TBI celebrates notable industry leaders and professionals making an impact in telecom. Learn more about Woman of the Channel, Kathy Mazza, from 8x8.

Kathy Mazza is a key member of 8x8’s channel leadership team and holds the position of Regional Vice President for Strategic Channels in North America. Kathy has over 20 years of experience in IT and technology with a track record of success in sales, product management, and operations roles. Kathy is highly respected in the partner community with recent recognitions such as Intelisys’ National Channel Manager of the Year 2019 as well as CRN 2020 Women of the Channel. Kathy graduated from Texas State University in San Marcos, TX, with a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management and Marketing.

TBI celebrates notable industry leaders and professionals making an impact in telecom. Learn more about Woman of the Channel, Ellen Cahill, from AireSpring.

Ellen Cahill is a strategic marketing expert with more than 20 years of proven results in the hi-tech and telecommunications industry. In her current role as SVP Marketing at AireSpring, she is key member of the executive management team and has helped transform that company into an industry leader. She is the founder of Natural MD Search and has served as VP of Marketing for a number of successful venture-backed software companies such as IT security provider Beyond Trust, and B2B mobile solutions provider Thinque. Ellen is accomplished in relaunching companies under new corporate brand images to accelerate revenue and  integrate product lines into existing portfolios. She is recognized as a highly savvy marketing guru with specialties including Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), cloud computing, product marketing, and lead generation.

TBI celebrates notable industry leaders and professionals making an impact in telecom. Learn more about Woman of the Channel, Brenna Sadler, from AT&T.

Brenna Sadler, AT&T Partner Solutions, started her career with AT&T 21 years ago on the direct side of the business and has held various positions in both direct and indirect including sales support, sales operations, and project management. In her current role in the Masters Organization, she is responsible for project managing all organizational strategic initiatives, collaborating with key segment and business partners, and building executive relationships with Master Agents. Brenna also leads the Employee Engagement Council, and is the Skills Ambassador, where she is responsible for facilitating training for new and existing employees.

Brenna loves to travel, play tennis, and keeps very active chasing her three small children and volunteering in her community where she resides in Boca Raton, FL.

TBI celebrates notable industry leaders and professionals making an impact in telecom. Learn more about Woman of the Channel, JoElla Aranda, from CenturyLink.

JoElla is a telecom industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in a variety of marketing, business development and sales operations positions. She began her career with CenturyLink (then US West) and has held numerous roles on both the Direct and Indirect sides of the business, and has focused on the Indirect Channel for the majority of her tenure. In her current role as a Field & Partner Engagement Manager, JoElla works directly with CenturyLink’s partners, including TBI, to collaborate and execute on a variety of impactful marketing programs, campaigns and tools that help partners drive growth with CenturyLink.

TBI celebrates notable industry leaders and professionals making an impact in telecom. Learn more about Woman of the Channel, Daniela Ellis, from Masergy.

Daniela Ellis is Channel Manager at Masergy, covering partners in EMEA and rest of world. Having been with Masergy for 18 months, Daniela has been a part of the channel overhaul, as Masergy became completely partner focused. This has allowed room for developing new and creative ideas to drive partner activity and engagement, with a focus on working with and for the partner at the center of all decisions.

TBI celebrates notable industry leaders and professionals making an impact in telecom. Learn more about Woman of the Channel, Brittany Caito, from Comcast Business.

Brittany Fuller Caito is a Senior Manager of Field Engagement in the Comcast Business Indirect Channel program. She is an industry veteran with over 10 years of channel and telecom experience in various roles at Time Warner Cable, Broadview Networks and Windstream.  Brittany employs a unique, out of the box, perspective to develop bold, new strategies. In her current role at Comcast Business, she is focused on driving marketing activities and field engagement to help create net new sales opportunities and accelerate existing sales opportunities. 

TBI celebrates notable industry leaders and professionals making an impact in telecom. Learn more about Woman of the Channel, Irene Paitakes, from Verizon.

Irene is the Nat’l Channel Manager for the Business Agent Program, responsible for sales, strategy, execution and the client relationship.  Her focus is on maximizing growth and profitability by leveraging the unique distribution and capabilities of TBI's partner ecosystem, making Verizon a market leader in the Channel space. 

Telecom Master Agent and technology distributor, TBI, highlights Woman of the Channel, Ashley Kain from TBI.

Telecom Master Agent and technology distributor TBI highlights Woman of the Channel, Amanda Jardine from RingCentral.

Amanda has been in the indirect channel marketing game for almost 20 years, starting out at Qwest Communications when the channel team and concept was just starting.

Telecom Master Agent and technology distributor, TBI, highlights Woman of the Channel, Jessie Perchonok from TBI.

Telecom Master Agent and technology distributor TBI highlights Woman of the Channel, Jackie Balkus from Spectrum.

Jackie started her Telecom career in 2003 at AT&T as a Direct Sales Representative.  She has spent the last 7 years in the Channel at Spectrum Enterprise working with partners to help grow their business with Spectrum.

Telecom Master Agent and technology distributor, TBI, highlights Woman of the Channel, Melissa Bruns from TBI.

Telecom Master Agent and technology distributor TBI highlights Woman of the Channel, Sara Wollesen from IntelePeer.

As the Sr. Manager of Partner Marketing, Sara Wollesen is responsible for developing and implementing marketing activities across all areas of IntelePeer’s indirect partner channel.

Telecom Master Agent and technology distributor, TBI, highlights Woman of the Channel, Jennifer Kim from TBI.

Telecom Master Agent and technology distributor TBI highlights Woman of the Channel, Tiffany Harris from Spectrum.

Tiffany, a Regional Channel Manager for Spectrum Enterprise, has been with the company for 9 years, as both a coax and fiber direct sales rep.

Telecom Master Agent and technology distributor, TBI, highlights Woman of the Channel, Heather Huss from TBI.

Telecom Master Agent and technology distributor TBI highlights Woman of the Channel, Michelle Temple from QTS.

Michelle has spent her 25 year career in Atlanta, GA, beginning in advertising agency account management and later transitioning into corporate marketing.

Telecom Master Agent and technology distributor, TBI, highlights Woman of the Channel, Jackie Traficante from TBI.

Telecom Master Agent and technology distributor TBI highlights Woman of the Channel, Wendy Reed from WOW!

Wendy Reed started out in the technology industry just over 20 years ago as a direct rep for a hardware vendor. She then was recruited to be a Network Integration Manager, which is where she found her passion: the indirect channel. 

Telecom Master Agent and technology distributor, TBI, highlights Woman of the Channel, Simone Pacha from TBI.