Alliance of Channel Women, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of female channel leaders in technology, announced that Celeste Labrie, Senior Partner Development Manager at Telarus, was selected as the group’s Big Impact Winner for Q4.
Honorees are chosen quarterly by ACW from nominees submitted by the channel community who are Living the ACW Advocacy Pledge: Women Supporting Women.
The ACW Advocacy Pledge Program was started in 2020 by the ACW Advocacy Committee (now the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee) to encourage women to support other women. The full ACW Advocacy Pledge is “Behind Every Successful Woman is a Community of Successful Women Who Have Her Back.”
ACW encourages women to go on record supporting the ACW Advocacy Pledge by signing its pledge page. In addition, the association is encouraging visitors to nominate women who are “living the pledge.”
Labrie was nominated by Rachel Turkus, Vice President of Marketing & Channel Management at CyberReef. Turkus wrote: “[Celeste] is able to pivot, learn and grow. She listens and learns, but also shares her knowledge. She brings positivity, kindness and support to any situation.” said Read the full nomination.
Other nominees were:
- Lisa Conway, Vice President, Sales Operations & Strategic Alliances, Telos Corporation
- Carol Platz, Vice President, Global Marketing, Lightbits
- Melanie Sunahara, National Channel Director, TierPoint
For information about the ACW Pledge, visit: https://allianceofchannelwomen.org/engage/acw-pledge
