It is with great pleasure that AWT announces nominees for the
2023 Rising Stars and Outstanding Executives!
Your Rising Stars Nominees!
Adrienne Atkins, Senior – Network Planning Engineer (AT&T)
Alison Santiago, Sr. Project Manager (Word & Brown)
Angel Amos, Business Analyst Lead (Word & Brown General Agency)
Ashley Vallett, CEO (Technacity Group)
Denise Ngo, Product Manager (Word & Brown)
Dhana Draksharapu, IT Manager (Experian)
Fanija Vasquez, Manager, DevSecOps (Capital Group)
Hayley Ferr, Software Engineer (California State University, Fullerton)
Huong Nguyen, Staff Software Engineer (Laserfiche)
Kayla Andersen, Snr. Solutions Architect (AWS)
Kelly Alexander, Business Owner (Stemsational Girls Club Foundation Inc)
Kristy Hamer, Policy Director Cyber & Critical Infrastructure Defense (Department of Homeland Security – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency)
Laxmi Marella, Senior Software Solution Architect (First American Title Insurance)
Madeline Wu, Senior Software Engineer (California State University, Fullerton)
Marvel Zhao, Sr. Program Manager (Experian)
Melissa Meldonado, Vice President, People and Talent Strategy (Trace3)
Neelam Koshiya, Principal Solutions Architect (AWS)
Rahimeh Bahrampourian, Senior Salesforce Administrator (Houlihan Lokey)
Renuka Gulati, Sr. Technical Program Manager (Experian)
Ritu Gupta, Senior Product Manager (Origin Communications)
Saki Kasparoff, Sr Analyst, Business System (Edwards Lifesciences)
Sarah Hill, Manager of Enterprise Customer Success Team (Origin Communications)
Selene Estribi, Sr. Project Manager (Word & Brown)
Sowmya Ramasamy, Senior Manager (First American Title Insurance)
Swapna Vivek, Lead Data Engineer (Houlihan Lokey)
Tamara Gagliardi, Sr. Solutions Architect (AWS)
Trupti Dhyani, Executive Consultant/ IT Consultant Principal (Kaiser Permanente)
Yue Ning, Sr. Solutions Architect (AWS)
Your Outstanding Executives Nominees!
Alison Dimick, VP, Services (ePlus)
Amy Nadimi, Founder (Slalom)
Angela Moran, Chief Information Officer (North Orange County ROP)
Anna Golston, Executive Director (Providence Health)
Bonnie Liu, VP of Global Operations (OrangePeople)
Cintia Runha, Vice President, Consulting Services (CGI)
Daphane Alderidge, Director, IT Service Managementk (First American Title Insurance Company)
Dr. Jenny Mankin, Principal Engineer (California State University, Fullerton)
Jaime Wheeler, Senior Vice President – Global Clinical Affairs (Edwards Lifesciences)
Kayleen Scott, Global Marketing + Communications Lead, Software Engineering (California State University, Fullerton)
Lorellee Welch, IT Strategy & Planning Director (First American Title)
Megan J. Palmer, Director of Public Impact (Open Door Legal)
Neetu Sadhwani, President (Sunrise Group Inc.)
Nelly Gage, Vice President, Partner Marketing (Trace3)
Olivia Olson, Assistant Special Agent in Charge (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Stephanie Boo, Senior Vice President of International Sales (Origin Communications)
Suneetha Menon, Vice President and Managing Partner (Solugenix)
Make sure to attend our Gala on October 11th to celebrate your nominees!