2025 Next-Gen Solution Provider Leaders
For the sixth year, we present CRN’s Next-Gen Solution Provider Leaders list, recognizing today’s up-and-coming solution provider executives, directors and managers who are poised to be tomorrow’s channel leaders.
Innovation is crucial in the IT industry. That includes not just the technology itself, but how that IT is delivered to businesses to help them utilize it to its maximum potential.
With rapid developments in key sectors like artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, solution providers must remain innovative. And that often calls for new thinking. For the channel, that requires people with new ideas, new talents and new life experiences to develop and deliver leading-edge IT solutions.
For the sixth year, we present CRN’s Next-Gen Solution Provider Leaders, highlighting the rising solution provider executives, directors and managers who are poised to be tomorrow’s leaders.
The list recognizes solution provider employees 40 years of age or younger who have made significant contributions to their company’s strategic direction and helped drive growth during the past year.
Here’s a look at over 100 rising stars in the channel, including a brief overview of what they see as some of their biggest accomplishments and most innovative ideas over the past year.
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Kim Abrams
Director, Inside Sales
Davenport Group
Abrams strengthened key customer relationships by developing a client-focused role at Davenport Group that works both internally and with clients to better understand customer device needs. As a result, customers are getting personalized service and streamlined support, while Davenport Group is able to identify evolving customer needs.
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Bobby Aikman
Manager, Strategic Commercial Sales
Insight Enterprises
Aikman has brought new levels of transparency in performance tracking to Insight through a new Individual Contribution Measurement Tool. Meanwhile, his passion project developing an internal AI bot to automate inquiries, reduce workload and boost efficiency showcased his ability to deliver practical results through innovation.
Jhon Alexander
Marketing Leader
Quantiphi
Alexander strengthened partnerships with some of Quantiphi’s most strategic vendor partners while also implementing a marketing strategy that drove 3X growth in influenced pipeline and 6X ROI on key programs. That included a successful program that targeted 40 key accounts. He also mentored marketing teammates.
Haris Anwaar
CEO
Great Computer Solutions
Anwaar expanded his company’s sale team, grew its IT services portfolio and built stronger relationships with clients. He also worked on strengthening strategic partnerships with other companies to expand Great Computer Solutions’ business portfolio, driving further growth and setting the foundation for future expansion.
Cameron Barth
Director, Alliance Business Development
Kyndryl
Barth secured Kyndryl’s largest Microsoft signing in fiscal 2025, as well as some of the largest mainframe and VMWare transformation deals in the year as he works relentlessly to help customers transition from on-premises to hybrid cloud environments. He also collaborated with Kyndryl’s Cloud Practice to elevate the Azure proposition to customers, driving growth in new and existing accounts through increased consumption.
Daniel Beckworth
CEO
White Oak Solutions
Beckworth is proud of the high Net Promoter Score White Oak has earned, in no small part due to his belief that engineering services provide lasting client value and improve the ROI of the solutions the company sells. The company’s growth is 100 percent organic and comes largely through client referrals.
Stephanie Boccardi
Sr. Director, GTM Excellence
Optiv
Boccardi earns kudos for developing and executing Optiv’s inaugural international go-to-market strategy. She also represents the voice of sales across all initiatives, including enablement, partner-specific sales plays, messaging and operational projects, and can often be seen evangelizing the company’s strengths at client panels and events.
Thomas Bodary
Head Of Partnerships, Growth, AI, Google Alliance, Strategic Initiatives
SADA, An Insight company
Bodary drove significant growth over the past year by launching three new AI and data solutions. He also led a team focused on bringing SADA’s expertise to Insight’s portfolio by enabling its sellers on Google Cloud and Maps technologies, increasing pipeline and revenue. Through additional collaboration, SADA’s new deal referrals from Insight are closing at a rate of over 30 percent.
Trevor Bohannan
CTO
ComSys
Bohannan has taken great pains to standardize ComSys’ tech stack across acquisitions, enabling faster integration and cross-sell opportunities. He also led the design of a zero-phish single sign-on infrastructure, drove AI automation across the company’s service desk and streamlined on-boarding. He also helped improve service delivery and cut down on technician burnout by leading automation in the PSA and RMM platforms ComSys is using.
Eric Boszin
Data Services Lead
Arctiq
Boszin helped define and build a net-new services area, articulated its value to Arctiq’s sales team, identified and partnered with industry vendors, and delivered multiple proposals that turned into customer success stories that are helping drive additional business. A true testament to his success was the win of his first $1 million project.
Shayna Bower Faulkner
Sr. Leader, Sales Enablement
Insight Enterprises
Over the past year, Bower Faulkner championed Insight’s AI for Selling Transformation initiative by leading a new proof-of-concept and a comprehensive upskilling road map. She also strategically influenced the expansion of the company’s talent pipeline, defining and resourcing a new personalized on-boarding journey for experienced teammates.
BJ Bradley
COO
Davenport Group
Bradley led Daveport’s operations team in embracing automation and adopting new technologies that streamlined processes and improved service delivery. He helped create a spirit of continuous improvement, which enhanced efficiency, reduced manual workloads and empowered his team to focus on providing for its customers.
Amanda Brown
Head Of Partnerships, Growth
SADA, An Insight company
Brown developed and executed strategic partnership programs that have unlocked new business opportunities across the public sector and other verticals. Combining SADA’s Google skills with Insight’s public sector expertise and customer relationships, she drove significant resale and services growth.
Wes Brown
CTO
Arctiq
Brown launched several market-facing initiatives, including Arctiq’s ServiceIQ service delivery methodology. He also developed a unified technology vision for four separate organizations that the company has merged together into a unified, strengthened solution provider. Having that cohesive message has helped strengthen Arctiq’s relationships with key vendors.
Stephen Bryant
Director, Field Engineering
MGT
Bryant has spread his talents around, helping close more than $13 million in resale business, starting a monthly one-on-one mentoring program for engineers and increasing MGT’s certification status, resulting in higher OEM rebates and partner status with vendors. His idea to move system technicians organizationally from field engineering to the project management office enabled more development and a high level of accountability.
Christopher Cable
CTO
Techworks Consulting
Cable restructured Techworks’ technical teams into specialized departments dedicated to cloud services, cybersecurity and compliance, aligning talent with core strengths. He led internal cybersecurity readiness initiatives and championed CMMC 2.0 compliance, positioning the company for federal contract eligibility and long-term growth.
Brent Causey
CEO
Coretechs
Under Causey’s guidance, Coretechs executed a strategic shift to focus on cybersecurity. He built and trained the company’s first dedicated sales team, restructured internal operations for scalability and played a key role in securing contracts. As a result, the company is on track to grow revenue 100 percent.
Abhijeet Chinchole
CTO, Cloudlytics
Blazeclan Technologies, an ITC Infotech Brand
This year, Chinchole focused on learning GenAI and how it can accelerate modernization for enterprises. He also co-created go-to-market strategies with hyperscalers and technology partners, focusing on modernization, cloud security and FinOps. The joint solution frameworks he spearheaded led to increased co-selling and faster scaling.
Paul Cooke
VP, Sales Operations
ANM
Cooke led a redesign of ANM’s Salesforce instance, transforming workflows, dashboards and pipeline visibility and taking it from an underused system into a daily-use tool embraced by all of the company’s account managers. This shift is credited with improved efficiency, scalability and pipeline visibility across the organization.
Bobby Cooper
Director, Innovation Enablement
Astrica
Cooper introduced the concept of “applied AI” as reusable components within ServiceNow projects, making innovation a standard part of client implementations. This resulted in faster rollouts that meet an attainable price point for customers without sacrificing quality. He also supported Astrica’s internal operations in areas like presales and legal review, helping reduce overhead and pass on cost savings to customers.
Calaigh Copland
Regional Manager, Western Canada
Diversified
Over the past year, Copland spearheaded Diversified’s expansion into Western Canada, relocating to establish the company’s presence in a largely underdeveloped market. She built brand recognition, cultivated key relationships and secured strategic client wins. She also ensured the successful delivery and post-sale support of a large, highly technical project that recently won an Interior Design Innovation award.
Ellie Cosgrove
Director, AI Strategy, Sales
World Wide Technology
Cosgrove managed and expanded WWT’s Nvidia partnership, capturing new business and supporting solution development to expand market reach. She also grew relationships with leading AI compute, storage and networking partners, strategic ISVs and emerging AI-focused partners, all of which helped grow market share and created a repeatable framework to capture new AI workloads.
Jacob Cox
Director, Sales
Systems Solutions
Recognizing the importance of shifting away from a product-focused approach toward long-term strategic problem-solving, Cox worked with his team to adjust their mindset and re-examine how Systems Solutions handles account management. The impact has been improved trust, higher engagement and stronger retention among clients as well as better alignment with the company’s technology partners.
Alex Danobrega
Account Director
Champions of Change
Danobrega transformed organizational planning by implementing a Smartsheet project management platform that delivers resource, forecast and cash management solutions. Within two weeks of engagement, he closed a significant deal that enabled the client to adopt new workflows within a month, achieving results where a competitor had stalled for one and a half years.
Tommy Dent
Technical Services Manager
MDSi
Dent’s focus is on driving improvements to make MDSi’s lab environment more efficient and effective. This year’s accomplishments include adding capacity to handle testing and configuration for big iron, automating phone configuration procedures and implementing a more efficient procedure for provisioning mobile access points. He also earned new technical certifications.
Hayden Dickerson
Demand Generation, Marketing Technology Manager
Corsica Technologies
Colleagues say Dickerson has been instrumental in optimizing Corsica’s demand generation and marketing tech stack. His work enabled real-time reporting, improved campaign performance and supported strategic decisions. He also gets credit for consistently going above and beyond, including after-hours efforts, to ensure deadlines are met and teammates are equipped with actionable insight.
Jaison Dsouza
VP
Mvation Worldwide
Dsouza built key partnerships that led to revenue growth, optimized operations to cut costs by 15 percent, launched two successful product lines, forged strategic partnerships and implemented an employee development program that boosted engagement and retention. He also led sustainability efforts that reduced Mvation’s carbon footprint by 10 percent.
Dustin Edwards
Director, Infrastructure Services
Davenport Group
Edwards led a revenue operations systems overhaul over the past year, significantly streamlining project tracking and task management for Davenport Group’s engineering team. He also redesigned the on-boarding process for new engineers, accelerating their ramp-up time and ensuring they quickly gain the confidence and skills needed to meet the company’s high standards.
Alexander Ewing-Shaw
Partnership Manager
Chetu
Ewing-Shaw re-energized Chetu’s channel network by forging alliances with vendors such as Snowflake and Databricks in cloud data warehousing and big data analytics. By integrating these platforms, he positioned Chetu to meet rising demand for innovative, data-driven business solutions across a wide range of industries.
Isaac Falkowski
Director, Customer Success
eCreek IT Solutions
Falkowski created a matrix to measure the profitability of each customer quarterly. This analysis helps eCreek make key business decisions on how to move forward with each individual client. He also drives a series of customer service sessions that applaud the team’s strengths, identify areas for improvement and provide additional training.
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Joseph Fazio
Sr. Financial Analyst
BlackHawk Data
Employing his keen analytical skills, Fazio dug into BlackHawk’s data to find trends and metrics that will help the company grow in the coming years through a level of reporting that the company had not previously had. As a result, senior leaders have a greater understanding of the current state of the business and where the opportunities are.
Luke Fong
CEO
Lateral Plains
Fong led Lateral Plains to 40 percent growth in managed services and 100 percent client retention by transitioning customers to a security-first, managed model. He automated key systems, grew recurring revenue, won multiple industry awards and shared thought leadership through panels, mentoring and the media.
Joseph Forte
Director, Project Delivery
Acuative
Forte stepped in to lead a department that historically had been in a state of flux, implementing a hierarchy, training methodologies, a work queue and process flow to appropriately interact with intersecting departments. This enabled his team to deliver high-quality service on time and on budget for clients.
Judewin Gabriel
Lead Cloud Architect
Karsun Solutions
Gabriel led the team that developed Karsun’s AI-powered ReDuX platform for modernizing legacy applications. The platform ingests information about legacy systems, utilizes agents to generate a complete system blueprint and orchestrates agents to reduce risk, boost security and enhance experience. The result is a 4X faster process with 2X less work.
Jenna Gehring
Director, Public Sector Vertical
Advizex
Over the past year, Gehring built Advizex’s public sector practice from the ground up, establishing strategy, expanding key partnerships and breaking into net-new government, education and health-care accounts. The go-to-market efforts she led significantly grew pipeline and positioned the company as a trusted adviser in the public sector space.
Ethan Gillani
CEO
Micro-Tech U.S.A.
Gillani led his company’s regional expansion, launched strategic vendor partnerships and architected AI-driven tools that streamlined operations, laying a foundation for future growth through acquisition planning and market development. This included the opening of an office in Milwaukee, the expansion of vendor partnerships and the creation of new collateral that resonated with prospects.
Pranav Giridhar
CEO
Winklix
Formerly Winklix’s COO, Giridhar now leads the company, driving cross-border expansion and securing multimillion-dollar contracts across Salesforce, Amazon Web Services and ServiceNow. He is also championing a people-first approach, recruiting top talent to build a star team while expanding offshore delivery operations across Asia and maintaining high-touch, on-premises sales operations in the U.S.
Daniel Glassman
VP, Mid-Atlantic
Ark Technology Consultants
Over the past year, Glassman helped strategically leverage longstanding relationships to strengthen trust and deepen partnerships. He has opened new opportunities and expanded Ark’s footprint, replicating winning strategies in other regions while adapting them to local market needs.
Anthony Glorioso
Client Service Manager
RedZone Technologies
Glorioso is proud of his efforts to build a strong and technical customer service team that is not only skillful in dealing with clients but also has top-notch technical knowledge. He has ensured they have both the tools and know-how to help RedZone customers when they need it. He also introduced a ticket triage process that helped the company reach an all-time high ticket closure rate.
Diego Gonzalez
VP, Sales
Clear Technologies
Recently promoted, Gonzalez spearheaded the launch of Clear’s automation solutions business unit by building strategic partner relationships and executing comprehensive go-to-market strategies. Through targeted coaching and advocacy, his team successfully generated significant new opportunities in the automation space, establishing a strong foundation for continued growth.
Katherine Gray
Operations Manager
Warren Averett Technology Group
In addition to earning new Microsoft certifications, Gray has aided the company’s efforts to craft an AI readiness strategy for itself and its clients. She also participated in numerous MSP thought leadership panels and acted as an ambassador for Warren Averett Technology Group in the MSP community.
Christopher Guth
Lead Change Management Consultant
SADA, An Insight company
Guth led a group of peers to create SADA’s Work Transformation program, an offering that saves clients hundreds of thousands of dollars by simplifying workflows. He also spearheaded programs for emerging AI adoption, building the frameworks that help businesses deploy tools like Google Gemini and Agentspace.
Jennifer Hansberry
Director, Services Sales
Insight Enterprises
Hansberry led the creation of a services engagement team and a center of excellence, enhancing client support and driving over $280 million in 2024 service bookings. Her leadership improved efficiency, boosted customer support, strengthened relationships and contributed to Insight's growth. She also leads Insight’s Ambassador Program and mentors several women in other divisions.
David Harper
CRO
iT1
Harper expanded the relationship between iT1’s technical teams and sales to collaborate better in supporting customers. He fostered connections between the departments and aligned them for growth, efforts that built trust and established a shared goal to drive customer pipeline. He also prioritized joint planning with vendor partners to uncover new market opportunities.
Joshua Harry
Solutions Architect
Global Data Systems
Over the past year, Harry earned multiple Microsoft certifications, streamlined Microsoft 365 deployment processes and developed a standardized on-boarding framework that reduced setup time by 40 percent. He also mentored teammates pursuing certifications and launched an internal training series that improved efficiency, knowledge retention and overall team performance.
Natalia Hart
Manager, Customer Experience
Abacus Group
Hart helped grow the customer experience management function for Abacus in EMEA from one person to a six-person team with built-in coverage across accounts. Following recent acquisitions, she led the integration of new team members, training them on the company’s standards, service catalog and client expectations to ensure consistency and resilience.
Owen Hayes
SVP, Strategist Advisory
Bridgepointe Technologies
Hayes leads a team that has tackled six-figure deals with Fortune 500 customers, helped recruit and on-board dozens of new strategists, educated strategists on Bridgepointe’s brand and marketing capabilities and worked with suppliers to grow a co-sell program. He acts as a player-coach when needed but is happy to let his team shine.
Julie Heinrich
Marketing, New Business Development Manager
CTSI
Heinrich has been laser-focused on building strong relationships with channel account managers from new and existing partners. She collaborated on joint sales and marketing initiatives, integrated partners into CTSI’s marketing events for greater visibility, and co-developed strategies that supported growth. In 2024, she launched the “All About IT” YouTube series to explore the MSP landscape with industry updates and guest interviews.
Lee Henwood
Sr. Sales Manager
Premier Cloud
Henwood grew the recurring revenue for Premier Cloud’s Google Cloud clients by 8X year over year. He also has managed many sales across numerous new ISVs the company has on-boarded and has won the Google Cloud All Star Award given by Google to a top salesperson in the space.
Victoria Herrera
Operations Manager
TanChes Global Management
Herrera led multiple successful client projects, streamlining operations and enhancing efficiencies for key accounts. She also strengthened client relationships through proactive communication, directly contributing to increased retention and growth. In addition, process improvements she introduced have boosted team efficiency and service delivery for TanChes.
Seth Hester
CRO
ReluTech
Hester led the design and rollout of a restructured sales organization that is now aligned by verticals, partner motions and performance metrics. He built strategic relationships with AWS and its partners, driving measurable pipeline growth through refined territory planning and targeted partner engagement strategies. His “Territory by Partner Motion” mapping strategy gave sales reps clearer ownership, increased partner trust and improved co-sell efficiency.
Cliff Hicks
Sr. Sales Manager
Connection
Hicks has fostered a focus on attach-selling Connection services to server, storage and networking solutions opportunities. Time spent co-hosting events and visiting customers is paying off, as his efforts helped his team grow 23 percent year over year to lead its division.
Andrew Hollister
Founder, CEO
Simple Tech Innovations
Hollister is making sure the company is leading with an AI- and automation-first mindset, which has increased profits, revenue and client satisfaction. That includes the creation of new AI consulting offerings that are starting to grow as well. He also has a passion for engaging with the channel community to network and share knowledge.
Kirstie Ivie
Head Of Finance
Appogee
A pioneer of Appogee’s shift to end-to-end automation, Ivie is scaling infrastructure that supports high-volume transactions and deeper customer visibility. By connecting order creation and tracking from distribution into Appogee’s system—along with real-time pricing and inventory data—the sales team can now quote and fulfill with unprecedented speed while customers instantly know when a product has shipped.
Lee Johnson
CTO, CISO
Air IT
Johnson shaped the technical strategy for Air IT’s latest 24x7 security service, Microsoft Defender MDR, and has driven the integration of 13 acquisitions onto a single platform across all key areas. He is also the visionary behind a new AI-powered contact center with omnichannel capability.
Christopher Jordan
Regional Director
BetterWorld Technology
Jordan recently closed business with two international companies undergoing private equity rollups, completed a vCISO certification and was appointed to the GTIA Channel Development Advisory Council, milestones that are emblematic of his growth as a strategic IT and cybersecurity leader with impact on global, high-stakes initiatives.
Alieu Kamara
CTO
AmaraTech IT Solutions
Delivering strategic value to clients by aligning goals with business drivers and managing stakeholder expectations, Kamara’s key achievement was successfully on-boarding a federal client, implementing security capabilities that increased company revenue and visibility, which resulted in a prestigious five-year contract award.
Richard Kask
VP, Growth
Nucleus Networks
Under Kask’s leadership, Nucleus Networks grew revenue by 14 percent in 2024, expanded its business development team and rolled out AI-enabled sales tools and initiatives. The customer referrals he brings in and the team mentorship he offers have played no small part in the company’s growth.
Brendan Kelly
Principal Security Consultant
Trace3
Kelly earned advanced Cyber AB credentials to lead CMMC engagements, delivered highly sought-after Security Sync workshops across the country, and was promoted to his current role for consistently driving client impact. His work has influenced hundreds of professionals, advanced Trace3’s security practice, and deepened trust with partners and clients.
Nick Kinsman
Director, Federal Healthcare, U.S. Enterprise
Epoch Concepts
Over the past year, Kinsman led major growth in federal health-care and enterprise accounts, securing multiple Fortune 500 clients and expanding Epoch’s consultative services in AI and high-performance computing. His efforts culminated in winning a contract supporting one of the world’s largest genomic databases for veteran health-care impact.
Kailynn Lambert
VP, Operations
Davenport Group
Lambert led the rollout of new operational processes that enhanced internal collaboration and customer engagement over the past year. She refined Davenport Group’s change management approach, introduced efficient communication strategies, and supported the launch of tools that improved visibility and efficiency. Her efforts ultimately strengthened team performance and deepened customer relationships.
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Ashton Lande
Director, Cloud Services, Customer Success
ConRes
Lande drove an initiative to deploy a FinOps platform that delivers measurable ROI, guiding his team through an AWS Foundation Technical Review and Marketplace designation, as well as navigating major vendor program changes. These initiatives strengthened ConRes’s cloud strategy, deepened customer trust and established lasting foundations for organizational growth.
Anthony Latham
VP, Product Development
Sourcepass
Sourcepass aims to elevate client satisfaction and response times using Quest Software, robotic process automation and AI. Latham sits at the heart of those initiatives and is also expanding the company’s cybersecurity offerings. By refining its automation strategy and launching new tools, he’s helping the company deliver proactive, high-impact support while facilitating client growth through scalable, intelligent services.
Grady Li
Marketing Manager
BlackHawk Data
Li led BlackHawk’s shift to a persona-first marketing strategy, created all major campaign content and collaborated with channel leaders to grow viewership by 70 percent. This included integrated campaigns with Cloudflare and Commvault, efforts in which he authored assets such as a Cyber Threat Trends Report and Cloud Resilience Use Cases eBook.
Heather Lockwood
Marketing Manager
Appogee
Since joining Appogee in March, Lockwood has introduced a fresh perspective to the company’s brand and strategy through active learning and collaboration, quickly immersing herself, contributing ideas to refine messaging, and supporting initiatives that strengthen its positioning, customer engagement and alignment between marketing and sales goals.
Kristina Mack
VP, Marketing
Dataprise
Mack expanded Dataprise’s business by on-boarding new partners and building tailored sales motions to accelerate joint opportunities. Her efforts provided a clear strategy to differentiate the company in a crowded market. She also partnered with teammates to execute integration plans for four acquired organizations, ensuring seamless cultural and operational alignment across the business.
Sawyer Mahony
Founder, CEO
Renegade Solutions
Mahony went big over the past year, quadrupling his team, on-boarding 15 new companies and implementing scalable systems tailored to each. He prides himself on building a culture that’s collaborative, agile and results-driven, creating an environment where talent thrives within a fast-moving tech ecosystem.
Paul Mai
Head Of Marketing
IT GOAT
Mai spearheaded IT GOAT’s rebrand, implemented HubSpot CRM across departments and created sales enablement assets that generated $750,000 in new recurring revenue. He also built a demand generation framework that increased organic traffic 820 percent and directly supported faster deal closes while mentoring his team through certifications and stretch assignments.
Pavle Majerle
Marketing Lead
NexusTek
Majerle launched integrated marketing campaigns aligned to Microsoft cloud, AI and services growth, helping NexusTek win the 2025 Pax8 Peak Performance Award. He also built scalable systems for campaign planning, content production and seller alignment, which led to faster go-to-market capabilities.
Jeremy Manuel
Sr. Security Solutions Architect
Myriad360
Over the past year, Manuel spearheaded multiple large security projects across many adjacencies—including cloud security, application security and network security transformations—and built Security Operations Centers. He also led complex global network migrations and implementations for Fortune 500 clients, ensuring architectures have proper trust and validation for world-class organizations.
Simon Margolis
Associate CTO, AI, ML
SADA, An Insight company
Margolis architected and launched the company’s GenAI go-to-market strategy, personally securing its first landmark GenAI enterprise accounts and significantly growing its AI practice revenue. He also scaled his team’s technical capabilities, ensuring the company’s position as a go-to partner for complex Google Cloud workloads.
Lucas Marquardt
SVP, Sales
Alchemy Technology Group
Marquardt’s efforts drove nearly 50 percent revenue growth and a 40 percent sales team expansion through strategic hiring, building a structured enablement plan and fostering deep partner alignment. He also serves on the partner councils of several of the company’s most strategic OEM partners.
Matthew Martinez
VP, Engineering
ANM
With a passion for building a services- and solutions-focused culture at ANM, Martinez is on pace to double the IT consulting services business while also improving the quality of project outcomes. ANM’s strategic consulting engagements help it dive deeper into client requirements, leading to transformative engagements.
Shayon Mazumder
Technology Consulting, Practice Leader
MRE Consulting
Mazumder led MRE’s successful integration of Rewst, Thread and Halo PSA to automate ticket workflows, enhance client communication and improve operational efficiency. This transformation reduced response times, increased engineering throughput, and positioned the company for scalable growth while enabling AI-driven service delivery across managed services and project delivery teams.
Gary McConnell
CEO
VirtuIT Systems
McConnell is ensuring VirtuIT remains agile and shifts with industry and customer demands, from AI to security. He has built a culture that supports collaboration, including an internal ecosystem designed to drive discussion on what should be added and what’s not making the grade.
Sabur Mian
Co-Founder, CEO
STN
Mian led the launch of GPU One, STN’s GPU-as-a-Service offering, driving strategy, partnerships and execution for the purpose-built AI neocloud. He aligned cross-functional teams, accelerated go-to-market efforts and supported leadership development, ensuring the company delivered impact across key verticals like robotics, digital health and AI with speed and focus.
Brian Moran
Director, Solutions Architecture
Davenport Group
Moran embraced a revamped sales team structure, empowering Davenport Group’s solutions architects to collaborate more closely with stakeholders and design tailored solutions for a diverse range of new customers. He also reshaped the company’s strategy for customer-facing events. These efforts expanded the company’s customer base, drove sustainable profitability and landed him a recent promotion.
Vanessa Mujica
Inside Sales Manager
BlackHawk Data
Mujica has played a key role in the BlackHawk’s growth, stepping into management, mentoring others and driving new processes. Her strong day-to-day leadership across sales and operations fosters collaboration across departments, helping solve challenges and scale the business.
Brandon Nease
Account Executive
Sehi Computer Products
Nease drove CRM improvements, expanded relationships with key manufacturers and launched a focused effort into city government accounts. He also successfully transitioned a retiring colleague’s customer portfolio with less than 10 percent churn while adding over 15 new customers in the first year. In addition, he has built out a structured 11-week training and coaching plan to on-board new reps.
John Ohlwiler
Founder, CEO
Sentry Technology Solutions
Ohlwiler retooled Sentry’s marketing and sales strategies, repositioning the company as a strategic technology partner for its clients. Under his leadership, Sentry earned Inc. 5000 recognition and hired additional staff. He also participates in multiple local and national organizations to strengthen the company’s market presence.
Zach Paruk
VP, Integrations, Strategic Initiatives
NWN
Paruk led the integration of Leverage Information Systems after NWN acquired the company in September 2024, fully integrating the federal-focused solution provider within nine months. In parallel, NWN acquired InterVision, extending its Midwest footprint and strengthening its Amazon Connect offerings.
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Chris Pedersen
EVP, Elite Solutions Advisor; Director, Strategic Partnerships
22Vets Technologies
Over the last year, Pedersen led the design and launch of integrated AI-driven solutions that helped expand physical security and public safety offerings. He had a hands-on role in architecting smart city and K-12 security frameworks, forging strategic OEM and public-private partnerships that delivered scalable, mission-aligned results.
Chad Perrier
President
Universal Data
Not afraid to challenge traditional service delivery methods, Perrier has identified opportunities to leverage AI and automation. By collaborating closely with key technology vendors, he drove enhancements to existing solutions and provided insight that is shaping future developments.
Ruby Pontbriand
Marketing Manager
iCorps Technologies
Pontbriand led a full brand and website overhaul, launched The iCorps Experience video series and podcast, and drove marketing automation and campaign performance. This included aligning the company’s messaging with evolving market demands, developing new partner marketing collateral and simplifying the way the company talks about its solutions.
Keith Ramdeen
CFO
BlackHawk Data
With a laser focus on expanding and strengthening BlackHawk’s finance, accounting and operations team, Ramdeen enhanced business structure and reporting lines and implemented key financial safeguards that ensure accurate, reliable reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
Azhar Raza
CEO
TDW US | UAE
Raza’s efforts zeroed in on guiding TDW’s growth in the U.S. and UAE, building stronger client relationships, driving innovation in IT asset disposition and sustainability. By focusing on data security, sustainability and maximizing asset value, he helped create stronger, trusting, collaborative relationships.
Natalie Ripple Ford
Operations Manager
RedZone Technologies
Ripple Ford helped spearhead RedZone’s Technology Development process by leading communication regarding partnerships, pricing negotiation, testing and rollout, and overall tracking of solutions. She is also an ambassador for the Maryland Tech Council’s Chesapeake Regional Chapter to stay aware of changes in the threat landscape and cybersecurity industry.
Jacci Robinson
VP, GTM, Growth
Anunta
Whether it’s optimizing Anunta’s go-to-market motion, enhancing customer engagement or building strategic partnerships, Robinson has her finger on the pulse of the company’s critical, foundational projects. Her efforts in streamlining operations and promoting technology adoption, particularly AI, have positioned the organization for sustainable, repeatable growth.
Staci Ryan
VP
A&I Solutions
Ryan led the expansion of A&I’s channel partnerships, negotiated strategic agreements and drove initiatives that increased enterprise customer adoption. She also acted as the sales leader in the development and launch of ScoutITAI, an AI-driven platform that delivers real-time sales intelligence, accelerates on-boarding and improves decision-making across the organization.
Hannan Shahid
Manager, Inside Sales
Axelliant
Shahid spearheaded outbound growth to $4.3 million ARR through Microsoft Dynamics-based campaign workflows that he designed from scratch. He drove key process improvements across sales ops, renewals and incentives and played a critical role in restoring the company’s email domain health using multilayered strategies. These efforts contributed directly to Axelliant crossing $100 million in revenue.
Billy Shuster
VP, Sales, East Region
SADA, An Insight company
Shuster leads a high-performing team that was recognized as the top region globally in 2024 for both revenue and profitability. He strategically developed and expanded SADA’s partnerships by leading the creation of new go-to-market strategies with key ISV partners, integrating their solutions to expand practice areas and customer reach.
Nick Sikorski
VP, Sales, Marketing
EchoStor
A geographic expansion beyond New England led by Sikorski resulted in 80 percent revenue growth for EchoStor in 2024. He established a specialized AI and data services practice while building high-performing teams across new markets. His leadership in building specialized practices around cloud and managed services directly contributed to EchoStor winning a Dell Technologies Regional Partner of the Year award.
Ryan Spikes
Technical Manager
RedZone Technologies
Spikes led a comprehensive overhaul of RedZone’s IT and security infrastructure while maintaining operational oversight and team leadership, spotlighting his project management and strategic execution. This included the implementation of five new product offerings, proactively addressing emerging threats before they became incidents.
Krista St. Charles
Director, Marketing
Davenport Group
St. Charles played a key role in on-boarding new leaders, providing mentorship and clear guidance to foster their success while instilling in them Davenport Group’s core values. A cross-departmental communication strategy she led in partnership with the company’s marketing team was also impactful.
Alex Stanich
VP, Sales, Marketing
Packet Fusion
Stanich led his team to record-breaking revenue in cloud migration projects, helped land several multi-location UCaaS and CCaaS deals, and strengthened vendor relationships to secure better pricing and service terms for clients, all while scaling a consultative sales framework across the organization.
Christopher Stock
CTO
Infinite IT
Stock spearheaded Infinite IT’s AI transformation, launched multilingual AI assistants and expanded U.S. operations. He also secured and maintained critical advanced certifications and mentored a 30-person team. The AI-related work he has done reduced customer support response times by 40 percent and improved client satisfaction.
Evan Thibodeaux
Associate Director, Service Delivery
Global Data Systems
Thibodeaux’s focus on service delivery improvements reduced response times, improved SLA performance and strengthened client satisfaction. He also mentored new team members and streamlined internal processes, contributing to a more efficient and responsive support operation.
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Mark Thornberry
SVP, Vendor Relations Management
GuidePoint Security
Thornberry expanded GuidePoint’s vendor risk management team, developed new programs that can be leveraged across the business, and refined and optimized processes for scaling the business, all of which led to revenue growth. The new field strategy, rewards program and alliance structure he implemented have also been successful.
Tim Tipton
Principal Security Architect
Arctiq
Tipton’s accomplishments include the launch of three new security service lines, contributing to the development of a proprietary GTM platform, and leading the company’s entry into the federal space through CMMC consulting. He also built regional sales strategies, revamped partner screening and was a featured speaker at major security events.
Xara Tran
Founder, CEO
Champions of Change
The hallmark of Tran’s leadership since founding Champions of Change has been its systemized approach to globalization. Her framework enables the company to replicate its proven model in new countries safely, securely and in full compliance with legal and financial standards. By the end of this year it will have offices in six countries.
Heidi Van Anderson
VP, Special Systems
ANM
Under Van Anderson’s guidance, the project manager role at ANM has evolved from task manager to strategic adviser by introducing new consulting practices and leveling up the team’s business acumen. She also introduced cross-functional post-engagement reviews, ensuring project retrospective insight is shared with the sales organization.
Joe Venero
VP, Corporate Strategy
Future Tech
Venero secured net-new customer wins and expanded Future Tech’s PCaaS footprint by driving targeted sales efforts and shaping service offerings. He also played a key role in launching new professional services tied to PCaaS delivery, strengthening customer value and creating new revenue streams.
Rob Venero
Director, Financial Planning, Analysis
Future Tech
With an eye toward scalable growth, Venero drove the expansion of Future Tech’s PCaaS offering into EMEA, North America and APJ; created a global inventory control process to improve availability and accuracy; and streamlined customer on-boarding, which enhanced delivery speed and customer satisfaction.
Victor Villanueva
CEO
StrikeWorks Solutions
Villaneueva forged stronger partnerships with vendors that align with StrikeWorks’ values and fostered a strategic focus on flexibility, communication and security-first thinking. He also streamlined how the company evaluates, integrates and positions new solutions, ensuring they deliver real value to both staff and clients, not just check boxes.
Cian Walsh
Associate Director
Sycomp A Technology Company
Walsh transformed Sycomp’s laptop MSP program into a high-growth channel offering by delivering measurable results and strategic innovation, including the standardization of various life-cycle management practices, working with different local teams to ensure layered support, collaborating with operations teams on expanding global reach, and working with the dev team to enhance user interface experience and functionality.
Michael Walsh
Director, Finance
ConRes
A key accomplishment for Walsh was leading ConRes’s expansion into India, establishing a vital international presence to support its global growth strategy. He oversees all aspects of international operations, ensuring seamless execution and compliance across regions. He also implemented process improvements, automation and cross-training, building more agile and collaborative teams.
Peyton Wegleitner
Sales Engagement Manager
High Point Networks
With Wegleitner’s focus on engagement, 90 percent of High Point sales representatives are actively selling MSP lines, which led to exceeding quotas consistently by 30 percent. She also expanded an internal newsletter to help increase overall sales in MSP offerings and professional services.
Nate Wiersma
VP, Sales
Supra ITS
Several new initiatives sprang from Wiersma’s innovative thinking, including a strategic partnership with Apple to bundle in MacBook devices an all-inclusive, flat-rate managed IT package, leading to a large increase in signups from SMBs, and the creation of sales and marketing motions to take out MSSP competitors.
Caleb Williams
Director, Named Account Manager, Contract Development
PIER Group
Williams won a contract with a purchasing consortium for Ohio’s public higher-education institutions that led to new logos and multimillion-dollar projects for PIER Group. He also played a key role in the development of a new modernized, streamlined quoting system that has boosted the company’s efficiency.
Vincent Williams
Co-Founder, CEO
Orchestrate Technologies
Williams’ focus over the past year has been on forging strategic relationships that created new visibility and partnership opportunities. He brought together a national network of high-performing MSPs and vendors, positioning Orchestrate as a trusted voice in the channel. He also played a hands-on role in aligning with key vendors, optimizing Orchestrate’s tech stack and identifying scalable solutions.
Matt Wilson
Director, Marketing
McCann Systems
Wilson focused his talents on leading marketing for major AV projects, expanding a national STEM scholarship program, and organizing a charity event that raised $45,000 for Boston Children’s Hospital. He also helped grow McCann’s brand, built industry partnerships and drove initiatives that connected purpose with performance.
Chris Zadrima
COO
Align
Zadrima stepped into his current role in 2024 and set to work optimizing operations enterprisewide, advancing innovation in managed services and elevating client satisfaction. He also deepened strategic relationships with key partners such as Microsoft, Adlumin and Conduit Security.
Gaurav Nair
VP
Droisys
Over the past year, Nair spearheaded a 15 percent revenue increase, optimized operations to cut costs by 10 percent and onboarded three new national accounts. He also introduced AI-driven practices into project execution, enabling smarter decision-making and measurable results, while ensuring alignment between business goals and successful delivery.