Celebrate the inspirational women in our technology community and recognize the talent that surrounds us.

The Women Tech Awards is the premier awards program for women in technology with ties to Silicon Slopes, and has recognized some of the most prestigious and up-and-coming women throughout the technology industry. By bringing visibility to the women who are creating new technologies, leading technology companies, driving innovation and inspiring the tech community, these awards accelerate their career trajectories, elevate the entire technology sector, and help inspire thousands of high school girls and other women into STEM careers.

The Women Tech Award recipients are as follows:

• Alison Fuller, Leadership Excellence Award
• Tami Fisher, Technology Accelerator Award
• Kim Wittman, Organizational Leadership Award
• Jaelynn Williams, Trailblazer Award
• Ilana Stern, Market Leadership Award
• Carlisha Robinson, Product Leadership Award
• Holly Rimmasch, Transformational Leadership Award
• Anitha Christopher, Technology Excellence Award
• Susan Madsen, Impact Award

In addition to recognizing the accomplishments of the finalists and award recipients, this year’s awards were expanded to include more women creating impact at all levels of the tech career pipeline. The Student Pathway Awards were expanded from recognizing a single student in the midst of her STEM degrees to recognizing students at colleges throughout the state for their promising work and dedication to their STEM studies. The Rising Star Award also recognized women at early-stage career for their impact and achievements.

The Student Pathway awardees are:

• Alyssa Gundersen, engineering, Salt Lake Community College
• Ashley Lujan, computer science, University of Utah
• Davina Kamikazi, computer science, Weber State University
• Hannah Atanasio, computer science, Brigham Young University
• Micheryl Benally, information technology, Utah Valley University
• Regan Tracy, mechanical engineering, Utah State University

The Rising Star awardees are:

• Allyson Irwin, Global Learning & Development Manager, Hakkoda
• Cris Holbrook, Sr Infrastructure Asset Management Specialist, Adobe
• Emily Applegarth, CEO, Gamify
• Kayla Rubin, Global Head of Learning and Development, Hill Air Force Base
• Laura Ferguson, Direct Solutions Consultant, Addepar

The following award finalists were also honored for their contribution to the tech industry:

• Alison Sturgeon, Electrical Engineer Acquisition Specialist, Hill Airforce Base
• Beth Saenz, VP of Engineering Operations, Domo
• Corrine Beaumont, Founder and CEO, Know Your Lemons Foundation
• Emily Togaga’e, Computer Engineer Team Lead, Hill Airforce Base
• Erika Mahterian, co-founder and Head of Experience, Leland
• Irana Wasti, Chief Product Officer, Bill
• Jaswandi Sakpal, Director of Engineering, American Express
• Kimberly Rhodes, Academic Coach, Salt Lake City School District
• Martyna Shallenberg, Director of Software Engineering, Myriad Genetics
• Mary Jane Isaacs, Senior VP of Engineering, Entrada
• Melinda Orms, CX Engine and Digistar Project Manager, Evans and Sotherland
• Nissa Farley, Director II of Product Management, CHG Healthcare
• Noella Sudbury, CEO of Rasa Legal
• Robbyn Scribner, Director of Outreach, Tech-Moms
• Robin Ritch, Tech CEO and Former President of Deseret News