2025 Recipients 

The Women of Excellence Awards program, which recognizes female brand marketers, retailers, agency executives and solution providers for their achievements in influencing the commerce marketing industry along the path to purchase. The categories are: Technology Award, Innovator Award, Mentorship Award, Industry Impact Award, Business Excellence Award and Executive of the Year Award.

Business Excellence

Amy Avellar
Sr. Director, Brand Communications
SmartyPants Vitamins

Rachel Bennington
VP, Retail Partnerships
New Engen

Bryce Caswell
Chief Commercial & Channels Officer
Spreetail

Louise Cotterill
Global Sr Director Insights & Intelligence
Kellanova

Emma Dean
Chief Transformation & People Officer
SMG

Lindsey Hogan
E-Commerce Marketing and Retail Media
Nestlé Purina Pet Care

Megan Hoppenjans
Global Commerce Strategy 
VML Commerce

Katie McGee
Sales Team Leader
Beiersdorf

Neha Pokharna
Sr. Analyst
The Fresh Market

Heather Redman
Senior Director, Digital Commerce   
Post Consumer Brands 

Lauren Wood
Sr. Director, Amazon
The Honest Company

Industry Impact

Tammy Ackermann
VP eCommerce & DTC Marketing
Treasury Wine Estates

Barbara Connors
Vice President, Strategy & Activation
84.51° / Kroger Precision Marketing

Cristina Costa
Head of Beverage Alcohol
Inmar Intelligence

Asli Karacula
Head of Grocery Value & Drug Channel eCommerce
Unilever

Jessica McWade
Director, CMX Client Solutions and Omni Transformation
CVS Media Exchange (CMX)

Jennifer Peters
Director of DTC, Martech, and Digital Compliance
Olly

Innovator

Erin Anderson
Sr. Director, Field Omni-Activation & eCommerce
Danone

Jenny Baker 
Director, Head of eCommerce Content
MPG (Market Performance Group)

Rachel Botia Goldfield
eCommerce Director
The Campbell's Co.

Julia Boyd
Media Manager 
Sony Electronics 

Vana Ghazarian 
Head of Global Retail
& Channel Marketing
Intel Corp

Dana Machac
Director of eCommerce
Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC)

Meera Patel
Global Senior Director of Retail,
Omn & Analytics
Kellanova 

Sneha Popley
Product Manager
Koddi

Jill Rourke
Director, Client Leadership  
Mars United Commerce

Michelle Urwin
Chief Marketing Officer
Skai

Mentorship

Stefanie Beach
Founder & CEO
SMB Media Consulting

Lisa Blizzard
Sr Manager Digital Commerce
Krusteaz

Colleen Borne
Director of Shopper Marketing
Talking Rain Beverage Company

Raina Nelson
President & CEO
Westfalia Fruit Marketing USA

Victoria Van Dusen
Senior Vice President, Retail Consultancy    
Mars United Commerce

Technology

Jacqueline Corbelli
Founder, Chairman, CEO
BrightLine

Susmita Ghose 
Co-Founder and Head of AI
Anoki

Stephanie Jensen
Director, Decision Science
Dollar General

Donna McGuckin
VP Customer Advisory
Digital Wave Technology