CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2024 OUTSTANDING EXECUTIVES AND RISING STARS!
2024 Outstanding Executives Winners!
Annie Chaiyakul
Vice President Information Technology, Illumina
” Annie led a highly skilled global team capable of handling incidents with precision and efficiency. This was demonstrated during the global CrowdStrike incident …[leading] to swiftly restoring normal operations.”
-from Trisha McDonald, Global Account Director – Life Sciences at Microsoft
Christine Crawford
Vice President Global Information Techology Partner, Edwards Lifesciences
“Christine has overseen a major JD Edwards ERP system upgrade and migration to AWS positioning the company as one of the first JD Edwards customers on the cloud platform. This early adoption of cloud technology has provided the company with a competitive edge and enhanced operational efficiency.”
-from Trisha McDonald, Global Account Director – Life Sciences at Microsoft
Pandora Ovanessian
Technology Senior Consultant/Fractional CIO, CMTC
“Pandora leads multiple enterprise level digital transformations as a fractional CIO at CMTC for both Southern California and Colorado. She operates under a fully hands-on moto, as she believes it’s the only way to fully relate and lead.”
-from Annie Mesrobian, Account Executive at Eliassen Group
2024 Outstanding Executives Nominees
Annie Chaiyakul
Vice President Information Technology, Illumina
Autumn Lui
Section Manager: Electronics, Power Systems, and Technology, NASA
Beth Hilbing
Sr. IT Business Partner, Boeing Corporation
Carlyn Crisostomo
Vice President, Head of R&D AI Strategy & Execution (RAISE), Amgen
Christianne Gaudet
VP, Emerging Technologies: Strategy, Sales, Marketing, Operations, KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.
Christine Crawford
Vice President Global Information Technology Partner, Edwards Lifesciences
Cyndy Chang
SVP, Product, Global Analytics, Experian
Dinorah Roggero
SVP, Director of IT Business Applications, Pacific Premier Bank
Dipti Shah
VP GTM Operations & Product Scale, Experian
Helen Norris
VP & CIO, Chapman University
Jemma David
Executive VP of Enterprise Support Services (ESS), Solugenix
Jennifer Terrill
CIO, Forest Lawn
Kathy Linares
VP of IT, Insulectro
Larissa Malmquist
Chief of Staff, Service Delivery Manager, CVS Health
Lori Arche
VP of Program Management / Head of Program Management, Pluto TV
Luma Reihani
Business Owner, Self-Employed
Marivi Stuchinsky
VP of Software Engineering, Experian
Neda Parnian PhD
VP of Innovation & Digital Transformation, Summit Interconnect
Pandora Ovanessian
Technology Senior Consultant/Fractional CIO, CMTC
Sandy Prietto
Vice President Marketing, enVVeno Medical
Sherry Lowe
Chief Marketing Officer, Anomali
Sona Sinha
VP, Global head of enterprise application, database engineering, NCR Voyix
Tina Machi
Director, IT Executive Office for Center of Excellence , Los Angeles Metro
Tina Thorstenson
VP Industry Business Unit, CrowdStrike
Yin Warner
Senior Director, Enterprise Data Governance, First American
2024 Rising Stars Winners!
Clare Xia
IS Manager, CalOptima
“I describe Clare in two words, ‘humble versatility’. Clare leads multiple IT teams at CalOptima Health, in varied disciplines. She is one of our most effective leaders, technical and a true servant leader. I have seen tremendous growth with Clare in how she approaches challenges and looks at them through a leadership lens, and not just as a technician.”
-from David O’Brien, Sr. Director, Information Technology Services at CalOptima Health
Jyotsana Sharma
VP Data Scientist, First America Bank
“Jyotsana’s technical innovation, attention to detail, and commitment to quality greatly enhanced the efficiency and impact of the Retention Offers Program, making her an invaluable asset to the team.”
-from Jose Castro SVP, Consumer Insights and Data & Analytics for First Citizens Bank
Mishirika Scott
IT Project Portfolio Manager, UCLA
“Mishirika has been a featured speaker for multiple Project Management Institute Chapters from Los Angeles to Ontario, Canada, and most recently accepted an invitation to speak for a podcast based in Bangalore, India. Currently, Mishirika is in the process of researching, writing, and publishing her next article on the topic of ethical decision making as project managers.”
-from Howard Miller, CIO of UCLA Anderson School of Management
2024 Rising Stars Nominees
Ashna Sood
Software Engineer, Pacific Life
Chris Lombard
Director, Marketing Technology, Home Franchise Concepts
Clare Xia
IS Manager, CalOptima
Claudia Carvajal
Project Manager, Experian
Ethel Ancheta
End User Services Supervisor, First American
Helinalakshmi Syamala
Database Engineer, Pacific Premier Bank
Jenell Bailey
Lead IT Support Analyst, Houlihan Lokey
Jyotsana Sharma
VP Data Scientist, First American Bank
Laura Hackney
CEO, AnnieCannons
Leanne Meyers
Employee Communication Specialist, Aquent Studios
Lisa Donaldson
IT Analyst, First American
Maria Eivaz
Senior Channel Program Manager, Exabeam
Marr Estudillo
First American
Mishirika Scott
IT PMO Director and Project Portfolio Manager, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Snigdha Vayalapadu
System Engineer II, Boeing Defense, Space & Defense