Everything Channel's CRN Magazine Honors the Top 100 Women in the Channel

Everything Channel's CRN Magazine, a division of United Business Media, today announced the Top 100 Women in the Channel. The Top 100 Women were chosen by the editors of the magazine based on their achievements as executives and the amount of influence they wield over the technology channel. These women represent a changing trend in a traditionally all male industry.

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"We are very pleased to see women executives reaching the highest levels in a wide range of dynamic companies. It is with great pleasure that we honor the women that have made a profound impact in the technology marketplace. We offer our congratulations to all of the women included on our list for their significant contributions to our industry," Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel.

  The Top 100 Women of the Channel, include:
  --  Ellie Nazemoff, CEO/President, Acolyst
  --  Jocelyn Graham, Marketing Director, AllenPort
  --  Hope Hayes, President, Alliance Technology Group
  --  Becky Beane, Director of Commercial Worldwide Channel Management, AMD
  --  Lori Barrington, Director, Global Channel Program Operations, APC by
      Schneider Electric
  --  Cathy Morris, Senior VP and Chief Strategy Officer, Arrow Electronics
  --  Julia McConaughy, Director, Global Channel Marketing and Ops, Aruba
      Networks
  --  Regina Grieco, Director of Sales, Astaro Corp.
  --  Debra Keith, Director of Telesales and Telemarketing, Autodesk
  --  Carol Neslund, VP, North America Channels, Avaya
  --  Lisa Friesenhahn, VP of Leasing, Services and Remarketing Sales, Avnet
      Technology Solutions, Americas
  --  Corrine Sklar, VP of Marketing, Bluewolf
  --  Pamela Johansen, Director, Worldwide Channel Operations, BMC Software
  --  Barbara Spicek, VP, Worldwide Channels, Brocade Communications
  --  Tracy Balent- Hamrac, VP, Channel Sales, Americas, CA
  --  Toni Clayton-Hine, VP, Worldwide Marketing, CA
  --  Luanne Tierney, VP, Worldwide Channels Marketing, Cisco
  --  Wendy Bahr, SVP, Cisco
  --  Celia Harper-Guerra, Senior Director, Partner Talent, Cisco
  --  Maryann Von Seggern, Director, Worldwide Channels Development, Cisco
      Capital
  --  Tracy Pallas, Director of Channel Sales, Cisco IronPort Systems
  --  Linda Brotherton, Chief Technology Officer, ConnectWise
  --  Jeannine Edwards, Director, ConnectWise Community
  --  Beata Stach, North American Distribution Manager, Corel
  --  Kelley Turpin, Account Executive, CSI Technology Outfitters
  --  Tina Fisher, Senior Director of Purchasing, D&H
  --  Sonia St. Charles, CEO, Davenport Group
  --  Nancy Reynolds, Business Development Manager, Dell
  --  Leslie Conway, VP, Global Marketing, Digium
  --  Dolores Krutchen, GM, Business Solutions and Services Group and VP,
      Eastman Kodak
  --  Jan Spring, VP, Channel Development, eFolder
  --  Linda Connly, VP, Chief of Staff, Strategic Alliance and America Sales
      Strategy, EMC
  --  Salena Butler, Senior Director of Channel Sales, Epicor Software
  --  Bonnie McMenomy, Channel Marketing Manager, ESET
  --  Wendy Petty, VP, North American Sales, FalconStor Software
  --  Kendra Krause, VP of Channel Sales, Fortinet
  --  Jan O'Hara, VP, Federal Sales, General Dynamics Itronix
  --  Jane Cage, COO, Heartland Technology Solutions
  --  Tonia Gonsalves, Vice President, Partner Enablement, Hitachi Data
      Systems
  --  Meaghan Kelly, Vice President, Channel Sales Development and strategy,
      Solution Partners Organization, HP
  --  Donna Waida, Director, Channels Programs, Americas Imaging and
      Printing, HP (job share)
  --  Susan Reynolds, Director, Channels Programs, Americas Imaging and
      Printing, HP (job share)
  --  Carolyn Crandall, VP, Worldwide Marketing, i365, a Seagate Company
  --  Denyse Cromwell Mackey, Director, Worldwide Software Channel Strategy
      and Transformation, IBM
  --  Sandra Carter, VP, IBM Software Channels, IBM
  --  Ginny Rometty, Senior Vice President, IBM Sales and Distribution, IBM
  --  Gale Brown, VP, Channels, General Business, IBM
  --  Laurie Benson, Formerly CEO, Inacom
  --  Jodi Honore, VP, Vendor Management, Ingram Micro US
  --  Julie Jones, VP, Marketing, Insight
  --  Donna Grothjan, VP, Worldwide Channel Strategy and Operations, Juniper
  --  Tamela Gates May, Senior Director, National Resellers, Kaspersky
  --  Catherine Giordano, President and CEO, Knowledge Information Systems
      Inc.
  --  Carmen Richardson, Senior Channel Manager, Southern Region, LXE
  --  Brenda Stallings, President, Matrix Integration
  --  Julie Cullivan, SVP, Worldwide Field Operations, McAfee
  --  Allison Watson, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Partner Group,
      Microsoft
  --  Julie Bennani, General Manager, Partner Program, Worldwide Partner
      Group, Microsoft
  --  Janet Schijns, VP, Global Channels, Motorola
  --  Kate Hunt, Partner Support Manager, MSP University
  --  Juliann Larimer, VP, North America Channels, NCR
  --  Betsy Larson, VP, Channel Sales, NEC Display Solutions
  --  Julie Parrish, VP, Global Partner Sales, NetApp
  --  Debbie Medal, VP, Global Partner Sales, NetApp
  --  Jane Linder, Managing Director, NWN
  --  Maria Battaglia, Senior VP, Marketing, ONFORCE
  --  Penny Philpot, Group VP, Global Partner Programs, Oracle
  --  Lydia Smyers, Senior Director, Oracle
  --  Jillian Mansolf, Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Marketing, Overland
      Storage
  --  Shelia O'Neil, VP, Channel Sales, Panasonic
  --  Patricia Gallup, CEO, PC Connection
  --  Angela Vicari, President, Phalanx Technology Group
  --  Deborah Newcomb, Senior Director, Worldwide Channel Marketing, Polycom
  --  Colleen Smith, VP, SaaS Partner Program, Progress Software
  --  Victoria Zona, Channel Sales Director, Raritan
  --  Johnna Bowley, Senior Director, Worldwide Channels, Partner and Field
      Marketing, Riverbed
  --  Selina Lo, President and CEO, Ruckus Wireless
  --  Patricia Hume, Global SVP of Channel and Alliances for SME, SAP AG
  --  Mary Piehler, VP of Sales, ServerWare Corp
  --  Sharon Woolley, Channel Sales Director, SpectorSoft
  --  Karen Falcone, Vice President, Global Channel
      Development/Distribution, SunGard Availability Services
  --  Patricia Atchison, Senior Director, Marketing, Channel, Midmarket and
      Strategic Partners, Symantec
  --  Madeleine Biskintaoui, NA Channels and Alliances, Talend
  --  Stacy Nethercoat, VP, Software Product Marketing, Tech Data
  --  Michelle Drolet, CEO, Towerwall
  --  Sandy Salty, VP of Marketing, Trace|3
  --  Jean Lozano, Director of Channel Marketing, Trend Micro
  --  Janine Soika, Director of Channel Marketing, Verio
  --  Susan Molnar, Executive Director, Partner Sales, Verizon
  --  Angela Brown, CEO and President, Victory Global Solutions
  --  Julie Criscenti Heck, Director, Global Partner Marketing, VMware
  --  Maureen Lonergan, Director, Channel Enablement, VMware
  --  Aileen Black, VP, Federal Sales, VMware
  --  Colleen Kapase, Senior Director, Worldwide Channel Programs, VMware
  --  Erin Malone, Senior Director, Sales and Channel Programs, Websense
  --  Kristi Houssiere, Director, Sales, Channel Programs, Websense
  --  Laurie Usewic, VP, Security and Licensing, Westcon
  --  Holly Downs, Channel Marketing Manager, Western Digital
  --  Kim Lewis, Senior Director, Pan Am Sales, Western Digital

  --  Sharon Brindley, VP, North America Sales, Zebra Technologies

A special feature of the Top 100 Women of the Channel is included in the August issue of CRN Magazine and expanded coverage can be found online at www.channelweb.com.

Last week at XChange '09, which took place August 17-20 at the Gaylord National Hotel in Washington, D.C., Everything Channel hosted sessions dedicated to the Women in Technology, addressing key issues that women face in the workforce today.

The Women of the Channel were honored for their hard work, dedication, and accomplishments at a reception sponsored by Cisco, Epson and IBM. In addition, Everything Channel hosted Channel @ Work: Dress for Success during the reception. The Channel @ Work program is designed to make a difference in the lives of people in the community where Everything Channel hosts XChange events. Everything Channel partnered with Dress For Success, an organization promoting the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Everything Channel asked all women attendees to bring a piece of clothing with them to the event to donate to the nonprofit. Members of the Dress for Success Washington D.C. affiliate spoke to the audience about how the contributions make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged women in the D.C. area.

About Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com)

Everything Channel is the one-stop shop for managing and accelerating technology sales. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels through an extensive database. Everything Channel provides innovative field sales and marketing solutions to arm the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results.

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  Everything Channel
  (516) 562-5942
  mpark@everythingchannel.com

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CONTACT: Maureen Park of Everything Channel, +1-516-562-5942,
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