Women in Technology’s annual Women of the Year Awards, taking place on Thursday, November 16 at the Georgia Aquarium, celebrates female executives for their accomplishments as leaders in business, visionaries of science, technology, engineering, arts and math and remarkable women who make a difference in the community.

The Women of the Year Awards gathers top Georgia companies at the forefront of the STEAM industries to recognize and announce the Woman of the Year - women who demonstrate leadership in large/enterprise, medium/mid-size and educational institutions, small/emerging or non-profit organizations. Additionally, one special WIT Girl will be recognized as the Girl of the Year for her exemplary achievement and dedication to STEAM education. WIT is proud to announce the 2017 judges for the Woman of the Year Awards.

2017 WIT Award Judges:

Jackie Breiter, CIO and COO at Merris

Theresa Brunasso, Consultant at D&S Microwave (Founder and President)

Dr. Anne DeBeer, IT Consultant    

Pat Falotico, CEO at Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership

Jay Ferro, Independent Consultant

Derek Johnson, Southeast General Manager at ThoughtWorks

Lisa LaRoque, Executive Director of Inspire CIO

Ian Lockwood, VP, Strategic Business Development at Optum    

Tamara Lopata , Executive Director of Inspire CIO

Matthew Maddox, SVP, Chief Information Officer at Old Republic Aerospace

Mike Russell , Owner/CEO ETS Solutions    

Grant Shih, Vice President, Technology Services at Carter's | OshKosh B'gosh

Lyn Turknett, President, Turknett Leadership Group

Scott Wells, Director - Business Development at RCG Global Services

Leanne West, Chief Engineer Pediatric Technologies, Georgia Institute of Technology    

This year’s Women of the Year Awards presenting sponsor is NCR Corporation. NCR is a leader in omni-channel solutions that enable nearly 700 million transactions daily across retail, financial, travel, hospitality, telecom and technology and business.

“In tech especially, we know innovation prospers and we all thrive when there is diversity of thought and inclusion of every voice at the table,” said Julie Untener, IT Vice President, IT Governance, NCR. “That’s why we’re thrilled to continue our support of Women in Technology’s Women of the Year Awards. NCR has celebrated a past winner from our incredible team, and this year we continue to make strides on our shared investment in empowering Atlanta women and girls in STEAM.”

The 2017 Women of the Year Awards will take place on Thursday, November 16 at the Georgia Aquarium. Sponsorship opportunities and individual tickets are available for purchase. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the event, contact Pat Hurston at [email protected] or by phone at 470-823-3228 to secure a sponsorship.