The Greater Nashville Technology Council announced tonight the top three finalists in each category for the NTC Awards at the annual holiday party. Nominees in 15 categories were submitted by the Middle Tennessee technology community and finalists were selected by a panel of peers and tech industry leaders. This year, two new NTC Awards include Product Manager of the Year and Tech Influencer of the Year to recognize the leaders in those roles in our region.
Winners will be announced at the 13th annual NTC Awards ceremony, presented by C-Spire Business, held February 17, 2022 at the Wildhorse Saloon in Downtown Nashville.
The finalists organized by award include:
Individuals
CIO of the Year
Randy K. Blue, DentaQuest
Chris Montini, M3 Technology Group
Lance N Rea, Baker Donelson
Community Leader of the Year
Suzi Earhart, McorpCX
Michael Erskine, MTSU
Rod McDaniel, S3 Recycling Solutions
CTO of the Year
Bill Simpson, Ncontracts
Trevor Hinesley, Soundstripe
Dean Paquette, Quorum Health
Cyber Security Leader of the Year
Jason Barnett, HCA Healthcare
Dianne Rose, Asurion
Jon Bowker, Ncontracts
Data Scientist of the Year
Christi French, Digital Reasoning
Jason King, XSOLIS
Sundar Kuppuswamy, Asurion
Diversity & Inclusion Advocate of the Year
Sheila Gibson, HCA
Sam Zaza, MTSU
Stephen Castaneda, FortyAU/Culturally Tech
Emerging Leader of the Year
Mikil Taylor, Healthcare Bluebook
Rod McDaniel, S3 Recycling Solutions
Ali Bakhta, HPA – A Cognizant Company
Innovator of the Year
Aaron Montlary, HCA Healthcare
Samantha Burgess, New Orchard
Sean Mooney, BluWave
Product Manager of the Year
Colleen Hoy, ENA
Jenny Zhao, Asurion
Michelle Egly, GoNoodle
Software Engineer of the Year
Kevin Huber, Smarsh (formerly Digital Reasoning)
Daniel Cottone, Asurion
Nathan Watkins, HCA Healthcare
Tech Influencer of the Year
Zach Gemignani, Juice Analytics
Haley Zapolski, Nashville Software School
Taylor Desseyn, Vaco
Technology Educator of the Year
Emily Hines, Central Magnet School
Kelly Carey, Metro Nashville Public Schools
Lauren Holtslander, Hillsboro High School
Organizations
Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year
Culturally Tech
Comcast Business
Nashville Digital Inclusion & Access Taskforce
Technology Company of the Year
Juice Analytics
L3Harris/ForceX
Realtracs, Inc.
Technology Start-Up Company of the Year
Mployer Advisor
Pivot Technology School
Clovers
More details about each award, its sponsor, and finalists can be found on the NTC Awards website, NTCAwards.com. Tickets for the February 17, 2022 event are on sale now, early bird discounts end January 1, 2022, and sponsorships are still available.
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For more information, please contact: Alex Curtis, NTC, 202-713-5422, alex.curtis@technologycouncil.com
About the Greater Nashville Technology Council
The Greater Nashville Technology Council is the catalyst for creating America’s premiere collaborative and inclusive tech community. We are the leading voice and advocate for Middle Tennessee’s $8 billion information technology ecosystem; and the 60,000 technology professionals who design, implement, manage, and safeguard the technology that powers our region’s economy.