Legacy Award Honorees

Class of 2021

  • Michelle Guss — Director of Residential Business Development for North America at Crestron
  • Andrea Hogan — Senior Director and Head of NA and AU Marketing at Qualcomm
  • Elizabeth Lafontaine — Industry Analyst and Director of Thought Leadership at The NPD Group
  • Roberta Lewis — President, Roberta Lewis and Associates

Woman to Watch

  • Kristin Reinitz — Director of Business Development and Sales at Admit One Home Systems

The Carol Campbell Inspiration Award

  • Heather Squire — Global Account Director Commercial Organization at Logitech

Class of 2020

  • Laura McNew — Vice President of Merchandising at Petra Industries
  • Petro Shimonishi — Director of Global Marketing at URC
  • Cindy Stevens — Senior Director of Publications for the Consumer Technology Association™ (CTA™)
  • Christa Wittenberg — Director of Global Retail Sales for the AR/VR Division of Facebook

Woman to Watch

  • Danielle Karr — Architect & Designer Program Manager and Certified Showroom Program Specialist at Control4

The Carol Campbell Inspiration Award

  • Megan Pollock — Vice President, Strategic Communications of Samsung Electronics America

Class of 2019

  • Melissa Andresko — Communications Director — Lutron Electronics.
  • Alexandra Harding — Director of Vendor Management, Business & Consumer Solutions (BCS) — Ingram Micro
  • Bridget Karlin — Global Chief Technology Officer and VP of IBM’s Global Technology Services Business
  • Tiffany M. Moore — Senior Vice President of Political and Industry Affairs – CTA

Woman to Watch

  • Jennifer LaBollita — Director of Sales and Marketing — InnerSpace Electronics Inc.

The Carol Campbell Inspiration Award

  • April Feller — Chairman of the Board — BGZ brands

Class of 2018

  • Stephanie Dismore — Vice President & General Manager, Americas Channels — HP
  • Eden Goldberg — VP, Marketing & Business Development — InMotion Entertainment Group
  • Bonnie Perella — Eastern Regional Sales Manager —  Legrand
  • Heather Sidorowicz – Owner — Southtown Audio Video

Woman to Watch

  • Megan Dutta –  ‎Editor, Systems Contractor News —  Future PLC

The Carol Campbell Inspiration Award

  • Ellen Savage — Vice President, Member Programs — Consumer Technology Association (CTA)

Class of 2017

  • Sandy Conrad — Senior Vice President, Merchandising — HSN
  • Julie Jacobson — Founding Editor — EH Publishing’s CE Pro magazine
  • Karyn Schoenbart — President & COO — The NPD Group
  • Sally Washlow – CEO — Cedar Electronics Holdings Company

Woman to Watch

  • Paris Bradley — Head of Product Communications, Company Spokesperson — Dish Network

The Carol Campbell Inspiration Award

  • Shelley Zalis — CEO and Founder — The Girls’ Lounge and TFQ Ventures

Class of 2016

  • Ann Boutcher — VP, Director of Marketing and Board Member — VOXX Electronics
  • Glenda MacMullin — Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer — CTA
  • Tara Maitra — Senior Vice President & General Manager, Content and Media Sales — TiVo
  • Dawn vonBechmann — Senior Vice President, Technology, Entertainment and Office — Walmart/Sam’s Club

Woman to Watch

  • Vanessa Zitzmann — Marketing & Sales — 21st Century Distributing

The Carol Campbell Inspiration Award

  • Iris Goldschmidt – Founder & CEO — APW Holdings LLC

Class of 2015

  • Amy College — SVP, Merchandising for Home Theater, Digital Imaging, Entertainment, and Connected Home — Best Buy
  • Amy Jo Smith — President – Digital Entertainment Group (DEG)
  • Andrea Smith — Technology Consultant/Journalist — Andrea Smith Media, LLC
  • Nasrin Thierer — Founder/CEO – Revenew, Inc.

Woman to Watch

  • Lauren Theobald — Senior Marketing Communications Manager — Milestone

The Carol Campbell Inspiration Award

  • Michelle Troupe— Buyer-Procurement — Definitive Audio

Class of 2014

  • Deena Ghazarian – SVP Global Sales & Finance — Monster Products
  • Kathleen Thomas – VP North America Sales — AudioQuest
  • Sandra Benedetto – Director – Product Manager — THX Ltd.
  • Tricia Parks – Founder, Chairman, and CEO — Parks Associates

The Carol Campbell Inspiration Award

  • Deb Kassoff – Director, Member Programs — CTA

Class of 2013

  • Tara Dunion – Senior Director, Communications – CTA
  • Marcia Grand – VP & Publisher — TWICE
  • Mindy Grossman – CEO & Director – HSN, Inc.
  • Helen Heneveld — President and Founder — Bedrock Learning, Inc
  • Marla Suttenberg — Owner — Sapphire Marketing LLC

The Carol Campbell Inspiration Award

  • Liz Haesler – VP Global Merchant & Supply Chain Leader — Best Buy

Class of 2012

  • Kristen Cook — Executive Vice President — BDS Marketing, Inc.
  • Denise Gibson – Founder, President & CEO – Brightstar US
  • Jeannette Howe – Founder & Executive Director — Specialty Electronics Nationwide
  • Maureen Jenson – VP Editor-in-Chief — NAPCO
  • Tricia Nystrom — Senior Merchant — Best Buy

Class of 2011

  • Teresa Gallo — President — Market Share
  • Kathy Gornik – President & CEO — Thiel Audio Products
  • Stacey Kerek — General Manager & COO — Lenbrook America
  • Jill Lynch-Wenner — Senior Merchant, Mobile Electronics — Best Buy
  • Denise Morales-Wallace – VP Sales & Channel Marketing – Monster Products

Class of 2010

  • Irene Baran — CEO — Speck Products
  • Karen Chupka — Senior VP CES & Corporate Business Strategy — CTA
  • Pam Crane — EVP — Crane’s Home Entertainment
  • Rachelle Friedman — President — J&R Music and Computer World
  • Krista (Bergman) Haughey — Sonance
  • Laynie Newsome — Co-Founder, Senior Sales Executive — Vizio
  • Debbie Schaeffer — CEO — Mrs. G TV and Appliances