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Lydia Smyers

Senior Director

Oracle

Years in position: 4

Years in channel: 7

Goals for this year: "Through Oracle Partner Network's new communication architecture, I intend to expand our dialogue with partners around their needs. Doing this will ensure we continue to evolve the program to meet the growing needs of Oracle's diverse partner ecosystem."

Executives you admire: Barbara Bradley Baekgaard, Vera Bradley founder: "a testimony to the American dream."

Female role models: "My sister-in-law Karen Smyers, professional triathlete, cancer survivor, motivational speaker and super mom."

Janine Soika

Director of Channel Marketing

Verio

Years in position: 1

Years in channel: 10 plus

Goals for this year: "Double the amount of channel partners currently offering Verio's solutions, recruit a broader set of partners and help drive product development. I am committed to ensuring the viaVerio partner program is the strongest and most robust in the industry."

Executives you admire: Bill Gates

Female role models: Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay

Barbara Spicek

Vice president, worldwide channels

Brocade Communications

Years in position: 1

Years in channel: 18

Goals for this year: "I am committed to our partners' success by making sure our new channel program provides a high return on partner investment; selectivity rather than broad recruitment; quality of relationship; enablement and training at low cost as a key differentiator; and strong emphasis on improvement of overall profitability."

Executives you admire: "I generally admire executives that are innovative in their approach, open to change, tenacious and organized in driving business. However, I respect executives that are able to stay balanced and care about the human element of doing business as well."

Female role models: "If I had to choose a hybrid role model that person would be a mix between Margaret Thatcher, Carly Fiorina, Mother Teresa, Jane Goodall and Steffi Graf. They all have or had extraordinary talents and were passionate about what they did."

Jan Spring

Vice President, Channel Development

Efolder

Years in position: 2

Years in channel: 18

Goals for this year: "Twenty-four channel events! Also, continuing to build relationships, doubling the number of eFolder partners; perfecting my presentation and delivery."

Executives you admire: Arlin Sorenson

Female role models: Condoleezza Rice

Beata Stach

North American Distribution Manager

Corel

Years in position: 3

Years in channel: 11

Goals for this year: "Corel remains focused on being a must-have solution for our partners. Corel software's quality, ease of use and value pricing enables them to increase revenue and lower the impact of today's tight economy on their portfolio. Corel will continue to offer an equal playing field to our solution providers by maintaining high margins on our shrink and license products."

Executives you admire: Jimmi Duff, senior director, strategic alliances and partnerships, Corel, and Amish Mehta, partner, Vector Capital

Female role models: My mother

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