Committees and volunteers are vital to the success of the Alliance of Channel Women. Without them, ACW can’t provide mentoring services, host events, sponsor local chapters, program webinars, advocate for diversity and more!
We’re thankful that so many members have stepped up to the plate to support our mission to advance careers for channel women. ACW stands by the principle of rotating leadership to bring new thought leaders to the group and to provide opportunities to as many of its members as possible.
We’re excited to introduce you to our new committee leaders, but first we want to thank our outgoing committee chairs for their leadership. These chairs include:
- Cassie Jeppson, Past President of ACW and Director North America Programs, Operations and Strategy for Lenovo, who served as interim Chair of the Awards Committee
- Mayka Rosales-Peterson, Senior Manager, Partner Marketing at Intelisys, who was Chair of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
- Michelle Ragusa-McBain, Vice President of Global Channels, who served as Chair of the Local Chapters Committee
- Akilah Murrell, Senior Manager, Channel Marketing at Channel Maven, a part of 360insights, who served as Chair of the Mentorship Committee
We’d also like to honor Carolee Cannata, who served as a board member and Chair of the Sponsorship Committee before her untimely passing last year. We’re grateful for the light that she brought to ACW. She is deeply missed.
2024 Committee Leaders
ACW is pleased to introduce its 2024 committee leaders. This year’s roster includes many new volunteers who are joining our returning chairs and co-chairs to support the many programs our members count on.
We can’t wait to see what these volunteers will accomplish in 2024 and beyond! We’ve included the full list of committee chairs and co-chairs below the infographic. Click on their names to connect with them on LinkedIn!
Chairs and Co-Chairs:
- Awards – awards@allianceofchannelwomen.org
- Chair — JoElla Aranda, Channel Sales Operations Manager at Crown Castle
- Co-Chair — Debbie Schildkraut, Vice President of Business Marketing at Association of National Advertisers
- Co-Chair — Jackie Steinberg, Channel Chief at DartPoints
- Communications – pr@allianceofchannelwomen.org
- Chair — Holly Hunt, National Sales Director of Indirect Channel Sales at Comcast Business
- Co-Chair — Jennifer Redmond, Director of Channel Operations at Fusion Connect
- DEI – dei@allianceofchannelwomen.org
- Chair — Staci Corbett, Senior Manager of Channel Marketing at Fusion Connect
- Co-Chair — Marcela Gonzalez Cagle, Director of Partner Success at Vonage
- Education – education@allianceofchannelwomen.org
- Chair — Kathryn Rose, Founder of channelWise
- Co-Chair — Amanda Jardine, Vice President of Partner Marketing at GoTo
- Co-Chair — Alicia Steward, National Alliance Manager at Zoom
- Events – events@allianceofchannelwomen.org
- Chair — Ashley Cole, Senior Channel Sales Manager of the Southeast at Fusion Connect
- Co-Chair — Sommer Figone, Senior Manager of Marketing at RapidScale
- Local Chapters – localchapters@allianceofchannelwomen.org
- Chair — Maureen O’Connell, Senior Director of National Partner Sales at Comcast Business
- Co-Chair — Michelle Ragusa-McBain, Vice President of Global Channels at SonicWall
- Co-Chair — Penny Thurnau, Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Powernet Co.
- Membership – membership@allianceofchannelwomen.org
- Chair — Erin Knese, Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships at Thryv
- Mentoring – mentoring@allianceofchannelwomen.org
- Chair — Alexie Teferi, Account Director II – Channel Enablement at Lumen Technologies
- Co-Chair — Nicole Steele, Director of Global Channel Marketing & Enablement at Aryaka
- Co-Chair — Vicki Patten, Principal at Patten Consulting
- Sponsorship – sponsorship@allianceofchannelwomen.org
- Chair — Madison Beedy, National Channel Manager at One Ring Networks
- Co-Chair — Staci Corbett, Senior Manager of Channel Marketing at Fusion Connect
- Technology – technology@allianceofchannelwomen.org
- Chair — Brittany Caito, Senior National Partner Manager at Nextiva
Want to get involved and support ACW’s mission to empower women’s careers and leadership in technology? Share what committees you’re interested in joining by filling out this survey!