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.

Jen Anaya Avatar

Jen Anaya

SVP of Global Marketing

Ingram Micro

Brent Patrick Avatar

Brent Patrick

Director of Marketing

Scale Computing

Donna St Denis Avatar

Donna St Denis

Channel Marketing Director

Eaton

Erin McLean Avatar

Erin McLean

CMO

Cynomi

Chris Ogburn Avatar

Chris Ogburn

GM/VP of Marketing, Global Partners and Alliances

Adobe

Teresa Hambelton Avatar

Teresa Hambelton

Sr. Partner Marketing Program and Campaign Manager

Wiz

Dana Liedholm Avatar

Dana Liedholm

VP of Marketing

Cytracom

Shannon Bodnar Avatar

Shannon Bodnar

VP. Global Partner Marketing

CrowdStrike

Alex Bender Avatar

Alex Bender

CMO

FireMon

Kilynn Sommer Avatar

Kilynn Sommer

Partner Marketing and Programs Leader

T-Mobile

Jenn McDonald Avatar

Jenn McDonald

Director, Americas Partner Marketing

Cloudflare

Carl Gersh Avatar

Carl Gersh

SVP of Marketing

IGEL

Sara Harold Avatar

Sara Harold

Director, Global Partner Marketing

Trellix

Jennifer Osuna Avatar

Jennifer Osuna

Sr Director, Growth Marketing & Business Development

Morpheus

Beth Foley Avatar

Beth Foley

Senior Director of Partner Marketing

ORDR

Liz Hoscheid Avatar

Liz Hoscheid

Senior Director of Marketing, MSP

Nerdio

Christine Canepa Avatar

Christine Canepa

Sr. Global Partner Marketing Manager

NetApp

Jolynn Antonacci Avatar

Jolynn Antonacci

VP of Marketing

Intelisys

Lauren Baldwin Avatar

Lauren Baldwin

Partner Marketing Manager

Commerce

Heather Saffren-Bloom Avatar

Heather Saffren-Bloom

Sr Director, Global Alliance Partner Marketing

Oracle

Stephanie Zembal Avatar

Stephanie Zembal

Sr Manager of Channel Marketing

Palo Alto Networks

Jen Ferguson Avatar

Jen Ferguson

Sr Director, Channel & Partner Marketing

SecurityScorecard

Molly X Foley Avatar

Molly X Foley

Sr Director of Channel Marketing, Americas

Proofpoint

Joe Gabriel Avatar

Joe Gabriel

Senior Director, Global Partner Marketing

Qlik

Kate Quinn Canestrari Avatar

Kate Quinn Canestrari

VP, Global Partner Marketing

Red Hat

Wendy Harmon Avatar

Wendy Harmon

VP, Global Channel Marketing

RingCentral

Catherine Solazzo Avatar

Catherine Solazzo

CMO

Appfire

Meaghan Moore Avatar

Meaghan Moore

VP, Global Partner Marketing

ServiceNow

Allison Greis Avatar

Allison Greis

Channel Marketing Manager, North America

SUSE

Kim Vokey-Harris Avatar

Kim Vokey-Harris

Sr Director Global Partner Marketing

Tanium

Heather Hartland Avatar

Heather Hartland

VP Experiential Marketing

ThreatLocker

Yen Pham Avatar

Yen Pham

Director- Partner Ecosystem, Programs and Channel Marketing

Trend Micro

Carlo di Colloredo-Mels Avatar

Carlo di Colloredo-Mels

Sr Director of Partner Marketing

Nintex

Todd Smith Avatar

Todd Smith

Head of Marketing

Xerox Global Channel Group

Lisa Strunk Avatar

Lisa Strunk

Senior Partner Marketing Manager

ZScaler

Laura O'Melia Avatar

Laura O'Melia

MSP Partner Marketing Manager

1Password

AJ O'Donnell Avatar

AJ O'Donnell

Partner Marketing Manager

Acronis

Stephanie Eade Avatar

Stephanie Eade

Sr Director, Field and Partner Marketing

Collibra

Ken Adams Avatar

Ken Adams

Sr Manager, North America Channel Marketing

HPE Aruba

Matt Hickey Avatar

Matt Hickey

Vice President of Partner Marketing

AT&T

Paul Blackwell Avatar

Paul Blackwell

Head of Global Partner Marketing

Atlassian

Dianne Bruno Avatar

Dianne Bruno

Head of Field and Channel Marketing

Versa Networks

Ray Patalano Avatar

Ray Patalano

VP of Field and Partner Marketing

Ciena

Molly Williams Avatar

Molly Williams

Director of Field Marketing, Strategic Accounts, and Programs

Cohesity

Heidi Biggar Avatar

Heidi Biggar

VP of Partner Marketing

Sovos

Kristin Heisner Avatar

Kristin Heisner

Sr Director, Global Partner Marketing

Commvault

Steven Hua Avatar

Steven Hua

SVP of Marketing

Observo AI, a SentinelOne company

Coleen Greco Avatar

Coleen Greco

Chief Marketing Officer

Blue Mantis

Amber Bushman Avatar

Amber Bushman

Partner Marketing Manager

Superhuman

Molly Sherwood Avatar

Molly Sherwood

Sr Director of Marketing

TD SYNNEX

Kim Stevens Avatar

Kim Stevens

Chief Marketing Officer

Climb Channel Solutions

Chelsea Wood Avatar

Chelsea Wood

Director of Channel Marketing

NinjaOne

Josh Rhine Avatar

Josh Rhine

Vice President of Marketing

OTAVA

Tom Michel Avatar

Tom Michel

Director, Worldwide Partner Marketing

Microsoft

Aimee Catalano Avatar

Aimee Catalano

Managing Director, Global Partner Marketing

Google Cloud

Connie De Lange Avatar

Connie De Lange

Director of Americas Marketing

AWS

Darius Goodall Avatar

Darius Goodall

Global Head of Channel Marketing

Broadcom

Crystal Conkle Avatar

Crystal Conkle

Chief Marketing Officer

The 20 MSP

Stephanie Weagle Avatar

Stephanie Weagle

Chief Marketing Officer

Liongard

Marc-Andre Fontaine Avatar

Marc-Andre Fontaine

Vice President, Marketing

Sherweb

Jennifer Reid Avatar

Jennifer Reid

Sr Director, Global Channel Marketing and Demand Generation

ThreatDown

Sara Lent Avatar

Sara Lent

Sr Director, Field & Partner Marketing

Hitachi Vantara

Tara Bresnahan Avatar

Tara Bresnahan

Director, Americas Channel Marketing

Sophos

Jenny Kuan Avatar

Jenny Kuan

Director of North America Partner Field Marketing

SAP

Megan Schaller Avatar

Megan Schaller

Channel Marketing Director

Kaseya

Angus Robertson Avatar

Angus Robertson

Chief Marketing Officer

ConnectWise

Sara Goellner Avatar

Sara Goellner

EVP of Marketing

World Wide Technology

Dori White Avatar

Dori White

VP, Field & Partner Marketing

ePlus

Jon LoBello Avatar

Jon LoBello

Marketing Director

Schneider Electric

Maureen Gaumer Avatar

Maureen Gaumer

Sr Director, North America Channel Marketing

Dell Technologies

Jenn Jakubowicz Avatar

Jenn Jakubowicz

Global Head of Channel Marketing

Logitech

Christopher Kidd Avatar

Christopher Kidd

Director, Global Partner Marketing

Equinix

Saqib M Avatar

Saqib M

Head of Partner Marketing

Anthropic

John Atchison Avatar

John Atchison

VP, Head of Global Channel Marketing

Aeris

Carly H Avatar

Carly H

AMER Channel Marketing Team Lead

Zoom

Raji Dhillon Avatar

Raji Dhillon

Director, North America Partner Marketing

Sage

Kerry Mertz Avatar

Kerry Mertz

Sr Global Channel Marketing Manager

Lantronix

Erika Irby Avatar

Erika Irby

Director, Channel Marketing, Americas

Veeam

Amanda Jardine Avatar

Amanda Jardine

VP of Partner Marketing

GoTo

Elise Hanuschek Avatar

Elise Hanuschek

Sr Director, Partner Marketing

Salesforce

Mayka Rosales-Peterson Avatar

Mayka Rosales-Peterson

Director, Partner Marketing Americas

IBM

Akilah Murrell Avatar

Akilah Murrell

Director of Channel Marketing

F5

Staci Corbett Avatar

Staci Corbett

Director, Channel Marketing

Fusion Connect

Tanya Kerr Avatar

Tanya Kerr

Director, Field and Channel Marketing NA

Bitdefender

Olivia Byers Avatar

Olivia Byers

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

Cisco

Teresa L Avatar

Teresa L

Manager, Channel Marketing

AMD

Jamie Bourne Avatar

Jamie Bourne

Director, Global Partner Marketing

Arctic Wolf

Theresa Goodreau Avatar

Theresa Goodreau

Sr. Channel Marketing Manager

Avaya

Caroline Scott Avatar

Caroline Scott

North America Channel Marketing Director

Lenovo

Amy Prado Avatar

Amy Prado

Marketing Director

Structured Communications Systems

Rob Thomas Avatar

Rob Thomas

Channel Marketing Manager

Coro

Craig Rones Avatar

Craig Rones

Chief Marketing Officer

LevelBlue

Paul Cataldo Avatar

Paul Cataldo

Chief Marketing Officer

Syncro

Sonia Kaszuba Avatar

Sonia Kaszuba

Vice President of Marketing

Echostor

Clair Knox Avatar

Clair Knox

Marketing Director

XenTegra

Patrick Aronson Avatar

Patrick Aronson

CMO & EVP-APAC

Weston-Comstor

Kaleigh Alessandro Avatar

Kaleigh Alessandro

VP of Marketing

Omega Systems

Laurie Mitchell Avatar

Laurie Mitchell

SVP, Global Marketing

Wasabi Technologies

Alyssa Hall Avatar

Alyssa Hall

SVP, Marketing

AHEAD

Lindsey Weix Avatar

Lindsey Weix

Sr Manager, Channel Partner Marketing Growth & Engagement

Lumen Technologies

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