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.
2024 Award RecipientsPast Award Recipients

Meet Cloud Girls Rising Star Award Winner: JoLynn Hauser

JoLynn Hauser is a distinguished marketing leader with over two decades of experience in the cloud technology space,...

Meet Cloud Girls Rising Star Award Winner: Diondria Brown

Diondria Brown, MBA, is a highly accomplished Senior TSB Program Manager at Five9 with extensive experience and...

Meet Cloud Girls Rising Star Award Winner: Shannon Orr

Shannon Orr, a change-maker in the cloud technology space, commenced her journey at Avant in 2011 as the 6th employee....

Meet Cloud Girls Rising Trailblazer Winner: Debbie Uttecht

Debbie Uttecht is a distinguished Product and Partner Marketing Executive, currently working at Microsoft, renowned for her...

Meet Cloud Girls Rising Trailblazer Winner: Lisa McLin

Lisa McLin has over 21+ yrs. of experience in Technology industry, taking on roles in all areas of the business, from...

Meet Cloud Girls Rising Trailblazer Winner: Debbie Kestin Schildkraut

Debbie Kestin Schildkraut is the VP of Business Marketing for the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) dedicated to...

Cloud Girls Rising Awards Honor 7 Female Tech Leaders & Cloud Evangelists

Cloud Girls Recognizes Visionary, Trailblazers and Rising Stars in Ninth Annual Awards ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 14, 2024...

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

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