Cloud Girls Rising: Women to Watch

The Cloud Girl Rising: Women to Watch Awards shine a well-deserved spotlight on the innovators, thought leaders, and changemakers who exemplify the best of women in technology. These honors celebrate remarkable women pushing boundaries in cloud computing and next-gen tech. We honor women in three different categories: Visionary, Trailblazer, and Rising Star.
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Cloud Girls Seeks Nominations for 11th Annual ‘Women to Watch’ Awards

Cloud Girls Seeks Nominations for 11th Annual ‘Women to Watch’ Awards

Applications for Awards Honoring Female Cloud Evangelists Will Be Accepted Through February 20, 2026 ALISO VIEJO,...
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Meet Cloud Girls Rising Visionary Award Winner: Jo Peterson

Cloud Girls is proud to spotlight our founder, Jo Peterson, recipient of the 2025 Visionary Award, for her enduring impact...
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Meet Cloud Girls Rising Star Award Winner: Nicole Steele

Nicole Steele has spent her career successfully helping business customers and partners navigate the shift to cloud and...
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Cloud Girls Recognizes Visionary, Trailblazers and Rising Stars in Tenth Annual Awards

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 26, 2025 — Cloud Girls, a not-for-profit female Next-Gen Tech Think Tank, announced today the...
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Meet Cloud Girls Rising Star Award Winner: Megan Melara

Megan has been working in the cloud technology space for three years now, focusing on cybersecurity and infrastructure as a...
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Meet Cloud Girls Rising Star Award Winner: Khushbu Shaikh

Khushbu Shaikh is a seasoned technical leader with expertise in cloud communications and networking. She currently serves...
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Meet Cloud Girls Rising Trailblazer Award Winner: Jen Waltz

Jen Waltz is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience driving cloud technology innovation, cybersecurity...

Awards are given in three categories:

Visionary

A female innovator who recognizes where next-gen tech is headed and is leading the ecosystem toward that vision. A recognized groundbreaker who is willing to take risks with strategic insight into what’s possible.

Trailblazer

A seasoned female technology veteran who is paving the way for her organization, customers and industry in advancing cloud and next-generation technology solutions

Rising Star

A female up-and-comer in the cloud community who has shown initiative in advancing cloud and next-generation technology solutions for her organization, customers and the industry

Our Hall of Fame

Winners of the Cloud Girls Rising Women to Watch Awards are shining examples of women in tech who are taking the lead in driving cloud solutions at their companies, in the channel community and within the tech industry. We’re pleased to introduce you to our past winners.

 VISIONARY

TRAILBLAZER

RISING STAR

2024

Siki Giunta

Lisa McLin

Debbie Uttecht

Diondria Brown

Jolynn Hauser

Shannon Orr

2023

Teena Piccione

Trisha Paine

Karen Jackson

Rebecca Weekly 

 

Shinesa Cambric

Mayka Rosales-Peterson

Liz Stuart

2022

Lisa Noon

Liza Adams

Anu Ramraj

Raj Varma

Cait Hassett

Kelli E. Ballou-McMillan

Sarah Musik

2021

Sandy Carter

Jolene Langford

Rochelle Eichner

Tamara Prazak

Rachel Turkus

2020

Heather Campbell

Michelle Ruyle

Meilee Langley

Jacki Drexler