CML 100 Honorees

Enabling Partner Success Through Marketing Excellence.

The 100 professionals recognized on the 2026 Channel Insider Channel Marketing Leaders 100 list were chosen by the editorial team for their contributions to the overall success of the global IT partner ecosystem. Whether they represent vendors or providers, these leaders are building and executing GTM and enablement strategies that advance technology adoption and deliver greater value to partners and end customers worldwide.

The 2026 CML100 reflects where channel marketing influence is concentrated today—spanning ecosystem GTM leadership, demand creation, global scale, and emerging AI- and marketplace-driven motions.

Recognizing the individuals who are driving the growth of the IT channel through partner enablement.

The 100 individuals selected by Channel Insider editorial represent key vendor/OEM organizations who are making proactive investments into helping their partners accelerate growth. Through use of effective marketing, sales, training and support strategies, each of these individuals have made, and continue to make, their respective organizations more relevant and strategic to their partners.

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Jen Anaya Avatar

Jen Anaya

SVP of Global Marketing

Ingram Micro

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Brent Patrick Avatar

Brent Patrick

Director of Marketing

Scale Computing

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Donna St Denis Avatar

Donna St Denis

Channel Marketing Director

Eaton

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Erin McLean Avatar

Erin McLean

CMO

Cynomi

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Chris Ogburn Avatar

Chris Ogburn

GM/VP of Marketing, Global Partners and Alliances

Adobe

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Teresa Hambelton Avatar

Teresa Hambelton

Sr. Partner Marketing Program and Campaign Manager

Wiz

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Dana Liedholm Avatar

Dana Liedholm

VP of Marketing

Cytracom

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Shannon Bodnar Avatar

Shannon Bodnar

VP. Global Partner Marketing

CrowdStrike

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Alex Bender Avatar

Alex Bender

CMO

FireMon

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Kilynn Sommer Avatar

Kilynn Sommer

Partner Marketing and Programs Leader

T-Mobile

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Jenn McDonald Avatar

Jenn McDonald

Director, Americas Partner Marketing

Cloudflare

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Carl Gersh Avatar

Carl Gersh

SVP of Marketing

IGEL

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Sara Harold Avatar

Sara Harold

Director, Global Partner Marketing

Trellix

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Jennifer Osuna Avatar

Jennifer Osuna

Sr Director, Growth Marketing & Business Development

Morpheus

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Beth Foley Avatar

Beth Foley

Senior Director of Partner Marketing

ORDR

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Liz Hoscheid Avatar

Liz Hoscheid

Senior Director of Marketing, MSP

Nerdio

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Christine Canepa Avatar

Christine Canepa

Sr. Global Partner Marketing Manager

NetApp

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Jolynn Antonacci Avatar

Jolynn Antonacci

VP of Marketing

Intelisys

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Lauren Baldwin Avatar

Lauren Baldwin

Partner Marketing Manager

Commerce

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Heather Saffren-Bloom Avatar

Heather Saffren-Bloom

Sr Director, Global Alliance Partner Marketing

Oracle

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Stephanie Zembal Avatar

Stephanie Zembal

Sr Manager of Channel Marketing

Palo Alto Networks

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Jen Ferguson Avatar

Jen Ferguson

Sr Director, Channel & Partner Marketing

SecurityScorecard

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Molly X Foley Avatar

Molly X Foley

Sr Director of Channel Marketing, Americas

Proofpoint

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Joe Gabriel Avatar

Joe Gabriel

Senior Director, Global Partner Marketing

Qlik

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Kate Quinn Canestrari Avatar

Kate Quinn Canestrari

VP, Global Partner Marketing

Red Hat

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Wendy Harmon Avatar

Wendy Harmon

VP, Global Channel Marketing

RingCentral

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Catherine Solazzo Avatar

Catherine Solazzo

CMO

Appfire

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Meaghan Moore Avatar

Meaghan Moore

VP, Global Partner Marketing

ServiceNow

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Allison Greis Avatar

Allison Greis

Channel Marketing Manager, North America

SUSE

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Kim Vokey-Harris Avatar

Kim Vokey-Harris

Sr Director Global Partner Marketing

Tanium

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Heather Hartland Avatar

Heather Hartland

VP Experiential Marketing

ThreatLocker

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Yen Pham Avatar

Yen Pham

Director- Partner Ecosystem, Programs and Channel Marketing

Trend Micro

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Carlo di Colloredo-Mels Avatar

Carlo di Colloredo-Mels

Sr Director of Partner Marketing

Nintex

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Todd Smith Avatar

Todd Smith

Head of Marketing

Xerox Global Channel Group

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Lisa Strunk Avatar

Lisa Strunk

Senior Partner Marketing Manager

ZScaler

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Laura O'Melia Avatar

Laura O'Melia

MSP Partner Marketing Manager

1Password

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AJ O'Donnell Avatar

AJ O'Donnell

Partner Marketing Manager

Acronis

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Stephanie Eade Avatar

Stephanie Eade

Sr Director, Field and Partner Marketing

Collibra

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Ken Adams Avatar

Ken Adams

Sr Manager, North America Channel Marketing

HPE Aruba

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Matt Hickey Avatar

Matt Hickey

Vice President of Partner Marketing

AT&T

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Paul Blackwell Avatar

Paul Blackwell

Head of Global Partner Marketing

Atlassian

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Dianne Bruno Avatar

Dianne Bruno

Head of Field and Channel Marketing

Versa Networks

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Ray Patalano Avatar

Ray Patalano

VP of Field and Partner Marketing

Ciena

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Molly Williams Avatar

Molly Williams

Director of Field Marketing, Strategic Accounts, and Programs

Cohesity

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Heidi Biggar Avatar

Heidi Biggar

VP of Partner Marketing

Sovos

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Kristin Heisner Avatar

Kristin Heisner

Sr Director, Global Partner Marketing

Commvault

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Steven Hua Avatar

Steven Hua

SVP of Marketing

Observo AI, a SentinelOne company

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Coleen Greco Avatar

Coleen Greco

Chief Marketing Officer

Blue Mantis

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Amber Bushman Avatar

Amber Bushman

Partner Marketing Manager

Superhuman

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Molly Sherwood Avatar

Molly Sherwood

Sr Director of Marketing

TD SYNNEX

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Kim Stevens Avatar

Kim Stevens

Chief Marketing Officer

Climb Channel Solutions

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Chelsea Wood Avatar

Chelsea Wood

Director of Channel Marketing

NinjaOne

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Josh Rhine Avatar

Josh Rhine

Vice President of Marketing

OTAVA

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Tom Michel Avatar

Tom Michel

Director, Worldwide Partner Marketing

Microsoft

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Aimee Catalano Avatar

Aimee Catalano

Managing Director, Global Partner Marketing

Google Cloud

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Connie De Lange Avatar

Connie De Lange

Director of Americas Marketing

AWS

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Darius Goodall Avatar

Darius Goodall

Global Head of Channel Marketing

Broadcom

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Crystal Conkle Avatar

Crystal Conkle

Chief Marketing Officer

The 20 MSP

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Stephanie Weagle Avatar

Stephanie Weagle

Chief Marketing Officer

Liongard

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Marc-Andre Fontaine Avatar

Marc-Andre Fontaine

Vice President, Marketing

Sherweb

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Jennifer Reid Avatar

Jennifer Reid

Sr Director, Global Channel Marketing and Demand Generation

ThreatDown

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Sara Lent Avatar

Sara Lent

Sr Director, Field & Partner Marketing

Hitachi Vantara

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Tara Bresnahan Avatar

Tara Bresnahan

Director, Americas Channel Marketing

Sophos

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Jenny Kuan Avatar

Jenny Kuan

Director of North America Partner Field Marketing

SAP

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Megan Schaller Avatar

Megan Schaller

Channel Marketing Director

Kaseya

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Angus Robertson Avatar

Angus Robertson

Chief Marketing Officer

ConnectWise

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Sara Goellner Avatar

Sara Goellner

EVP of Marketing

World Wide Technology

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Dori White Avatar

Dori White

VP, Field & Partner Marketing

ePlus

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Jon LoBello Avatar

Jon LoBello

Marketing Director

Schneider Electric

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Maureen Gaumer Avatar

Maureen Gaumer

Sr Director, North America Channel Marketing

Dell Technologies

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Jenn Jakubowicz Avatar

Jenn Jakubowicz

Global Head of Channel Marketing

Logitech

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Christopher Kidd Avatar

Christopher Kidd

Director, Global Partner Marketing

Equinix

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Saqib M Avatar

Saqib M

Head of Partner Marketing

Anthropic

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John Atchison Avatar

John Atchison

VP, Head of Global Channel Marketing

Aeris

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Carly H Avatar

Carly H

AMER Channel Marketing Team Lead

Zoom

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Raji Dhillon Avatar

Raji Dhillon

Director, North America Partner Marketing

Sage

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Kerry Mertz Avatar

Kerry Mertz

Sr Global Channel Marketing Manager

Lantronix

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Erika Irby Avatar

Erika Irby

Director, Channel Marketing, Americas

Veeam

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Amanda Jardine Avatar

Amanda Jardine

VP of Partner Marketing

GoTo

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Elise Hanuschek Avatar

Elise Hanuschek

Sr Director, Partner Marketing

Salesforce

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Mayka Rosales-Peterson Avatar

Mayka Rosales-Peterson

Director, Partner Marketing Americas

IBM

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Akilah Murrell Avatar

Akilah Murrell

Director of Channel Marketing

F5

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Staci Corbett Avatar

Staci Corbett

Director, Channel Marketing

Fusion Connect

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Tanya Kerr Avatar

Tanya Kerr

Director, Field and Channel Marketing NA

Bitdefender

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Olivia Byers Avatar

Olivia Byers

Leader, Americas Field Marketing, Partner Marketing - Nationals and Service Provider

Cisco

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Teresa L Avatar

Teresa L

Manager, Channel Marketing

AMD

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Jamie Bourne Avatar

Jamie Bourne

Director, Global Partner Marketing

Arctic Wolf

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Theresa Goodreau Avatar

Theresa Goodreau

Sr. Channel Marketing Manager

Avaya

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Caroline Scott Avatar

Caroline Scott

North America Channel Marketing Director

Lenovo

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Amy Prado Avatar

Amy Prado

Marketing Director

Structured Communications Systems

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Rob Thomas Avatar

Rob Thomas

Channel Marketing Manager

Coro

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Craig Rones Avatar

Craig Rones

Chief Marketing Officer

LevelBlue

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Paul Cataldo Avatar

Paul Cataldo

Chief Marketing Officer

Syncro

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Sonia Kaszuba Avatar

Sonia Kaszuba

Vice President of Marketing

Echostor

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Clair Knox Avatar

Clair Knox

Marketing Director

XenTegra

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Patrick Aronson Avatar

Patrick Aronson

CMO & EVP-APAC

Weston-Comstor

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Kaleigh Alessandro Avatar

Kaleigh Alessandro

VP of Marketing

Omega Systems

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Laurie Mitchell Avatar

Laurie Mitchell

SVP, Global Marketing

Wasabi Technologies

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Alyssa Hall Avatar

Alyssa Hall

SVP, Marketing

AHEAD

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Lindsey Weix Avatar

Lindsey Weix

Sr Manager, Channel Partner Marketing Growth & Engagement

Lumen Technologies

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