The following professionals participated in first-round judging of the 2016 Stevie Awards for Women in Businessin September - October 2016. Their average scores determined the nominations that were eligible to be included in final judging, that would ultimately be named Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners. We thank them for their time, interest and insights. Stevie Awards for Women in Business finalists will be announced on October 6, 2016.
Lisa Abeyta, Founder/CEO, APPCityLife, Inc., Albuquerque, NM USA
Lara Abrams, Managing Member, Lara Abrams Communications, LLC, Lexington, KY USA
Nicole Y. Adams , Marketing, PR and Corporate Communications Translator, NYA Communications, Bellbird Park, QLD Australia
Ahmed Alhai, BRM Specialist, ADCO, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
Huda Al-Husaini , Associate Engineer, Jordan Engineers Association, Shmisani, Amman Jordan
Marcie Allen, CEO, MAC Presents. New York, NY USA
Maria Bailey, CEO, Blue Suit Mom Media, Miami, FL USA
Janet Beale, Managing Director, Sytor Enterprises Pty Ltd, East Lindfield, NSW Australia
Deb Birnbaum, Strategic Initiatives and Continuous Quality Improvement Professional, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN USA
Jennifer Bonham, Director, Marketing & Sales Strategy, Envolve, Inc., St. Louis, MO USA
Yvonne Borg, SVP, E.ON Nordic, Malmo Sweden
Deborah Bowie, CCE, IOM, President/CEO, United Way of North Central Florida, Gainesville FL USA
Marcia Brand, President, Creative Marketing Concepts, Inc., Alexandria, VA USA
Khobi Brooklyn, Communications, Tesla Motors, San Francisco, CA USA
Tina Brooks, VP Marketing, Brooks Pepperfire Foods, Rigaud, QC Canada
Carolin Buchardt, CEO and Founder, CB Praxisberatung, Heidelberg Germany
Valerie Burke, Director of Digital Media and SEO, Sundance Vacations, Wilkes-Barre, PA USA
Beverly Butler, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo, San Francisco, CA USA
Krista Canfield, Founder, Food Water Shoes, San Francisco, CA USA
Deb Carr, Founder, Sydney Lifestyle Blog, Sydney, NSW Australia
Alexandra Cearns, Creative Director / Owner, Houndstooth Studio, Perth Australia
Viola Manuela Ceccarini, TV PERSONALITY, PRODUCER, COLUMNIST AND WRITER, LIVEIN-STYLE MAGAZINE, SEVENPRESS.COM, TELEVIVA HOUSTON, DEAMINA MAGAZINE, New York, NY USA
Joy Chen, Chairman & CEO, H2O+ Beauty, San Francisco, CA USA
Kim Clark, Principal, Polished Professionals Boston, Boston, MA USA
Robyn Davis, Owner, When I Need Help, Columbia, SC USA
Ana Degani, Regional Director of Customer Service, Americas Region, DHL, Plantation, FL USA
Michele Don Durbin, VP, Inflection, San Jose, CA USA
Eve Dumovich, Editor, Boeing/Snowline Publishing, Ashford, WA USA
Lorretta Gasper, Owner/Principal, Wind Rose Communications, Atlanta, GA USA
Pamela Gharaibeh, Child and Family Therapist, Main Street Therapy for Children and Families, Livonia, MI USA
Barb Girson, President, My Sales Tactics, LLC, New Albany, OH USA
Siki Giunta, Managing Director - Cloud and Infrastructure, Accenture, New York, NY USA
Regina Glick, Director of Marketing, Summit Professional Networks, New York, NY USA
Lisa Goldberg, Director, Marketing Services, VetCentric, Inc., Baltimore, MD USA
Allison Golsby, CEO, ConsultMine, Brisbane Australia
Charity Herb, Online Content Administrator, American Greetings, Cleveland, OH USA
Alison Higgins-Miller, Regional Business Development Manager, International Corporate Advisory PTE LTD, Dural, NSW Australia
Robyne Highsmith, Founder, Teen Dare To Dream Program, Zionsville, IN USA
Joann Hizon, Vice President - Human Resources SM Investments Corp, Pasay City, Philippines
Rebekah Hurworth, Founder and Director, Your Architect, Red Hill, Queensland Australia
Craig Jacobsen, Founder, Open Spaces Marketing, Encinitas, CA USA
Anne Jefferies, Vendor Compliance Manager, AT&T Global Vendor Management, Biggar, United Kingdom
Jess Jones, Founder, Soar Collective, Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Neelima Kamrah, Chairman, KIIT Group of Colleges, Gurgaon, Haryana India
Michelle King, Senior Director, Legal Operations, Intralinks, New York, NY USA
Renée Knee, Customer Success Executive, Self-employed, San Rafael, CA USA
Shamina Krishna, Manager, Training Department, Smart Reader® Worldwide Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, AL Malaysia
Jill Liberman, Founder, Videoglobetrotter, Inc., Boca Raton, FL USA
Sarah Lippincott, Digital Marketing & Public Relations Professional, Tigercomm, Washington, DC USA
Theresa Mack, Owner, PowerUp Partners, Torrance, CA USA
Lisa MacKenzie, President, MacKenzie Marketing Group, Portland, OR USA
Rachel Maleh, Deputy Director, American Heart Association, Arlington, VA USA
Scott Maloney, CEO/Co-Founder, BowTie, Albuquerque, NM USA
Francesca Masoero, CEO and co-Founder, STREAM magazine, Cumiana, TO Italy
Karen Mayfield, Division Lending Executive at Citi, Citi Bank, San Francisco, CA USA
Renie McClay, Project Manager, Caveo Learning, Ozark, MO USA
Robin McCoy-Ramirez, Owner, SoothEaze, Boston, MA USA
Karen McFadzen, Director and co-Owner, Vision Training Australia, Sydney, NSW Australia
Kim McGann, Founder, Wedding Entrepreneurs Academy, Nelson Bay, NSW Australia
Carolyn Melby, President, Carolyn B. Melby, Skin Specialist llc, Chandler, AZ USA
Shar Moore, Editor-in-Chief, YWoman, Wellington Point, Queensland Australia
Jason Morris, Director, SRS Acquiom, Denver, CO USA
Jennifer Morrison, Director of Marketing & Talent Management, H&S Enterprises, Los Angeles, CA USA
Danielle Mullin, Site Coordinator, EmCare, Fort Smith, AR USA
Balaji Nagabhushan, Group Chief Administrative Officer, Tristar Transport LLC, Dubai, NH United Arab Emirates
Rajendran Nair, VP, Marketing, Rootstock Software, San Ramon, CA USA
Mandy Nembs, Founder , Capillus Distribution LLC, New York, NY USA
Carey-Ann Oestreicher, CEO, Potential Unlimited, Burlington, ON Canada
Lorraine O'Neill, Dr, The EPI Centre Australia Pty Ltd, Parrearra, Australia
Görkem Özkan, HR Professional, HR, Ankara, Turkey
Kaan ÖZSÖKMEN, Owner, K-Tex Sourcing & Buying Agency, Istanbul, Turkey
Liz Palmer, President and CEO, Liz Palmer Media Group Inc., Toronto, ON Canada
M Carmen Paz, Founder, Director of Program Management, Page One Guru, Austin, TX USA
Christine Pietryla, Consultant, Freelance , Pietryla PR & Marketing LLC, Chicago, IL USA
Fabi Preslar, President, SPARK Publications, Matthew, NC USA
Jesintha Rajaratnam, Managing Partner, Money Garden, Bangalore, Karnataka India
Shenan Reed, President of Digital, North America, MEC, New York, NY USA
Dennis Reno, Corporate Vice President, Customer Success, Proofpoint, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA USA
June Ressler, President & CDO, Cenergy, Houston, TX USA
Kelly Roark, Founder & CSO, KPR Strategic Consulting, New York, NY USA
Grace Rodriguez, Co-Founder, Station Houston, Sugar Land, TX USA
Ritzi Ronquillo, Chairman, IABC Phillipines, Manilla, Philippines
Catalina Rousseau, President & CEO, BDR Associates, Bucharest, Romania
Srinivasan Saravanamuthu, Senior Manager, Accenture, Seattle, WA USA
Susan Savage, General Manager , MICROS Fidelio Australia, South Turramurra, IN Australia
Steve Schonberg, Managing Director, K2 Krupp Kommunications, Inc, New York, NY USA
Christine Seymour, Director, Marketing and Communications, John Crane, Norcross, GA USA
Manal Sham, Customer Service Supervisor, DP DHL, Amman, Jordan
Keira Shein, Partner, Shein Strategies, Owings Mills, MD USA
Gary Shumaker, President and CEO, C2 Solutions Group, Inc., Reston, VA USA
Alysia Silberg, COO, Acceleforce, London, United Kingdom
Sylvia Slezak, Director of Marketing & Social Media, Internet Directory, Inc. d/b/a CityOf.com, Corpus Christi, TX USA
Theavy Sok, Partner, Country Club Apiaries, Denver, CO USA
Carla Spain, Director of Marketing & Communications, Holy Names High School, Oakland, CA USA
Vickie Sullivan, Founder and President, Sullivan and Associates, Tempe, AZ USA
Linda Summerton, Managing Director, Advanced Care Australia, Maroochydore, QLD Australia
Aniket Suru, FX & Commodities Programme Manager, HSBC, London, United Kingdom
Shoab Syed, Principal Consultant, Sovnex, Toronto, ON Canada
Alice Takpemongo, Co-Create IKEA Open Innovation Leader, IKEA Group, Brentford, Middlesex United Kingdom
Asli Tas Kayabas, Professional Training & Coaching, Kuzey Academy, Istanbul, Turkey
Julie Taylor, Owner, Business coaching 1-1 LLC, Washington, DC USA
Josie Thomson, CEO, JosieThomson.com, Red Hill, QLD Australia
Katy Thorbahn, Partner, Managing Director, Shiny, Wilmington, DE USA
Lori VanDyke, Manager Customer Care, Access One, Chicago, IL USA
Imal Wagner, President, Phoenix Rising, PR, Gaithersburg, MD USA
Joyce Weiland, President, SoftPro, Raleigh, NC USA
Marci Weisler, Co-Founder/Consultant, MW Advisory, New York, NY USA
Susan Werkner, Managing Director/Founder, Interactive Investor Pty Ltd, Sydney, NSW Australia
Becky Wilson, Chief Visibility Officer, WDS Marketing & PR, Overland Park, KS USA
Kathy Woodard, Communications Specialist, Freelance Writer, Columbus, OH USA
Lori Zaret, Chief Marketing Officer, Bond Consulting, Dallas, TX USA
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