Cloud Girls Rising: Women to Watch Awards
The Cloud Girls Rising: Women to Watch Awards were initiated in 2015 to recognize women who have demonstrated innovation, solution-orientation and thought leadership in the cloud space.
“The Cloud Girl Rising Award was created to inspire more thought leadership and forward movement by women involved in cloud,” said Cloud Girls Founder Jo Peterson. “We want to honor women who have made a difference in the space while encouraging more women to step forward and join the conversation.”
Awards are given in two categories:

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
The Latest News About Cloud Girls Awards
Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Trailblazer Trisha Paine
Trisha Paine, Head of Global Marketing of Cloud Security at Check Point Software, was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Rising Star in the eighth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May of...
Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Trailblazer Karen Jackson
Karen Jackson, President of Apogee Strategic Partners, was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Rising Star in the eighth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May of 2023. The Cloud Girl Rising...
Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Trailblazer Rebecca Weekly
Rebecca Weekly, Vice President of Hardware Systems at Cloudflare, was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Rising Star in the eighth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May of 2023. The Cloud...
Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Rising Star Shinesa Cambric
Shinesa Cambric, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft, was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Rising Star in the eighth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May of 2023. The Cloud Girl...
Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Rising Star Mayka Rosales-Peterson
Mayka Rosales-Peterson, Senior Manager of Partner Marketing at Intelisys/ScanSource, was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Rising Star in the eighth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May...
Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Rising Star Liz Stuart
Liz Stuart, Global Alliances Director for Perficient, was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Rising Star in the eighth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May of 2023. The Cloud Girl Rising...
Meet Cloud Girls Rising Star Award Winner MeiLee
MeiLee Langley, Senior Director of Channel Marketing at Nextiva, was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Rising Star in the fifth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May of 2020. The Cloud...
Meet Cloud Girls Rising Star Award Winner Michelle Ruyle
Michelle Ruyle, Vice President of Digital Transformation for Intelisys, a ScanSource company. was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Trailblazer in the fifth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May of 2020.
Meet Cloud Girls Rising Star Award Winner Jacki Drexler
Jacki Drexler, Global Account Representative for AWS, was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Rising Star in the fifth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May of 2020. The Cloud Girl Rising...
Meet Cloud Girls Rising Star Award Winner Heather Campbell
Heather Campbell, Chief Experience Officer, ARG, Inc. was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Trailblazer in the fifth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May of 2020. The Cloud Girl Rising...
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.