Winners to be Announced at May 15, 2008 Awards Gala

Women in Technology (WIT), the premier organization contributing to the success of professional women in the Washington technology community, is today announcing finalists for its upcoming Ninth Annual Women in Technology Leadership Awards. The annual event recognizes women in the greater Washington area who have excelled in their roles as mentors, leaders and role models in the dynamic technology industry.

Maureen Bunyan, a prominent local television journalist and news anchor at WJLA-TV (ABC 7), will serve as mistress of ceremonies. The winners will be honored at a banquet and ceremony on May 15, 2008, at the Hilton McLean in Tyson’s Corner.

“Each year, the Women in Technology Leadership Awards prove to be inspiring and challenging,” Charlotte Pelliccia, president of WIT. “The accomplishments of so many women business leaders in our technology community are astounding. The challenge comes when we are forced to narrow down the field of talented nominees and select our finalists. I’m pleased to announce this year’s impressive group of finalists.”

Awards will be given in five categories: Corporate Leadership, Entrepreneur Leadership, Government Leadership, Rising Star and WIT Champion. This year’s winners of the WIT President’s Award and WIT Founder’s Award will also be announced. This year’s finalists include:

Corporate
Tami A. Erwin, Verizon Wireless, President, Washington/Baltimore/Virginia Region
Britt Rodgers, Northrop Grumman, Principal Systems Engineering Engineer, C4ISRT Network Systems Integration and Test Lead
Kathy Walker, Sprint Nextel, Chief Network Officer

Government
Gail Perkins, Mary Washington Hospital, Forensic Nurse Coordinator, RN, FNE
Laurie Reyes, Montgomery County Department of Police, Police Officer 3/Project Lifesaver Coordinator
K. Adair Martinez, Veterans Affairs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Protection and Risk Management

Entrepreneur
Tonya J. Harmon, Harmony Information Systems, President and CEO
Heidi W. Gerding, HeiTech Services, Inc., President and CEO
Katie Sleep, List Innovative Solutions, President and CEO

Rising Star
Nikole Collins-Puri, AT & T, Global Business Services Diversity and Inclusion Manager
Stephanie A. Knoch, CACI, Project Manager
Erin Reichert, Ph.D, Northrop Grumman, Joint Science and Technology Office Information Technology Lead

WIT Champion
Sue Liblong, SiloSmashers, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
Louise Peabody, Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Company, CPA
Carol Moroz, SAP, Client Services Executive

Nominees were reviewed and selected by the nominations council, which includes a WIT board member, the chair of the leadership awards committee, a former leadership awards winner, a local executive who is not a member of WIT and a member of the media/analyst community.

For more information on the awards, including tickets and sponsorship information, please visit http://www.womenintechnology.org/content.asp?contentid=155.

About Women in Technology

Women in Technology (WIT) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to offering women involved in all levels of the technology industry a wide range of professional development and networking opportunities. One of the organization’s main goals is to create a forum where women in technology can be recognized and promoted as role models. The organization’s values are embodied in its tag line: Connect. Lead. Succeed. WIT was founded in 1994 and has nearly 1,000 members. For more information, please visit WIT’s web site, www.womenintechnology.org.

Contacts

Women in Technology (WIT)
Brianna Carroll Boyle, 703-859-4251
brianna.boyle {at} verizon(.)com