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title: Thanks to the 2017 Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service Preliminary Judges
description: The Stevie Awards has announced preliminary judges in the 2017 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.
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# [Thanks to the 2017 Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service Preliminary Judges](https://blog.stevieawards.com/blog/thanks-to-the-2017-stevie-awards-for-sales-customer-service-preliminary-judges)

 Written by [Maggie Gallagher](https://blog.stevieawards.com/blog/author/maggie-gallagher) | Tue, Jan 31, 2017 @ 08:37 PM

**The following professionals participated in preliminary judging of the 2017 [Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service](http://www.stevieawards.com/sales) from November 2016 through January.  Their average scores determined the 2017 Finalists.  We thank them for their time, insights and support.**

**The 11th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service gala is on Friday, February 24 where winners will be announced. [Tickets for the Las Vegas ceremony are on sale now.](http://stevieawards.com/sales/tickets)**

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[Asburche Adalan](http://stevieawards.com/sales/www.linkedin.com/in/AsburcheAdalanLogistics), Business and Sales Development Mgr., DHL Express US, Miami, FL USA  
[Amit Kumar Agarwal](https://in.linkedin.com/in/amit-kumar-agarwal-4a657538), Sr Manager, FarePortal India Pvt. Ltd, Gurgaon, Haryana India  
Shelly Alder, Manager, Domestic Customer Service, J.R. Simplot Company, Boise, ID USA  
Scott Anschuetz, CEO, Visualize-Inc, Birmingham, MI USA  
[David Araujo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-guimar%C3%A3es-ara%C3%BAjo-39162a48), Direct Sales Supervisor, DHL Express São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil  
[Benj Arriola](https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjarriola), SEO Director, Myers Media Group, San Diego, NC USA  
[Bilal Asci](https://tr.linkedin.com/in/bilalasci), Customer Value Group Manager, n11.com, Istanbul, Turkey  
[Ronald Joseph](https://www.linkedin.com/in/snowyavecilla), Avecilla Process Auditor, Globe Telecom, Manila, Philippines  
[Stuart Bankey Manager](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/stuart-bankey/8/31/9a1), Community Management Rackspace,San Antonio, TX USA  
[Mike Bare](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bare-78672a), CEO, BARE International, Washington DC USA  
Nick Broadbent, VP Global Support, DataCore Software, Reading, United Kingdom  
[Randi Busse](http://stevieawards.com/sales/www.linkedin.com/in/randibusse), President Workforce Development Group, Inc., Massapequa Park, NY USA  
Pembe Candaner, Founder, President, JobzMall, Tustin, CA USA  
Lucia Caron, Manager, Customer Support, Verint Systems Inc., Herndon,VA USA  
Beth Castro, AVP - Commercial Enablement, AT&T, Houston, TX USA  
Joe Cherian, Regional Vendor Manager, Vonage, Chennai, Tamilnadu,India  
[Brian Correia](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brian-correia/9/385/181/), Director, Sales & Client Services, Solstice Dental & Vision, Plantation, FL USA  
Marc Cowan, Fellow at the Institute of Supply Chain Management, Dolphin International, United Kingdom  
[Emilia D'Anzica](http://www.walkme.com/about-walkme/), VP, Customer Engagement, WalkMe, San Francisco, CA USA  
[Robyn Davis](http://www.whenineedhelp.com/), Trade Show Strategy Specialist, When I Need Help, Columbia, SC USA  
[Luis Deza](https://pe.linkedin.com/in/luisdeza/en), General Manager, Canto Rodado Consulting, Miraflores, Lima, Peru  
Sheryl Dobson, Director of Customer Support, J2 Global Cloud Services, Ottawa, ON Canada  
[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  
Caroline Edwards, Consumer Information Centers Product Manager, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN USA  
Andrew J. "Flip" Filipowski, Executive Chairman & CEO, SilkRoad Technology, Winston, Salem NC USA  
[Shannon Gregg](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonjgregg), Director, Sales Operations, TeleTracking,Pittsburgh, PA USA  
[Tara Griffin](http://www.genesys.com/), Senior Solutions Consultant, Genesys, Flagler Beach, FL USA  
Heidi Guzman, MBA, Consorcio Kairos, VILLAHERMOSA, Tabasco, Mexico  
Nabyl Hassain, Director of Telesales, DHL, Miami, FL USA  
[Mary Henson](http://stevieawards.com/sales/www.linkedin.com/pub/mary-henson/2/27/82b), Membership Care Coordinator, United States Equestrian Federation, Lexington, KY USA  
[Deepak Kumar](http://jasperindustries.com/), Hotkar Manager, Jasper Industries Private Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana,India  
Lin Hui Kai, Deputy Manager, Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd Taipei, Taiwan  
Adam Ihrig, Business Analyst, JPMorgan Chase, Heathrow, FL USA  
[Linden Ingram](http://www.linkedin.com/in/lindeningram), EVP Sales, Imparta Inc, Austin, TX USA  
Joann Kay, Customer Care Director, GraduationSource, Port Chester, NY USA  
UMUT KECECIOGLU, Mobile Services Manager, Yapi Kredi Bankacilik Üssü, Kocaeli, Turkey  
[Tony Keesee](http://stevieawards.com/sales/www.linkedin.com/in/tonykeesee), Director of Customer Care, VPay, Richardson, TX USA  
[Joshua Kelley](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/joshua-kelley/a3/53a/ab7), Supervisor, Leadership Operations Training, MTM, Inc., West St Paul, MN USA  
[Kathy Leckey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathyleckey), Vice President of Marketing, SomethingNew, New York, NY USA  
Sandra Lynch, Account Manager, John Hancock, Boston, MA USA  
David Madacsi, Senior Technical Customer Support Engineer, GrassValley, Lakewood, CO USA  
[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, Senior Manager, Accenture, London, United Kingdom  
[Judy Mod](http://www.linkedin.com/in/judymod/), Founder, CEO, Chief Adoption Officer, RevenueSphere, Atlanta, GA USA  
[Anni Mollett](http://www.bofaml.com/content/boaml/en_us/home.html), SVP, Senior Credit Products Manager, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Dallas,TX USA  
[Thomas Moor](http://americas.sartomer.com/home.asp), Global Director, Strategy and Planning, Sartomer (a business unit of Arkema), Exton, PA USA  
Ann Moreth, Sr. Customer Service Engagement Manager, UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA USA  
Jason Morris, Director of Operations, SRS|Acquiom LLC, Denver, CO USA  
Rajendran Nair, VP, Marketing, [Rootstock Software](https://www.rootstock.com/), Fremont,CA USA  
[Tracy Neiser](https://ca.linkedin.com/in/tracyneiser?), Customer Service Manager, Active Exhaust Corp., Toronto, ON Canada  
[Ken Overly](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ken-overly/6/829/396/), Vice President, Operations, EFG Companies, Dallas, TX USA  
[Kadir Mustafa](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kadirmustafa), OZTURK Executive Vice President / ADC & Digital Banking Solution Projects, Intertech Bilgi Islem ve Pazarlama Ticaret A.S.,Istanbul, Sisli, Turkey  
[Leticia Padilla](https://www.linkedin.com/in/leticia-padilla-9b65651), Corporate Recognition and Citizenship, Concentrix, Fremont, CA USA  
[Lou Reinemann](https://www.linkedin.com/in/loureinemann), Director, Customer Care, SmartBear Software, Somerville, MA USA  
RJ Riemer, VP Support Operations, VIZIO, Inc., Dakota Dunes, SD USA  
[Toni Roberts](http://wwwdeltadentalmi.com/), VP, Customer Service & Operations, Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio & Indiana, Farmington Hills, MI USA  
[Vicki Rollins](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-l-rollins-0226761?trk=hp-identity-name), Sales Operations & Marketing Professiona, Glenaden Homes, Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada  
[Sharon Rudd](https://au.linkedin.com/in/sharon-rudd-85944a10), Organisational Development & Sales Consultant, TNT, Mascot, NSW, Australia  
[Stu Schlackman](http://www.competitive-excellence.com/), Owner, Competitive Excellence,Richardson, TX USA  
[Paula Seeger](http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulaseeger), Library Technician 2, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, OR USA  
Randy Selleck, Sr. Director, Call Center Operations, Assurant Solutions, Atlanta, GA USA  
Bill Shelton, Senior Vice President, USHEALTH Advisors, Grapevine, TX USA  
[Melda Sofuoglu](https://tr.linkedin.com/in/melda-sofuoglu-30503539), Channel Experience & Operations Development Manager, Call Center Operations & Experience & Development, Istanbul, Turkey  
[Andrzej Szczepaniak](https://pl.linkedin.com/in/andrzej-szczepaniak-8622082), Deputy Director, Central Settlement Services Bank, Zachodni WBK S.A., Poznan, PA Poland  
[Will Tarrant](http://www.linkedin.com/in/willtarrant), Managing Partner, Service Metrics Group, Plano, TX USA  
[Asli Tas KAYABAS](https://www.linkedin.com/in/asli-ta?-kayaba?-62586a30?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile), Psychologist, Trainer, Founding Partner, Awards Consultant, Kuzey Academy, Istanbul, Turkey  
Özge Tekalp, Director, Türk Ekonomi Bankasi A.S, Istanbul, Turkey  
[Julie Thomas](http://www.linkedin.com/in/julieathomas), President & CEO, ValueSelling Associates, Rancho Santa Fe, CA USA  
Kelly Thomas, Assistant Vice President, Transfer Agent, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., Centennial, CO USA  
[Irem Tuzunalper](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=16445432&trk=hp-identity-name), Founder & CEO, EXTRA Loyalty Solutions Co., Istanbul, Turkey  
[Lori Van Dyke](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-van-dyke), Manager, Customer Care, Access One Inc,Chicago, IL USA  
Chris Vasan, Communcations Lead, Cisco Systems, Inc., Raleigh Triangle Park, NC USA  
Madalina Vilau, Managing Director, Expo Media, Bucharest, Romania  
[Sunil Wadhwa](https://www.linkedin.com/in/suwadhwa), VP - Customer Success, Druva, Sunnyvale, CA USA  
Charles White, Principal Administrator, International relations officer (retired), European Commission, Brussels, Belgium  
[Nicolette Wuring](http://nl.linkedin.com/in/nicolettewuring), Managing Director, Customer Management Services, Amstelveen, Netherlands

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