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2023

ONCON ICON AWARDS

The OnCon Icon Awards recognize the top HR professionals in the entire world. Finalists were voted on by peers to determine the winners (click here to see how winners are chosen). The 2023 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2023 on April 25th.

EXPLORE THE 2023 WINNERS

Winners are in alphabetical order by first name. Job title and company are listed based on time of selection. 

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TOP 100 HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Adrianne Court | CHRO | Tealium

  • AJ Cross | Vice President of People & Administration | Merchant Lynx Services

  • Alicia Kirkby | Chief People Officer | Mohawk Global Logistics

  • Alissa Partee | Chief People Officer | Restaurant Technologies

  • Andrea Gill | CHRO | Capital Group

  • Andrew Tomczeszyn | Vice President, Human Resources | Moody National Companies, LP

  • Bek Chee | Chief People Officer | Technology Crossover Ventures

  • Colleen McCreary | Chief People, Places, & Publicity Officer | Credit Karma

  • Cressa Chalmers | Chief Human Resource Officer | Newcomer Funeral Service Group

  • Daniel Doyle | EVP & CHRO | Bealls Inc.

  • Dave Scott | Chief Human Resources Officer | DISH

  • Dawn Mitchell | Chief People Officer | HackerOne

  • DeRetta Rhodes, PhD | EVP/Chief Culture Officer | Atlanta Braves

  • Holly Danko | Chief People Officer | Unison

  • Jamaal Sebastian-Barnes | US Head of Talent and Workforce | Novartis

  • James Bibbs | CHRO | Lifenet Health

  • Jared Serff | EVP - HR | Delek US Holdings

  • Jeff Ostermann | Chief People Officer | Sweetwater

  • Jenny Marchiniak | CHRO | Bethel University

  • Joanmarie Hynes | Executive Director, SR HRBP | Enfusion

  • Joe Sangregorio | SVP - CHRO | Curia

  • Kate Sberna | Chief HR Officer | United Site Services

  • Ken Finneran | VP, Human Resources | eMed

  • Kirk Ginn | Vice President HR and EHS | Atlas Sand

  • Laura Butler | CHRO | Entrata

  • Lindsey Reisinger | Vice President Human Resources | ECS

  • Lisa Kemph | VP, Chief Human Resources Officer | Brooks Rehabilitation

  • Lisa Nadler | CHRO | Integral Ad Science

  • Lorena Pascual | Chief People Officer Latam | Ogilvy

  • Maggie Bahou | Chief People Officer | PopHealthCare

  • Marian Woods | Chief Human Resources Officer | Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh

  • Marisa Lynskey | Head of HR | OnPrem Solution Partners

  • Mary Collins | Global Senior HR Director, Chief Commercial Office / US&C Region Lead | Unisys

  • Maura Stevenson | Chief HR Officer | MedVet

  • Mel Iverson | Head of People | Elephant Insurance

  • Nicole DuBois | Chief Human Resources Officer | Graham Windham

  • Olesea Azevedo | Chief People Officer | AdventHealth

  • Patrick Oldenburgh | EVP, Chief Human Resource Officer | Army and Air Force Exchange Service

  • Peter Walmsley | SVP Organizational Effectiveness | Scopely

  • Prathima Sundar | VP, Human Resources | ENGIE

  • Rachael Peters | CHRO | Evergreen Life Services

  • Rebecca Schoepfer | Chief Human Resources Officer | TruGreen

  • Rose Rogers | EVP & Chief People Officer | Romeo Power

  • Sarah Pearson | Chief People Officer | Skin Laundry

  • Shawana Davis | National Director of HR | Idea Public Schools

  • Stephen Childs | CHRO | Panasonic Automotive

  • Vince Daniels | Chief Human Resources Officer | Shamrock Foods Company

  • Vineet Gambhir | CHRO | DataLink Software

  • Vineet Gambhir | CHRO | DataLink Software

  • Waajida Small | Chief Human Resources Officer | Trinity Church Wall Street

  • Whitney Benner | Chief People Officer | Dataminr

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TOP 50 HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Amelia Hardy | Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer | Best Buy

  • Andrea Clayton | Chief People Officer | Appen

  • Angela Briggs-Paige | Head of People & Culture | Opportunity@Work

  • Angela Cheng-Cimini | SVP, Talent & CHRO | Harvard Business Publishing

  • Angela Justice | Chief People Officer | TCR2 Therapeutics

  • Anna Binder | Head of People | Asana

  • Carmen Allison | CHRO | Stanford University/ Hoover Institution

  • Christine Kaszubski | Chief People Officer | Pindrop

  • Christopher McCormick | Senior Director, Talent, Development & Inclusion | Gilead Sciences Inc.

  • Cindy Torres Essell | Director of Human Resources | Heinen's Inc.

  • Cynthia Knight | Chief Human Resources Officer | MD Office of the Public Defender

  • Debbie Rabishaw | Head of Human Resources | Beghou Consulting LLC

  • Dennis Armstrong | CHRO | Blain's Farm & Fleet

  • Elizabeth Galloway | EVP & Chief HR Officer | Invitation Homes

  • Elizabeth Giglio | CHRO | Gorilla Glue

  • Emily Markmann | CHRO | The Knot Worldwide

  • Holly Kriendler | Senior Vice President and CHRO | Oceaneering

  • Holly Paul | Chief Human Resources Officer | FTI Consulting

  • Howard Wallack | Deputy Chief Human Resources & Administrative Officer | Jhpiego

  • Janine Triano | Chief Human Resources Officer | CCS Fundraising

  • Jennifer Erfurth | Chief People Officer | Cradlepoint

  • Jennifer Hensley | Director of Human Resources | Stability Healthcare

  • John Reing | EVP, Chief HR Officer | Peraton

  • John Schwartz | Senior Vice President, Northeast Human Resources Service Area | Trinity Health

  • Julie Fonzo | Head of Human Resources | Holcim

  • Justin Hastings | CHRO North America | Experian

  • Kevin Frank | CHRO | Golden Hippo

  • Kristin Mathers | Chief Human Resources Officer | CVG (Commercial Vehicle Group)

  • Laura Robblee | Chief Human Resources Officer | Zuora

  • Lawanda Foster | Chief HR Officer | Tara Cares

  • Melanie Collins | Chief People Officer | Dropbox

  • Melanie Tinto | Chief Human Resources Officer | WEX

  • Michael Christman | Senior Human Resources Executive | Head of HR | Ward and Smith, P.A.

  • Monique Jefferson | Chief People Officer | Community Preservation Corporation

  • Samantha Dwinell | Chief People Officer | Sevita

  • Shana Sweeney | Chief Human Resources Officer | SugarCRM Inc

  • Stephanie Berry | Chief Human Resources Officer | Genesis Biotechnology Group

  • Tashanda Thomas | CHRO | WXXI

  • Teri Parker | Chief People Officer | West Coast University

  • Tracie Sponenberg | Chief People Officer | The Granite Group

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TOP 10 HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Ayana Champagne | CVP & Head of HR | Novo Nordisk, Inc.

  • Becky Cantieri | Chief People Officer | Momentive

  • Elizabeth Chrane | Chief People Officer | OneDigital

  • Emre Altun | CHRO | Harmony Public Schools

  • Karen Richard | SVP and CHRO | Andersen Corporation

  • Lennie De Souza | Director of Human Resources | Boston Fire Department

  • Monigo Saygbay-Hallie | Chief People Officer | Checkers & Rally's Restaurants

  • Shari Sparling | Chief People Officer | Sia Partners

  • Sherri Manning | Chief People Officer | BigCommerce

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HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

  • Susi Takeuchi | Chief Human Resources Officer | UCLA Health

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