Media, Lawerenceburg, TN, USARebecca Jones, Owner, bScene Marketing Solutions,
Miami, FL, USARose Jurczewski, Owner, Funxion Fuzion, Roselle, IL, USANancy Justice, Global Customer Service Manager, Braiform,
Asheville, NC, USALaura Kerr, Principal Business Analyst, Sabre Airline Solutions,
Southlake, TX, USA
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Preliminary JudgesContinued
Datin Sri Dato’, Dr. Wang Kim Ha, Group ExecutiveDirector, Smart Reader® Worldwide Sdn. Bhd.,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Shamina Krishna, Manager, Training Department, SmartReader® Worldwide Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tammy Kronawitter, Executive Assistant, Clear Decisions,Mitcham, SA, Australia
Iwona Kubicz, President of the Board, Procontent,Warsaw, Poland
Jill Liberman, Founder, Videoglobetrotter Inc.,Boca Raton, FL, USA
Vanessa Lindeberg, Account Manager, OnStrategy,Reno, NV, USA
Natalie Lowde, Founder Director, #Changetheratio,High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Susan Lynch, EVP & CFO, Global Information SolutionsDivision, Hitachi Data Systems, Santa Clara, CA, USA
Anil Machado, Managing Director, Tnell Sieradz, PolandMorag Malloy, Managing Director, Fission Creative,
Paisley, United KingdomCarol Marx, Past President, American Agri-Women,
Rickreall, OR, USADonald Mazzella, COO, Information Strategies, Inc.,
Ridgefield, NJ, USARobin McCoy-Ramirez, Owner, SoothEaze, Boston, MA, USAElaine Metlin, Senior Partner, Dickstein Shapiro,
Washington, DC, USANicole Middendorf, CEO, Prosperwell Financial,
Plymouth, MN, USALaurel Mintz, CEO, Elevate My Brand, Inc.,
Studio City, CA, USADeborah Mitchell, Founder, Heaven Health & Beauty Ltd,
Wolverhampton, United KingdomDebbie Moore, COO, Other Creative Ltd., London,
London, United KingdomDawn Morris, Sr. Vice President & General Manager,
Bankers Warranty Group, St. Petersburg, FL, USAChris Moschovitis, CEO, TMG-emedia, New York, NY, USAStephanie Moss, Vice President, Hansen Technnologies,
Powder Springs, GA, USARajendran Nair, Sr. Director, Marketing Intalio, USAKirsten Osolind, Founding CEO, Re:invention, USALiz Palmer, President and CEO, Liz Palmer Media Group Inc.,
Toronto, ON, CanadaGayle Pearce, Senior Associate, STS Capital Partners,
Mississauga, ON, CanadaSarah-Jane Peterschlingmann, Managing Director,
ATechnology International, Australia
Harish Pillai, COO, Indus Health Plus Pvt. Ltd., Pune, IndiaToni Potter, Director, Technica, Dulles, VA, USAFabi Preslar, President, SPARK Publications,
Matthew, NC, USAVicky Prior, Founder, Utter Content Creation Ltd,
Huddersfield, AL, United KingdomRebecca Quin, Owner, The Rebecca Quin Agency, New York,
NY, USAMaria Reitan, Senior Principal, Lola Red PR,
Minneapolis, MN, USASandra Richardson, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer,
Métier, Ltd., Healdsburg, CA, USAAnupama Rosa, Marketing Executive,
Lycatel Switchware Ltd., United KingdomCatalina Rousseau, President & CEO, BDR Associates,
Bucharest, RomaniaPearl Saadi, Ms,Other Creative Ltd., London,
London, United KingdomAmy Scarlino, President & CEO, Catchpole Corporation,
Boston, MA, USAGrace Schalkwyk, CEO, Gramercy Digital Strategy Advisors,
New York, NY, USAKatja Schroeder, President, Expedition PR,
Brooklyn, NY, USAMark Schroeder, Senior Vice President,
M Booth & Associates, New York, NY, USAChristine Seymour, Director of Marketing,
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA, USAJulie Sheppard, General Counsel, Florida Institute for
Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC), Pensacola, FL, USALetty Swank, Founder, Giftwrapperz, Los Gatos, CA, USAAlice Takpemongo, Technology & Innovation Consultant,
Mindjet, Brentford, Middlesex, United KingdomPamela Thomas, President, The Thomas Collective,
New York, NY, USAJosie Thomson, CEO, JosieThomson.com,
Red Hill, QLD, AustraliaMelanie Tinto, Vice President, Hewlett-Packard,
Palo Alto, CA, USADebra Turbes, Director Corporate Marketing,
NEI Global Relocation, Omaha, NE, USAGea Wijers, Senior Consultant, Wijers Community-based
Consulting, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, The NetherlandsLeah Wilkinson, Partner, Wilkinson Shein Communications,
Stevenson, MD, USABecky Wilson, Chief Visibility Officer, WDS Marketing & PR,
Overland Park, KS, USAYvonne Wu, Author Assistant & Publicist, The YP Publishing,
Ontario, Canada
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2014 FinalistsIn order of presentation
MEDIA AWARDS CATEGORIES
See the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award Placements in These Categories.
WEBSITE OR BLOG OF THE YEARAccenture, Chicago, IL, USA: Accenture Corporate WebsiteATechnology International, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Virgin Australia’s Happy Hour WebsiteHewlett-Packard Company, Sunnyvale, CA, USA: Pronq by HP
EVENT OF THE YEAREnergyRICH® Coaching, Inc., New York, NY, USA: The A Course In Business MiraclesTM 21-Day Discovery SeriesEnterprising Women, Cary, NC, USA: Enterprising Women of the Year Awards CelebrationFabulous@50, Edmonton, AB, Canada: Fabulous@50 Experience & Martini Party
SMARTPHONE OR TABLET APP OF THE YEARAccenture, Chicago, IL, USA: Accenture Outlook AppInfant & Toddler Forum London, United Kingdom: Infant and Toddler Forum ‘Tot It Up’ toddler food calculator app
VIDEO OF THE YEARBitsy’s Brainfood, New York, NY, USA: Bitsy’s Brainfood Video
NEW PRODUCT & SERVICE AWARDS CATEGORIES
See the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award Placements in These Categories.
BEST NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS PRODUCTS AND SERVICESBeckon, San Mateo, CA, USA: Beckon SaaS Marketing Analytics PlatformeZCom Software, Englewood, NJ, USA: eZCom Software’s Drop Ship to Consumer EDI ApplicationiTalent Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, USA: iTalent Launches Award-winning Social Knowledge Management Practice AreaSPARK Publications, Charlotte, NC, USA: b2bTRIBE—new niche magazine FOR and BY small business owners and entrepreneurs
BEST NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE OF THE YEAR—CONSUMER PRODUCTSBridgeway Homeschool Academy, Catasauqua, PA, USA: Bridgeway Academy’s HOPE Package in partnership with the Essential
Learning InstituteEllison Educational Equipment, Inc., Lake Forest, CA, USA: Sizzix eclips2 DIY Electronic Cutter Starter KitLlorente & Cuenca, Madrid, Spain: Special Post-Surgery SwimwearOoredoo, Doha, Qatar: Ooredoo’s ’maymay’—Myanmar maternal healthcare mobile applicationPretty Pushers, Inc., New York, NY, USA: Pretty Pusher’s Transition Gown
BEST NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE OF THE YEAR—CONSUMER SERVICESPrime Therapeutics, Eagan, MN, USA: PrimeHelps.com—Simplifying Health Plan Decisions to Three StepsSum Creation, Tochigi, Japan: Soroban Class
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2014 FinalistsContinued
COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING AWARDS CATEGORIES
See the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award Placements in These Categories.
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR—COMMUNITY RELATIONSMWW, East Rutherford, NJ, USA: Making “Stronger than the Storm” A Self Fulfilling Prophecy for NJ Shore Businesses and Communities
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR—INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONSA-T Solutions, Vienna, VA, USA: The A-T Connection: An Employee Magazine That Connects PeopleNurseWise, St. Louis, MO, USA: My Personal PurposeSocialCode, New York, NY, USA: SocialCode, #ConnectSF, Company Meeting
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR—ISSUES MANAGEMENTMWW, East Rutherford, NJ, USA: Making “Stronger than the Storm” A Self Fulfilling Prophecy for NJ Shore Businesses and Communities
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR—LOW BUDGET (UNDER $10,000/37000)Konnect Public Relations, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Special Delivery To Announce New mbaby Clothing Line From Munchkin
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR—MARKETING—BUSINESS TO BUSINESS11mark, Alexandria, VA, USA and EMC, Hopkinton, MA, USA: Disruptive Research Program: The Big Data CureAccenture, Chicago, IL, USA: Client Success Stories—High Performance Delivered
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR—MARKETING—CONSUMER PRODUCTSMilkPEP, Washington, DC, USA: Chocolate Milk: From the Gridiron to IRONMAN
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR—MULTICULTURALTriomphant Communications, New York, NY, USA: Triomphant Communications’ Culinary Battles: Supreme Asian Chef
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR—PUBLIC SERVICESusan Davis International, Washington, DC, USA: Elizabeth Dole Foundation’s Campaign to Raise Awareness for the Nation’s Military Caregivers
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR—REPUTATION/BRAND MANAGEMENTAccenture, Chicago, IL, USA: Client Success Stories—High Performance DeliveredMederi Therapeutics, Greenwich, CT, USA: Mederi Therapeutics: Reinvigorating a brand with public relations
COMMUNICATIONS OR PR CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR—SOCIAL MEDIA FOCUSEDCentury 21 Real Estate LLC, Madison, NJ, USA: CENTURY 21 Breaks BadCreate Digital Inc., Glen Allen, VA, USA: Create Digital Uses Social Media to Empower Young Female Athletes
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEARAccenture, Chicago, IL, USA: Client Success Stories—High Performance DeliveredU.S. Water Services, St. Michael, MN, USA: Finding A Gap In the Market: U.S. Water’s You’re Our Reason Advertising Campaign
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2014 FinalistsContinued
COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING AWARDS CATEGORIES— Continued
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEARAccenture, Chicago, IL, USA: Client Success Stories—High Performance DeliveredCalysto Communications, Inc., Buford, GA, USA: Boosting Brand Awareness Through Cost-Effective Social MediaMonitronics, Dallas, TX, USA: ISC West 2014, Magic Touch
CONSUMER MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEARMarketsmith, Inc., Parsippany, NJ, USA: Marketsmith’s Innovative ApproachMosaic Sales Solution, Toronto, ON, Canada: Alexander Keith’s Hop Series Mobile BreweryNicor Gas, Naperville, IL, USA: energySMART Customer Stories Campaign
ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEARIBM, Armonk, NY, USA: IBM’s Mainframe 50 Marketing CampaignMilkPEP, Washington, DC, USA: Protein Fight Club
COMPANY/ORGANIZATION AWARDS CATEGORIES
See the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award Placements in These Categories.
COMPANY OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS PRODUCTS & SERVICES—10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESAttentive.ly, Arlington, VA, USACommonKindness, Sausalito, CA, USAGabriel Marketing Group, Reston, VA, USAGalileo Research And Strategy Consultancy LLC, New York, NY, USA: Galileo Research, Disrupting Traditional Market Research ParadigmsKC Projects, Birmingham, AL, USAMcKinsey Development, Inc., Warrenton, VA, USATasman Consulting, San Francisco, CA, USA: Tasman Consulting’s Cross-Border Integration Success
COMPANY OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICES—MORE THAN 10 EMPLOYEESAccountingDepartment.com, Pompton Plains, NJ, USADCR Workforce, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, USAeZCom Software, Englewood, NJ, USAGrow Marketing, San Francisco, CA, USANEI Global Relocation, Omaha, NE, USA: NEI Global Relocation—AWBE That RocksSAMMS Juke Box, Chennai, IndiaUnitiv, Inc., Alpharetta, GA, USA: Unitiv’s Client Services TeamVaco Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
COMPANY OF THE YEAR—CONSUMER PRODUCTS—MORE THAN 10 EMPLOYEESDeborah Mitchell Heaven Health & Beauty Ltd., Wolverhampton, United KingdomNerium International, Addison, TX, USAPepsiCo China, Shanghai, China: PepsiCo Greater China Region
COMPANY OF THE YEAR—CONSUMER SERVICESHome Rental Services, Overland Park, KS, USAiFinance Canada Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
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2014 FinalistsContinued
COMPANY/ORGANIZATION AWARDS CATEGORIES— Continued
STARTUP FOR THE YEARExecutive Virtual Associate, Bendigo, VIC, AustraliaPropeller Resources, Portland, OR, USATruInject Medical Corporation, Irvine, CA, USA
MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANY OF THE YEAR—10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESAspire, Phoenix, AZ, USA: Intentional Instigation: Driving Change in LeadershipBombshell Productions, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USABOOST Collaborative, San Diego, CA, USACraig Safety Technologies, Kansas City, MO, USA
MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANY OF THE YEAR—MORE THAN 10 EMPLOYEESAustralian Innovative Systems Pty Ltd (AIS) Company, Brisbane, AustraliaOnStrategy, Inc., Reno, NV, USA
FASTEST GROWING COMPANY OF THE YEARIn-Flight Crew Connections, LLC., Charlotte, NC, USAJeunesse Global, Orlando, FL, USA: Jeunesse: Taking the World by StormKonnect Public Relations, Los Angeles, CA, USANational Merchants Association, Temecula, CA, USANerium International, Addison, TX, USA
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM OF THE YEARFinancial Voyages LLC, Atlanta, GA, USAGeiserMaclang, Manila, Philippines: Amor Maclang (GeiserMaclang): A Proponent for Change—Turning Social Relevance into
Norm for Business PracticesMiller Street Dance Academy, Charlotte, NC, USAOne Stop Environmental, Birmingham, AL, USA: One Stop Environmental’s Earth Day Heroes
MANAGEMENT TEAM OF THE YEARALOM, Fremont, CA, USA: ALOMManagement Team—Top Supply Chain PartnerBitsy’s Brainfood, New York, NY, USA: The Bitsy’s Brainfood Management TeamCruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, Coral Springs, FL, USA: The Cruise Planners Management Team with CruisitudeHome Development Mutual Fund (aka Pag-IBIG Fund), Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines: The Pag-IBIG Fund Senior Management:
Behind the Bigger, Better, Faster Fund for Filipino WorkersiFinance Canada Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada: The iFinance Canada Management TeamNEI Global Relocation, Omaha, NE, USA: NEI Client Management Team Brings Home The Coca-Cola Company Partners in the Promise Award
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2014 FinalistsContinued
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS CATEGORIES
See the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award Placements in These Categories.
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS PRODUCTS—10 OR LESS EMPLOYEES—ADVERTISING, MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS & BUSINESS SERVICESAt Media, Philadelphia, PA, USA: Antoinette Marie Johnson, Leading innovation through branding and mentorshipDecisive Minds, LLC, Lake Charles, LA, USA: Michele Scism, FounderEvoke Brands, Madison, WI, USA: Kelly Ehlers, PresidentMarketing Maven, Camarillo, CA, USA: Holster Brands: Erin Balogh, Founder & PresidentNewberry Executive Solutions, LLC, Dallas, TX, USA: Neena Newberry, PresidentProforma Printelligence, Nashville, TN, USA: Kimble Bosworth, President and COOProposalHelper LLC, Reston, VA, USA: Reena Bhatia, FounderS & E Trusted Online Directories Inc., Saskatoon, SK, Canada: Sara Wheelwright, Founder and Head of Marketing & Strategy
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS PRODUCTS—10 OR LESS EMPLOYEES—ALL OTHER INDUSTRIES360 Cookware, Mount Dora, FL, USA: Beth Hurley, CEOCarpet Couture by Rashi, New Delhi, India: Rashi Bajaj, ProprietorDidean Systems Inc., Santa Clara CA, USA: Danielle Davenport, CEO Didean Systems CorpHealthCrowd, Foster City, CA, USA: Neng “Bing“ Doh, Co-FounderPlasticity Labs, Waterloo, ON, Canada: Jennifer Moss, CoFounderVeggiecation, Ridgewood, NJ, USA: Lisa Suriano: Veggiecating the Nation!Waitressville, Dallas, TX, USA: Terra Saunders, Waitressville Uniforms
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS PRODUCTS—11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES6Sense, San Francisco, CA, USA: Amanda Kahlow, CEO and FounderBlackLine Systems, Woodland Hills, CA, USA: Therese Tucker, CEO/FounderConfirm Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA: Zeynep Ilgaz, Co-Founder and CEODeclara, Palo Alto, CA, USA: Ramona Pierson, CEO and Co-founderiTalent Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, USA: Renee La Londe, CEO and FounderMilestone Internet Marketing, Santa Clara, CA, USA: Benu Aggarwal, President and FounderMurray Resources, Houston, TX, USA: Marsha Murray, President/FounderSocialCode, New York, NY, USA: Laura O’Shaugnessy, CEOZoomInfo, Waltham, MA, USA: Eugenia Gillan, Vice President of Engineering
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS PRODUCTS—MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEESHewlett-Packard Company, Sunnyvale, CA, USA: Caroline Tsay, Vice PresidentMarvell Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA: Weili Dai, President and Co-founder of Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICES—10 OR LESS EMPLOYEES—ADVERTISING, MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS & BUSINESS SERVICESCraig Safety Technologies, Kansas City, MO, USA: Brenda Craig, Founder, President and CEOFocus Consulting, Budapest, Hungary: Timea Biro, Founder, General Manager and OwnerGabriel Marketing Group, Reston, VA, USA: Leah Nurik, Founder/CEOICE Worldwide, Portsmouth, NH, USA: Jocelyn Philbrick, PartnerJoy Lynn, Inc., Roswell, GA, USA: Joy Lynn Fields, PresidentKC Projects, Birmingham, AL, USA: Krista ConlinNewberry Executive Solutions, LLC, Dallas, TX, USA: Neena Newberry, PresidentOutward Media Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA: Paula Chiocchi, President and FounderSeeing Angels Two by Two, Dallas, GA, USA: Seeing Angels Two by Two LLC Chief Executive Officer, Ginger Whitley
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FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICES—10 OR LESS EMPLOYEES—ALL OTHER INDUSTRIESLittle PINK Book, Atlanta, GA, USA: The Unstoppable Cynthia GoodDatabean, LLC, Mt. Vernon, NY, USA: Nuala Ronan, Managing Partner
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICES—11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES—ADVERTISING, MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS & BUSINESS SERVICESCollective Bias, Bentonville, AR, USA: Amy Callahan, Co-Founder and Chief Client OfficerinVNT, New York, NY, USA: Kristina McCoobery, Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Head of OperationsKPS3 Marketing, Reno, NV, USA: Stephanie Kruse, FounderNorth Strategic, Toronto, ON, Canada: Mia Pearson, Co-founderDCR Workforce, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, USA: AmmuWarrier, PresidentDentaSpa Seminars, N. Miami Beach, FL, USA: Ana Delgado, Founder and PresidentNational Merchants Association, Temecula, CA, USA: Heather Petersen, CEOPediatric Therapeutic Services, Inc., Conshohocken, PA, USA: Pamela Hackett, Managing PartnerPink Elephant, Burlington, ON, Canada: Fatima Cabral, Co-Founder & CEOPropeller Resources, Portland, OR, USA: Amy Weeden, Co-founder and PrincipalYashi, Toms River, NJ, USA: Caitlin Gould, Founder and Chief Revenue Officer
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICES—11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES—ALL OTHER INDUSTRIESCause4, London, United Kingdom: Michelle Wright, CEOConfirm Biosciences, San Diego, CA, USA: Luba Tolkachyov, Co-Founder, Gravity MediaLexicon, Inc., El Cajon, CA, USA: Jamie J. Latshaw, President/CEONerium International, Addison, TX, USA: Amber Olson Rourke, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing OfficerPicore International, Inc., Calabasas, CA, USA: Dana Picore, Ph.D.Sew What? Inc., Rancho Dominguez, CA, USA: Megan Duckett, Founder and PresidentSPLICE Software, Calgary, AB, Canada: Tara Kelly, Founder & CEOSynergy Vision Ltd., London, United Kingdom: Achieving Balance—Ffyona Dawber, Synergy VisionVerne Global, Falls Church, VA, USA: Lisa Rhodes, Vice President of Marketing and SalesZanes Law, Tucson, AZ, USA: Claudia Zanes (Non-attorney) Entrepreneur, Leading the Business for 10 Years
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICES—MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEESAccenture, Chicago, IL, USA: Teresa L. Poggenpohl, Senior Managing Director, Global Image
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR—CONSUMER PRODUCTSMagnaReady, Raleigh, NC, USA: Maura Horton, CEO and InventorSpellbinders Paper Arts LLC, Phoenix, AZ, USA: Stacey Caron, Co-Founder & PresidentWisdom Natural Brands, Gilbert, AZ, USA: Carol May, PresidentWorld Guide Publishing, New York, NY, USA: T.R.Threston, CEO
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR—CONSUMER SERVICESFlexJobs, Boulder, CO, USA: Sara Sutton Fell, CEO & FounderHirePerfect, Estero, FL, USA: Melissa Cooper, Managing PartnerHome Rental Services, Overland Park, KS, USA: Kandy MeehaniFinance Canada Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada Ann Kaplan, CEO and PresidentIndus Health Plus Pvt Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra, India: Kanchan Naikawadi, Founder and DirectorOrion Associates Incorporated, Golden Valley, MN, USA: Dr. Rebecca Thomley, CEOSalon Concrete, Red Bank, NJ, USA: Creating a Positive and Thriving Company Culture
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FEMALE INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR—GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFITDubai Police General Headquarters, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Elham Ahli, Director of Ideas and Innovation CenterNew Family Organization, Tel Aviv, Israel: Irit Rosenblum—Legal Innovator Driving the Global Family Revolution
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS PRODUCTS—10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESCoral Gables Executive Physicians, Coral Gables, FL, USA: Eris Thomas, President & CEOInformation Strategies, Inc., Ridgefield, NJ, USA: JoAnn Laing, Executive Chairperson
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS PRODUCTS—11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES—ADVERTISING, MARKETING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS & BUSINESS SERVICES29 Prime, Irvine, CA, USA: Christina Hart, Chief Business Development OfficerDice, New York, NY, USA: Elizabeth Schillo, Senior Vice President, Sales for Dice and Clearance JobsDice, New York, NY, USA: Natasha Raja, Vice President of MarketingThe Frontier Project, Richmond, VA, USA: Ryann Lofchie Wayne, CEOIntronis, Chelmsford, MA, USA: Jasmine Lombardi, VP of Partner Success
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS PRODUCTS—11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES—COMPUTER HARDWARE & SOFTWAREExtreme Networks, San Jose, CA, USA: Theresa Caragol, VP-Global ChannelsGridstore, Mountain View, CA, USA: Victoria Grey, CMOInfusionsoft, Chandler, AZ, USA: Anila Arthanari, Director of DevelopmentInfusionsoft, Chandler, AZ, USA: Lindsay Bayuk, Director of ProductKaspersky Lab, Woburn, MA, USA: Leslie Bois, Director, Channel Sales, Kaspersky Lab North AmericaRelayware, Jersey City, NJ, USA: Veronica Brunwin, Chief Product OfficerSevOne, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA: Diane Pryon, Chief Legal OfficerSevOne, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA: Tanya Bakalov, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of OperationsSmartling, New York, NY, USA: Nataly Kelly, VP of MarketingYubico, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA: Stina Ehrensvard, CEO and Founder
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS PRODUCTS—11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES—ALL OTHER INDUSTRIESBest Doctors, Inc., Boston, MA, USA: Gabriela Perez, Senior VPDHL Express Sub Saharan Africa, Cape Town, South Africa: Essete Gebriel, Country Manager, DHL Express EthiopiaToshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA: Cathy Wolfe, Senior Director, Corporate and Strategic Communications
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS PRODUCTS—MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEESAmerican Express Global Business Travel, New York, NY, USA: Joanna Macleod, Senior Vice President, Global Service DeliveryHewlett-Packard Company, Sunnyvale, CA, USA: Caroline Tsay, Vice PresidentRiverbed Technology, San Francisco, CA, USA: Kate Hutchison, Senior VP and Chief Marketing OfficerWolters Kluwer, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands: Nancy McKinstry, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICES—10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESChooseRESULTS, Toronto, ON, Canada: Karen Kessler, Founder, CEO and PartnerLoGO Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, USA: Ami Roembke Guilfoy, General Manager/PresidentMedical Observer, Metro Manila, Philippines: Jena F. Fetalino, President of Mosman NewMedia Inc.Talent, Inc., New York, NY, USA: Melissa Cooper, Executive Vice President
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FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICES—11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES—ADVERTISING, MARKETING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS5W Public Relations, New York, NY, USA: Erika Kauffman, Executive VP and General ManagerAll Channels Communication Group, Sofia, Bulgaria: Maria Slavova, Executive Director Client Service and CreativeLlorente & Cuenca, Madrid, Spain: Luisa García, Partner and CEOLocalResponse, New York, NY, USA: Kathy Leake, CEO and Co-founderMarketsmith, Inc., Parsippany, NJ, USA: Jill Draper, PresidentMWW, East Rutherford, NJ, USA: Shannon Eis, Senior Vice President, Corporate CommunicationsRakuten Marketing, New York, NY, USA: Jessica Joines, CMO, Rakuten Marketing
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICES—11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES—BUSINESS SERVICES & DIVERSIFIED SERVICESCreative Lodging Solutions, Lexington, KY, USA: Carolyn Hundley, Chief Culture and Development OfficerDell Boomi, Berwyn, PA, USA: Kimberly Gress, Dell BoomiFacts International, Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom: Emily Kettle, Managing DirectorMalikCo, Campbell, CA, USA: Stephynie Malik, President & CEOMichigan Economic Development Corporation, Lansing, MI, USA: Paula Sorrell, VP of Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Venture CapitalNational Merchants Association, Temecula, CA, USA: Alexis King, Director of Sales SupportNEI Global Relocation, Omaha, NE, USA: Randy Wilson, NEI CEO, Leads Company Through Exceptional Year of Achievements
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICES—11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES—COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE & SERVICESBahwan CyberTek, Natick, MA, USA: Jaya Vaidhyanathan, President, BFSI & Strategic Business InitiativesGE Software, San Ramon, CA, USA: Jennifer Waldo, Senior HR ManagerHansen Technologies, New York, NY, USA: Stephanie C. Moss, Vice PresidentMaintenanceNet, Inc., Carlsbad, CA, USA: Kelly Crothers, VP of Global MarketingPGi, Atlanta, GA, USA: L. Scott Askins Leonard, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and SecretaryPlaceable, Denver, CO, USA: Melissa Risteff, Head of MarketingReading Room, Braddon, ACT, Australia: Rachel Ratcliffe, Group Account Director, Reading Room AustraliaSilicon Image, Sunnyvale, CA, USA: Nancy Hauge, Vice President Global Human ResourcesUnitiv, Inc., Alpharetta, GA, USA: Meredith Estep, Executive Vice President
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICES—11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES—ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL SERVICESAccountingDepartment.com, Pompton Plains, NJ, USA: Kris Merritt, PartnerDigital Risk, Orlando, FL, USA: Debbie Hoffman, Chief Legal OfficerWells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, CA, USA: Rosa Moreno, Senior VP, Treasury Service Manager
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICES—11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES—ALL OTHER INDUSTRIESDHL Express, Cairo, Egypt: Noha Mokhtar, Customer Service Manager, DHL Express EgyptDHL Express Sub Saharan Africa, Cape Town, South Africa: Asteway Desta, Country Manager DHL Express UgandaOne Stop Environmental, Birmingham, AL, USA: Shannon Riley, CEO & FounderPPC Ltd., Johannesburg, South Africa: Tryphosa Ramano, Chief Financial OfficerPT Kamadjaja Logistics, Surabaya, Indonesia: Ivy Kamadjaja, Chief Marketing Officer
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FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICES—MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEESAmadeus, Miami, FL, USA: Carolyn Cauceglia, Vice President of Strategic Sales and Account Management, Amadeus North AmericaAT&T, Dallas, TX, USA: Cathy Martine, President of AT&T Enterprise Business SolutionsExperian Marketing Services, New York, NY, USA: Ashley Johnston, SVP, Global MarketingFIS, Jacksonville, FL, USA: Serena Smith, Chief Client Officer, North American Card SolutionsMarketStar, Ogden, UT, USA: Erin Bolton, VP of Digital SolutionsNovitex Enterprise Solutions, Stamford, CT, USA: Irina Novoselsky, Head of Business DevelopmentPayPal, San Jose, CA, USA: Christina Smedley, VP of Global Brand and CommunicationsRiverbed Technology, San Francisco, CA, USA: Ginna Raahauge, CIOTeradata Corporation, Dayton, OH, USA: Lisa Arthur, CMO—Marketing Applications
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—CONSUMER PRODUCTS—10 OR LESS EMPLOYEESBLAMtastic, LLC, Atlanta, GA, USA: Renee Sandler, Founder and CEOCommonKindness, Sausalito, CA, USA: Allyson Foerster, VP Operations
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—CONSUMER PRODUCTS—11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESARIIX, Bountiful, UT, USA: Deanna Latson, Chief Product OfficerEllison Educational Equipment, Inc., Lake Forest, CA, USA: Kristin Highberg, CEOStriVectin, New York, NY, USA: JuE Wong, CEOTequila Avión, New York, NY, USA: Jenna Fagnan, PresidentWisdom Natural Brands, Gilbert, AZ, USA: Carol May, PresidentWLF Medical, Saskatoon, SK, Canada: Melanie Wildman, CEO & PresidentZYTO Corporation, Lindon, UT, USA: Kami Howard, President and COO
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—CONSUMER SERVICES—11 TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESBest Doctors, Inc., Boston, MA, USA: Sonia Millsom, Vice President, Payor StrategyXceed Financial Credit Union, El Segundo, CA, USA: Teresa Freeborn, President and Chief Executive
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—CONSUMER SERVICES—MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEESAT&T, Dallas, TX, USA: Lori Lee, SEVP Home SolutionsFareportal, New York, NY, USA: Corissa Leong, VP of Human Resources, FareportalFareportal, New York, NY, USA: Veronica Silver, VP of Automation, FareportalPayPal, San Jose, CA, USA: Christina Smedley, VP Global Brand and Communications
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—CONSUMER PRODUCTS—MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEESAT&T, Dallas, TX, USA: Dahna Hull, VP-GigaPower—AT&TPepsiCo AMEA, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Umran Beba, Senior VP & CHRO, PepsiCo AMEA
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR—GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFITDubai Police General Headquarters, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Maitha Al-Sabousi, Head of Strategic Planning SectionHome Development Mutual Fund (aka Pag-IBIG Fund), Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Atty. Darlene Marie B. Berberabe:
The Face of Integrity at the Pag-IBIG Fund (Philippines)Regional Business Accelerator, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan/Alberta, Canada: Marya Pettigrew, Executive DirectorPathways Community Interest Company, Crewe, United Kingdom: Yvonne Clarke, Managing Director
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FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR IN ASIA, AUSTRALIA OR NEW ZEALANDAustralian Innovative Systems Pty Ltd (AIS) Company, Brisbane, Australia: Elena Gosse, CEOBounce Consulting Pty Ltd., Maryborough, VIC, Australia: Bounce ConsultingIndus Health Plus Pvt Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra, India: Kanchan Naikawadi, Founder and DirectorInspired Adventures, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Justine Curtis, Founder and CEOMeDeRu Inc., Tokyo, Japan: Jun Meguro, PresidentOneShift, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Gen George, Founder and MDSH Health Sanctuary Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India: Shubi Husain, Managing Director
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR IN ASIA, AUSTRALIA OR NEW ZEALANDABS-CBN Corporation, Quezon City, Philippines: Charo Santos-Concio, President and CEOEsprit de Mami Corporation, Osaka, Japan: Mami Ochi, Rep. DirectorKiwibank Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand: Tracey Berry, General Manager
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR IN CANADADescriptive Video Works, Surrey, BC, Canada: Diane Johnson, Founder & CEOiFinance Canada Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada: Ann Kaplan, CEO and PresidentNorth Strategic, Toronto, ON, Canada: Mia Pearson, Co-founderPink Elephant, Burlington, ON, Canada: Fatima Cabral, Co-Founder & CEOS & E Trusted Online Directories Inc., Saskatoon, SK, Canada: Trusted Sara Wheelwright, Founder and Head of Marketing & Strategy
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR IN CANADAWealthy Women Leaders, London, ON, Canada: Pat Mussieux, Founder
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR IN EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICAEducation Consortium, Kuwait City, Kuwait: Dr Hanan Al-Mutawa, Founder and ChairMy Doll & Me, Beirut, Lebanon: Lamice Joujou, CEO
FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR IN EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICADubai Police General Headquarters, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Jawaher Al-Ali, Head of Research, Studies & Consultation Section
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OR EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR IN MEXICO, CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICALlorente & Cuenca, Madrid, Spain: Luisa García, relentlessly driving Growth in Latin America
INNOVATOR OF THE YEARARIIX, Bountiful, UT, USA: Deanna Latson, Chief Product Officer & FounderPretty Pushers, Inc., New York, NY, USA: Mary Apple, Founder and CEOSpellbinders Paper Arts LLC, Phoenix, AZ, USA: Stacey Caron, Co-Founder & President
YOUNG FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICESCALM biz, Buckingham, PA, USA: Cailen Ascher, founderHirePerfect, Estero, FL, USA: J. Melissa Cooper, Managing PartnerLittle Girl Big Dream, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Sarah Liu, Founder and DirectorPanache, Mumbai, India: Tanvi Bhatt, FounderSEARCH Group Partners, Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Ema Ostarcevic, CEO
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YOUNG FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR—ALL OTHER INDUSTRIESGlobal Good Fund, Arlington, VA, USA: Carrie Rich, Co-Founder & CEOLovell Corporation, Kitchener, ON, Canada: Kelly LovellNerium International, Addison, TX, USA: Amber Olson Rourke, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing OfficerOneShift, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Gen George, Founder and MDOrigami Owl, Chandler, AZ, USA: Bella Weems, FounderShe Takes on the World Inc., Kitchener, ON, Canada: 28 Year Old Emmy Award-Winning Media Entrepreneur, Natalie MacNeil
MAVERICK OF THE YEAR—ADVERTISING, MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS & BUSINESS SERVICESBhava Communications, Emeryville, CA, USA: Amber Winans, Managing DirectorinVNT, New York, NY, USA: Kristina McCoobery, Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Head of OperationsRebuild Nation, Detroit, MI, USA: Pam Lenning, Production Manager, Rebuild NationThe Vegetable Arrangement and Food Education Association, Osaka, Japan: Mayumi Fukuda, Director
MAVERICK OF THE YEAR - HEALTH PRODUCTS AND SERVICES & PHARMACEUTICALSCuremark, Rye, NY, USA: Dr. Joan Fallon, Founder and CEODeborah Mitchell Heaven Health & Beauty Ltd., Wolverhampton, United Kingdom: Deborah MitchellIsagenix International, LLC, Chandler, AZ, USA: Adriana Lynch, Chief Marketing OfficerJeunesse Global, Orlando, FL, USA: Wendy Lewis, Co-Founder, Chief Operations OfficerPrime Therapeutics, Eagan, MN, USA: Ingrid Lindberg, Chief Customer Experience Officer
MAVERICK OF THE YEAR—ALL OTHER INDUSTRIESAT&T, Dallas, TX, USA: Carmen Nava, Senior VP of Customer Experience and Business PlanningBOOST Collaborative, San Diego, CA, USA: Tia Quinn, CEO and FounderHARMAN, Stamford, CT, USA: Sandy Rowland, Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor RelationsiFinance Canada Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada: Ann Kaplan, CEO and PresidentPPC Ltd, Johannesburg, South Africa: Juanita September, Executive Corporate FinanceSmartling, New York, NY, USA: Nataly Kelly, VP of MarketingTollgrade Communications, Cranberry PA, USA: Kim Getgen, Vice President Corporate Marketing
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT—BUSINESS—ADVERTISING, MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS & BUSINESS SERVICESAccenture, Chicago, IL, USA: Teresa L. Poggenpohl, Senior Managing Director, Global ImageAxis Entertainment, Beverly Hills, CA, USA: Sarah Miller, CEOMWW, East Rutherford, NJ, USA: Carreen Winters, Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate CommunicationsNEI Global Relocation, Omaha, NE, USA: Kate Dodge: A Lifetime of AchievementsYuwakai, Tsukuba, Japan: Michiko Iida, Organizer
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT—BUSINESS—ALL OTHER INDUSTRIESAustralian Innovative Systems Pty Ltd (AIS) Company, Brisbane, Australia: Elena Gosse, CEOBusiness Intelligence Associates, NewYork, NY, USA: Robin Thompson—A Lifetime of AchievementEllison Educational Equipment, Inc., Lake Forest, CA, USA: LaDorna Eichenberg, Co-founderHome Rental Services, Overland Park, KS, USA:Kandy Meehan Lifetime Achievement AwardiFinance Canada Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada: Ann Kaplan, CEO and PresidentJeunesse Global, Orlando, FL, USA: Wendy Lewis, Co-Founder, Chief Operations OfficerSmall Beginnings Inc., Hesperia, CA, USA: M. Sharon Ragon, CEOWisdom Natural Brands, Gilbert, AZ, USA: Carol May, President
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MENTOR OR COACH OF THE YEAR—BUSINESSAT&T, Dallas, TX, USA: Brooks McCorcle, President, Emerging Business Markets, AT&T Services Inc.CEZ Bulgaria EAD, Sofia, Bulgaria: Mrs. Vania Kaneva: A Mentor by Heart!Christine Gallagher International Inc., Blackwood, NJ, USA: Christine Gallagher, President, She’s Got ClientsHubbell Lighting, Inc., Greenville, SC, USA: Kelly Scheib, Director of Leadership & Organizational EffectivenessJosiethomson.com, Brisbane, Australia: Josie Thomson, Owner and Managing DirectorLisa Tener, Saunderstown, RI, USA: Lisa Tener, Book CoachLyons Consulting Group, Chicago, IL, USA: Danielle Savin, Director of Digital Consulting ServicesNEI Global Relocation, Omaha, NE, USA: Nancy Godwin: The Definition of a Mentoring LeaderNewberry Executive Solutions, LLC, Dallas, TX, USA: Neena Newberry, President
MENTOR OR COACH OF THE YEAR—GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFITXceed Financial Credit Union, El Segundo, CA, USA
WOMEN HELPING WOMEN—BUSINESS—BUSINESS SERVICES & DIVERSIFIED SERVICESAmazing Coaching, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Lisa Phillips, FounderClear Decisions, Adelaide, SA, Australia: Lisa Twyford—A great advocate for the advancement of women in businessExecutive Kinections, Half Moon Bay, CA, USA: Coco Brown, Founder and CEOJones Publishing (Citywealth), London, United Kingdom: Karen Jones, Founder and CEONewberry Executive Solutions, LLC, Dallas, TX, USA: Neena Newberry, PresidentFabulous@50, Edmonton, AB, Canada: Dianna Bowes, Founder
WOMEN HELPING WOMEN—BUSINESS—CONSUMER PRODUCTSOrigami Owl, Chandler, AZ, USA: Bella Weems, FounderecoEnvelopes, LLC, Eden Prairie, MN, USA: Ann DeLaVergne, FounderNerium International, Addison, TX, USA: Amber Olson Rourke, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer
WOMEN HELPING WOMEN—BUSINESS—ALL OTHER INDUSTRIESComplete Active Living, Toronto, ON, Canada: Brilliant Mastermind Woman, Michelle Soares, Founder and CEO of Complete Active LivingCoral Gables Executive Physicians Eris Thomas, President & CEODelta Air Lines, Atlanta, GA, USA: Meri Falciglia—Women Helping WomenFabric Innovations, Miami, FL, USA: Deborah Herman, PresidentGirls Leading Our World, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria: Tsvetta KaleynskaMblox Inc., Campbell, CA, USA: Charlotte Fors, VP–SalesPPC Ltd., Johannesburg, South Africa: Francie ShonhiwaUST Global, Aliso Viejo, CA, USA: Nikki Arora, Corporate Marketing Officer
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS—ADVERTISING, MARKETING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS &BUSINESS SERVICESALOM, Fremont, CA, USA: Michelle Remoaldo, Senior Quality ManagerBronto Software, Durham, NC, USA: Laura Bowman, Technical Project ManagerCreative Lodging Solutions, Lexington, KY, USA: Nadia Garcie Bornfleth, Senior Director of Learning and DevelopmentKC Projects, Birmingham, AL, USA: Alicia Rohan, Media Relations Account ExecutiveMarketing Maven, Camarillo, CA, USA: Aljolynn Sperber, Director of Social MediaMarketing Maven, Camarillo, CA, USA: Elizabeth Maxim, Account ExecutiveNEI Global Relocation, Omaha, NE, USA: Margaret Bonitz Leads Team to Win The Coca-Cola Company Partners in the Promise AwardVerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA, USA: Kim Stiglitz, Director of Content MarketingNational Merchants Association, Temecula, CA, USA: Hortencia Saenz, Office Manager
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EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS—ALL OTHER INDUSTRIESCEZ Bulgaria EAD, Sofia, Bulgaria: Vania Kaneva, Human Resources ManagerDelta Air Lines, Atlanta, GA, USA: Ann Fulkerson—Employee of the YearProcessPro, St. Cloud, MN, USA: Kate Orbeck, Marketing CoordinatorRed Hat, Raleigh, NC, USA: Denise Dumas, Red Hat Inc.
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR—GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFITAirservices Australia, Canberra, Australia: Sarah Klein, Chief of StaffDubai Police General Headquarters, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Ilham Mustafa Abukhoti, TranslatorGlobal Good Fund, Arlington, VA, USA: Karin Fujii, Senior Director of Fellowship and ExpansionJordan Engineers Association, Amman, Jordan: Huda Ali Al-Husaini, Projects ManagerKIIT Group Of Colleges, Gurgaon, Haryana, India: Neelima VardhanWorld Vision Canada, Mississauga, ON, Canada: Sara Austin, Director of the President’s Office
WOMAN OF THE YEAR—ADVERTISING, MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONSChapman Cubine Adams + Hussey, Washington, DC, USA: Kim Cubine, PresidentExperian Marketing Services, New York, NY, USA: Ashley Johnston, SVP, Global MarketingThe Halo Group, New York, NY, USA: Linda Passante, Chief Executive OfficerKEO Marketing, Phoenix, AZ, USA: Sheila KloefkornLlorente & Cuenca, Madrid, Spain: Luisa García, relentlessly driving Growth in Latin AmericaMartz Parsons, Scottsdale, AZ, USA: Carrie Martz, CEO and PresidentMWW, East Rutherford, NJ, USA: Mitzi Emrich, Chief Social Media StrategistNerium International, Addison, TX, USA: Amber Olson Rourke, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing OfficerNorth Strategic, Toronto, ON, Canada: Mia Pearson, Co-founderPascale Communications, Fairfield, CT, USA: Georgette Pascale: Networker, Rainmaker, Forward ThinkerPepsiCo SACCAF, Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela: Carmen Mesa, Corporate Affairs Senior DirectorProcessPro, St. Cloud, MN, USA: Karly Peters, Marketing ManagerReading Room, Manchester, United Kingdom: Katie Peate, Project DirectorSarofsky, Chicago, IL, USA: Erin Sarofsky, Owner/ECDVerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA, USA: Kim Stiglitz, Director of Content MarketingWDS Marketing & Public Relations, Overland Park, KS, USA: Becky S. Wilson, President and Chief Visibility Officer
WOMAN OF THE YEAR—BUSINESS SERVICESAccenture, Chicago, IL, USA: Teresa L. Poggenpohl, Senior Managing Director, Global ImageCause4, London, United Kingdom: Michelle Wright, CEOCreative Lodging Solutions, Lexington, KY, USA: Marsha Couch, CFOElevate My Brand, Inc, Studio City, CA, USA: Laurel Mintz, CEOExecutive Kinections, Half Moon Bay, CA, USA: Coco Brown, Founder and CEOiFinance Canada Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada: Suzanne DixonJeunesse Global, Orlando, F,L USA: Wendy Lewis, Co-Founder, Chief Operations OfficerMAC Presents, New York, NY, USA: Marcie Allen, PresidentPink Elephant, Burlington, ON, Canada: Fatima Cabral, Co-Founder & CEOReliance Star Payment Services, Great Neck, NY, USA: Fenella Yin Fang Kim, Founder & CEOSynergy Vision Ltd, London, United Kingdom: Achieving Balance—Ffyona Dawber, Synergy VisionWolters Kluwer, Alphen aan den rijn, The Netherlands: Karen Abramson, CEO, Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting
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WOMAN OF THE YEAR—GOVERNMENT OR NON-PROFITWorld Vision Canada, Mississauga, ON, Canada: Sara Austin, Director of the President’s OfficeXceed Financial Credit Union, El Segundo, CA, USA: Teresa Freeborn, President and Chief Executive
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WOMAN OF THE YEAR—TECHNOLOGY—BUSINESS SERVICES & FINANCIAL SERVICESCraig Safety Technologies, Kansas City, MO, USA: Brenda Craig, Founder, President and CEOSpherexx.com, Tulsa, OK, USA: Becca Wilson, President and CEOVirtual Piggy Inc., Hermosa Beach, CA, USA: Dr. Jo Webber, CEO
WOMAN OF THE YEAR—TECHNOLOGY—COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE & SERVICESAryaka, Milpitas, CA, USA: Sonal Puri, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and AlliancesFuture Technologies Inc, Plainfield, NJ, USA: Asha Saxena, President and CEOHansen Technologies, New York, NY, USA: Stephanie C. Moss, Vice PresidentHewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, CA, USA: Bethany Mayer, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Network Functions Virtualization BusinessHewlett-Packard Company, Sunnyvale, CA, USA: Caroline Tsay, Vice PresidentMcAfee, part of Intel Security, Santa Clara, CA, USA: Michelle Dennedy, Changing the Way the World Sees Privacy & SecurityRed Hat, Raleigh, NC, USA: Katrinka McCallum, Vice President of Products & Technologies OperationsSmartling, New York, NY, USA: Nataly Kelly, VP of MarketingSYSPRO, Costa Mesa, CA, USA: Joan Rood, Implementation and Training Services Manager
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