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title: Meet the 2016 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service First-Round Judges
description: The 2016 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service thanks the preliminary round judges who's scores determined the finalists.
---

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# [Meet the 2016 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service First-Round Judges](https://blog.stevieawards.com/blog/thank-you-to-the-2016-stevie-awards-for-sales-customer-service-preliminary-judges)

 Written by [Maggie Gallagher](https://blog.stevieawards.com/blog/author/maggie-gallagher) | Wed, Jan 20, 2016 @ 05:24 PM

**The following professionals participated in preliminary-round judging of the 10th annual [Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales) from November 2015 to January 2016.  Their average scores determined the Finalists in the sales awards, contact center awards, business development awards, and customer service awards categories.  We thank them for their time, insights and interest.**

Finalists will be announced tomorrow (January 21), and the Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists announced during a gala banquet at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas on Friday, March 4.  [Tickets are now on sale](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/tickets/404_2062_13373.cfm).

 

<https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=21170907&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile>[Asburche Adalan](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=21170907&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile), Sr. Manager, Business & Sales Development, DHL Express USA, Plantation, FL USA  
[Maryam Alhashmi](http://fujairahpolice.gov.ae/ar/), Deputy Representative of Quality, Fujairah Police GHQ, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates  
[Amal Al-Najjar](https://www.linkedin.com/in/amal-s-al-najjar-20469a22), HR Manager, FLUOR / FDH JV, Ahmadi, Kuwait  
[Yeshiyah Amariel](http://il.linkedin.com/in/yamariel), Executive Consultant, Initiated Marketing, Chicago, IL USA  
[Tirupathi Anand](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=17555510&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile), Strategy Advisor, Motivaluate Consulting & Training, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  
[David Araujo](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=168767389&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile), DP DHL, DHL Express, São Paulo, Brazil  
[Heather Arthur](https://ca.linkedin.com/in/heatherarthur), Director, Business Care, Rogers Communications Inc., Brampton, ON, Canada  
[David Ashton](http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcashton), Chief Revenue Officer, Jonckers, Boulder, CO USA  
[Tristan Averett](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristanaverett), Associate Manager, Allscripts, Salem, OR USA  
[Jamal Ayyad,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamal-ayyad-3602995) Vice President- Service Delivery, SurePayroll, Glenview, IL USA  
[Stuart Bankey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbankey), Manager, Community Management, Rackspace, Windcrest, TX USA  
[Nick Broadbent](http://www.datacore.com/Company/Management-Team/meet-the-team/nick-broadbent-vp), VP Global Support, DataCore Software, Reading, GA USA  
[Steve Butler](http://www.cxsolutions.com/), Vice President, CXACT, Arlington, VA USA  
[Pembe Candaner](https://tr.linkedin.com/in/pembe-candaner-0ab4141a), Founder, President, Pro-To-Cool, Istanbul, Turkey  
[Lucia Caron](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucia-caron-667b8a3), Manager, Customer Support, Verint Systems Inc., Herndon, VA USA  
[Beth Castro](https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-castro-a10992), AVP - Commercial Enablement, AT&T, Energy Business Solutions, Dallas, TX USA  
[Deepak Chawla](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dchawlapublic), Vice President of Worldwide Support, Nutanix, Fremont, CA USA  
[Lebin Ebru Cokisle](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=149048978&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=G2xj&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVert)r, Head of Corporate Communications, ANADOLU GROUP, Istanbul, Turkey  
[Jeanne Conger](http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=14774162&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=zQgo&locale=en_US&srchid=147741621391379917686&s), Senior VP of Sales and Marketing Operations, Rausch Coleman Homes, Fayetteville, AR USA  
[Jason Copeland](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cubsin2007), Vice President - Sales, SurePayroll, Inc., Glenview, IL USA  
[Tom Cross](http://www.linkedin.com/in/techtionary), CEO, TECHtionary, Boulder, CO, USA  
[John Cushman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-cushman-4121ba), Vice President & Chief Business Strategist, Tech Mahindra, Dallas, TX USA  
[Amjad Daoud](http://www.hct.ac.ae/en/), Program Coordinator - Archival Program, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates  
[Churchill Dass Prince](http://salesintellect.co/company/key-executives), Founder & CEO, Sales Intelligence Services, Inc, Silver Spring, MD USA  
[Karla Davis](http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=181731643&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile), General Manager, Plantation Resort, Surfside Beach, SC USA  
[Robyn Davis](http://www.whenineedhelp.com), Owner, When I Need Help, Columbia, SC USA  
[Luis Deza](http://www.cantorodado.pe), General Manager, Canto Rodado Consulting, Miraflores Lima, Peru  
[Brent Dierking](http://www.northstar-ems.com), Director, Business Development/Strategic Planning, NorthStar EMS, Birmingham, AL USA  
[Liliya Dimitrova](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAMAAAE1RM0Brof9gTY6yxPL45dy7CUDCWkx4dA&trk=hp-identity-name), Customer Service Manager, Provident Financial Bulgaria, Bulgaria  
[Sheryl Dobson](https://ca.linkedin.com/in/sheryl-dobson-b597a822), Director of Customer Support, J2 Global Cloud Services, Customer Support, Ottawa, ON Canada  
[Teresa Dos Santos](https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-dos-santos-72279610), Director, Business Interiors, Pensacola, FL USA  
[Alan Dowler](http://hamiltonjewelers.com), Operations Manager, Hamilton Jewelers, Princeton, NJ USA  
[Eve Dumovich](http://evemary.com/id1.html), Publisher, Snowline Publishing, Ashford, WA USA  
[Laura Edgerton](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=95523413&trk=hp-identity-name), Director, US Marketing, Manulife Asset Management, Boston, MA USA  
[Jessica Eker](http://transperfect.com/), Senior VP, Global Life Sciences Practice, Transperfect, New York, NY USA  
[Ed Ellsasser](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/www.PrimeGroupIns.com), President, PrimeGroup Insurance, Tampa, FL USA  
[Andrew J. Filipowsk](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewflipfilipowski)i, Executive Chairman & CEO, SilkRoad Technology, Winston Salem, NC USA  
[Osman Firat,](https://tr.linkedin.com/pub/osman-firat/1/473/688) Customer Lifecycle Management Director, B/S/H Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey  
[Mark Fleming](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-fleming-65102926), Performance Manager, Delta Air Lines, Sales Support, Minneapolis, MN USA  
[William Garrick,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/willgarrick) Vice President, OptumRx, Costa Mesa, CA USA  
[Stephen Gill](https://uk.linkedin.com/in/stephencgill), President, Stephen Gill Associates, Derby, United Kingdom  
[Allison Golsby](https://au.linkedin.com/in/allison-golsby-1b4b1415), CEO, ConsultMine, Brisbane, QLD Australia  
[Jeanine Greer](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/www.enpointe.com), Inside Sales Representative, En Pointe Technologies, Chicago, IL USA  
[Robert Gregory](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregoryrobertc), Senior Director - Hosting Support, GoDaddy, Scottsdale, AZ USA  
[Ankush Gupta](http://in.linkedin.com/in/thelearnedman/), Vice President - Marketing, QEDBaton Enabled Services Pvt Ltd, Pune, India  
[Nabyl Hassain](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nabyl-hassain-52058632), Director Telesales Americas, DHL Global Forwarding, Miami, FL USA  
[Mary Henson](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/www.linkedin.com/pub/mary-henson/2/27/82b), Membership Care Coordinator, United States Equestrian Federation, Customer Care Center, Lexington, KY USA  
[Phillip Horvath](http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=462777&trk=tab_pro), Senior VP - Professional Services, Merchant Partners, Redmond, WA USA  
[Ozan Hunler](https://tr.linkedin.com/in/ozanhunler), Senior Account Manager, AkzoNobel Coatings, Automotive and Aerospace Coatings Izmir, Izmir, Turkey  
[Linden Ingram](http://www.linkedin.com/in/lindeningram), Executive VP Sales, Imparta Inc, Austin, TX USA  
[Jaimon Jacob](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimonjacob), Associate Director - Customer Service & Business Excellence, UAE Exchange Centre LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  
[Mary Beth Jenkins](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-beth-jenkins-1850aa19), Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA USA  
[Becky Johns](https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-johns-9176934), Senior Vice President, MarketBridge, Bethesda, MD USA  
[Rod Jones](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/www.strategytorevenue.com), Chairman, Strategy to Revenue, Farnham Common, Bucks, United Kingdom  
[JoAnn Kay](http://www.graduationsource.com), Customer Care Director, GraduationSource, Port Chester, NY USA  
[Umut Kececioglu](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ukececi), Mobile Services Manager, Yapi Kredi Bank, Turkey  
[Joshua Kelley](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/joshua-kelley/a3/53a/ab7), Supervisor, Leadership Operations Training, MTM, Inc., West St Paul, MN USA  
[Lynn Kiser](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-kiser-3571478), Manager, Customer Service, MedCost, Winston-Salem, NC USA  
[Sandra Lynch](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-hill-lynch-2332676), Account Manager, John Hancock, Boston, MA USA  
[Scott MacGregor](https://www.linkedin.com/in/macgregorscott), Founder & President, SomethingNew, LLC, Madison, CT USA  
[David Madacs](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davem?trk=seokp-title_posts_secondary_cluster_res_author_name)i, Senior Technical Customer Support Engineer, GrassValley, Lakewood, CO USA  
[Omar Martínez](https://mx.linkedin.com/in/omar-mart%C3%ADnez-vega-137363a6), Human Resources Manager, DHL Express, Mexico  
[Wessam Massoud](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/wessam-massoud/9/738/b14), Programme Delivery Manager, Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Center (ADSIC), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  
[Rowena Maxwell](https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rowenamaxwell), Senior Manager, Accenture, London, United Kingdom  
[Serkan Memisoglu](https://ae.linkedin.com/in/serkanmemisoglu), Manager, Forte Consultancy Group Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  
[Altug Merhap](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/www.denizbank.com), Senior VP, DenizBank Turkey, DenizBank Genel Müdürlügü, Istanbul, Turkey  
[Judy Mod](http://www.linkedin.com/in/judymod/), Founder, CEO, & Chief Adoption Officer, RevenueSphere, Atlanta, GA USA  
[Thomas Moor](http://americas.sartomer.com/home.asp), Global Director, Strategy and Planning, Sartomer (a business unit of Arkema), Exton, PA USA  
[Heather Moreland](http://www.brettmartin.com/de-de/plastic-sheets/sales-enquiry/europe/germany.aspx), Commercial Services Executive, Brett Martin, Newtownabbey, Antrim, United Kingdom  
[Ann Moreth](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-moreth-3274911a), Sr. Customer Service Engagement Manager, UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA USA  
[Zine Moufakir](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zine-moufakir-144817b5), Global Sales & Key Account Development Manager, 3M Global Sales Operations, Maplewood, MN USA  
[Pat Mussieux](http://linkedin.com/patmussieux), Founder, Steps2Happiness Inc., London, ON Canada  
[Tracy Neiser](https://ca.linkedin.com/in/tracyneiser?), Customer Service Manager, Active Exhaust Corp, Toronto, ON Canada  
[Leticia Padilla](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/preview?vpa=pub&locale=en_US), Corporate Recognition and Citizenship, Concentrix, Fremont, CA, USA  
[Tracy Parco](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-parco-0a178b5), Director of Training, East West Bank, El Monte, CA USA  
[Leslie Phillips](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=53399312&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile), Channel & Product Support Manager, GoDaddy, Customer Care Center, Scottsdale, AZ US  
[Dennis Reno](http://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisreno), Senior VP, Customer Service, Proofpoint, Inc., Customer Services, Sunnyvale, CA USA  
[Peter Rifkind](https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrifkind), VP, Client Services, UltraLinq Healthcare Solutions, Inc, New York, NY USA  
[Bruce Rosenblatt](http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=15203238&trk=tab_pro), Senior Housing Consultant, BR Consulting Group, Bonita Springs, FL USA  
[Sharon Rudd](https://au.linkedin.com/in/sharon-rudd-85944a10), Organisational Development & Sales Consultant, TNT, Mascot, NSW Australia  
[Jeremy Santiago](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/398_2047_13358.cfm), Senior Manager, Cisco, Global Virtual Sales Organization, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  
[Paula Seeger](http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulaseeger), Information Support Specialist Sr, ASU Libraries, Tempe, AZ USA  
[Randy Selleck](https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-selleck-rselleck-woh-rr-com-7540981?trk=seokp-title_posts_secondary_cluster_res_author_name), Sr. Director, Call Center Operations, Assurant Solutions, Atlanta, GA USA  
[Priyanka Shah](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAMAAAF5oDsBYSnOS_rf2i3iR1QSCJhBmeLP3t0&trk=hp-identity-name), Vice President, BNY Mellon, Albridge, USA  
[Dr. Shih Wei Sheu](http://tw.linkedin.com/pub/shih-wei-sheu/aa/b88/96b), China Zhi Gong Party:Jiangsu Explore Award, New Taipei City, Taiwan  
[Karishma Singh](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=18338967&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile_pic), Manager - Business Analyst, Fareportal, Gurgaon Haryana, India  
[Bella Slade](https://uk.linkedin.com/in/bellaslade), Consultant, Accenture, Financial Services, London, United Kingdom  
[Calvin St Juste](https://www.linkedin.com/in/stjuste), Customer Care Executive, CapitalOne, Retail Banking, Ellicott City, MD USA  
[Alec Stern](http://www.linkedin.com/in/alecstern), Founding Team, Vice President Strategic Innovation, Constant Contact, Waltham, MA USA  
[Michel Stevens](http://be.linkedin.com/in/michelstevens/), Senior Consultant, Futurelab, Willebroek, Belgium  
[Manfred Stockmann](https://callcenter-verband.de/), President, Call Center Verband Deutschland e. V., Berlin, Germany  
[Joshua Strahler](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=100565927&trk=hp-identity-photo), Support Center Manager, Network Alliance, Parkersburg, WV USA  
[Lori Sullivan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-sullivan-a067336), Senior Director, Planning & Logistics, Phoenix Brands, Stamford, CT USA  
[Rochelle Sutton](http://uk.linkedin.com/in/rochellesutton), Specialist, Customer Experience Management, Accenture, Financial Services, Tarvin, Chester, England  
[Kate Talbot](https://www.linkedin.com/in/katetalbot1), Director of Communications, Klick Communications, Santa Monica, CA USA  
[Anika Tannebaum](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAMAAADM1nABCyjXaDcRpYgjZuvZda2ZtAYQg2s&trk=hp-identity-name), Head of Customer Service, Brands4friends, eBay inc., Berlin, Germany  
[Will Tarrant](http://www.linkedin.com/in/willtarrant), Managing Partner, Service Metrics Group, Plano, TX USA  
[Özge Tekalp](https://www.teb.com.tr/en/), Director, Türk Ekonomi Bankasi A.S - Alternative Sales Channels, Istanbul, Turkey  
[Rachael Thomas](https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rachael-thomas-676b0252), Consultant, Accenture, Scotland, United Kingdom  
[Julie Thomas](http://www.linkedin.com/in/julieathomas), President and CEO, ValueSelling Associates, Rancho Santa Fe, CA USA  
[Thomas Thuerling](https://www.xing.com/profile/Thomas_Thuerling), Customer Service Consultant, Serviceberatung Thuerling, Germany  
[Emily Truslow](http://www.linkedin.com/in/emilytruslow1), Annuity Customer Service Manager, Securian Financial Group, St Paul, MN USA  
[Irem Tüzünalper](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=16445432&trk=hp-identity-name), Founder & CEO, EXTRA Loyalty Solutions Co. Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey  
[Richard Tyrrell-Ead](https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-tyrrell-ead-a6178b8b), Director, Grass Valley Customer Services, Lakewood, CO USA  
[Lori Van Dyke](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-van-dyke-5a05b37), Manager, Customer Care, Access One Inc, Chicago, IL USA  
[Patrick Van Tolhuyzen](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAIAABOIKy0Bka2hCoWlSTcUeGT7QZYFJ5Qki2E&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile), Independent Consultant, Antwerp, Belgium  
[Naveen Venkat PV](https://in.linkedin.com/in/naveen-venkat-pv-bb329422), Director - Support Services, Replicon Inc., Bangalore, Karnataka India  
[William Wade](http://http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=hb_tab_pro_top), VP Business Operations, Synapse Group Inc., Stamford, CT USA  
[Sunil Wadhwa](https://www.linkedin.com/in/suwadhwa), VP - Customer Success, Druva, Sunnyvale, CA USA  
[Jim Wagstaff](http://sg.linkedin.com/in/jimwagstaffsg), Managing Director, Jam Factory, Pte. Ltd., Singapore  
 Charles White, Principal Administrator, International Relations Officer (retired), European Commission, Brussels, Belgium  
[Lisa Woods](http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/sales/awards/www.linkedin.com/in/catsandlassos/en), Product Manager, WIN, Madison, WI USA  
[Leanne Yenush](https://www.linkedin.com/in/leanne-yenush-51977b7), Non-Cash Compensation Manager, MFS Investment Management, Sales Compliance, Boston, MA USA  
[Claudia Zacharias](http://www.linkedin.com/in/claudiazacharias/), President & CEO, BOC, Pompano Beach, FL USA  
[Tarek Ziadeh](http://www.dhl.com.lb/en/contact_center/contact_express/contact_express_management.html), Customer Service Manager, DHL Express, DP DHL, Beirut, Lebanon

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