WIT’s Women of the Year winners in STEAM have always been at the forefront of the technology industry in Georgia.
Past WIT AWARDS Winners
2023
Build Her Up
Scott Reynolds
Volunteer of the Year
Ashley Russell
Woman of the Year in Arts
Denise Nicole Francis
Woman of the Year in Engineering
Jasmine Grant
Woman of the Year in Mathematics
Susan Twadell
Woman of the Year in Science
Leila Barkhadle
Woman of the Year in STEAM Education
Hannah Oldham
Woman of the Year in Technology
Kate Mandrell
Woman to Watch
Trina L. Hill
Campus Club of the Year
Gwinnett Technical College
Girl of the Year
Zareenah Ahmed
Single Mother of the Year
Shatara Davis
2022
Build Her Up
Grant Shih
Volunteer of the Year
Danielle Hall
Woman of the Year in Arts
Ricole Harbin
Woman of the Year in Engineering
Shobha Shivaiah
Woman of the Year in Mathematics
Leah Jones
Woman of the Year in Science
Kashmira Date
Woman of the Year in STEAM Education
Sweta Sneha
Woman of the Year in Technology
Angie Brown
Woman to Watch
Necole Jackson-DeJoie
Campus Club of the Year
Georgia Gwinnett College
Girl of the Year
Alina Vennel
Single Mother of the Year
Jazmen Whitaker
2021
Build Her Up
Bryson Koehler
Volunteer of the Year
Keerti Gupta
Woman of the Year in Arts
LaRonda Sutton
Woman of the Year in Engineering
Anuradha Verma
Woman of the Year in Mathematics
Dr. Valerie Camille Jones Ford
Woman of the Year in Science
Lakshmi Kalluri
Woman of the Year in STEAM Education
Angelita Howard
Woman of the Year in Technology
Sukai Crook
Woman to Watch
Angela Chambliss
Campus Student of the Year
Tram Nguyen
Girl of the Year
E’LissaAnn Jones
Single Mother of the Year
Andrianna Hamwright
2020
Build Her Up
Clint Bailey
Volunteer of the Year
Kati Graff
Woman of the Year in Arts
Candice Alger
Woman of the Year in Engineering
Paula Garcia Todd
Woman of the Year in Mathematics
Shalini Joshi
Woman of the Year in Science
Gladys Delancey-Bolding
Woman of the Year in STEAM Education
Sonal Dekhane
Woman of the Year in Technology
Venessa Harrison
Woman to Watch Maranie Brown
Campus Student of the Year
Michelle Melton
Girl of the Year
Bavisha Rajesh
2019
LARGE/ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Non Gonzalez
MID-MARKET/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Dorren Schmitt
EMERGING/SMALL BUSINESS
Karen Houghton
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
Connie Haynes
NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Lynn Fountain
BUILD HER UP SPECIAL AWARD
DeWayne Griffin
GIRL OF THE YEAR
Sri Vaishnavi Ghantasala
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Rachel Bagnell
2018
LARGE/ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Diana Lee Caplinger | SunTrust Banks, Inc.
MID-MARKET/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Sherry Farrugia | CHOA Pediatric Technology Center
EMERGING/SMALL BUSINESS
Annie Eaton | Futurus
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
Michelle Coward Wells | Piedmont Healthcare
GIRL OF THE YEAR
Medinah A. Allah
2017
LARGE/ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Connie Taylor | Manhattan Associates
MID-MARKET/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Maryam Alavi, PhD | Georgia Institute of Technology Scheller College of Business
EMERGING/SMALL BUSINESS
Denise Hines | eHealth Services Group & Georgia Health Information Network
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
Jennifer Bonnett | Advanced Technology Development Center
GIRL OF THE YEAR
Elaine Wen
2016
LARGE/ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Tracy L. Garner | AT&T
MID-MARKET/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Jill Gostin | Georgia Institute of Technology
EMERGING/SMALL BUSINESS
Tricia Dempsey | Agile Resources
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
Errika Mallett | IT Senior Management Forum
GIRL OF THE YEAR
Brittany Clarke
2015
LARGE/ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Laura Miller | InterContinental Hotels Group
MID-MARKET/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Serena Sacks | Fulton County Schools
EMERGING/SMALL BUSINESS
Julie Haley | Edge Solutions, LLC
GIRL OF THE YEAR
Taya Welch
2014
LARGE/ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Janet Barnard | Manheim North America
MID-MARKET/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Leanne West | Georgia Tech Research Institute
EMERGING/SMALL BUSINESS
Cherie Fuzzell | Parkmobile
GIRL OF THE YEAR
Amanda Pham
2013
ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Kitty Chaney Reed | NCR Corporation
MID-MARKET/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Kristine Nagel | Georgia Gwinnett College
EMERGING/SMALL BUSINESS
Mona Harty | PSR Associates, Inc.
LEGACY AWARD
Sandy Hofmann | MAPICS,TiE Atlanta Council Board of Advisors
GIRL OF THE YEAR
Annika Garbers
2012
ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Carolyn Holcomb | PricewaterhouseCoopers
MID-MARKET/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Lora Weiss, Ph.D | Georgia Tech Research Institute
EMERGING/SMALL BUSINESS
Jackie Breiter | Goizueta Business School at Emory University
LEGACY AWARD
André Schnabl | Grant Thornton
GIRL OF THE YEAR
Ariana Tyson | Ron Clark Academy
2011
ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Trish Jones | Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
MID-MARKET/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Carrie Wheeler | Cbeyond
EMERGING/SMALL BUSINESS
Jenni Crenshaw | Jabian Consulting
LEGACY AWARD
Becky Blalock | Southern Company
2010
ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Lisa McVey | McKesson Corporation
MID-MARKET/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Margaret L. Loper | Georgia Tech Research Institute
EMERGING/SMALL BUSINESS
Barbara A. Carkenord | B2T Traininghttp://www.compucredit.com/
2009
ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Amy Brady | Bank of America
MID-MARKET/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Shannon Johnston | CompuCredit
EMERGING/SMALL BUSINESS
Linda Braddon | Secure BioMed Evaluations
2008
ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Marianne Johnson | Equifax, Inc.
MID-MARKET/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Theresa Brunasso | EMS Technologies
EMERGING/SMALL BUSINESS
Nadia Butler | ESi
2007
ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Marie Mouchet | Southern Company
MID-MARKET/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Terry Trout | Cbeyond, Inc.
EMERGING/SMALL BUSINESS
Anna Convery | Nexidiahttp://www.itsmarta.com/
2006
ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Susan Grant | CNN
SMALL/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Wendy Reed | InfoMentis
NOT FOR PROFIT/PUBLIC SECTOR
Jannet Thoms | MARTA
2005
ENTERPRISE BUSINESS
Pamela Pure | McKesson Corporation
SMALL/MEDIUM BUSINESS
Bonnie Herron | Intelligent Systems Corporation
NOT FOR PROFIT/PUBLIC SECTOR
Elaine Mitchell Norman | United Way of Metro Atlanta
2004
Mylle Mangum | International Banking Technologies
2002
Elizabeth R. (Lee Lee) James | Synovus Financial Corporation
2000
Karen Robinson | Prime Point Media