Past Leadership Award Honorees

Past Leadership Award Honorees
2012
Private (Large): Barbara Doornink, SAIC
Private (Small): Sharon D. Nelson, Esq, Sensei Enterprises, Inc.   
Public Sector (Large): Susan Zeleniak, Verizon
Public Sector (Small): Christine Do, Soft Tech Consulting, Inc.
Global Impact: Dr. Homaira Akbari, SkyBitz    
Entrepreneur: Kathy Albarado, Helios HR  
Government: Janice M. Hamby, DOD, Office of the CIO
Education IT: Kelli Campbell, Discovery Education
Health IT: Sharon Gaheen, SAIC
Unsung Hero: Lisa Bethel, Booz Allen Hamilton  
Rising Star: Erica Salinas, CSC
WIT Champion: Denise Hart, O2 Lab, Inc.  
WIT President’s Award: Jane Maliszewski, ISKA; Piper Conrad, PKC Consulting   
 
2011
Rising Star: Charity Nowling, Senior Electrical Engineer, SAIC
Unsung Hero (Tie): Denise Lucero, Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting; Sarah Hyder, Project Manager, FEMA
Global Impact:  Blanca Treviño, President and Chief Executive Officer, Softtek; Dr. JoGayle Howard (Posthumous), Theriogenologist, Smithsonian National Zoological Park
Green IT: Mile Corrigan, Manager, Federal Green Program, Noblis
Education IT: Kamalika Sandell, Senior Director, Enterprise Systems, American University
Health IT: Katrina Firlik, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, HealthPrize Technologies
Entrepreneur Award: Dr. Nicole C. Close, President, EmpiriStat, Inc.
Government: Ann T. Speyer, Chief Information Officer, Smithsonian Institution
Corporate Public Sector Award (Small): Jeri Lassiter, Chief Executive Officer and President, ASM Research Inc.
Corporate Public Sector Award (Large): Linda A. Mills, Corporate Vice President and President, Northrop Grumman Information Systems
Corporate Commercial Award (Small): Fran Maier, President & Executive Chair, TRUSTe
Corporate Commercial Award (Large): Jill Bruning, Chief Operating Officer, NJVC
WIT President’s Award: Laura McCarthy, Qualified Search; Kelly Moore, AT&T; Vicki Warker

2010
Commercial (Large): Christine Schaefer, Vice President, Marketing, DLT Solutions
Commercial (Small): Maura Colleton Corbett, Partner, Qorvis Communications, LLC
Public Sector (Large): Diane B. Gongaware, Director of Operations, Civilian Agencies, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Public Sector (Small): Ola Sage, President & CEO, e-Management
Entrepreneur: Lynn Ann Casey, CEO, Arc Aspicio
Government: Jo Ann Jenkins, Chief Operating Officer, Library of Congress
Health IT: Dr. Claire M. Fraser-Liggett, Director, Institute for Genome Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
Global Impact: Susan C. Aldridge, Ph.D., President, University of Maryland University College and Siobhan Green, CEO & Lead Technology Strategist and Information Architect, Sonjara
Unsung Hero: Jennifer Freed, Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) Service Delivery Integrated Product Team Manager, NMCI Program Office, Department of the Navy
Rising Star: Michelle Czirjak, Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton and Jhaymee Wilson, Project Manager, CACI International
WIT Champion: Phyllis Kolmus, AT&T
President's Award:
o Nancy Lamberton, Excitations
o Irene Aronian, DECKER
o Joanne Lozar Glenn

2009
Corporate: Jeanne O'Kelley, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Vangent,
Entrepreneur: Kelly Harman, President, Zephyr Strategy,
Government: Susan Keen, Technical Director, Navy Enterprise Resource Planning Program Department of the Navy
Rising Star: Glenda Morgan, Ph.D., Director of Technology and Learning Initiatives, George Mason University
WIT Champion: Gayle Sweeney, Principal, North Highland Group
WIT President's Award: Charlotte Pelliccia, President, Pelliccia Communications,
WIT Founders’ Award: Louise Peabody, Partner, Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Co.
Lifetime Achievement: Debra McKeldin, Chief Enterprise Architect/Deputy Director, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Enterprise Architecture Strategy Group, Office of Information Services
Company Leadership Champion Award: HP and SAP

2008
Corporate: Tami A. Erwin, President, Washington/Baltimore/Virginia Region, Verizon Wireless
Entrepreneur: Katie Sleep, President and CEO, List Innovative Solutions
Government: Laurie Reyes, Police Officer 3/Project Lifesaver Coordinator, Montgomery County Department of Police
Rising Star: Nikole Collins-Puri, Global Business Services Diversity and Inclusion Manager, AT&T
WIT Champion: Carol Moroz, Client Services Executive, SAP
WIT President’s Award: Kathryn Harris, Principal and Founder, Resolution Law Group
WIT Founders’ Award: Marguerete Luter, President, The Process Pro
Lifetime Achievement: Deirdre Murray, Business Development Principal, Qwest Government Services, Inc.

2007
Corporate: Deborah Alderson, President, System and Network Solutions Group, SAIC
Entrepreneur: Rose Wang, CEO, Binary Group
Government: Dr. Janice Cuny, Director, Information Technology, National Science Foundation
Rising Star: Jennifer Murrill, Operations Researcher/Cost Analyst, Northrop Grumman Information Technology
WIT Champion: Ardell Fleeson, Managing Director, Business Development, Human Capital Advisors, LLC
WIT President’s Award: Charlotte Pelliccia, President, Pelliccia Communications
WIT Founders’ Award: Eva Neumann, President, ENC Marketing, Inc.

2006
Corporate: Barbara Anderson, Vice President, State & Local Government, EDS
Government: Karyn Hayes-Ryan, Deputy Director, Acquisition Engineering/Program Manager, Engineering Enterprise, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Entrepreneur: Debra Ruh, President and CEO, TecAccess
Rising Star: Leah Hooten-Clark, Senior Electronics Engineer, Northrop Grumman
WIT Champion: Charlotte Pelliccia, President, Pelliccia Communications
WIT President’s Award: Kathy Albarado, President, Helios HR and Toni Townes, Vice President and Partner, Unisys
WIT Founders’ Award: Dede Haskins, Vice President of Marketing and Training and Managing Principal, Cigital

2005
Corporate: Catherine Szpindor, Vice President of IT Enterprise Services, Nextel Communications
Entrepreneur: Elizabeth Shea, Co-Founder and Principal, SheaHedges Group, LLC
Government: Captain Anne-marie Hartlaub, Director, Organization and Management Services Division, U.S. Navy
Rising Star: Jennifer Bleier, Assistant Deputy Program Manager for the Industrial Computer Security Program, SAIC
WIT Champion: Marla Ozarowski, Director of Technology Adoption, Freddie Mac
WIT President’s Award: Sandy Scearce, Director of Business Development, Grant Thornton
WIT Founders’ Award: Angela Drummond, President and CEO, SiloSmashers
Lifetime Achievement: Lydia Thomas, President and CEO, Mitretek Systems

2004
Corporate: Linda Keene Solomon, Partner, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Entrepreneur: Sandra K. Richardson, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Métier, Ltd.
Government: Linda Jacksta, Director, Systems Engineering, U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
Rising Star: Amy Bielski, Vice President, Web & Technology Solutions Group, Social & Health Services Division of ORC Macro
WIT Champion: Ellen Quinn, Quality Assurance Manager, Northrop Grumman Information Technology
WIT President's Award: Debbie Thacker, Executive Vice President, BTL Services, Inc.
WIT Founders’ Award: Deanne Inman, Director, Deloitte & Touche LLP

2003
Corporate: Vonya McCann, Senior Vice President, Federal External Affairs, Sprint
Entrepreneur: Kimberly McCabe, President and CEO, Advanced Performance Consulting Group, Inc.
Government: Deborah Loudon, Deputy CIO, National Reconnaissance Office
WIT Champion: Marguerete Luter, Vice President, Global Bid Management, Unisys Global Network
WIT President's Award: Amy Lemon, Controller, Financial Planning and Analysis, Vastera, Inc.
WIT President's Award: Sally Turner, Director, Business Development, Federal Solutions, AMS
WIT Founders’ Award: Mary Wall Dale, Client Relationship Executive, Unisys
Lifetime Achievement: Vivien Crea, Rear Admiral, United States Coast Guard

2002
Corporate: Linda Gooden, President, Information Technology, Lockheed Martin
Corporate: Donna Morea, Executive Vice President, AMS
Entrepreneur: Corinna E. Lathan, Ph.D., President and CEO, AnthroTronix, Inc.
Entrepreneur: Dr. Helena S. Wisniewski, Chairman and CEO, Aurora Biometrics, Inc.
Government: Miriam Browning, Office of the Army Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Army, United States Army
Government: Joan R. Vallancewhitacre, Executive Officer, Information Services, National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
Lifetime Achievement: Faith Driscoll, Patent Attorney, Bull HN Information Systems
WIT President's Award: Lisa Throckmorton, Account Manager, The SheaHedges Group
WIT President's Award: Dede Haskins, Vice President of Operations, EastBanc Technologies, LLC (Alazar, LLC)
WIT Founders’ Award: Betty Arbuckle, Partner, Washington Financial Group, LLP

2001
Lifetime Achievement: Esther Thomas Smith, Partner, Qorvis Communications
Leadership Award: Paula Jagemann, President and CEO, eCommerce Industries Inc.
Leadership Award: Ginger Ehn Lew, CEO and Managing Director, TDF-Telecommunications Development Fund
Leadership Award: TiTi McNeill, President and CEO, TranTech, Inc.
WIT President's Award: Ana Maria Boitel, Director of Business Development, OP•X
WIT President's Award: Eva Neumann, President, ENC Marketing, Inc.
WIT Founders’ Award: Deirdre Murray, Group Manager – Market Development, Sprint Government Systems Division

2000
WIT President's Award: Eva Neumann, President, ENC Marketing, Inc.